Syllabus: Transcultural Experience in the Philippines
|also see Syllabus: Nursing Experience in the Philippines|
Course Description:
This course will be conducted in the Philippines and will
focus on cross-cultural differences between the students
culture and Philippine culture. The specific context of
culture will focus on communication patterns and health care
systems in the Philippines. Experiences will be based on
caring communication across cultures. The course will
include lectures and practicum experience. There will be
tours of health care facilities. Insight into the Philippine
culture will be gained by visiting major historical sites,
recreational facilities and practicum experiences
interacting with Filipinos and their families. This course
is intended to meet the LSP requirement for the
Intercultural Interconnecting Perspective.
Class size: 6 students per section
Pre-requisite:
-Concurrent enrollment in
Nursing Experience in the Philippines.
(*There is NO LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT. Most Filipinos speak
English quite well)
Date: To be determined (late May through early June, 2002)
Course Credit and Requirements: 3 LSP credit hours (Intercultural Interconnecting Perspectives) (31 didactic hours & 38 practicum hours) & 2 Nursing credit hours (NU 445).
Faculty: Mariquit Hadwiger R.N., M.S. Assistant Professor of Nursing
Stephen Hadwiger PhD, R.N. Associate Professor of Nursing
Goals for the course:
1. Develop a greater understanding of cultural diversity through the examination of one's
own and Filipino cultures. (LSP Objective)
2. To explore the political and social ends of culture as manifested by utilization of the
health care systems in the Philippines. (LSP Objective)
3. To experience caring and communicating with Filipinos from a Transcultural perspective.
4. To explore the ethnohistory and value systems behind Filipino cultural beliefs and social
behaviors.
Expectations of Nursing Students:
- Participation in all pre-trip classes is essential.
-Cultural Self-Assessment (5 page paper)
-Cultural Domain Presentation (20 minutes)
- Practicum Expectations:
-Journal entry for each practicum experience.
-Cultural Assessment of a Filipino. (5 page paper)
-Participation in each practicum experience.
- Group Project: All participants of the Transcultural Experience will develop, as a team, a poster/video/oral presentation of their experiences for faculty, classmates, and the Truman State University community.
Required Texts:
Giger, J.N., & Davidhizar, R.E. (1999). Transcultural nursing: Assessment and intervention (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby.
Recommended Text:
Enriquez, V.G. (Ed.). (1986). Philippine World-view. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
Articles as specified by the faculty.
Internet Resources of the Philippines:
http://www.tribo.org/ (Philippine History Page)
Grading Criteria:
| The following areas will be evaluated: | |
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1. Personal cultural assessment |
___________ 15% |
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2. Presentations of cultural domain topics |
___________ 20% |
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3. Cultural Assessment of a Client
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___________ 20% |
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4. Practicum journal entries
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___________ 15% |
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5. Presentation to the university community
|
___________ 15% |
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6. Accountability
|
___________ 15% |
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Total:
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100% |