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NURS 245 Course Schedule

  • Course begins: 
  • Course ends: 

Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).

Activities are due by Sunday at 11:55 PM at the end of each week's timeframe below, unless otherwise noted.

Getting Started
Timeframe:

 

Activities:
  1. Review the Canvas Orientation and Overview
  2. Review the APA Style Resources
  3. Refer to the RN to BSN Handbook as necessary
  4. Participate in the Class Introductions Discussion
  5. Complete the Academic Integrity and Handbook Statement to unlock the rest of the course content

*Refer to the Canvas Orientation and the provided resources throughout the course as necessary.
Lesson 1: Introduction to Violence in Society, Statistics, Definitions
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Complete the Professional/Personal Needs/Goals Assignment
  2. Complete the Violence Definition Journal #1 Assignment
  3. Participate in the Violence in Society Discussion
  4. Review the Capstone Assignment: Violence in Society Presentation
Lesson 2: Issues of Culture
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • Hammer
    • Chapter 5
  • DeBecker (Gift of Fear)
    • Chapter 1
    • Chapter 2

Activities:
  1. Complete the Issues of Culture assignment
  2. Participate in the Issues of Culture discussion
  3. Submit topic for the Violence in Society Presentation
Lesson 3: Identification, Assessment, and Intervention Tools and Techniques for Victims of Violence
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • DeBecker (Gift of Fear)
    • Chapter 3
    • Chapter 4
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6

Activities:
  1. Complete the Victims of Violence assignment
  2. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 4: Epidemiology of Violence
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • Hammer
    • Chapter 3

Additional Readings

  • Sumner SA, Mercy JA, Dahlberg LL, Hillis SD, Klevens J, Houry D. Violence in the United StatesStatus, Challenges, and Opportunities. JAMA. 2015;314(5):478–488.

Activities:
  1. Complete the Epidemiology of Violence Assignment
  2. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 5: Global Violence (Part 1)
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • Hammer
    • Chapter 5
    • Chapter 6
    • Chapter 17

Additional Readings

  • Female Genital Mutilation Fact Sheet

Activities:
  1. Participate in the Global Violence: United Nations Discussion
  2. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 5: Global Violence (Part 2)
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Participate in the Global Violence Discussion
    • Make initial post
  2. Continue working on the position presentation assignment
Lesson 5: Global Violence (Part 3)
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Participate in the Global Violence Discussion
    • Review your classmates videos and make comments
  2. Complete the Violence Definition Journal #2 Assignment
  3. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 6: Workplace Violence
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • DeBecker (Gift of Fear)
    • Chapter 9

Activities:
  1. Participate in the Workplace Violence Discussion
  2. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 7: Threat Assessment for Individuals and Institutions
Timeframe:

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Complete the Violence Definition Journal #3 Assignment
  2. Complete the Threat Assessment Assignment
  3. Participate in the General Threat Assessment Discussion
  4. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 8: Child Abuse
Timeframe: 

Readings:

Textbook

  • Hammer
    • Chapter 11

Activities:
  1. Complete the Child Abuse Assignment
  2. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 9: Stalking
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Review the resources on stalking
  2. Participate in the Stalking - Media Role Discussion
  3. Participate in the Stalking - Communities Discussion
  4. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 10: Role of Society Members in Prevention and Reduction
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Complete the Violence Definition Journal #4 Assignment
  2. Participate in the Role of Society Members Discussion
  3. Continue working on the Violence in Society Presentation assignment
Lesson 11: Position Presentation Assignment
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Complete the Violence in Society Presentation assignment and share your video with the class via the Violence in Society Presentation Discussion
  2. Submit the completed outline/PowerPoint to the Violence in Society Presentation Assignment - Submission
Lesson 12: Reviewing Topics of Violence
Timeframe: 

Readings:

None

Activities:
  1. Review and discuss your classmates' presentations in the Violence in Society Presentation Discussion

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