Copyright and Intellectual Property

All Labouré College courses are copyrighted and are the Intellectual Property of the College.  Reproduction in whole, or in part, must NOT be made without the written permission of the College President and the College’s legal counsel.

Students may NOT, under any circumstances, print or take screen shots of any College course homework assignments, quizzes, exams, finals, or links to PowerPoint or Youtube videos and share them with non- Laboure students, medical or healthcare facility staff, co-workers, other educational programs and/or anyone not enrolled in the program.  Doing so is illegal and could result in dismissal from the College as well as further legal action.

Live Class in Week 7

There is a link on the main page of week 7 for a live class on Wednesday in week 7.  It starts at 1:00 pm Eastern time and will last an hour and a half.  If you work that day, make arrangements to be off or to bring a lap top in and clock out to attend the class and then clock back in.  If you are in clinicals that day, just let your supervisor know that you will need to be on your laptop during this time to attend a class.  They understand that you are in school.  Attendance is mandatory and you will get a zero if you don't attend.  The class is on the final EEG output.  Make sure that you have read that handout and watched that powerpoint video before the class.

FYI:

Due dates in the Syllabus are the most correct - those in eLearning may not always be correct.

Check the Syllabus a few times each week so that you don't miss an assignment.

Some assignments may not always be visible in eLearning. Every assignment is always visible in the Syllabus.

Work ahead of the schedule.

Take a quiz or submit an assignment when it opens, instead of just before it closes.

EEG/Writing Tutoring

If you would like EEG tutoring or advice from a 2nd or 3rd semester EEG student who has gone thru what you are going through, contact Cris Romero at crisbenric_romero@students.laboure.edu or Jennifer Nitka at Jennifer_nitka@students.laboure.edu. We provide tutoring for our students FREE of charge!  There is a term paper in this course, it will be graded on spelling, punctuation and grammar.  

You need to be writing a few paragraphs each week of the course therefore, you need to contact the tutor NOW!  Do not wait until the week or two before the paper is due to contact her, it will be too late by then!  

Tips for Quizzes:

I want to give you a few words of advice for taking quizzes in my courses:

1)  I do not use your textbook for any of my quiz or exam items.  Other Laboure' instructors do use their textbook, I am just not one of them.

2)  All quiz and exam questions come straight from my handouts and power point videos.  I go into more detail on subject matter than a neuro tech needs to know and I do it in layman's terms.  As opposed to the textbook which can be vague about some important topics and too deep on others.

3)  Though it is awesome that you seek outside sources to learn all you can about the NDT field, those other sources were not used to write your quizzes.  There may be 10 different views on something, as an Assistant Professor of Neurodiagnostic Technology, it is my job to find the most common view and the view that is most likely to be on the ABRET board exams.  I did use MANY sources to put my handouts together.

* For example:  For more than 30 years, the minimum impedance level in the field was less than 5Kohms.  Keep in mind, that is a "minimum" standard.  No one should ever do the minimum.  Some new standards have come out that less than 10Kohms is now the new minimum.  At Laboure' we expect high standards and so do some hospitals.  In my handouts and power points, I state that you must get your impedance to 5Kohms or less regardless of the new standard.  So, my handout is what you use for an exam in my class.  Also, you will notice in your clinical paperwork that the Daily Checklist requires you to get an impedance of 5Kohms or less. Therefore Laboure' will not be lowering their standards regardless of what your clinical site's standards might be.

I hope that helps as you move forward this semester.   Feel free to contact the EEG tutor if you need help understanding any EEG topic.  Her contact info is on the main page.

You are going to have so much fun at your clinical site.  Expect to have some "light bulb" moments in clinic because you will be seeing things live that you have only read about before!  

Debby

Computer Helpdesk

Labouré College will be working with BlackBelt Help in an effort to provide 24x7 technology support.  BlackBelt Help will provide general IT support with the below issues.

-my.laboure portal

-Computers

-Laptops

-Email

-Network Connectivity - internet

-Printers and Scanners

-Operatiing Systems

-Password reset

-classroom technology

Labouré College I.T. staff will continue to service your help desk needs during regular operating hours which are Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-7:00PM, and Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM. However, If assistance is required during regular operating hours or after close of business, you may also contact BlackBelt Help support by calling 1-877-322-7748. BlackBelt Help support is available on weekends and holidays.

How to change the size of a picture on your computer screen:

If you open an email, homework assignment, quiz.... and there is a picture that is so big it is off your screen, please see the link below on how to change your screen settings.

How to Change the Size of Images on Your Screen pdf.pdf

Exam Instructions

The quizzes and tests are set to block certain activities. You need to be sure you do the following, or you’ll lose your chance to take the test. It will boot you out. It won’t be re-opened for you.

You’ve studied too hard for this, so be sure you follow the specs below. Check each one off as you prepare to log on to take your quiz or test:

- Be sure you completely reboot your computer before you log on to take a quiz. Updates lurking behind the scenes are considered a threat by the Learning Management System.

- Be sure you have no other browser windows open while taking an exam, such as google, FB, your email, anything and everything.

- Do not use your back button or refresh button.

- Be sure you have strong internet connectivity. How many bars do you see?

- Do not use a hospital computer or hospital wi-fi.

- Do not use Internet Explorer. Anything else is better, such as Firefox, Google Chrome, Mozilla, etc.

- Take the quiz in plenty of time to finish before the deadline. Quizzes are usually 30 minutes or less. Check with your instructor beforehand if in doubt. If you log on with less time than the quiz takes to complete before it closes, you won’t be able to finish.

Good luck and keep on working hard!

Dropping a Course:

As stated in your student handbook:

In order to drop a course, you have more to do than to stop attending class or to inform your professor.  In accordance with Labouré College policy, you have to drop a course, in person or in writing to the admissions office or One Stop, during the published adjustment period.  If you are thinking of dropping this course, please discuss with your instructor, the Program Chair and your academic advisor.  Please see the Academic Calendar in the College Catalog for the dates of the adjustment period so that you will know the last day to drop a class.  If all you did was inform your instructor and then just stop coming to class, the computer will assign you zeros for all of your missing work and you will get an F on your final transcript.  If you officially withdraw with the admissions office, you will get a "withdraw" on your final transcript.

The last day to officially withdraw this semester is Friday March 6, 2020.