Highlights

Here are some of the highlights for this micro-credential.

  • No admission requirements, no application process, no pre-requisites, open to anyone

  • Take up to 90 days to complete the course

  • Learn at your own pace using a computer, tablet or smartphone

  • Receive a certificate of course completion and digital badge for successfully completing the course which can be shared on social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), downloaded as a PDF, or even embedded in an email signature

Overview

In this 10-hour, self-directed and online micro-credential, learners will explore the many ethical issues that occur from the bedside to the boardroom, from end-of-life decisions to allocating scarce resources. Ethics involves thinking about the pros and cons of doing something using our values. Our values are shaped by past experience, our culture, religious briefs, upbringing, era in which we were born, professional standards of practice, and many other things.

Learners who successfully complete the course will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be downloaded and shared via social media. 

You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, learners should be able to:

  • Recognize an ethical dilemma and explore the impact of ethical decision-making and errors.

  • Describe foundational ethical principles, theories and models in health care.

  • Define key terms and explain core concepts related to health care ethics.

  • Reflect upon health care ethical issues impacting Canadians that span the bedside (clinical ethics) to the boardroom (organizational ethics).

  • Apply ethical frameworks or models to make decisions when faced with ethical dilemmas in a health care environment.

Curriculum

    1. Land Acknowledgement

    2. Accessibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEA) Statement

    3. Introduction from Sault College's eLearning Department

    4. What is asynchronous online self-directed learning?

    5. Learner Resources and Supports

    6. Technology Requirements

    7. Privacy and Accessibility Policies

    8. Navigation

    9. Learner Introductions

    10. Discussion Forum: Learner Engagement

    11. Technical Discussion Forum

    12. Frequently Asked Questions

    13. Help & Contact Information

    1. Before we begin...

    2. Micro-credential Overview

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Course Learning Objectives

    4. Modes of Learning

    1. Lesson Notes

    2. Discussion 1

    1. Lesson Notes

    2. Discussion 2

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    2. Discussion 3

    1. Lesson Notes

    2. Discussion 4

About this course

  • $225.00