Cultural Competence in Healthcare Organizations

Students will earn points as follows:

Response to Assignment, Demonstration of Knowledge, and Quality of Response to other learners’ postings	Excellent 35 pts	Average 18 pts	Below Average 9 pts	None 0 pts
	Clearly understands concepts and incorporates them in discussion Always includes examples and real life applications, or reference/s Always advances discussion	Understands concepts and incorporates them in discussion Often/sometimes includes examples and real life applications, or reference/s. Often/sometimes advances discussion	Not evident concepts are understood and are not incorporated in discussion Examples and real life applications, or reference/s are not included Responses are copied, have little to do with concepts and does not advance discussion	Did not post a response to the weekly discussion board assignment. Did not respond/post to other learners’ postings.

Examples of the types of participation

While this obviously isn’t the only way to create a discussion, these examples should be helpful to you in identifying “what is” each level of participation.

Discussion about building a house-Original part of comment you are responding to:

The use of laminated beams in today’s building materials greatly reduces the need for other materials like steel beams.

Excellent

Very true, our text states that laminated beams are also more structurally sound and are made from young growth trees. By using laminated beams you can also reduce the number of regular wood beams you use. In essence, using these beams is also good for our environment-less lumber harvesting. Do you think architects are using more of these in today’s housing construction or do you think some still adhere to “old school” methods?

Average

Good point-I hadn’t thought about how it could reduce the need for steel beams. Laminated beams allow for the same load bearing strength without the cost and overall weight of a steel beam. I wonder if the steel industry is impacted at all by the introduction of laminated beams.

Below Average

Good point- I agree.