NR443 RN Community Health Nursing
Week 1 Discussion
Social Factors
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion Question
There are many factors that make people healthy or ill. This week we will focus on the social factors and determinants that impact health.
It is time to get out into your community!
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Week 3 Discussion
Social Media Discussion: Population Health Problems
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to identify different population health problems that are impacting their community.
Course Outcome
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
Directions
Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion Question
Problems that impact populations are vast and now more than ever social media is getting involved.
Choose one of the following population health problems to focus on:
Substance use and/or abuse
Environmental health (air, water, ground, energy, climate, etc.)
https://www3.epa.gov/myem/envmap/find.html (Links to an external site.) has a wealth of information
Violence
Abuse
Research and share an overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community. You must use one (or more) of the resources from the Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis assignment. You may choose to find additional outside source(s).
Then take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that may have an impact on or discuss the population health problem.
Give an overview of any agency, organization, person, or affiliation that is addressing the population health problem.
How could a community health nurse collaborate with the agency, organization, person, or affiliation address the population health problem?
Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this includes spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include the URL to the reference or Tweet if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion.
Note: A Twitter account is not required nor is posting your Tweet on social media.
Your discussion post should look like:
Paragraph one: Overview of the current data on this population health problem specific to your community
Paragraph two: Overview of any agency, organization, person, or affiliation that is addressing the population health problem
Paragraph three: How could a community health nurse collaborate with the agency, organization, person, or affiliation to address the population health problem?
Tweet: 280-character or fewer Tweet with hashtag and reference if applicable.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
Example Tweet: Your zip code can have more of an impact on your health than your genetic code. Know your stats. #socialdeterminantsofhealth #SDoH #knowyourstats www3.epa.gov/myem/envmap/find.html
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Week 5 Discussion
Social Media Discussion: Healthcare Policies and Population Health
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to discuss how healthcare policies impact population health.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Directions
Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion Question
Healthcare policies impact all populations. Now, with the use of social media, policies involvement and awareness are rising.
Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that are related to healthcare policy and are directly impacting your community or those you care for.
Give an overview of a policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.
Next, discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.
Then, identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why.
Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this include spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include a reference URL if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion. (Note: A Twitter account is not required).
Your discussion post should look like:
Paragraph one: overview of the policy or potential policy. Include how it could impact your community or those you care for positively negatively.
Paragraph two: Discuss the importance that interdisciplinary collaboration would have related to the policy.
Paragraph three: Identify any ethical concerns it raises for you and why
Paragraph four: Compose a Tweet that describes what you have shared with the class.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
Example Tweet: Medications should be affordable. #pharmaceuticaltransparency #nursesunit #advocate https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-takes-action-lower-prescription-drug-prices-and-increase-transparency
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Week 7 Discussion
Communities and Disaster Preparedness
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to identify ways their community is helping members be prepared for potential disasters including the importance of collaboration.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO4 Analyze the professional nursing roles in a variety of community settings (PO7)
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
Directions
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources when required
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion Question
Think about disasters your community has or could potentially face. Now, think about how your community is helping its members prepare.
Explore your community and find an advertisement that represents helping community members be prepared for a disaster.
Examples could be a billboard, poster at a bus stop, marquee sign, flyer, yard sign and more. Example: Sign advertising 'free' flu vaccinations at a local pharmacy.
Upload that picture into the discussion.
To have it display in your post:
Click the embed image (looks like a picture of a mountain),
Choose upload image from the drop down arrow
Click on the Upload Image (rocket ship) icon
Click on the image you want to display
Choose Open
Click Submit
Describe the message the advertisement is conveying.
Describe how the message impact preparedness.
If you cannot find any advertisement in your community, describe a type of advertisement for disaster preparedness you think would be most beneficial to your community and how it would be best conveyed.
Next, identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared
Settings:
Correctional facilities
Home health
Schools
Forensic areas
Hospice
Faith communities
Occupational health
Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?
Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.
Your discussion post should look like:
Uploaded picture
Paragraph one: Describe the message the advertisement is conveying and how the message impact preparedness.
Paragraph two: Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Analyze at least one nursing role related to disaster preparedness in that setting.
Paragraph three: Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
NR443 RN Community Health Nursing
Week 8 Discussion
Social Media Discussion: Past, Present, and Future
Purpose
The purpose of this discussion is for learners to identify the impact global health has at the community level, including the impact of current and future trends including the use of informatics.
Course Outcome
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Directions
Social Media discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers using a social media platform as inspiration. In the social media discussions, students:
Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week
Integrate outside scholarly sources and social media postings
Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor
Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner
Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.
Best Practices include:
Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
Select different classmates for your reply each week.
Discussion Question
There are many factors that will continue to impact community and population health.
Consider the past achievements in public health as many have implications around the globe.
Describe a global health concern that has impacted your community or those you care for.
Discuss what surveillance data could be pulled from an electronic health record (EHR) you have used or currently use in your nursing practice.
Take a moment to review the Twitter feed for compelling Tweets that are related to informatics, global health, and population health outcomes.
Share an overview the Tweet and how it is likely to impact future collaborative trends in community health.
Compose a 280-character or fewer Tweet that describes what you would like to see as a Tweet in the next decade related to public health achievements. Please try to be realistic, but also be visionary. Remember Twitter only allows 280 characters (this includes spaces, etc.) so you will need to be concise. It should include a hashtag. Include a reference URL if applicable. Share this Tweet in the discussion. (Note: A Twitter account is not required nor share your Tweet on social media).
Your discussion post should look like:
Paragraph one: Describe a global health concern that has impacted your community or those you care for
Paragraph two: Discuss what surveillance data could be pulled from an electronic health record (EHR) you have used or currently use in your nursing practice.
Paragraph three: Share information from a Tweet and how it is likely to impact future collaborative trends in community health.
Paragraph four: Compose a 280-character Tweet that describes what you would like to see as a Tweet in the next decade related to public health achievements.
Resources: Where did you find your data?
Example: New HIV infection rates at all-time low worldwide #primaryprevention #collaborationiskey #WeGotThis #RNsunite www.HIV.gov
NR443 RN Community Health Nursing
Week 2 Assignment
Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis
Purpose
The purpose of this direct care project is for learners to apply the nursing process to a community health problem determined by their observations and data collected of vulnerable populations in their community. This is Part 1 of 4 in the Direct Care Project.
Direct Care Project Overview
There are four parts to the Direct Care Project.
There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.
The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in Parts 2 through 4. Your choice is either Air Quality OR Substance Use.
Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.
Carefully review the instructions, tutorials, templates, and rubrics for each of the four parts as you begin this Direct Care Project.
Contact your instructor with questions.
Course Outcomes
This direct care project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:?
CO2 Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities (PO4)
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Part 1 enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:?
CO2 Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities (PO4)
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
Directions for Part 1
Review the Direct Care Project Overview above. Select topic (Air Quality OR Substance Use) from the table. This will be the topic of your entire course project.
View the Direct Care Project Part 1 Tutorial (Links to an external site.).
Download the corresponding Assessment and Diagnosis template under Templates below. For example, if you have selected Air Quality as your topic, download the Air Quality Assessment and Diagnosis Template.
Collect the data outlined in the template. There are two parts:
Online data collection - gather data from the weblinks provided on the template
Please note, if you live in Washington D.C. it may be listed as a state or county. You may list the Washington D.C. data as state and county, then compare to the U.S. data.
Modified windshield survey data collection - gather local community data by physically looking at your community
If possible, plan on asking someone to drive during your survey so that you can take notes.
Your community should be the area where you live or the area surrounding your work. The community must include a residential area and be a large enough area to answer the survey questions. If you live in a large area, you may choose a suburb.
Note:?It is helpful to conduct this portion of the assessment at least two different times: during the day or evening, on a weekday, and/or on the weekend.
Identify a nursing problem (nursing diagnosis) based on data and observations
You must select a problem caused by your topic
Important: the problem you identify will be utilized in Parts 2, 3, and 4 of the project.
Identify the vulnerable population that the problem affects. This will also determine who you will present to in Part 3.
Write the nursing diagnosis (See template and chapter 6 in Nies & McEwen textbook for more information)
Submit template through the submit assignment button on this page.
Templates
Select and download from the links below the one that corresponds with selected topic:
Air Quality Assessment and Diagnosis Template (Links to an external site.)
Substance Use Assessment and Diagnosis Template (Links to an external site.)
Best Practices
Please use your browser's File setting to save or print this page.
Use the template provided. If the template is not used, a deduction will be applied. See rubric below.
Download and save the template (with your name) to your computer. Type directly on the template.
Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.?
Include your name and date on the template.
Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.?
Scholarly Sources and Citations
Since sources are on the template, citations are not needed.
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Week 4 Assignment
Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning the Presentation
Purpose?
The purpose of this direct care project is for learners to apply the nursing process to a community health problem determined by their observations and data collected of vulnerable populations in their community. This is Part 2 of 4 in the Direct Care Project.
Direct Care Project Overview
There are four parts to the Direct Care Project.
There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.
The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in Parts 2 through 4.
Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.
Carefully review the instructions, templates, tutorials, and rubrics for each part.
Contact your instructor with questions.
Course Outcomes
This direct care project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2 Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities (PO4)
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Part 2 enables the student to meet the following course outcome:
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
Directions for Part 2
For this part of the direct care project, you will be creating a PowerPoint presentation based on the topic and problem identified in Part 1. If you chose air quality as your topic, you will present on the Air Quality Flag Program. If you chose substance use, you will present the SBIRT intervention model.
If you have chosen substance use, you will present to at least 3 practicing RN's. You can present all at one time or individually. If you chose air quality, you will present to at least one organization leader. See the Direct Care Project module for FAQs.
Each topic has separate directions.
Download the Planning Your Presentation Directions for your corresponding topic.
Air Quality
Air Quality Flag Program: Planning the Presentation Instructions (Links to an external site.)
Substance Use
SBIRT: Planning the Presentation Instructions (Links to an external site.)
View the Direct Care Project Part 2 Tutorial (Links to an external site.).
Download the template below and create a PowerPoint presentation for your selected group.
Create speaker notes for the PowerPoint presentation. These will assist you as you present and will be part of your assignment submission.
Utilize your own words and paraphrasing for all presentation content.
The presentation should be no fewer than 8 and no more than 15 slides. This does not include the introduction and reference slides.
Submit presentation in PDF for instructor approval. See Submitting PowerPoint Notes Pages in PDF format (Links to an external site.).
You will present the PowerPoint to your audience, not the PDF, as you do not want the speaker notes to show to your audience members.
Note: You may not present until your presentation has been approved by your instructor.
Review comments about your presentation from your instructor in Grades. Please see the Viewing Feedback on Assignments job aid in Resources. Your instructor will indicate what (if any) revisions are needed in your presentation and if it is approved to present as-is or once revisions are made.
**You may be instructed to resubmit depending on the revisions needed.
After your presentation is approved, see Week 5: Direct Care Project Part 3: Implementing Your Presentation. This is where you will find:
Attendance form
Pre-survey
Post-survey
***The surveys you will give your audience pre and post presentation are already developed. You will submit the attendance form with the Part 4 submission and utilize the survey data in the Part 4 assignment. ***
Templates and Links
Click on the links below to download and view the resources for your project.
PowerPoint Presentation Template (Links to an external site.)
Air Quality Flag Program (Links to an external site.) (website)
SBIRT (Links to an external site.) (website)
Best Practices
Please use your browser's File setting to save or print this page.
Include your name and date on the title slide.
Check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.
Use bullet points instead of long sentences or paragraphs
Include graphics, photographs, colors, and themes.
Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.
Scholarly Sources and Citations
Minimum of 3 references. See Presentation Instructions for references needed.
Cite all resources in APA format on the slide where content occurs. Cite in lower corner/footer as prompted on template.
Reference slide is in template. Hanging indent is not required.
NR443 RN Community Health Nursing
Week 6 Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this direct care project is for learners to apply the nursing process to a community health problem determined by their observations and data collected of vulnerable populations in their community. This is Part 4 of 4 in the Direct Care Project.
Direct Care Project Overview
There are four parts to the Direct Care Project.
There will be graded Project Check-ins that correlate to each part.
The topic selected in Part 1 will be the same one used in Parts 2 through 4.
Review the table below for overview and due dates with each topic.
Contact your instructor with questions.
Course Outcomes
This direct care project enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:?
CO2 Assess the health of populations, aggregates, and communities (PO4)
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Part 4 enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
CO3 Apply the nursing process to vulnerable populations with professional clinical judgment and evidence-based practice (PO4 & 8)
CO5 Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)
CO6 Examine collaborative trends in community health nursing (PO2)
Directions for Part 4
View the Direct Care Project Part 4 Tutorial (Links to an external site.)
Download the Evaluating the Project template below
Gather the information from the surveys and attendance form.
Complete the Part 4 template with the following:
Title of presentation
Include community name in the title
Tables of results
PRE-Survey and POST-Survey results in numerical form
Comprehensive interpretation of results
Comprehensive summary of pre and post survey data in tables
Minimum of one paragraph
Include any positive or negative changes in pre and post-survey data
Minimum of one paragraph
Comprehensive reflection
Overall experience
Minimum of one paragraph
Summary of outcomes from the pre and post surveys i.e. does pre/post-survey data indicate participants may be more willing to implement SBIRT or Flag Program following the presentation? Did your presentation lead to further discussion about the topic with your audience?)
Minimum of one paragraph
Barriers to the project (i.e. participant interest, time, limited resources, willingness for change, etc.)
Minimum of one paragraph
Implications for future practice
How could this project impact your personal and professional practice?
Minimum of one paragraph
Submit the Direct Care Part 4 Evaluating the Project template and the attendance form. *Please note, your assignment will not be graded until the attendance form is submitted. As part of accreditation requirements, an email address is required for any audience member.
Template
Click on the link below to download your template.
Evaluating the Project Template (Links to an external site.)
Best Practices
Please use your browser's File setting to save or print this page.
Use the template provided. If the template is not used, a deduction will be applied. See rubric below.
Download and save the template (with your name) to your computer.
Type directly on the template
Spell check for spelling and grammar errors prior to final submission.?
Use the rubric as a final check prior to submission to ensure all content is clearly addressed.
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Week 2 Quiz
Question 1I have carefully reviewed the instructions, templates, and rubrics for each of the four parts of the Direct Care Project.
True
False
Question 2Which of the following areas have you completed for the Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis assignment?
Select all that apply.
Topic Choice: Substance Use
Topic Choice: Air Quality
Community Description
Demographic Data
Epidemiological Data
Windshield Survey
Problem Identification
Nursing Diagnosis
I have not started my Direct Care Project Part 1 yet.
Question 3I have ideas for an organization (if Air Quality was selected) or healthcare individuals (if Substance Use was selected) that I can present to in Part 3.
True
False
Question 4In the text box, ask any questions you have regarding the Direct Care Project Part 1: Assessment and Diagnosis assignment. Your Faculty will respond no later than Friday, 11:59 pm MT via the comment box in the grade. If you do not have any questions, share your thoughts of this portion of the project (how it is going, is it easy or challenging, etc.)
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Week 4 Quiz
Question 1Which community intervention is your presentation on?
**If your topic choice in Part 1 was substance use, you will present on SBIRT, if your topic choice in Part 1 was air quality, you will present on the Air Quality Flag Program.**
Air Quality Flag Program
SBIRT
Question 2Have you identified the group of people you are going to present to? If you are doing the Air Flag program, type the name of the organization. If you are doing the SBIRT presentation, type the names of the 3 practicing registered nurses. If you have not identified a group, type “No” below.
Question 3Have you identified the date of the presentation? It should be between Saturday of Week 5 and Saturday of Week 6. Place date of presentation below. If you have not identified a date, type “No” below.
Question 4Which of the following areas of the Direct Care Project Part 2 have you completed?
Introduction
Overview of Community Description, Demographic Data, Relevant Epidemiological Data
Problem Description
SBIRT or Air Flag Program Description
Community Resources
Implications
Conclusion
References
Speaker notes
Converted my PowerPoint to PDF format with speaker notes visible
I have not started my presentation yet
Question 5In the text box, ask any questions you have regarding the Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning Your Presentation assignment. Your instructor will respond no later than Friday, 11:59 pm MT, with comments in the Grades area. If you do not have any questions, share your thoughts about this portion of the project (how it is going, is it easy or challenging, etc.)
NR443 RN Community Health Nursing
Week 5 Quiz
Question 1
Which community intervention is your presentation on?
Air Quality Flag Program
SBIRT
Question 2 I will review the instructor feedback and make revisions (if needed) on my Direct Care Project Part 2: Planning the Presentation before presenting.
True
False
Question 3 Date(s) and location(s) of presentation (between Saturday of Week 5 and Saturday of Week 6):
Question 4 I have downloaded the pre and post surveys for attendee(s) to complete. (Located in the Week 5 Implementing the Presentation module)
True
False
Question 5I have downloaded the Direct Care Project Attendance Form and will submit with the Week 6 Part 4 Evaluation assignment. (Located in the Week 5 Implementing the Presentation module)
True
False
Question 6In the text box, ask any questions you have regarding Part 3: Implementing the Presentation. Your instructor will respond no later than Friday, 11:59 pm MT via the comment area in the grade. If you do not have any questions, share your thoughts about this portion of the project (how it is going, is it easy or challenging, etc.)
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Week 6 Quiz
Question 1Which community intervention is your presentation on?
Air Quality Flag Program
SBIRT
Question 2Which of the following areas of the Direct Care Project Part 4: Evaluating the Project have you completed?
Select all that apply.
Presented to selected audience
Attendance form filled out and collected
Pre-survey distributed and collected
Post survey distributed and collected
Interpretation of survey results
Reflection of overall experience
Summary of outcomes from surveys
Barriers in project
Future implications for practice
I have not presented to my audience yet.
I have not started on the Community Health Direct Care Project Part 4: Evaluation of Your Project assignment.
Question 3 In the text box, ask any questions you have regarding the Direct Care Project Part 4: Evaluating the Project assignment. Your Faculty will respond no later than Friday, 11:59 pm MT with comments in the Grades area. If you do not have any questions, share your thoughts about this portion of the project (how it is going, is it easy or challenging, etc.)
