Instructor: Add Clinical Judgement and Simulation Assignments: Davis Advantage

*This article reflects changes to Davis Advantage that will be going live on 7/14/2025.

If you would like to include Clinical Judgment and Simulation Assignments in your Davis Advantage course, you can choose to add them during Class Setup, or you can add them individually once the class is created. If you have already created your course, you can return to Class Setup at any time by clicking Edit alongside your course on the Active Classes Page. For a full explanation of how to Create a Class in Davis Advantage, click here.

Add Clinical Judgment and Simulation Assignments to a New Course

To add Clinical Judgment and/or Simulation Assignments during Class Setup, select Customize Experience from the top menu.

A screenshot of the Class Setup page in Davis Advantage, with a red box and red arrow highlighting the Customize Experience step.

Scroll down to the Clinical Judgment Assignments.

To include all available Clinical Judgment Exercises, select Yes.

Option 1: Yes: Adds the available Clinical Judgment Cases for any of the related Personalized Learning topics selected on the previous (Select Content) tab.

Option 2: No: Excludes Clinical Judgment Cases at this time.

A screenshot of the Class Setup page in Davis Advantage on the Customize Experience step. There are two red numbers calling attention to the options for Clinical Judgement Assignments, (1) yes to include these assignments and (2) no, to exclude these assignments.

Scroll down to the Simulation Assignments.

To include all available Simulation Assignments, select Yes.

Alt Text: Two red numbers show the options in the Class Setup for Davis Advantage for Simulations: 1) yes to include these assignments and (2) no, to exclude these assignments.

Option 1: Yes: Adds the available Simulation Assignments for any of the related Personalized Learning topics selected on the previous (Select Content) tab.

Option 2: No: Excludes Simulation Assignments at this time.

Add Clinical Judgment and Simulation Assignments to an Existing Course

If you chose to exclude Clinical Judgement and Simulation Assignments during class setup, you can easily add these assignments manually by clicking to the Assignments page using the menu in Davis Advantage (1).

Select the "Clinical Judgment" tab (2) on your Assignments page, then select "Add Assignments" (3).

Screenshot of the Assignments page in Davis Advantage with red boxes and red numbers calling attention to 1. the Assignments option on the menu, 2. Clinical Judgment display tab and 3. Add Assignments button.

You will then be taken to a menu page where you can choose from the Clinical Judgment Assignments created for your textbook. Once you have selected a case, enter the start date (1) and due date (2) for the assignment. You also have the option to preview the assignment (3) if you would like to review the content from the student's perspective before assigning the case. Once you are ready to assign the content, select "Complete Assignment" to save your work (4). The Clinical Judgment case will now become visible to your students on the Start Date you selected.

Screenshot of the Add Clinical Judgment Assignment page in Davis Advantage with red boxes and red numbers highlighting 1. Start Date selection for the assignment, 2. Due Date selection, 3. Preview assignment link and 4. Complete Assignment button.

To manually add Simulation assignments click to the Assignments page using the menu in Davis Advantage (1). Select the "Simulation" tab (2) on your Assignments page, then select "Add Assignments" (3).

Alt Text: Red boxes and red numbers on the Assignments page in Davis Advantage call attention to 1. the Assignments option on the menu, 2. Simulation display tab and 3. Add Assignments button.

You will then be taken to a menu page where you can choose from the Simulation Assignments created for your textbook. Once you have selected an assignment, enter the start date (1) and due date (2) for the assignment. You also have the option to preview the assignment (3) if you would like to review the content from the student's perspective. Once you are ready to assign the content, select "Complete Assignment" to save your work (4). The Simulation assignments will now become visible to your students on the Start Date you selected.

Red boxes and red numbers highlighting 1. Start Date selection for the assignment, 2. Due Date selection, 3. Preview assignment link and 4. Complete Assignment button.

Once you add Clinical Judgment and/or Simulation Assignments to your course, you will also be able to update their Start and Due Dates on the Schedule Content tab in Class Setup. Students will see the Clinical Judgement and Simulation Assignments integrated into their Dashboard and their Assignments page, ranked by Due Date like other Assignment Types.