1. Topic Nursing program admission information session Currently only offered in-person, once a month Attendance required for admission 60% increase in applicants since 2002

2. Audience Average age of an accepted student is 33 Predominately female Many have family commitments Typically career changers Many feel they don’t have a choice in where they go to nursing school

3. Goal To prepare people making application to the Harper College nursing program, so that they are informed consumers of the realities of program acceptance and denial.

4. Objectives Participants will develop a conceptual understanding of the admissions flow for selective admission programs by correctly placing the steps in correct order. Participants will identify the following: the deadline date, the documents needed for review and the minimum criteria needed for consideration. Participants will reflect and apply what they learn in creating a personalized check list of the steps they need to complete for admission consideration.

5. Instructional Strategies Cognitive Presentation of conceptual flow chart of the admissions flow. Behavioral Drill & Practice: information presentation and assessment through application. Reflective Thinking Personalized “To Do” list.

6. Interactivity Treatment Conceptual flow chart will let students select a stage with their mouse that will then provide a text box of further information about that step. Assessments will be required after learning each admission step using multiple choice, T/F and drag and drop exercises. Participants will be unable to move to the next step until they successfully demonstrate knowledge on the previous step. Students will print a “To Do” check list of admission steps. Students will be required to reflect after learning each step and assess whether or not they have met a particular requirement or not. “Attendance” submission form.

7. Project Structure Home Page OverviewStepsResourcesContact Step 1 InformationAssessApply Step 2 InformationAssessApply Step 3 InformationAssessApply Step 4 InformationAssessApply

8. Technical Challenges / ?’s Graphics: Where to get? How to manipulate? How to create a roll-over on a graphic that will signal a text box to appear. Creating on-line form to prove “attendance.”