29 Mar Practicum Project: Practicum Project Report with Poster

Practicum Project: Practicum Project Report with Poster

Overview

In this course, you will be required to complete a Practicum Project. In this project, you

will integrate evidence-based teaching and learning principles into the creation of a

practical tool or tangible product (e.g., handout based on a specific concept, tool for

professional development, career ladder path, simulation experience, teaching tools or

toolbox that includes a pretest, intervention, post-test) for nurse educators that is

applicable to future use. Your Practicum Project will include the following:

 Practicum Project Report (Parts 1 and 2) with bibliography featuring resources on

teach and learning that pertain to, or support, your Practicum Project

 Practicum Project Poster (Part 3)

You will find the Practicum Project Report with Poster Grading Rubric specific to this

assignment in the Course Information area.

Practicum Project Schedule

The following is the proposed timeline for developing your project. This is a suggested

timeline to help guide your work:

Week Assignment Completion Date

Week 2 Overview and Consultation with faculty

member and preceptor

Day 7, Week 2

Week 3 Part 1: Researching the Literature and

Nurse Educator Competencies

Day 7, Week 11

Week 4 Part 2: Designing Effective Methodology

and Evaluation

Day 7, Week 11

Weeks 5-9 Continue work on Parts 1 and 2 of your

Practicum Project Report

Day 7, Week 11

Week 8 Part 3: Practicum Project Poster Day 3, Week 10

Week 10 Submit Practicum Project Poster to

Discussion Board

Day 3

Week 11 Submit Practicum Project Report and

Poster

Day 5

Week 2

Overview and Consultation with Faculty Member and Preceptor

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In consultation with your Practicum faculty member and preceptor, discuss the focus for

your project, possible Practicum Project objectives, and activities appropriate for your

Practicum Experience. (Your faculty member will schedule a day/time for a three-way

phone call this week).

Week 3

Part 1: Researching the Literature and Nurse Educator Competencies

Once you have achieved consensus on your project topic, proceed as follows:

 Review the scholarly literature and nurse educator competencies that validate and

shed light on your Practicum Project focus. Which professional organizations would

you consult (by viewing information on their websites or speaking with someone

directly) in relation to your topic?

 Identify the overarching goal for your Practicum Project. What do you expect to

accomplish, and what is the focus area/population?

 Based on your Practicum Project goal, develop two or three objectives that are

specific, measurable, attainable, results-focused, and time-focused. Incorporate

higher-order verbs (i.e., Application level and above) from Bloom’s taxonomy as you

create the objectives. (You may wish to review the Week 1 Learning Resources

related to developing objectives.)

 Consider how you can achieve your Practicum Project goal through the development

and fulfillment of objectives.

 As you proceed with your Practicum project planning, keep in mind that no more

than 24 hours of your Practicum time should be spent on your Practicum Project.

 Note: Your Practicum Project goal and objectives are distinct from the Practicum

professional development objectives you developed in Week 1.

Assignment:

 Introduce and explain the practical tool or tangible product (e.g., handout based on a

specific concept, tool for professional development, career ladder path, simulation

experience, teaching tools or toolbox that includes a pretest, intervention, post-test)

that will be the focus of your project and that integrates evidence-based teaching

and learning principles. This includes a brief rationale for your selected focus that

incorporates references from the literature, specialization standards/competencies,

regulatory standards, and/or other sources you have used to validate this project.

 Goal statement with two-to-three measurable project objectives. A goal statement

identifies what you expect to accomplish, the focus area, and the population. It

introduces the project and conveys, in broad terms, how you plan to use the

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practical tool or tangible product. Project objectives delineate your strategy for

reaching the goal and the steps you will follow to complete the project. You must

include two or three measurable objectives that use Application-level or higher verbs

from Bloom’s Taxonomy. 

 Using evidence-based literature and professional standards/competencies, justify

your project. Provide evidence-based support related to evidence-based teaching

and learning principles. (Note: The literature should be directed toward justifying the

project.) You must include a review of your specialization’s professional-practice

standards and guidelines related to your project and a minimum of five (5) scholarly

references for this section of the paper.

No Assignment submission required for this week.

Submit your Practicum Project Report by Day 5, Week 11.

Week 4

Part 2: Designing Effective Methodology and Evaluation

To prepare

 Consider the models, theories, and concepts you have examined in your program of

study, and think about how they relate to your project. How can this information be

applied to the development of the methodology (how you will accomplish each of the

project objectives) and evaluation (the criteria and evidence used to assess the

project)?

 Review information on methodology presented in the Learning Resources, and

conduct additional research to facilitate your analysis for your project. Examine

methods that are relevant to your Practicum Project. Devise your methodology in as

much detail as possible to identify how you could meet each objective.

 Review the information on evaluation in this week’s Learning Resources, and

conduct additional research to facilitate your analysis for your project. How could you

evaluate achievement of your Practicum project objectives using evaluation?

Assignment:

The design of the methodology and evaluation of your Practicum Project must include:

 An explanation of your project’s methodology in detail. Further explain how this

project addresses the project objectives. Include, as relevant, the who, when, where,

and how of each objective.

 An explanation of why this project will be valuable to use based on your project’s

methodology, methods, and theories that are appropriate.

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 Include at least 3 different and appropriate activities aligned to your objectives that

can be used for your practicum experience. Support your activities using evidencebased research.

 A method (formative and/or summative) evaluation that will evaluate your Practicum

Project. Details about how you plan to evaluate achievement of your Practicum

Project objectives. What will the evaluation(s) measure and what information you can

gain from that. 

 Create a bibliography featuring resources on teaching and learning that pertain

to, or support, your Practicum project. (Note: Your bibliography must be

formatted in APA 7th edition.)

No Assignment submission required for this week.

Submit your Practicum Project Report by Day 5, Week 11.

Weeks 5–9

For weeks 5-9, continue to work on your Practicum Project Report. Should you want to

work ahead, for specific details related to your Practicum Project Poster, please see

Week 8 Practicum Project instructions. Should you have any questions regarding your

project or poster, please contact your instructor.

No Assignment submission required for this week.

Submit your Practicum Project Report by Day 5, Week 11.

Week 8

Part 3: Practicum Project Poster

To prepare

 Review the Poster Template found in the Learning Resources for this week and use

this to complete your Poster for your Practicum Project.

Assignment:

Your Poster should include the following sections based on your information from Parts

1 and 2 of your Report:

 Introduction

 Aim/Goal

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 Method/Process

 Results/Outcomes

 Conclusion

 Acknowledgements/References

No Assignment submission due this week.

Submit your Practicum Poster by Day 3, Week 10 in your Discussion Board.

Week 9

For this week, continue to work on your Practicum Project Report and your Practicum

Project Poster. Should you have any questions regarding your project or poster, please

contact your instructor.

No Assignment submission required for this week.

Submit your Practicum Project Poster to the Discussion Board by Day 3 in Week 10

and your Practicum Project Report by Day 5, Week 11.

Week 10

On or before Day 3 of Week 10, submit your Practicum Project poster to your

Discussion board. Your colleagues will provide critical feedback related to your poster.

Week 11

For this week, continue to work on your Practicum Project Report and prepare for final

submission. Also, make sure to incorporate any feedback you received from your

colleagues related to your poster from your Week 10, Discussion 1.

Submit your Practicum Project Poster and your Practicum Project Report by Day 5.