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EHR403 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS

Orientation to CSU Interact

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WELCOME TO CSU INTERACT!■ This PPT file provides you with an

orientation to CSU Interact.

■ It identifies the Interact tools that are available for EHR403 & describes how they will be used to support your learning in this subject.

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What is CSU Interact?■ CSU Interact is your online learning

environment. It contains all the material you require to complete your study.

■ You will not be mailed any learning material in hardcopy. All the resources you need to be complete this subject, other than the prescribed text, can be accessed through Interact.

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LayoutTabs to access other Interact

sites.

Recent posts to the “Announcements”

tool.

Interact “Home” Page (accessed via “Home” tool)Menu to access

available Interact tools.

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Home■ Provides basic subject

information including:□ Purpose of the subject.□ Subject coordinator contact details.□ Prescribed textbook.□ Directions on how to “get started”

with your studies.

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Annoucements■ This tool will be used by CSU

staff to communicate all “official” &/or urgent information that you need to know in order to complete your studies.

■ For example, a change to the assessment requirements would be posted here.□ You will get an email when an

announcement is posted.

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Chat Room■ Used for real-time, text-based

conversations between people logged in to the same Interact site at the same time.

■ The red box identifies those people currently in the Interact site. Click on their name to send them a chat request.

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EASTS■ Portal for submitting assessment

items # 1 & #2.

■ See the Modules for details on how to use EASTS.

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Evaluation■ Can you can use this tool to

provide a subject evaluation at the end of the session.

■ It does not become active until teaching week 14 & closes after the exam period.

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Forum■ Provides a less formal means of

communication to students for the subject coordinator compared with the Announcements tool.

■ Students are also encouraged to use the forum to support each others learning.□ See Module Week 1.1 for details.

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Group Email■ Stores all mass-send emails by

the subject coordinator to students.

■ Unlikely to be used (Announcements & forum preferred for communication).

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Modules■ All subject learning material will

be contained here.

■ There are two (2) modules to complete each week.

■ Work your way through each one finishing with the review questions/ case studies.

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Resource■ Online document storage.

■ Unlikely to be used by the subject coordinator as the Modules are preferred for storing learning material.

■ You can upload & store material there if you like (just remember all students will have access).

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Sit Info■ For the subject coordinator only.

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Site Stats■ For the subject coordinator only.

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Wiki■ Functions as a tool to support

online group collaboration.

■ Unlikely to be used.

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MIMS Online■ Web link to the CSU library &

accesses MIMS Online.■ This e-resource is used

extensively by nurses & other medical professionals to obtain information about medications:□ Indications.□ Contraindications□ Dosages.□ Modes of action.□ Side effects.

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Lab Tests Online■ One-stop-shop for information

on a large range of laboratory tests.

■ Information provided includes:□ What the test is used for.□ How the test works.□ What the results mean.□ Other useful follow-up tests.

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Blood Chem Convert■ Web link to an online blood

chemistry units converter.

■ The textbook & many journal articles report blood chemistry data in US units (mg/dL) not SI units (mmol/L)

■ Convert data to SI units for evaluation & interpretation.

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Subject Outline■ You can access your subject

outline here.

■ Download a pdf copy & keep it somewhere safe. You made need it in the future when applying credit for in another course.

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Test Centre■ Contains a weekly test to provide

you will some revision activities & practise questions for the final exam.

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Help■ Self-explanatory.