Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

NUrSING • NUTrITION • paralEGal STUDIESgroups, and communtes. Buldng on pror nursng courses,theoretcal knowledge from the humantes, physcal, bologcal,and behavoral scences and nursng research are ntegrated.Crtcal thnkng, carng, communcaton, and management skllsand professonal behavors culmnate n the development of anndvdualzed practce of nursng. Ths course provdes a varetyof specalzed clncal settngs to support mplementaton ofthe nursng process when carng for clents wth multple andcomplex healthcare needs. Three and one-half hours lecture perweek for 15 weeks wth an average of 15 clncal hours per weekfor seven and one-half weeks.[SPRING] (Course Fee)6 creditsPREREQUISITE: NUR 210, SOC 161, COM 101 or 150.COREQUISITE: NUR 230.PRE- or COREQUISITE: G.Ed. Arts and Humantes Electve.NUR 230 Client Care ManagementRoles of the nurse wthn the healthcare delvery system are ntegratedwth emphass on the role of provder-of-care, managerof-care,and member of the professon n relaton to the applcatonof nursng leadershp and management prncples to meetthe healthcare needs of ndvduals, famles, groups, and communtes.Buldng on pror nursng courses, theoretcal knowledgefrom the humantes, physcal, bologcal, and behavoralscences and nursng research are ntegrated. Crtcal thnkng,carng, communcaton, and management sklls and professonalbehavors culmnate n the development of an ndvdualzedpractce of nursng. Ths course provdes a varety of clncal settngsthat support the practce of management and leadershpsklls n mplementng the nursng process. One and one-halfhours lecture per week for 15 weeks wth an average of 15 clncalhours per week for seven and one-half weeks.[SPRING] (Course Fee)4 creditsPREREQUISITE: NUR 210, SOC 161, COM 101 or 150.COREQUISITE: NUR 220.PRE- or COREQUISITE: G.Ed. Arts and Humantes Electve.NUTRITIONNUT 160 Nutrition for Health ServicesRevew of the prncples of nutrton as they apply to the needsof normal persons of all ages and to the more specific needs ofndvduals sufferng from certan pathologcal condtons. It wllntroduce the student to the scope of the scence of nutrton andts applcaton, ncludng the role of the nurse, the dettan andnutrtonst n promotng good nutrton through the proper useof food. Three hours per week.[FALL]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: One year of hgh school bology or chemstry.PARALEGAL STUDIESPLG 101 Introduction to Paralegal StudiesThe role and functon of the paralegal professon. The topcs stud-ed nclude paralegal responsblty, ethcs, research, structure ofthe legal system, ncludng federal and state courts, legslatures,and admnstratve agences. Basc procedures n cvl and crmnalcases are studed. Three hours lecture per week.[FALL]3 creditsPLG 103 Civil Litigation ProceduresThe technques of cvl ltgaton. Topcs ncluded are court jursdcton,causes of acton, dscovery, tral preparaton, and appellateprocedures. Emphass wll be gven to court proceduralrules. Three hours lecture per week.[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: PLG 101 or BUS 241.PLG 105 Estates and TrustsThs course wll cover the substantve law of estates and trusts,and the procedures for admnstraton of the estate of a decedentand trusts created by wll or agreement. Three hours lecture perweek.[FALL]3 creditsPLG 106 Law Office Practice and EthicsAn introduction to the law office as a business and as a profession.The functional aspects of law office management such as fees,bllng, tmekeepng, ethcal requrements, accountng, budget-ng, and facltes management wll be revewed. Admnstratveskills such as docket control, records management, file management,and lbrary management wll be addressed. Areas of studynclude current ethcal ssues facng paralegals and ther employers,confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, conflicts of interest,and the nterrelatonshps of paralegal bllng, clent property,and lawyer trust accounts. Three hours lecture per week[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: PLG 101.PLG 107 Legal Research and Writing IAn ntroducton to case analyss and legal research and thertranslaton nto wrtten form. Students wll learn basc technquesof legal research and wrtng. Emphass s gven to casereporting, case briefing, statutory and other enacted law, litigatondocuments and the use of the law lbrary. Three hours lectureper week[FALL]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: PLG 101.PLG 207 Legal Research and Writing IIFurther development of advanced technques n legal researchand wrtng. Emphass s gven to applcaton of legal researchto real legal scenaros and the draftng of legal memoranda andappellate brefs. Three hours lecture per week.[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: PLG 107.PLG 211 Tort LawAn ntroducton to the prncples of tort law. Intentonal torts,neglgence, strct lablty, causes of acton, and defenses are ncluded.An emphass on the practcal sklls s mantaned. Threehours lecture per week.[FALL]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: PLG 101 or BUS 241.195