New Student Orientation assignment
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR351 Transitions in Professional Nursing
New Student Orientation Guidelines.docx
11/8/2014 cjm
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New Student Orientation Guidelines
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to promote the use of effective strategies learned in New Student Orientation (NSO) to promote success as an online student.
COURSE OUTCOMES
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO #5. Apply concepts of professionalism when planning for personal, intellectual, and professional development. (PO #5)
CO #9. Demonstrate accountability for personal and professional development by assessing information and technology competence, implementing plans for upgrading technology skills, and using effective strategies for online student success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO #5)
DUE DATE
Submit the assignment to the Week 4 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
POINTS
This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
PREPARING THE New Student Orientation Assignment
Carefully read this document (New Student Orientation Guidelines), including the Rubric.
From Doc Sharing, download the New Student Orientation Template. Rename that document as Your Last Name New Student Orientation.docx. Save it to your own computer or flash drive in a location where you will be able to retrieve it later. Type your answers directly on the saved document. Remember that only Microsoft Word 2010 or a later version is acceptable. The document must be saved as a .docx. Save your work frequently as you type to prevent loss of your work.
When you viewed the New Student Orientation, you downloaded the Certificate at the end of the orientation and saved it to your computer or flash drive as a PDF file in a location where you can retrieve it.
Upload that saved Certificate of completion to the Week 4 Dropbox. See the Week 4 Assignments page for step-by-step instructions on how to use the Dropbox.
Complete the New Student Orientation Template with your answers to the assigned questions.
Upload the completed New Student Orientation Template to the Week 4 Dropbox.
There are TWO documents to upload:
Certificate of completion of the New Student Orientation (NSO)
Your completed New Student Orientation Template
DIRECTIONS AND GRADING CRITERIA
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Category |
Points |
% |
Description: See Rubric for details. |
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Certificate of NSO Completion |
50 points |
50% |
Submit Certificate of NSO Completion as PDF that is clearly readable. |
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Specific Items Learned in NSO (3 required) |
30 points |
30% |
Clearly state three (3) different items learned from NSO. Details and depth are expected. |
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Statement of how NSO will help you to succeed |
10 points |
10% |
Clearly state how NSO will help you to succeed as an online student. Details and depth are expected. |
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Specific Strategy you will use to promote your success |
10 points |
10% |
Clearly state one specific strategy you will use to succeed as an online student. Details and depth are expected. |
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Total |
100 points |
100% |
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
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Grading RUBRIC
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Assignment Criteria |
A: (92–100%) Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance |
B: (84–91%) Very Good or High Level of Performance |
C: (76–83%) Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance |
F: (0–75%) Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance |
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Certificate of NSO Completion 50 points |
Submits Certificate of NSO Completion as PDF that is clearly readable. (50 points) |
Did not submit certificate OR certificate is not readable. (0 points) |
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Specific Items Learned in NSO (3 required)
30 points |
Clearly states 3 different specific items learned in NSO with excellent depth and detail. (28–30 points) |
States 3 different specific items learned in NSO with some depth and detail. (25–27 points) |
States 3 items learned in NSO with minimal depth and detail. Items may overlap somewhat. (22–24 points) |
States 1–2 different items learned in NSO with minimum depth and detail OR no items stated (0 points). (0–21 points) |
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Statement of how NSO will help you to succeed 10 points |
Clearly states how NSO will help you to succeed. Depth and detail are excellent. (9–10 points) |
States how NSO will help you to succeed. Depth and detail are good. (8 points) |
Vaguely states how NSO will help you to succeed. Depth and detail are minimal. (7 points) |
Vaguely states how NSO might help you to succeed. Depth and detail are absent OR no statement (0 points). (0–6 points) |
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Specific Strategy you will use to promote your success 10 points |
Clearly states one specific strategy from NSO that you will use to promote your success. Depth and detail are excellent. (9–10 points) |
States one strategy from NSO that you will use to promote your success. Depth and detail are good. (8 points) |
Vaguely states one strategy from NSO that you will use to promote your success. Depth and detail are minimal. (7 points) |
Vaguely states a strategy from NSO that you might use to promote your success. Depth and detail are absent OR no statement. (0–6 points) |
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TOTAL: 100 points possible |