Section 010: Monday and Wednesday 9am-11am
Section 020: Monday and Wednesday 11am-1pm
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Responsibility
Faculty Contact Information
Monday/Wednesday: 8:00am-9:00am
Tuesday/Thursday: 8:00am- 9:00am
Virtual hours by appt: M-Th 3p-4p
Faculty office hours are for YOU. Your instructor’s sole purpose during office hours is to be available to you to help you with questions, course related problems, or just to chat. Taking advantage of this one-on-one time with your instructors is highly recommended, and it is a great way to help ensure your academic success. Outside of the office hours, your instructor will also be available to you for individual conferencing by appointment either in a virtual environment, via e-mail, or by phone. You can email your instructor to set up an appointment.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze and demonstrate the concepts of radiographic special procedures and surgical procedures including preparation, procedural and equipment requirements, and post-procedural instructions.
- Comprehend the role of the radiographer in patient education with advanced imaging modalities.
- Describe the components, standards, and implications of informed consent in regards to special procedures and advanced imaging modalities.
- Describe the importance of standard precautions and isolation procedures, including sources and modes of transmission of infection and disease and institutional control procedures.
- Evaluate the specific contrast media used during specialized imaging examinations and various modalities with associated contraindications, precautions, and reactions.
- Identify radiographic procedures and interventional techniques appropriate for diseases common to each body system.
- Examine basic Computed Tomography (CT) concepts, compare CT to other imaging modalities as a means of diagnosis, and evaluate exams most commonly performed.
- Identify the uses of advanced imaging modalities and how they correlate with studies completed in diagnostic imaging.
- Identify the gross anatomical structures for location and identification in axial (transverse), sagittal, coronal, and 3-dimensional planes.
- Professional Roles in Surgery / Special Procedures and Aseptic Technique
- Cardiovascular Surgical and Special Procedures
- Arthrogram and Skeletal Surgical and Special Procedures
- GI and Biliary System Surgical and Special Procedures
- Urinary System Surgical and Special Procedures
- Reproductive Surgical and Special Procedures
- CNS and Spine Surgical and Special Procedures
- Advanced Modalities
Textbook(s)
- Long, B.W., Rollins, J.H. and Smith, B. J..; Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positions and Radiologic Procedure, 16th edition, C.V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, MO.
- Chabner, Davi-Ellen (2023). Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th edition, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO.
- Ehrlich, R.A. and Coakes, D.M.; Patient Care in Radiography, 11th ed. Elsevier Mosby, St. Louis, MO.
- Snopek, Albert; Fundamentals of Special Radiographic Procedures. 5th edition Saunders, Elsevier, St. Louis, MO.
Student Workbooks
- Long, B.W., Rollings, J.H. and Smith, B.J.; Radiographic Anatomy, Positioning, and Procedures Workbook, 16th ed., Mosby.
Suggested Supplemental Reading
Carroll, Q.B. and Bowman D.; Adaptive Radiography with Trauma, Image Critique, and Critical Thinking, Delmar / Cengage Learning, New York.
- Weir, Jamie; Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy, 6th edition, Mosby / Elsevier
Student Computer Online Resources:
- RadTechBootCamp- Clover Learning
Methods of evaluation will be online quizzes, exams and homework assignments. Course grades will be determined on a standard grade system, and each question will be given a point status. Students will be required to meet with the professor at midterm if their exam scores are not an average of 75% or higher. During this time, students will provide the professor with a plan on what they will do to improve their exam scores. It is the student’s responsibility to set up an appointment with the professor.
**Note: Once a test is turned in, answers cannot be changed or added. If a student inadvertently does not finish a test, once the test is turned in those questions cannot be completed.
The following expectations of all Radiography students to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress:
- Earn an average score of 75% or better on ALL examinations in the course before other graded activities are averaged into the course grade. In the event a student does not have an average exam score of 75% or better but achieves a 75% or better on a cumulative course final, this will be considered satisfactory for the written exam/test criteria so long as the student still meets the expectation of earning a minimum grade of “C” for the course when all grades are averaged together. A student who does not achieve an average score of 75% or better on all written exams, or who does not achieve a score of 75% or better on a cumulative course final with the overall course grade of a “C” or better, will receive the grade determined by the average of all written exam scores.
- If a student earns an average exam score of 75% or higher but then fails the cumulative course final, the overall exam score average (unit examinations and final examination) must be a 75% or higher for the homework graded activities to be averaged into the final grade.
- Once the above criterion has been met, all other graded activities will be averaged into the student’s final grade.
- Homework assignments are NOT optional. The faculty believes there is validity and merit to all assignments given to the student. ALL assignments will be given a point value and MUST be completed by the student. If the student fails to complete an assignment, it will be recorded as a zero and will affect the student’s final average for the course.
A student’s final grade in a course may be reduced due to attendance, tardiness, or participation problems. In addition, a grade may be reduced due to failure to meet expectations related to course work. A student should communicate with the instructor about any extenuating circumstances or needs as soon as possible.
A final grade of 75% or higher is mandatory for continuation in the Radiography program.
Grading Procedure
Percentage of Total Points Letter Grade
91% or above A
90% - 83% B
82% - 75% C
74% - 67% D
66% and below F
Assignments, Quizzes and Exams
The student must complete all assignments, quizzes and exams in order to receive a grade for that particular assignment.
Make-Up Tests and Late Assignments – Permission to make up tests or assignments because of an absence may be granted at the instructor’s discretion and must be completed within the time frame given by instructor.
Online assignments not completed by the due date will be recorded as a zero (0). The online assignments are open for an ample time frame in order for completion to be achievable. If they are not completed by the due date, the faculty reserve the right to not reopen the quiz or examination for completion.
AUTOMATIC DEDUCTION OF 5 POINTS will be taken on all make-up tests and late assignments. If the absence is unexcused and/or the make-up work is not completed within the time frame given by instructor, the student will receive a zero for all work missed.
Health Careers
Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800
Cheating-
*Cheating will not be tolerated. Some examples of cheating are: Using a calculator, notes, or other materials during an exam unless otherwise specified, copying another student’s work, or copying material from books or other sources without acknowledging it (i.e., citations), sharing or discussing questions or answers with other students regarding exam content, etc. Quizlet is another form of cheating. Taking questions from a review, quiz, or exam and entering them into Quizlet, is in fact plagiarism. This list is not all encompassing. If you are unsure whether something could be considered cheating, faculty suggest you communicate with them regarding the concern.
Attendance Requirements –
Regular attendance at all scheduled class sessions is expected. It is the student's responsibility to notify the instructor if and why absence is unavoidable. Permission to make up work missed because of absence may be granted at the instructor’s discretion and must be completed within one week from the day missed. If the absence is unexcused, and/or the make-up work is not completed within one week, the student will receive zero for all work missed.
The instructor has the right to record the grade of F for the courses or reduce a student’s
grade if a student has excessive absences as defined in the instructor’s syllabus.
- Excessive absence’s for XRAY-2212 is defined as more then 2 missed class sessions, a grade reduction of 5% points off the final grade will be recorded for each class session missed after the 2nd missed class session. If a student misses 20% of the class dates for the semester (4 days), then the student will automatically receive a failing grade for the course and must withdraw from the program.
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College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.