Students will complete three courses, including all activities and all multiple-choice tests, evidence of which will be provided through a printout of their learning log and learning record addressing all learning outcomes

Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
via on-line self-assessment multiple choice tests; learning log; email tutorials.

Own local health library.
Internet access.
Email facility.
BLACKBOARD may be accessed as a support mechanism and resource

URL: http://www.cancernursing.org for course materials and related texts.
Gringer A (2002) Cancer in Young Adults: Through Parents Eyes: Milton Keynes, Open University Press: ISBN 0335212301
Kirby R & Taylor C (2005) The Royal Society of Medicine - Your Guide to Prostate Cancer. London Hodder Education: ISBN: 0340906200

Provided by CancerNursing.org web-based materials.
There are currently 5 cancer care courses available, with further courses in development. Students can select any 3 courses to study.
Each course comprises 4 to 8 modules, with directed activities and self-assessed multiple choice questions, the results of which are recorded in the Learning Record and Learning Log.
The content of each course comprises an introduction to the cancer being studied; related anatomy and physiology and patho-physiology; diagnostic procedures; treatment programmes and the nursing care of patients with the cancer.

Contact hours: (2)
2 hours Email tutorial support

Independent Study Hour: (148)
comprises - access to CancerNursing.org materials, self-assessment tests and directed learning activities