Syllabus for PSG-200
CLINICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography provides the student with the online component for preparing them for their role as an entry-level polysomnographic (PSG) technologist. The course covers the fundamental concepts of the PSG discipline: roles, ethics, and professional behavior of the PSG technologist; basic sleep physiology and cardiopulmonary physiology; basic concepts of PSG recording and testing preparation; and management of clinical and technical events.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
You will need the following materials to do the work of the course. The Artifact & Troubleshooting Guide is available from the University’s textbook supplier, MBS Direct. The AASM Manual for Scoring . . . Version 2.0 is available by subscription or access code from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography is a six-credit online course, consisting of eleven modules. Modules include an overview, topics, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in scheduled clinical sessions and complete associated module activities (Laboratory and Clinical checklists and Clinical Experience Summary Logs), take four graded quizzes, and pass four technical competency evaluations. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography affords you the opportunity, while working under the supervision and guidance of a Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (your preceptor), to observe and practice the competencies you need to demonstrate on the four technical competency evaluations. The activities associated with clinical sessions supervised by your preceptor include working through and submitting module Laboratory and Clinical Checklists and Clinical Experience Summary Logs. Your preceptor will complete these checklists and logs and return them to you along with her or his feedback.
Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography requires you to take four (4) online quizzes. Each quiz consists of 20 multiple-choice questions covering module topics. You will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz. Please consult the Course Calendar for quiz due dates.
You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
Clinical Fundamentals of Polysomnography requires you to successfully complete four technical competency evaluations. They are:
To pass the course, you must pass all four competencies, that is, achieve the minimum competency score or higher on each of the four competency evaluations. Failure to achieve competency on any of the four competency evaluations will result in a failing grade for the course.
Competency is met when you perform the competency according to accepted standards and guidelines. For every “Needs Improvement” (NI) you receive, your preceptor will enter a comment outlining the specific issue. To achieve a minimum passing score (see the Scoring Key for each competency evaluation), you must meet standards on 80% of the items listed as individual competencies and submit all accompanying files (screen captures and photos) identified.
To pass the course, you must successfully complete all four technical competency evaluations (i.e., achieve the minimum competency score or higher on each competency evaluation). If you successfully complete the four competency evaluations (60%), then the rest of your grade will be determined by your scores on the four quizzes (20%) and your completion of the module lab and clinical activities (checklists and summary logs, 20%). Regardless of your scores on the quizzes and your completion of module activities, failure to successfully complete all four competency evaluations will result in a failing grade (F).
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.).
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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If you copy phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or whole documents word-for-word—or if you paraphrase by changing a word here and there—without identifying the author, or without identifying it as a direct quote, then you are plagiarizing. Please keep in mind that this type of identification applies to Internet sources as well as to print-based sources. Copying and pasting from the Internet, without using quotation marks and without acknowledging sources, constitutes plagiarism. (For information about how to cite Internet sources, see Online Student Handbook > Academic Standards > “Citing Sources.”)
Accidentally copying the words and ideas of another writer does not excuse the charge of plagiarism. It is easy to jot down notes and ideas from many sources and then write your own paper without knowing which words are your own and which are someone else’s. It is more difficult to keep track of each and every source. However, the conscientious writer who wishes to avoid plagiarizing never fails to keep careful track of sources.
Always be aware that if you write without acknowledging the sources of your ideas, you run the risk of being charged with plagiarism.
Clearly, plagiarism, no matter the degree of intent to deceive, defeats the purpose of education. If you plagiarize deliberately, you are not educating yourself, and you are wasting your time on courses meant to improve your skills. If you plagiarize through carelessness, you are deceiving yourself.
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Examples of Unintentional Plagiarism
When to Quote and When to Paraphrase
Writing Assistance at Smarthinking
Originality Report Checking at Turnitin
Acts of both intentional and unintentional plagiarism violate the Academic Code of Conduct.
If an incident of plagiarism is an isolated minor oversight or an obvious result of ignorance of proper citation requirements, the mentor may handle the matter as a learning exercise. Appropriate consequences may include the completion of tutorials, assignment rewrites, or any other reasonable learning tool in addition to a lower grade for the assignment or course. The mentor will notify the student and appropriate dean of the consequence by e-mail.
If the plagiarism appears intentional and/or is more than an isolated incident, the mentor will refer the matter to the appropriate dean, who will gather information about the violation(s) from the mentor and student, as necessary. The dean will review the matter and notify the student in writing of the specifics of the charge and the sanction to be imposed.
Possible sanctions include:
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