Online course.Holyoke.Health Sciences.HTH 105 Alzheimer's and Other Dementia-Related Disorders

Hendry, Karen

A 1 credit course that provides students with a basic understanding of Alzheimer’s and other related dementia's. Learning techniques such as small online group discussion posts, online interactive exercises, written reflection and comprehensive essays, online role-plays, and case scenarios will be used. This class was developed to meet the training requirements of 105 CMR 150.024 for students who obtain employment in a long term care facility with a dementia special care unit upon graduation.

	HTH105.70 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia-Related Disorders Online Course Description (626 KB)
	HTH105.70 Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia-Related Disorders Syllabus (43 KB)
	HTH105.70 Assignments and Discussions - PBS ASSIGNMENT PAPER LINK TO VIDEO (26 KB)
	HTH105.70 Alzheimers and Other Dementia's PBS Video Assignment (21 KB)
	HTH105.70 Alzheimers PreTest (16 KB)
	HTH105.70 Alzheimers Final Essay - Putting It All Together (18 KB)
	Massasoit CC Review Process (210 KB)

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Date:: 2016-01
Primary Material Type:: Collection
Other Material Types:: Assignment, Quiz/Test, Reference Material, Syllabus
Institution:: Holyoke Community College
Funding Source:: TAACCCT Round 4
Subjects:: direct care workers, home health aides, Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, memory-impaired

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:: Loomis Communities, Soldier's Home in Holyoke - consulted on the skill sets needed for their direct care workers
Industry Sector:: Health Care and Social Assistance -- Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)
Occupation:: Healthcare Support Occupations -- Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants (31-1012)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:: Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
Credit Type:: Credit
Credential Type:: Certificate

Stacked/Latticed Credential Model

Associate Degree
Educational Level of Materials:: 1st year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:: 5-6 weeks, 3 hours a week for a total of approximately 15-20 hours
Language:: English (United States)
Interactivity Type:: Mix of Active and Presentation.
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:: Consultations during development of instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:: None
Course Note:: Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia-Related Disorders which is part of the Direct Care Worker Certificate in our Foundations of Health Program

Accessibility

Formal Accessibility Policy:: https://www.hcc.edu/Documents/Publications/SHB/Student_Handbook_2017-2018_m2.pdf
Accessibility Statement:: https://www.hcc.edu/Documents/Publications/SHB/Student_Handbook_2017-2018_m2.pdf
Accessibility Evaluation Report:: https://www.hcc.edu/Documents/Publications/SHB/Student_Handbook_2017-2018_m2.pdf
Accessibility Features:: Text Adjust - Compatible

Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors

Reading Layout - Reflow the Text

Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material

Reading Layout - Reflow the Text

Reading Order - Digital resource layout

Structural Markup - Navigation Text

Structural Markup - Lists

Hyperlinks Rendered As Active

Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.

Interactive - Markup

Interactive - Text prompts