NR 500 VLE Second Life Assessment: Immersion in Second Life for AACN Essentials and Database Search Scavenger Hunt
Guidelineswith Scoring Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to: a) identify the AACN Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing, b) evaluate the various roles of the master’s prepared nurse, c) perform a library database search, d) demonstrate application of APA 6th edition format, and e) experience an immersion into a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Second Life (SL).
COURSE OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, the student will meet the following course outcomes:
• (CO#3) Apply research principles to interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 9)
• (CO#4) Analyze data from relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO 4)
• (CO#5) Analyze the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing. (PO 1)
• (CO#6) Assess the various roles of the master’s prepared nurse. (PO1)
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
This assignment is worth 100points.
DUE DATE
Submit your file(s) to the NR500 Dropbox by 11:59 p.m. MT Sunday at the end of Week 6.
REQUIREMENTS
For this assignment, students will be participating in an immersion exercise in a Virtual Learning Environment, Second Life. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE ORIENTATION AT THE SCHEDULED TIME TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Week 2: Access to Second Life Orientation (10 points recorded separately for week 6)
Week 3 -6: Students will complete a scavenger hunt and place answers to the questions on the answer sheet, save it as a MS word document per instructions, and place it in the correct Dropbox folder by the end of Week 6 on Sunday at 11:59 pm MT. The scavenger hunt is focused on the nine AACN Essentials for Master ‘s Education in Nursing (2011). These Essentials can be accessed via the AACN website (see Webliography).
PREPARING THE PAPER
1. Follow instructions on the Second Life Student Worksheet.
2. Save worksheet as a MS Word document in the following format: YourName_NR500_ScavengerHunt
GRADING CRITERIA
Category Points % Description
Station 1 10 10% Find the appropriate article. Read the article. List two (2) strategies to address horizontal violence. Provide proper APA formatted reference of the correct article including the DOI number.
Station 2 10 10% Attend the meeting in the conference room.
