Courses

The Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary reintroduces an
INTERDISCIPLINARY WEB-BASED CREDIT COURSE FOR SPRING TERM, 2008

Nursing 511* WWW: [*previously N.503.09]
INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC AND SOUND For the Helping Professions

Date: May 14 – June 26, 2008
Delivered entirely via the World Wide Web

Faculty: Carole-Lynne LeNavenec, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing & Marcia Epstein, PhD, Musicologist and Associate Professor, Faculty of Communication and Culture

• An exploration of traditional and newly developed applications of music and sound to health care modalities and theories. Both theoretical and experiential aspects of the field will be surveyed.
• Pre-requisites: Permission of the Faculty. Both students and certified health care practitioners are welcome
• Assignments: see next page

For information and registration for N.511 Introduction to Music and Sound for the Helping Professions ] contact:

Laura Hampson
Tel: [403] 220-4636; Fax: [403] 284-4803; E-mail: hampson@ucalgary.ca
Or
Dr. C. LeNavenec, N.511 Course Coordinator and Course Professor
Faculty of Nursing, PFA 2260, University of Calgary, AB. T2N 1N4, Canada
Tel: [403] 220-6269; Fax: [403] 284-4803; E-mail: cllenave@ucalgary.ca

Prerequisites

Permission of the Faculty (Dr. C. LeNavenec, Course Coordinator: cllenave@ucalgary.ca)

Assignments* [most are done in small groups]

1. Mood Wheel Report (15%) … May 25 by 11:30 p.m. (Alberta time)
2. Annotated Bibliography – Part 1 (12.5%) …. June 01 by 11:30 p.m. (Alberta time)
3. Annotated Bibliography – Part 2 (12.5%) …. June 08 by 11:30 .m. (Alberta time)
4. Hypothetical Research Project (40%) …. June 24 by 11:30 p.m. (Alberta time)
5. Participation Marks: Weekly Postings (15%)… Beginning Sunday 18 May to Sunday June 15
6. Participation Marks: Weekly Chats (5%) … Times: TBA[ will be set at times to meet the needs of class members. Dr CLL will likely have her session at 8am on Saturday mornings whereas Dr Epstein may be conversing with her group on a week night evening.

*[For those taking this course for Graduate level credit, check with Dr. Le Navenec for details]

Pre-session Preparation The course material will be available by April 15^th for all students registered in the course.

1. Download N.511 Course outline/syllabus from Blackboard, which will be available once you have registered for the course ) (For details contact: hampson@ucalgary.ca (see below)

2. Purchase N.511 Reading Package and required listening audiotapes at Bookstore (For details contact: Laurel Hampson: Laura Hampson, Senior Student Advisor, hampson@ucalgary.ca

3. Review how to use the Distance Library—see University of Calgary webpage, www.ucalgary.ca

4. Visit all of the Blackboard page that has been set up for this course.