COURSE SYLLABUS
Spring, 2013
RADT 1344
Radiographic Clinical Education III
Instructor: Greg Hitchcock
or Michele Hough
Call No. 23918 or 23919
Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
Office No.: MC 637 or MC 611
Days: T & Th
Office Hours Posted
Location: Off Campus
Office Phone: 595-7007
or 595-7004
Health Services Division
Chairman:
Suzanne Reese
Office No.: MP 458
Office Phone: 595-7002
Course Pre-requisite
RADT 1313 Radiographic Anatomy and Positioning I
RADT 1372 Radiographic Technique
RADT 1324 Radiographic Clinical Education II
Textbooks and Other Materials
TCC Radiography Program procedure manual
Bontrager’s Pocket Atlas 3rd editon by Bontrager
Tulsa Community College Radiography Logbook
Computer Assisted Instruction
None available for this course.
Catalog Description
A continuation of clinical experience to develop positioning and technique skills related
to routine and fluoroscopic exams. Pediatric patient care will be developed. Film
critique will also be covered. No lecture. Laboratory 16 hours.
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Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. Position all examinations covered in RADT1333 Radiographic Anatomy and
Positioning II.
2. Perform all routine exams of the gastrointestinal, biliary, and urinary systems
3. Perform pediatric exams, and use acceptable radiation safety measures on all age
groups.
4. Perform most examinations involving the skull
5. Set up fluoroscopic units for procedures.
6. Set up exposure factors for fluoroscopy.
7. Develop professional confidence
8. Continue to develop patient care techniques.
9. Continue to develop and refine good work habits.
10. Exhibit good radiation protection to patient, self, and co-workers.
11. Describe all projections and kVp for skull and fluoroscopic exams.
12. Work at a semi-independent level.
13. Critique skull and fluoroscopic procedures for satisfactory positioning, markers,
patient identification, radiation protection, and anatomy demonstration.
14. Detect errors in exposure factors and determine corrective measures to be taken.
Teaching Methods
This course is an on-the-job clinical experience. Students will work as a team member
with a registered technologist, and will be supervised by a clinical coordinator. All
clinical activities are coordinated and monitored by a TCC faculty.
Evaluation Techniques
1. 8 competencies total 1 from category 5 (contrast exams), and 7 from categories 1 – 6, (for
50 points each) limit 11. A category 6 (head studies) competency must be completed by the
end of the summer semester.
(400 pts.)
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6.
Mid-term progress report
(0 pts.)
Mid-term exam
(100 pts.)
Final evaluation
(100 pts.)
Final exam
(100 pts.)
80 signed unassisted exams
(80 pts)
(excluding Chest and KUB’s) 2 portable Chests and 2 portable KUB’s will count as
unassisted exams if signed by a registered technologist.
7. Attendance 15 points per day
(450 pts.)
8. Students are expected to maintain their logbook, technique book, time cards, and film
badges throughout the semester.
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Grading System
Final course grades are based on a percentage of total points according to the following
scale:
93% - 100% = A
85% - 92%
=B
75% - 84%
=C
Below 75% = F
Students must achieve a “C” average in this course in order to continue in Radiography
program.
Attendance Policy
Refer to Policies, Practices, and Procedures handbook for Radiography program.
LATE ASSIGNMENT AND MAKE-UP TEST POLICY
Make-up exams will be allowed if students make arrangements before the next class
meets. Exam must be taken within one week after return to class or NO CREDIT will be
given. Make-up exam will be comprehensive and will be reduced 10%.
COURSE WITHDRAWAL
The deadline to withdrawal from a course shall not exceed ¾ the duration of any class.
Contact the counseling office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course (‘W’
grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for deadlines.
Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdrawal may receive a course grade of
“F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the student.
COMMUNICATIONS
a.
Email communications: All TCC students receive a designated “My TCC email
address (ex: janedoe@mail.tulsacc.edu). All communications to you about TCC
and course assignments will be sent to you’re My TCC address; and you must
use My TCC email to send email , and receive email from, the instructor
regarding this course.
b.
Inclement Weather: TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather condition or
emergency situations arise, TCC always gives cancellation notices to radio and
television stations. This information is also posted on the TCC website
(www.tulsacc.edu).
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GENERAL EDUCATION GOALS
General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and
abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop for their
work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking, Effective
Communication, Engaged Learning and Technological Proficiency.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and
perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free exchange of ideas that is
essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn from each other. Use of any electronic
device is at the discretion of the instructor.
SYLLABUS CHANGES
Occasionally, changes to the syllabus maybe necessary. Students will be notified of any
changes to the syllabus in writing.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
DISABILITY RESOURCES: It is the policy and practice of Tulsa Community College to
create inclusive learning environments. Accommodations for qualifying students in
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act are available. To request accommodations, contact the Education
Access Center (EAC) at eac@tulsacc.edu or call (918) 595-7115 (Voice). Deaf and hard
of hearing students may text (918) 809-1864.
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ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s own
work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is no condoned or
tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system.
Tulsa Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary
action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are not
limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classed. In the case of
academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
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Require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to
complete a substitute assignment or test;
Record a “zero” for the assignment or test in question;
Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or
administratively withdraw the student from the class;
Record a grade of “F” for the student at the end of the semester.
Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the
administrative level by submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.
INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT
Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the TCC
Catalog, the TCC Student Policies & Resources Handbook, and semester information listed in the
class schedule. All information may be viewed on the TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu
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