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| - | ====Foundation Course: Student Handbook==== | + | ==== Foundation Course: Student Handbook ==== |
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| - | =====Introduction===== | + | |
| + | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| Heartwood online education courses bring together a wide and diverse community of learners and, like any community, we need regulations, | Heartwood online education courses bring together a wide and diverse community of learners and, like any community, we need regulations, | ||
| The regulations described in this handbook are designed to protect and maintain two vital areas: | The regulations described in this handbook are designed to protect and maintain two vital areas: | ||
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| If you think you may be suffering from any medical condition, you should seek immediate medical attention, and should never delay seeking medical advice, nor disregard or discontinue medical treatment, because of information contained in the course. | If you think you may be suffering from any medical condition, you should seek immediate medical attention, and should never delay seeking medical advice, nor disregard or discontinue medical treatment, because of information contained in the course. | ||
| - | ====== About Heartwood | + | ===== About Heartwood ===== |
| In April 1971, Fred Fletcher Hyde, George Smith, Nalda Gosling, Albert Priest, Arthur Jenner and Albert Orbell set up the National Institute of Medical Herbalists Limited Education Fund\\ | In April 1971, Fred Fletcher Hyde, George Smith, Nalda Gosling, Albert Priest, Arthur Jenner and Albert Orbell set up the National Institute of Medical Herbalists Limited Education Fund\\ | ||
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| The value that comes from making a personal commitment of time, effort and intellectual investment is enormous, and it is important to be organised and to plan your work schedule carefully. Be aware of any special course dates or deadlines, and work to those, making sure you are adequately prepared for all tasks. | The value that comes from making a personal commitment of time, effort and intellectual investment is enormous, and it is important to be organised and to plan your work schedule carefully. Be aware of any special course dates or deadlines, and work to those, making sure you are adequately prepared for all tasks. | ||
| - | ===== Payment of Course Fees===== | + | ===== Payment of Course Fees ===== |
| Monthly Payments are due on 1st of each calendar month without a break until paid in full. It is the students responsibly to notify [[accounts@heartwoodteam.net]] if you are experiencing any difficulties with your payment(s). Heartwood Education reserves the right to suspend access to your studies when payment has not been received and without prior notification. | Monthly Payments are due on 1st of each calendar month without a break until paid in full. It is the students responsibly to notify [[accounts@heartwoodteam.net]] if you are experiencing any difficulties with your payment(s). Heartwood Education reserves the right to suspend access to your studies when payment has not been received and without prior notification. | ||
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| If you have chosen to pay by instalments we will stop your subscription, | If you have chosen to pay by instalments we will stop your subscription, | ||
| - | ====== Feedback, Suggestions and Complaints | + | ===== Feedback, Suggestions and Complaints ===== |
| All Units in the Heartwood Foundation Course contain a structured Feedback activity, and we encourage learners to use the Forums and the messaging system on the LMS to make suggestions and raise issues on all aspects of study.\\ | All Units in the Heartwood Foundation Course contain a structured Feedback activity, and we encourage learners to use the Forums and the messaging system on the LMS to make suggestions and raise issues on all aspects of study.\\ | ||
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| If you have a particular complaint or grievance about any aspect of the course, please raise it with Nikki Harrison by emailing [[mailto: | If you have a particular complaint or grievance about any aspect of the course, please raise it with Nikki Harrison by emailing [[mailto: | ||
| - | ====== Support | + | ===== Support ===== |
| Academic support is available in a number of ways. General questions can be raised with the course tutors during regular online seminars and text-chat sessions, and in the Unit forums.\\ | Academic support is available in a number of ways. General questions can be raised with the course tutors during regular online seminars and text-chat sessions, and in the Unit forums.\\ | ||
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| If you have difficulties using the LMS, help is available and you are strongly encouraged to use it as early and often as you like by emailing [[mailto: | If you have difficulties using the LMS, help is available and you are strongly encouraged to use it as early and often as you like by emailing [[mailto: | ||
| - | ======Accessibility for students with learning differences and disabilities======= | + | ===== Accessibility for students with learning differences and disabilities ===== |
| As part of our ongoing commitment to improving access for all Heartwood students we would like to make you aware of assistive technologies that are available on the LMS and externally. Assistive technologies are technologies that help to ensure accessibility for students with disabilities and specific learning differences but may be helpful to all students. | As part of our ongoing commitment to improving access for all Heartwood students we would like to make you aware of assistive technologies that are available on the LMS and externally. Assistive technologies are technologies that help to ensure accessibility for students with disabilities and specific learning differences but may be helpful to all students. | ||
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| Please note that many assistive technologies now use AI. Students progressing to the Professional Course who have learning differences, | Please note that many assistive technologies now use AI. Students progressing to the Professional Course who have learning differences, | ||
| - | ====== Academic Integrity====== | + | ===== Academic Integrity ===== |
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| - | ====== Disciplinary Procedures | + | ===== Disciplinary Procedures ===== |
| Should a disciplinary issue arise, Heartwood normally adopts a 3-stage procedure with a warning email sent at each stage detailing the nature of the problem, and the steps required by the learner to resolve it. Failure to comply after the receipt of a third warning email may result in a learner being suspended or excluded from the course.\\ | Should a disciplinary issue arise, Heartwood normally adopts a 3-stage procedure with a warning email sent at each stage detailing the nature of the problem, and the steps required by the learner to resolve it. Failure to comply after the receipt of a third warning email may result in a learner being suspended or excluded from the course.\\ | ||
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| Notwithstanding the above, Heartwood reserves the right to summarily exclude students for non-payment of fees or acts of gross misconduct without the need to follow the above warning procedure. | Notwithstanding the above, Heartwood reserves the right to summarily exclude students for non-payment of fees or acts of gross misconduct without the need to follow the above warning procedure. | ||
| - | ====== Appeals Process | + | ===== Appeals Process ===== |
| A student aggrieved by a decision to suspend or exclude shall have the right to appeal to Heartwood within 10 working days of such suspension or exclusion.\\ | A student aggrieved by a decision to suspend or exclude shall have the right to appeal to Heartwood within 10 working days of such suspension or exclusion.\\ | ||
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| - | ====== Intellectual Property | + | ===== Intellectual Property ===== |
| Heartwood owns all rights, title and interest in any intellectual property created, devised and developed for it for the purposes of making and creating online courses in herbal medicine. Learners must not give permission to any third party to use any of Heartwood’s intellectual property without Heartwood’s express written permission, nor should any learner distribute or sell such intellectual property to any third party by any means whatsoever without Heartwood’s written authorisation. | Heartwood owns all rights, title and interest in any intellectual property created, devised and developed for it for the purposes of making and creating online courses in herbal medicine. Learners must not give permission to any third party to use any of Heartwood’s intellectual property without Heartwood’s express written permission, nor should any learner distribute or sell such intellectual property to any third party by any means whatsoever without Heartwood’s written authorisation. | ||
| - | ====== Online Safety and Integrity | + | ===== Online Safety and Integrity ===== |
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
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| Failure to observe these regulations and procedures will be considered a serious matter by Heartwood and may result in the learners right to access the IT facilities being withdrawn. Misuse of the Heartwood IT systems may also result in court proceedings. Learners will be held responsible for any claims brought against Heartwood for any legal action resulting from their unauthorised use of its IT systems. | Failure to observe these regulations and procedures will be considered a serious matter by Heartwood and may result in the learners right to access the IT facilities being withdrawn. Misuse of the Heartwood IT systems may also result in court proceedings. Learners will be held responsible for any claims brought against Heartwood for any legal action resulting from their unauthorised use of its IT systems. | ||
| - | ====== Data Protection | + | ===== Data Protection ===== |
| Heartwood is registered as a data controller with the Office of the Information Commissioner, | Heartwood is registered as a data controller with the Office of the Information Commissioner, | ||
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| GDPR represents a major revision of data protection legislation, | GDPR represents a major revision of data protection legislation, | ||
| - | ====== Timeliness | + | ===== Timeliness |
| You should engage with all learning activities which form part of your course Units subject to medical issues or other personal reasons notified to the Administrative Coordinator, | You should engage with all learning activities which form part of your course Units subject to medical issues or other personal reasons notified to the Administrative Coordinator, | ||
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| - | ====== Learning Agreement | + | ===== Learning Agreement ===== |
| By accessing the Foundation Course Welcome page you are confirming that you have read and understood this document in its entirety, and that you agree expressly to abide by all the regulations and policies it contains for the duration of your studies with us. | By accessing the Foundation Course Welcome page you are confirming that you have read and understood this document in its entirety, and that you agree expressly to abide by all the regulations and policies it contains for the duration of your studies with us. | ||
| - | ======Using Herbs in Pregnancy and during Breast-feeding====== | + | ===== Using Herbs in Pregnancy and during Breast-feeding ===== |
| As you are beginning to taste herbs on this course, some of them for the first time, we would like to say a little about the use of herbs in pregnancy. | As you are beginning to taste herbs on this course, some of them for the first time, we would like to say a little about the use of herbs in pregnancy. | ||
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| * Some drawing materials and/or a camera or mobile phone. | * Some drawing materials and/or a camera or mobile phone. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 3: An Introduction to Human Science | + | ===== UNIT 3: An Introduction to Human Science ===== |
| This Unit presents a concise systematic review of the structure and function of the human body. | This Unit presents a concise systematic review of the structure and function of the human body. | ||
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| Includes references to articles, videos and recommended reading. | Includes references to articles, videos and recommended reading. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 4: Materia Medica 1 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 4: Materia Medica 1 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the first of three Materia Medica units, the first of which contains a detailed consideration of five common medicinal plants: | This is the first of three Materia Medica units, the first of which contains a detailed consideration of five common medicinal plants: | ||
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| * Meadowsweet, | * Meadowsweet, | ||
| - | ===== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * Get to know 5 important medicinal plants (particularly how and why they are used), and develop a strong affinity with each plant so that you can use them wisely and appropriately | * Get to know 5 important medicinal plants (particularly how and why they are used), and develop a strong affinity with each plant so that you can use them wisely and appropriately | ||
| * Understand research into medicinal plants compounds and into the effects of whole plant extracts | * Understand research into medicinal plants compounds and into the effects of whole plant extracts | ||
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| This Unit contains **Reference and Resources** lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | This Unit contains **Reference and Resources** lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 5: Human Science 2 – Physiology and Comparative Nutrition | + | ===== UNIT 5: Human Science 2 – Physiology and Comparative Nutrition ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| In this Unit, we review of the main nutrient classes (carbohydrate, | In this Unit, we review of the main nutrient classes (carbohydrate, | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * Introduction - why do we eat? | * Introduction - why do we eat? | ||
| * The major food groups | * The major food groups | ||
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| * Explored food sources of phyto-oestrogens. | * Explored food sources of phyto-oestrogens. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 6: Materia Medica 2 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 6: Materia Medica 2 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the second of three Materia Medica Units in which we consider 5 more valuable medicinal plants in the herbal materia medica: | This is the second of three Materia Medica Units in which we consider 5 more valuable medicinal plants in the herbal materia medica: | ||
| * Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna Jacq. | * Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna Jacq. | ||
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| * Lavender, Lavendula angustifolia Mill. | * Lavender, Lavendula angustifolia Mill. | ||
| * Nettle, Urtica dioica L. | * Nettle, Urtica dioica L. | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * Deepen your understanding of major plant compounds, research, safety and efficacy | * Deepen your understanding of major plant compounds, research, safety and efficacy | ||
| * Explore case histories, plant tastings, simple home recipes and practical pharmacy | * Explore case histories, plant tastings, simple home recipes and practical pharmacy | ||
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| This unit contains Reference and Resources lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | This unit contains Reference and Resources lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 7: Human Science 3 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 7: Human Science 3 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This unit reviews the changes that occur in healthy tissue when the body is exposed to factors that provoke illness, and investigates how various body systems, organs and tissues combine to mount a healing response. | This unit reviews the changes that occur in healthy tissue when the body is exposed to factors that provoke illness, and investigates how various body systems, organs and tissues combine to mount a healing response. | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| === In This unit you will === | === In This unit you will === | ||
| * Be introduced to the senses | * Be introduced to the senses | ||
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| This unit contains additional interviews with three consultant medical herbalists: Fi Taylor talking about migraine treatment; Anita Ralph on the menopause; and Aviva Romm, talking about the capacity of the body to heal, and about functional medicine. | This unit contains additional interviews with three consultant medical herbalists: Fi Taylor talking about migraine treatment; Anita Ralph on the menopause; and Aviva Romm, talking about the capacity of the body to heal, and about functional medicine. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 8: Materia Medica 3 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 8: Materia Medica 3 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the third of three Materia Medica Units where we consider the importance and significance of five more medicinal plants, focusing on how and why they are in common use. We also look at some straightforward but effective home remedies including juices, powders, decoctions and syrups. | This is the third of three Materia Medica Units where we consider the importance and significance of five more medicinal plants, focusing on how and why they are in common use. We also look at some straightforward but effective home remedies including juices, powders, decoctions and syrups. | ||
| * Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L. | * Thyme, Thymus vulgaris L. | ||
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| This unit contains Reference and Resources lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | This unit contains Reference and Resources lists as well as the tutor’s own tasting notes. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 9: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 1 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 9: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 1 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the first of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | This is the first of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * An introduction to broad concepts of conventional pathophysiology relating to | * An introduction to broad concepts of conventional pathophysiology relating to | ||
| upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, and gastro-oesophageal reflux. | upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, and gastro-oesophageal reflux. | ||
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| * Understood the impact of sinusitis and the medicinal use of herbs in its treatment | * Understood the impact of sinusitis and the medicinal use of herbs in its treatment | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 10: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 2 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 10: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 2 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the second of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | This is the second of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * Investigate the pathophysiology of insomnia and osteoarthritis | * Investigate the pathophysiology of insomnia and osteoarthritis | ||
| * Understand insomnia and osteoarthritis from a Western herbal viewpoint, with particular emphasis on how the approach of the phytotherapist differs from that of conventional medicine | * Understand insomnia and osteoarthritis from a Western herbal viewpoint, with particular emphasis on how the approach of the phytotherapist differs from that of conventional medicine | ||
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| * Have made a fresh poultice for one of the major joints. | * Have made a fresh poultice for one of the major joints. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 11: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 3 ====== | + | ===== UNIT 11: Herbal Approaches to Common Conditions 3 ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| This is the last of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | This is the last of three units in which we take an in-depth look at conditions commonly seen by medical herbalists and other primary care health workers. | ||
| - | ==== Overview | + | === Overview === |
| * Consider the patho-physiology of irritable bowel syndrome, and of some commonly encountered skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis | * Consider the patho-physiology of irritable bowel syndrome, and of some commonly encountered skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis | ||
| * Review each condition from a Western herbal viewpoint, with particular emphasis on how the approach of the phytotherapist differs from that of conventional medicine | * Review each condition from a Western herbal viewpoint, with particular emphasis on how the approach of the phytotherapist differs from that of conventional medicine | ||
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| * Be able to make an oatmeal compress or bath. | * Be able to make an oatmeal compress or bath. | ||
| - | ====== UNIT 12: Bringing in the Harvest | + | ===== UNIT 12: Bringing in the Harvest ===== |
| - | ===== Introduction | + | ==== Introduction ==== |
| In this final Unit, we draw together ideas and concepts from previous Units. | In this final Unit, we draw together ideas and concepts from previous Units. | ||
| ==== Overview ==== | ==== Overview ==== | ||