Nursing and Health Care Studies Department

Functions of the Department

The function of the Department for Nursing and Health Care Studies can be described within the following areas:

• The development, provision and marketing of appropriate Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care related courses and educational activities.
• Contributing to the development of the Institute and the achievement of the mission of the institute by:

- Acting as a specialist resource for other departments within the Institute.

- Participating in appropriate institute activities.

• Supporting the extension of knowledge within Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care related fields by facilitating research, academic study, consultancy and appropriate joint projects between the Institute of Technology, Tralee and health care providers.

Services Provided Directly to the Public

1. Courses available in this department: Nursing and Health Care Studies

2. Advice on careers in nursing and health care

Classes of Records Held (from September 2002)

Examination related material

-Examination papers, model answers and marking schemes

-Continuous Assessment marks

-Marks aggregation sheets ('Green and White' sheets)

-Broadsheets of results

-Examination analysis records

-Minutes of Examination Board Meetings

-Student Ad Miserecordiam submissions (sick notes etc.)

-Extern examiners' comments and reports

Course Management Records

-Timetables

-Staff allocation sheets

-Student lists - names, contact details, LC results, course preference

-Course Board meeting minutes, agendas, notices of meetings

-Student progress records

-Joint Academic Workshops meetings minutes

-Notes taken (with agreement of student) during student interviews

-Student absences notes

-Lecturer substitution records

Programmatic Review and Course Development Records

-Copies of Programmatic Review documentation (submissions and reports)

-Copies of new course proposal documentation (submissions and reports)

-Course Documents (reconstructed proposal documents to include Panel's amendments)

-Student Handbooks

General

-Diaries and Year Planners

-Minutes of School Board meetings

-Minutes of Academic Council meetings

-Minutes of QA Sub-Committee of Academic Council

-Correspondence with students, staff, management, external academic agencies, external industrial agencies, the public

-Principal's Reports, Director's Reports

Contact Points

Gary Brown
Head of Department Nursing & Health Care Studies

Tel: 0669141692 
Ext: 1692
Email:  Gary.Brown@staff.ittralee.ie