Like the weekly Threaded Discussion, the Collaboration Café opens on the Sunday preceding the start of a designated week, and ends on Sunday at 11:59 pm MT at the end of the designated week (weeks 1-7), and by Saturday at 11:59 pm MT at the end of week 8.
In each Collaboration Café, students are expected to post a minimum of 3 postings, to include the following:
Initial response
Response to at least two separate peers on separate days from the initial response
Dialogue must be substantive and collaborative in nature, addressing specific concepts and topics noted in the Collaboration Café question and prompting further discussion among peers.
Scholarly references are not required in the Collaboration Café discussions; however, if the student chooses to submit a reference, APA format must be followed. There may also be times when faculty will have you review a website or article. In cases like these, you must properly cite and reference according to APA to avoid plagiarism.
Faculty may submit any student’s post to Turnitin in order to verify originality of work. Plagiarism will result in a zero for the week. Uncivil comments toward peers or faculty, in any of the posts, will not be tolerated and will result in a zero for the week.
The initial posting must meet the following expectations:
Addresses the collaboration café question in a thorough, substantive manner.
Demonstrates application of course concepts.
Discusses implications for advanced nursing practice.
Includes correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, sentence, and paragraph structure.
If sources are included, APA format for citation and referencing is correctly applied.
The responsive postings must meet the following expectations:
Responds to 2 separate classmates with substantive dialogue that is collaborative in nature.
The response postings must occur on a different day from the initial posting.
Responsive postings ask questions, offer new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice in order to facilitate further discussion.
Includes correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, sentence, and paragraph structure.
If sources are included, APA format for citation and referencing is correctly applied.