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STUDENT WARNING: This course syllabus is from a previous
semester archive and serves only as a preparatory
reference. Please use this syllabus as a reference only until the
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updated course syllabus. Please do NOT purchase any books or
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School of Arts & Humanities
Child and Family Development
CHFD498
Senior Seminar in Child and Family Development
3 Credit Hours
8 Week Course
Table of Contents
Instructor Information Evaluation Procedures
Course Description Grading Scale
Course Scope Course Outline
Course Objectives Policies
Course Delivery Method Academic Services
Course Materials
Instructor Information
Instructor: APUS Faculty
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Course Description (Catalog)
This course covers major issues within the field of child and
family development. Historical
underpinnings of theory and practice, factors influencing family
function and dysfunction across
the lifespan, family education and guidance, law and public
policy related to children and
families, family resource management, and ethical and
professional issues confronting
practitioners in field are examined. Extensive research, reading
and synthesis of scholarly and
professional resources are required.
Prerequisite: Student must have SENIOR standing to register.
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Course Scope
This capstone course incorporates child and family development
related knowledge domains
from the student’s undergraduate degree program, including
fundamental and advance degree
and discipline related concepts. It provides students with
opportunities to demonstrate what they
have learned during their academic careers and to prepare for
entering their respective
professional field specialties.
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Course Objectives
Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate
the following knowledge and
skills:
1. Describes fundamental and advanced concepts concerning the
processes of child and
family development
2. Summarizes key contemporary issues facing children and
families in contemporary
society
3. Evaluates the validity of discipline related literature.
4. Explains the key ethical and professional issues confronting
practitioners in field of child
and family development
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Course Delivery Method
This course delivered via distance learning will enable students
to complete academic work in a
flexible manner, completely online. Assignments include
classroom dialogs accomplished in
groups through threaded forums, examinations, and various
written assignments.
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Course Materials
Textbook:
Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice for Family Life
Education (3rd Ed.). Publication of
the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
ISBN: 0-916174-700
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Evaluation Procedures
Evaluation procedures
During this course students will engage in extensive and in-
depth research, reading and writing
activity. The assignments fall into three categories, a literature
review, an investigation of
organizational resources and an exploration of career
opportunities related to the field of child
and family development. Additionally, students will complete a
major midterm and final exam
containing essay questions focused on case vignettes concerning
ethical issues confronting
professionals in the field. Note: Once any type of assignment
has been scored, it cannot be
resubmitted for re-scoring. Resubmissions are reserved solely
for advancing student knowledge.
CHFD498 ASSIGNMENTS
As a capstone course, CHFD498 is a writing intensive
experience requiring students to engage
with scholarly peer reviewed literature and other discipline
related resources. It is expected that
students entering this final phase of their undergraduate
academic development will have an
ability to communicate via advanced level writing in-depth
knowledge of their discipline. While
there are specific due dates for the assignments below, in
general students should plan to work
steadily across the eight weeks. None of the assignments are
amenable to last minute work and
submissions that appear rushed and/or cursory will result in
significant point loss that may
negatively impact the course grade. This is the student’s time
to show that he or she has the
knowledge and skills requisite for entry into her or his
discipline related field or graduate level
education. Note: All multiple part assignments should be
submitted as a single file.
ASSIGNMENT: NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS LITERATURE
REVIEW PROJECT
(Addresses Course Objectives 1 & 3) Below are the 10
“Substance Areas” of the National
Council on Family Relations (NCFR), a professional
organization whose mission it is to “To
provide an educational forum for family researchers, educators,
and practitioners to share in the
development and dissemination of knowledge about families
and family relationships, establish
professional standards, and work to promote family well-being”
(http://www.ncfr.org/).
During the 8 weeks of this senior seminar students will, with
the guidance of their instructor,
select and conduct a review of peer reviewed literature related
to the 10 substance areas (Note:
All articles must be retrieved from the APUS online library).
The phrase “peer reviewed” means
that a publication contains articles reviewed and deemed
academically sound and scientifically
rigorous by the author’s peers in the field. Students will select,
from the larger body of child and
family development literature, three peer reviewed journal
articles per substance area and review,
summarize and critique them in one paper per area (each article
review should be between 1 and
1½ pages – double-spaced, equating to 3-4 ½ pages per
substance area). The format for this
assignment should be:
1) Substance Area Name
a. Research article 1 (include the title of the article)
b. Research article 2 (include the title of the article)
c. Research article 3 (include the title of the article)
Use this format for each of your Substance Areas.
http://www.ncfr.org/
Week 4: Substance Areas 1 -5 reviews must be completed by the
end of Week 4 of the course
and compiled into a midterm literature review packet to be
submitted by the end of the week.
This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
on Sunday of Week 4.
Week 8: Similarly, by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 8,
your Substance Areas 6 – 10
reviews must be compiled and combined with the previous five
articles and submitted as one
literature review with descriptions at the end of what was
learned while conducting the course-
long review.
NOTE: This final paper forms the major writing assignment of
this capstone course and as such
should exemplify higher level writing skills and demonstration
of knowledge relevant to degree
discipline. It must be in compliance with university academic
standards and formatting rules of
the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ is an
excellent web-source for reviewing
APA rules and fine tuning one’s APA formatting skills. A link
to this website is located in the
APUS online library.
NCFR Substance Area #1 - FAMILIES IN SOCIETY
e.g., Structures & Functions; Cultural Variations; Dating,
Courtship, Marital Choice; Kinship;
Cross-Cultural and Minority Families; Changing Gender Roles;
Demographic Trends;
Historical Issues; Work-Family Relationships; Societal
Relations
NCFR Substance Area #2 - INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF
FAMILIES
e.g., Internal Social Processes; Communication; Conflict
Management; Normal Family
Stresses; Family Crises; Special Needs in Families.
NCFR Substance Area #3 - HUMAN GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT OVER THE
LIFESPAN
e.g., Prenatal; Infancy; Early and Middle Childhood;
Adolescence; Adulthood; Aging.
NCFR Substance Area # 4 - HUMAN SEXUALITY
e.g., Reproductive Physiology; Biological Determinants;
Aspects of Sexual Involvement; Sexual
Behaviors; Sexual Values and Decision-Making; Family
Planning;
Sexual Response; Sexual Dysfunction; Influence on
Relationships
NCFR Substance Area # 5 - INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS
e.g., Self and Others; Communication Skills; Intimacy, Love,
Romance; Relating to Others.
NCFR Substance Area # 6 - FAMILY RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
e.g., Goal Setting and Decision-Making; Development and
Allocation of Resources; Social
Environment Influences; Life Cycle and Family Structure
Influences; Consumer Issues and
Decisions.
NCFR Substance Area # 7 - PARENT EDUCATION AND
GUIDANCE
e.g., Parenting Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting
Practices/Processes; Parent/Child
Relationships; Variation in Parenting
Solution
s; Changing Parenting Roles Over the Life Cycle.
NCFR Substance Area # 8 - FAMILY LAW AND PUBLIC
POLICY
e.g., Family and the Law; Family and Social Services; Family
and Education;
Family and the Economy; Family and Religion; Policy and the
Family.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
NCFR Substance Area # 9 - ETHICS
e.g., Formation of Values; Diversity of Values in Pluralistic
Society; Examining Ideologies;
Social Consequences of Value Choices; Ethics and
Technological Changes; Ethics of
Professional Practice
NCFR Substance Area # 10 - FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION
METHODOLOGY
e.g., Planning and Implementing; Evaluation; Education
Techniques; Sensitivity to Others;
Sensitivity to Community Concern.
ASSIGNMENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW
AND REPORT
(Addresses Course Objective 1) For this assignment, research
each of the organizations below
and write a one and a half page summary of its
purpose/function/benefits and the resources it
offers to members and general the public (if available). NOTE:
These five brief papers must
contain paraphrases of organization website content with proper
APA source citations in-text and
as part of an attached “Reference(s)” page and NOT content
copied directly from the sites (the
latter constitutes plagiarism and will void the assignment points
and result in a course grade of
“F” if multiple instances are detected). This assignment is due
in your Student Folder by 11:59
PM EST on Sunday of Week 3. As with other written
assignments, all work must be in
compliance with university academic standards and formatting
rules of the American
Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition.
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
(AAFCS) www.aafcs.org
National Council of Family Relations (NCFR) www.ncfr.org
National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
www.naeyc.org
Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
Child Life Council, www.childlife.org
ASSIGNMENT: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND
REPORT
(Addresses Course Objectives 1 & 2) After researching the
child and family development
related careers below write two thorough and succinct
paragraphs summarizing the job
responsibilities and career outlook for each. For this
assignment, the Occupational Outlook
Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/) and the organizational
websites above may prove helpful
resources. Once the 12 sets of paragraphs are complete,
compile them into a single APA
formatted paper using the career titles as in-text headings. End
the paper with a two to three
paragraphs on which of the careers is most appealing and which
is least appealing to you and
explain why. This assignment is due in your Student Folder by
11:59 PM EST on Sunday of
Week 5. As with other written assignments, all work must be in
compliance with university
academic standards and formatting rules of the American
Psychological Association (APA) – 6th
Edition.
• Child Life Specialist
• Early Childhood Intervention
• Adult Protective Services
• Court Appointed Special Service
• Head Start Administrator/Teacher
• Forensic Interviewer
• Children's Protective Services
http://www.aafcs.org/
http://www.ncfr.org/
http://www.naeyc.org/
http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis
http://www.childlife.org/
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
• Pregnancy Centers
• Adoption Agencies
• Foster Care
• Women's Shelters
• Children's Camps
ASSIGNMENT: INTERVIEW A PROFRESSIONAL IN THE
FIELD
Note: This assignment focuses on interviewing a professional
whose primary responsibility is
directly related to child or family development (for example, a
school teacher would NOT be
appropriate for this interview). Also, your interviewee cannot
be a family member or close
friend.
(Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, & 4) For this assignment
the student must develop a set of
questions to be asked during an in-depth interview of a
professional in the field of child and/or
family development. The questions, which must be submitted to
the course instructor for
approval prior to the end of Week 3 of the course (be sure to
include who you are interviewing
and his/her title/position), should inquire about the
interviewee’s job responsibilities, academic
preparation for entry into the field including course work and
practical hands-on training, on-the-
job training and experience, satisfaction with the job and work
environment, and
recommendations to anyone considering entering the field. The
interview must be finished and a
paper including each question with a summary of the
professional’s answers and two or three
paragraphs at the end describing what the student learned during
the interview is due in your
Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 7. The
lists of career opportunities and
professional organizations above are good resources when
choosing a professional to interview.
Interviews may be conducted on site (for this the student must
send to the potential interviewee a
respectful and professional inquiry about the possibility of an
interview) or on the phone. Online
asynchronous (e.g. e-mail) or synchronous (e.g. IM or Chat)
interviews are not acceptable for
this assignment. A brief letter of documentation from the
interviewee indicating that the
interview was conducted over the phone or in-person must be
submitted via e-mail—this must be
sent directly by the interviewee from a professional e-mail
account (not a hotmail, g-mail, or
similar public domain) and not forwarded by the student
(NOTE: This assignment will not be
accepted for grading without the interviewee verification
documentation (must be sent
from his/her official work e-mail – no personal e-mail addresses
will be accepted). Please
send this documentation to both my regular APUS e-mail
account AND copied to my
personal e-mail address at: [email protected]). This assignment
is due in your Student
Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 7. As with other
written assignments, all work
must be in compliance with university academic standards and
formatting rules of the American
Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition.
NOTE: Your final interview should be between 5-7 pages in
length (double-spaced).
Remember, this is an in-depth interview, not a series of brief
questions.
Forum Participation
(Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, & 4) We will have
weekly Forum Assignments. Each
Forum will activate early Monday morning and comprise of two
parts. Your initial reply (500
word minimum) to the question/topic will be due by Friday at
11:59 PM EST (70% of Forum
score) and at least two follow-up responses (250 word minimum
each) to two other students’
initial post by 11:59 PM EST Sunday (two days later – 30% of
Forum score). All three replies
should incorporate expanded thought and detail, and be posted
to the Forum section of this class.
Short or incomplete posts will have points deducted.
In addition, the thoughts/position in your initial reply must be
supported by at least two empirical
sources (one of which must be an academic journal article).
Acceptable empirical sources are
limited to academic journals, textbooks, or government
websites. Remember, your Forum posts
should not be a review of literature, but instead your own
personal beliefs supported by fact. All
empirical support must be formatted using APA (6th Edition)
standards. For those needing
assistance with APA format, you might find the follow sites
useful or as always, please feel free
to contact me at anytime:
APA Links
http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/apa.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/
Mid-term and Final Exams
(Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, & 4) Students will
complete a midterm and final exam
comprised of essay questions requiring a demonstration of
theoretical and applied applications of
knowledge gained throughout this course and your degree
program. As with your Forum
responses, each Mid-term and Final exam reply must be
supported by empirical fact and
formatted using APA (6th Edition) standards. Note: Once an
exam has been started you must
complete it in a single session. You CANNOT logout and then
log back in to finish.
Late Work Policies
Unless arrangements have been made with your professor prior
to an assignment being due, late
work will receive a 10-point deduction for each day past the due
date. Work that is submitted
one week after the due date will receive a zero.
Exams – Unless arrangements have been made with your
professor prior to an exam being due,
your mid-term and final exams will not be reset unless the
university can verify a technical issue
beyond your control.
Course Assignments Percentage of Course
Grade
NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS LITERATURE REVIEW
PROJECT 30%
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW AND REPORT
12.5%
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND REPORT 12.5%
INTERVIEW A PROFRESSIONAL IN THE FIELD 15%
SUBMIT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 5%
ETHICAL PRACTICE BASED MIDTERM AND FINAL
EXAMS 15%
FORUM ACTIVITY 10%
Instructors have 7 days following the end of the course to
submit course grades to the University.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Collaboration on coursework, unless so
assigned by the course
instructor, is not allowed. All written assignments must be in
your own words and properly
referencing any paraphrases or quotes of published authors’
work (the latter of which should be
used very sparingly) and should submitted error free and in
accordance with the APUS writing
standards found in the Student Handbook in the e-classroom.
Students must attend to the above
VERY carefully. ANY copying from the Internet or other
published sources found in any course
assignments, including discussion boards will result in an
automatic score of zero with no option
http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/apa.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/
for revision. More than one instance of copying will result in a
failing grade for the course. You
should proofread each assignment carefully before submitting
it. Spelling and grammar errors
will result in point deductions.
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Grade Scale
APUS Grade Scale
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/grading
Course Schedule
Week
Assignment(s)
1
WEEK 1
WEEK 1 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
2
WEEK 2
WEEK 2 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
3
WEEK 3:
WEEK 3 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW AND REPORT
AND QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL IN
THE FIELD
This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
on
Sunday of Week 3.
4
WEEK 4:
MIDTERM NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS 1 – 5 RESEARCH
This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
on
Sunday of Week 4.
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/grading
ESSAY MIDTERM
ACTIVATED ON MONDAY OF WEEK 4 AT 1:00 AM EST –
DEACTIVATE AT 11:59 PM EST THAT SUNDAY
5
WEEK 5:
WEEK 5 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND REPORT
This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
on
Sunday of Week 5.
6
WEEK 6:
WEEK 6 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
7
WEEK 7:
WEEK 7 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW
This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
on
Sunday of Week 7.
8
WEEK 8:
WEEK 8 FORUM
Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
Submit all 10 NCFR Substance Area research paper reviews
(Mid-term paper combined with post midterm Substance
Areas 6 – 10 per assignment instructions) due in your
Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday.
ESSAY FINAL EXAM
ACTIVATED ON MONDAY OF WEEK 4 AT 1:00 AM EST –
DEACTIVATE AT 11:59 PM EST THAT SUNDAY
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Policies
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-
standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty
WRITING POLICY
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-policy
WRITING STANDARDS
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards
CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE
Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition
format must follow APA guidelines.
This course will require students to use the citation and
reference style established by the
American Psychological Association (APA), in which case
students should follow the guidelines
set forth in Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). (2010).
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Students are expected to submit classroom assignments by the
posted due date and to complete
the course according to the published class schedule. As adults,
students, and working
professionals I understand you must manage competing demands
on your time. Should you need
additional time to complete an assignment please contact me
before the due date so we can
discuss the situation and determine an acceptable resolution.
Routine submission of late
assignments is unacceptable and may result in points deducted
from your final course grade.
COURSE EXTENSIONS
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/extension
DROP/WITHDRAWAL POLICY
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/withdrawal
STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/rights-responsibilities
NETIQUETTE
Online universities promote the advance of knowledge through
positive and constructive debate-
-both inside and outside the classroom. Discussions on the
Internet, however, can occasionally
degenerate into needless insults and “flaming.” Such activity
and the loss of good manners are
not acceptable in a university setting--basic academic rules of
good behavior and proper
“Netiquette” must persist. Remember that you are in a place for
the fun and excitement of
learning that does not include descent to personal attacks, or
student attempts to stifle the
discussion of others.
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-
standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-policy
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/extension
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/withdrawal
http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/rights-responsibilities
• Technology Limitations: While you should feel free to explore
the full-range of creative
composition in your formal papers, keep e-mail layouts simple.
The Educator classroom
may not fully support MIME or HTML encoded messages,
which means that bold face,
italics, underlining, and a variety of color-coding or other
visual effects will not translate
in your e-mail messages.
• Humor Note: Despite the best of intentions, jokes and--
especially--satire can easily get
lost or taken seriously. If you feel the need for humor, you may
wish to add “emoticons”
to help alert your readers: ;-
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
Course content may vary from the outline to meet the needs of
this particular group.
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Academic Services
ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING
RESOURCES
The Online Library Resource Center is available to enrolled
students and to faculty from inside
the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to
online books, subscription
periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support
your classes and generally not
available through search engines on the open Web. In addition,
the Center provides access to
special learning resources, which the University has contracted
to assist with your studies.
Questions can be directed to [email protected]
Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University
maintains a special library with
a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our
professors’ publication, and services
to search and borrow research books and articles from other
libraries.
Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and
download over 50,000 titles,
which have been scanned and made available in electronic
format.
Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over
12,000 journals, which are
available in electronic form and only through limited
subscription services.
Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research
skills that also detect
plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on developing
topics and assignments that
encourage and guide students in producing papers that are
intellectually honest, original in
thought, and clear in expression. This tool helps ensure a
culture of adherence to the University's
standards for intellectual honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews
students' papers for matches with
Internet materials and with thousands of student papers in its
database, and returns an Originality
Report to instructors and/or students.
Smarthinking: Students have access to 10 free hours of tutoring
service per year through
Smarthinking. Tutoring is available in the following subjects:
math (basic math through
advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics),
accounting, statistics, economics,
Spanish, writing, grammar, and more. Additional information is
located in the Online Research
Center. From the ORC home page, click on either the “Writing
Center” or “Tutoring Center” and
then click “Smarthinking.” All login information is available.
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mailto:[email protected]
http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html?session-
id=062d95ed88cd62a022c27c8f497720c6
http://www.smarthinking.com/
Professor Biography
Dr. Bayley has Bachelor of Science in Sociology/Criminology
(with a minor in adult and
juvenile corrections), a Masters in Family Ecology (with
emphases in juvenile delinquency and
the bi-directional relationships between crime and the family),
and a Doctorate in Family and
Human Development (with emphases in juvenile delinquency,
crime and the family, and
improving law enforcement/juvenile interactions).
Professionally, he’s a retired correctional
officer from California and spent three years working as a
juvenile probation officer for the State
of Utah. His current areas of research include ethics training
for family life professionals and job
satisfaction among those in the child and family development
disciplines.
Appendix
Grades Explained
A = An exceptional grade for distinctly superior work. The
student demonstrates a clear ability to
understand and articulate the concepts presented, has
thoroughly mastered the subject, displays
marked initiative and exhibits intellectual curiosity. The student
has produced creative,
evaluative work of superior quality that shows a full range of
cognitive skills including
knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation.
B = An above average grade for achievement of a high order.
This grade is reserved for above
average work that falls below an "A". The student has
intellectually fulfilled the requirements
and has achieved excellence in all aspects of his/her work
including completeness, accuracy of
knowledge, independence, creativity, and critical thought. The
student demonstrates most levels
of cognitive skills including knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and
evaluation.
C = An average grade for a student who is performing
satisfactory work as one would expect of a
college student at his/her particular grade level and who devotes
a reasonable amount of time,
effort, and attention to assignments. A senior would be expected
to demonstrate higher quality
than a freshman. This is an average grade but not above
average and most students fall into this
range. The student shows evidence of knowledge about the
subject, is able to analyze concepts,
and demonstrates full participation in all aspects of the class,
evidencing middle level cognitive
skills including knowledge, comprehension, application, and
analysis.
D = A passing grade indicating that in one or more aspects the
student failed to achieve the
minimum course standards but demonstrated overall quality
sufficient to pass.
F = A grade for unsatisfactory performance that carries no
credit as a final grade.
+ or - can be added to a grade to indicate that the student falls
at the higher end or lower end of
the grade range. There is no A+ or F+.
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STUDENT WARNING This course syllabus is from a previous seme.docx

  • 1. STUDENT WARNING: This course syllabus is from a previous semester archive and serves only as a preparatory reference. Please use this syllabus as a reference only until the professor opens the classroom and you have access to the updated course syllabus. Please do NOT purchase any books or start any work based on this syllabus; this syllabus may NOT be the one that your individual instructor uses for a course that has not yet started. If you need to verify course textbooks, please refer to the online course description through your student portal. This syllabus is proprietary material of APUS. School of Arts & Humanities Child and Family Development CHFD498 Senior Seminar in Child and Family Development 3 Credit Hours 8 Week Course Table of Contents Instructor Information Evaluation Procedures Course Description Grading Scale Course Scope Course Outline Course Objectives Policies Course Delivery Method Academic Services
  • 2. Course Materials Instructor Information Instructor: APUS Faculty Table of Contents Course Description (Catalog) This course covers major issues within the field of child and family development. Historical underpinnings of theory and practice, factors influencing family function and dysfunction across the lifespan, family education and guidance, law and public policy related to children and families, family resource management, and ethical and professional issues confronting practitioners in field are examined. Extensive research, reading and synthesis of scholarly and professional resources are required. Prerequisite: Student must have SENIOR standing to register. Table of Contents
  • 3. Course Scope This capstone course incorporates child and family development related knowledge domains from the student’s undergraduate degree program, including fundamental and advance degree and discipline related concepts. It provides students with opportunities to demonstrate what they have learned during their academic careers and to prepare for entering their respective professional field specialties. Table of Contents Course Objectives Students successfully completing this course will demonstrate the following knowledge and skills: 1. Describes fundamental and advanced concepts concerning the processes of child and family development 2. Summarizes key contemporary issues facing children and families in contemporary society 3. Evaluates the validity of discipline related literature. 4. Explains the key ethical and professional issues confronting practitioners in field of child and family development
  • 4. Table of Contents Course Delivery Method This course delivered via distance learning will enable students to complete academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. Assignments include classroom dialogs accomplished in groups through threaded forums, examinations, and various written assignments. Table of Contents Course Materials Textbook: Tools for Ethical Thinking and Practice for Family Life Education (3rd Ed.). Publication of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) ISBN: 0-916174-700 Table of Contents Evaluation Procedures Evaluation procedures
  • 5. During this course students will engage in extensive and in- depth research, reading and writing activity. The assignments fall into three categories, a literature review, an investigation of organizational resources and an exploration of career opportunities related to the field of child and family development. Additionally, students will complete a major midterm and final exam containing essay questions focused on case vignettes concerning ethical issues confronting professionals in the field. Note: Once any type of assignment has been scored, it cannot be resubmitted for re-scoring. Resubmissions are reserved solely for advancing student knowledge. CHFD498 ASSIGNMENTS As a capstone course, CHFD498 is a writing intensive experience requiring students to engage with scholarly peer reviewed literature and other discipline related resources. It is expected that students entering this final phase of their undergraduate academic development will have an ability to communicate via advanced level writing in-depth knowledge of their discipline. While there are specific due dates for the assignments below, in general students should plan to work steadily across the eight weeks. None of the assignments are amenable to last minute work and submissions that appear rushed and/or cursory will result in significant point loss that may negatively impact the course grade. This is the student’s time to show that he or she has the knowledge and skills requisite for entry into her or his discipline related field or graduate level education. Note: All multiple part assignments should be
  • 6. submitted as a single file. ASSIGNMENT: NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS LITERATURE REVIEW PROJECT (Addresses Course Objectives 1 & 3) Below are the 10 “Substance Areas” of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), a professional organization whose mission it is to “To provide an educational forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establish professional standards, and work to promote family well-being” (http://www.ncfr.org/). During the 8 weeks of this senior seminar students will, with the guidance of their instructor, select and conduct a review of peer reviewed literature related to the 10 substance areas (Note: All articles must be retrieved from the APUS online library). The phrase “peer reviewed” means that a publication contains articles reviewed and deemed academically sound and scientifically rigorous by the author’s peers in the field. Students will select, from the larger body of child and family development literature, three peer reviewed journal articles per substance area and review, summarize and critique them in one paper per area (each article review should be between 1 and 1½ pages – double-spaced, equating to 3-4 ½ pages per substance area). The format for this assignment should be: 1) Substance Area Name a. Research article 1 (include the title of the article) b. Research article 2 (include the title of the article)
  • 7. c. Research article 3 (include the title of the article) Use this format for each of your Substance Areas. http://www.ncfr.org/ Week 4: Substance Areas 1 -5 reviews must be completed by the end of Week 4 of the course and compiled into a midterm literature review packet to be submitted by the end of the week. This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 4. Week 8: Similarly, by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 8, your Substance Areas 6 – 10 reviews must be compiled and combined with the previous five articles and submitted as one literature review with descriptions at the end of what was learned while conducting the course- long review. NOTE: This final paper forms the major writing assignment of this capstone course and as such should exemplify higher level writing skills and demonstration of knowledge relevant to degree discipline. It must be in compliance with university academic standards and formatting rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ is an excellent web-source for reviewing APA rules and fine tuning one’s APA formatting skills. A link to this website is located in the
  • 8. APUS online library. NCFR Substance Area #1 - FAMILIES IN SOCIETY e.g., Structures & Functions; Cultural Variations; Dating, Courtship, Marital Choice; Kinship; Cross-Cultural and Minority Families; Changing Gender Roles; Demographic Trends; Historical Issues; Work-Family Relationships; Societal Relations NCFR Substance Area #2 - INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF FAMILIES e.g., Internal Social Processes; Communication; Conflict Management; Normal Family Stresses; Family Crises; Special Needs in Families. NCFR Substance Area #3 - HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LIFESPAN e.g., Prenatal; Infancy; Early and Middle Childhood; Adolescence; Adulthood; Aging. NCFR Substance Area # 4 - HUMAN SEXUALITY e.g., Reproductive Physiology; Biological Determinants; Aspects of Sexual Involvement; Sexual Behaviors; Sexual Values and Decision-Making; Family Planning; Sexual Response; Sexual Dysfunction; Influence on Relationships NCFR Substance Area # 5 - INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS e.g., Self and Others; Communication Skills; Intimacy, Love, Romance; Relating to Others. NCFR Substance Area # 6 - FAMILY RESOURCE
  • 9. MANAGEMENT e.g., Goal Setting and Decision-Making; Development and Allocation of Resources; Social Environment Influences; Life Cycle and Family Structure Influences; Consumer Issues and Decisions. NCFR Substance Area # 7 - PARENT EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE e.g., Parenting Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Practices/Processes; Parent/Child Relationships; Variation in Parenting Solution s; Changing Parenting Roles Over the Life Cycle. NCFR Substance Area # 8 - FAMILY LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY e.g., Family and the Law; Family and Social Services; Family and Education; Family and the Economy; Family and Religion; Policy and the Family. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
  • 10. NCFR Substance Area # 9 - ETHICS e.g., Formation of Values; Diversity of Values in Pluralistic Society; Examining Ideologies; Social Consequences of Value Choices; Ethics and Technological Changes; Ethics of Professional Practice NCFR Substance Area # 10 - FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION METHODOLOGY e.g., Planning and Implementing; Evaluation; Education Techniques; Sensitivity to Others; Sensitivity to Community Concern. ASSIGNMENT: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW AND REPORT (Addresses Course Objective 1) For this assignment, research each of the organizations below and write a one and a half page summary of its purpose/function/benefits and the resources it offers to members and general the public (if available). NOTE: These five brief papers must contain paraphrases of organization website content with proper APA source citations in-text and as part of an attached “Reference(s)” page and NOT content
  • 11. copied directly from the sites (the latter constitutes plagiarism and will void the assignment points and result in a course grade of “F” if multiple instances are detected). This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 3. As with other written assignments, all work must be in compliance with university academic standards and formatting rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) www.aafcs.org National Council of Family Relations (NCFR) www.ncfr.org National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis Child Life Council, www.childlife.org ASSIGNMENT: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND REPORT (Addresses Course Objectives 1 & 2) After researching the child and family development related careers below write two thorough and succinct
  • 12. paragraphs summarizing the job responsibilities and career outlook for each. For this assignment, the Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls.gov/oco/) and the organizational websites above may prove helpful resources. Once the 12 sets of paragraphs are complete, compile them into a single APA formatted paper using the career titles as in-text headings. End the paper with a two to three paragraphs on which of the careers is most appealing and which is least appealing to you and explain why. This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 5. As with other written assignments, all work must be in compliance with university academic standards and formatting rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition. • Child Life Specialist • Early Childhood Intervention • Adult Protective Services • Court Appointed Special Service • Head Start Administrator/Teacher • Forensic Interviewer • Children's Protective Services
  • 13. http://www.aafcs.org/ http://www.ncfr.org/ http://www.naeyc.org/ http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis http://www.childlife.org/ http://www.bls.gov/oco/ • Pregnancy Centers • Adoption Agencies • Foster Care • Women's Shelters • Children's Camps ASSIGNMENT: INTERVIEW A PROFRESSIONAL IN THE FIELD Note: This assignment focuses on interviewing a professional whose primary responsibility is directly related to child or family development (for example, a school teacher would NOT be appropriate for this interview). Also, your interviewee cannot be a family member or close friend.
  • 14. (Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, & 4) For this assignment the student must develop a set of questions to be asked during an in-depth interview of a professional in the field of child and/or family development. The questions, which must be submitted to the course instructor for approval prior to the end of Week 3 of the course (be sure to include who you are interviewing and his/her title/position), should inquire about the interviewee’s job responsibilities, academic preparation for entry into the field including course work and practical hands-on training, on-the- job training and experience, satisfaction with the job and work environment, and recommendations to anyone considering entering the field. The interview must be finished and a paper including each question with a summary of the professional’s answers and two or three paragraphs at the end describing what the student learned during the interview is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 7. The lists of career opportunities and professional organizations above are good resources when choosing a professional to interview.
  • 15. Interviews may be conducted on site (for this the student must send to the potential interviewee a respectful and professional inquiry about the possibility of an interview) or on the phone. Online asynchronous (e.g. e-mail) or synchronous (e.g. IM or Chat) interviews are not acceptable for this assignment. A brief letter of documentation from the interviewee indicating that the interview was conducted over the phone or in-person must be submitted via e-mail—this must be sent directly by the interviewee from a professional e-mail account (not a hotmail, g-mail, or similar public domain) and not forwarded by the student (NOTE: This assignment will not be accepted for grading without the interviewee verification documentation (must be sent from his/her official work e-mail – no personal e-mail addresses will be accepted). Please send this documentation to both my regular APUS e-mail account AND copied to my personal e-mail address at: [email protected]). This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 7. As with other written assignments, all work must be in compliance with university academic standards and
  • 16. formatting rules of the American Psychological Association (APA) – 6th Edition. NOTE: Your final interview should be between 5-7 pages in length (double-spaced). Remember, this is an in-depth interview, not a series of brief questions. Forum Participation (Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, & 4) We will have weekly Forum Assignments. Each Forum will activate early Monday morning and comprise of two parts. Your initial reply (500 word minimum) to the question/topic will be due by Friday at 11:59 PM EST (70% of Forum score) and at least two follow-up responses (250 word minimum each) to two other students’ initial post by 11:59 PM EST Sunday (two days later – 30% of Forum score). All three replies should incorporate expanded thought and detail, and be posted to the Forum section of this class.
  • 17. Short or incomplete posts will have points deducted. In addition, the thoughts/position in your initial reply must be supported by at least two empirical sources (one of which must be an academic journal article). Acceptable empirical sources are limited to academic journals, textbooks, or government websites. Remember, your Forum posts should not be a review of literature, but instead your own personal beliefs supported by fact. All empirical support must be formatted using APA (6th Edition) standards. For those needing assistance with APA format, you might find the follow sites useful or as always, please feel free to contact me at anytime: APA Links http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/apa.htm http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/ Mid-term and Final Exams (Addresses Course Objectives 1, 2, 3, & 4) Students will complete a midterm and final exam comprised of essay questions requiring a demonstration of theoretical and applied applications of knowledge gained throughout this course and your degree
  • 18. program. As with your Forum responses, each Mid-term and Final exam reply must be supported by empirical fact and formatted using APA (6th Edition) standards. Note: Once an exam has been started you must complete it in a single session. You CANNOT logout and then log back in to finish. Late Work Policies Unless arrangements have been made with your professor prior to an assignment being due, late work will receive a 10-point deduction for each day past the due date. Work that is submitted one week after the due date will receive a zero. Exams – Unless arrangements have been made with your professor prior to an exam being due, your mid-term and final exams will not be reset unless the university can verify a technical issue beyond your control. Course Assignments Percentage of Course Grade
  • 19. NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS LITERATURE REVIEW PROJECT 30% PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW AND REPORT 12.5% CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND REPORT 12.5% INTERVIEW A PROFRESSIONAL IN THE FIELD 15% SUBMIT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 5% ETHICAL PRACTICE BASED MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS 15% FORUM ACTIVITY 10% Instructors have 7 days following the end of the course to submit course grades to the University. IMPORTANT NOTE: Collaboration on coursework, unless so assigned by the course instructor, is not allowed. All written assignments must be in your own words and properly referencing any paraphrases or quotes of published authors’ work (the latter of which should be used very sparingly) and should submitted error free and in accordance with the APUS writing
  • 20. standards found in the Student Handbook in the e-classroom. Students must attend to the above VERY carefully. ANY copying from the Internet or other published sources found in any course assignments, including discussion boards will result in an automatic score of zero with no option http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/apa.htm http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/ for revision. More than one instance of copying will result in a failing grade for the course. You should proofread each assignment carefully before submitting it. Spelling and grammar errors will result in point deductions. Table of Contents Grade Scale APUS Grade Scale http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/grading
  • 21. Course Schedule Week Assignment(s) 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 1 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. 2 WEEK 2
  • 22. WEEK 2 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. 3 WEEK 3: WEEK 3 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS REVIEW AND REPORT AND QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEW OF PROFESSIONAL IN THE FIELD This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 3. 4 WEEK 4:
  • 23. MIDTERM NCFR SUBSTANCE AREAS 1 – 5 RESEARCH This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 4. http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/grading ESSAY MIDTERM ACTIVATED ON MONDAY OF WEEK 4 AT 1:00 AM EST – DEACTIVATE AT 11:59 PM EST THAT SUNDAY 5 WEEK 5: WEEK 5 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board.
  • 24. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES RESEARCH AND REPORT This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 5. 6 WEEK 6: WEEK 6 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. 7 WEEK 7: WEEK 7 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW This assignment is due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST
  • 25. on Sunday of Week 7. 8 WEEK 8: WEEK 8 FORUM Topic assigned by instructor on the board. Submit all 10 NCFR Substance Area research paper reviews (Mid-term paper combined with post midterm Substance Areas 6 – 10 per assignment instructions) due in your Student Folder by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday. ESSAY FINAL EXAM ACTIVATED ON MONDAY OF WEEK 4 AT 1:00 AM EST – DEACTIVATE AT 11:59 PM EST THAT SUNDAY Table of Contents
  • 26. Policies ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing- standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty WRITING POLICY http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-policy WRITING STANDARDS http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards CITATION AND REFERENCE STYLE Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition format must follow APA guidelines. This course will require students to use the citation and reference style established by the American Psychological Association (APA), in which case students should follow the guidelines
  • 27. set forth in Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2010). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. LATE ASSIGNMENTS Students are expected to submit classroom assignments by the posted due date and to complete the course according to the published class schedule. As adults, students, and working professionals I understand you must manage competing demands on your time. Should you need additional time to complete an assignment please contact me before the due date so we can discuss the situation and determine an acceptable resolution. Routine submission of late assignments is unacceptable and may result in points deducted from your final course grade. COURSE EXTENSIONS http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/extension DROP/WITHDRAWAL POLICY http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/withdrawal STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  • 28. http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/rights-responsibilities NETIQUETTE Online universities promote the advance of knowledge through positive and constructive debate- -both inside and outside the classroom. Discussions on the Internet, however, can occasionally degenerate into needless insults and “flaming.” Such activity and the loss of good manners are not acceptable in a university setting--basic academic rules of good behavior and proper “Netiquette” must persist. Remember that you are in a place for the fun and excitement of learning that does not include descent to personal attacks, or student attempts to stifle the discussion of others. http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing- standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-policy http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/extension http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/withdrawal http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/rights-responsibilities
  • 29. • Technology Limitations: While you should feel free to explore the full-range of creative composition in your formal papers, keep e-mail layouts simple. The Educator classroom may not fully support MIME or HTML encoded messages, which means that bold face, italics, underlining, and a variety of color-coding or other visual effects will not translate in your e-mail messages. • Humor Note: Despite the best of intentions, jokes and-- especially--satire can easily get lost or taken seriously. If you feel the need for humor, you may wish to add “emoticons” to help alert your readers: ;- DISCLAIMER STATEMENT Course content may vary from the outline to meet the needs of this particular group. Table of Contents
  • 30. Academic Services ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING RESOURCES The Online Library Resource Center is available to enrolled students and to faculty from inside the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to online books, subscription periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support your classes and generally not available through search engines on the open Web. In addition, the Center provides access to special learning resources, which the University has contracted to assist with your studies. Questions can be directed to [email protected] Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University maintains a special library with a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our professors’ publication, and services to search and borrow research books and articles from other libraries.
  • 31. Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and download over 50,000 titles, which have been scanned and made available in electronic format. Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over 12,000 journals, which are available in electronic form and only through limited subscription services. Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research skills that also detect plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on developing topics and assignments that encourage and guide students in producing papers that are intellectually honest, original in thought, and clear in expression. This tool helps ensure a culture of adherence to the University's standards for intellectual honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews students' papers for matches with Internet materials and with thousands of student papers in its database, and returns an Originality Report to instructors and/or students. Smarthinking: Students have access to 10 free hours of tutoring
  • 32. service per year through Smarthinking. Tutoring is available in the following subjects: math (basic math through advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics), accounting, statistics, economics, Spanish, writing, grammar, and more. Additional information is located in the Online Research Center. From the ORC home page, click on either the “Writing Center” or “Tutoring Center” and then click “Smarthinking.” All login information is available. Table of Contents mailto:[email protected] http://www.turnitin.com/static/home.html?session- id=062d95ed88cd62a022c27c8f497720c6 http://www.smarthinking.com/ Professor Biography
  • 33. Dr. Bayley has Bachelor of Science in Sociology/Criminology (with a minor in adult and juvenile corrections), a Masters in Family Ecology (with emphases in juvenile delinquency and the bi-directional relationships between crime and the family), and a Doctorate in Family and Human Development (with emphases in juvenile delinquency, crime and the family, and improving law enforcement/juvenile interactions). Professionally, he’s a retired correctional officer from California and spent three years working as a juvenile probation officer for the State of Utah. His current areas of research include ethics training for family life professionals and job satisfaction among those in the child and family development disciplines. Appendix Grades Explained A = An exceptional grade for distinctly superior work. The student demonstrates a clear ability to understand and articulate the concepts presented, has
  • 34. thoroughly mastered the subject, displays marked initiative and exhibits intellectual curiosity. The student has produced creative, evaluative work of superior quality that shows a full range of cognitive skills including knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. B = An above average grade for achievement of a high order. This grade is reserved for above average work that falls below an "A". The student has intellectually fulfilled the requirements and has achieved excellence in all aspects of his/her work including completeness, accuracy of knowledge, independence, creativity, and critical thought. The student demonstrates most levels of cognitive skills including knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. C = An average grade for a student who is performing satisfactory work as one would expect of a college student at his/her particular grade level and who devotes a reasonable amount of time,
  • 35. effort, and attention to assignments. A senior would be expected to demonstrate higher quality than a freshman. This is an average grade but not above average and most students fall into this range. The student shows evidence of knowledge about the subject, is able to analyze concepts, and demonstrates full participation in all aspects of the class, evidencing middle level cognitive skills including knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis. D = A passing grade indicating that in one or more aspects the student failed to achieve the minimum course standards but demonstrated overall quality sufficient to pass. F = A grade for unsatisfactory performance that carries no credit as a final grade. + or - can be added to a grade to indicate that the student falls at the higher end or lower end of the grade range. There is no A+ or F+.