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Attendance is a vital part of your classroom experience. However, I also understand that things happen and are often outside of our control.
Every student will begin the class with 15 attendance points. Additionally, you will be given two "free" absences. There are intended to help you get through emergency situations. Every absence from class after your first two (3rd, 4th, etc.) will result in 5 points being taken from your attendance points. Please Note, this point deduction can take your Attendance points into the negative range. Please see example 2 below.
Example 1: A student who misses 4 class periods throughout the entire semester will receive an attendance grade of 5.
Example 2: A student who misses 7 class periods throughout the entire semester will receive an attendance grade of -10.
Attendance will be taken before the end of class. If you arrive late it is your responsibility to meet with the instructor after class (or during breaks) to get yourself marked as present. I will keep this score, but it will not be posted to Canvas. I expect that you will keep track of this for your own records and ease of reference.
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 1st, 2019.
Department Research Paper
This formal research paper should be Research based, Not opinion-based! If you merely write your opinion on the topic, you will receive a 0 for this assignment. This assignment is a formal research paper. You should write in 3rd person focusing on what academic sources have reported in their research (e.g., “Blashfield et al. (2014) conducted a review…”), and not in 1st person (“I think that…”; “I enjoyed…”; “It seems to me…”; et cetera). You should also be sure to use academic terminology from our course materials.
This paper will be submitted via Canvas. You will write a 3-5 page, typed & double-spaced, 12-point font paper. Please include a cover page and reference page in APA format. Cover page and reference page DO NOT count toward the 3-4 page requirement. Please DO NOT INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT for this assignment. Directly after your cover page, begin writing your paper. Reviews are to be typewritten, and most importantly CITED in APA format throughout the body of your paper. Please Google OWL Purdue APA format for a good resource on how to use APA formatting. At least three reliable, academic sources should be used to support your writing (one must be from a primary source).
For this assignment, please write about the death, dying and grieving process. Using academic articles, at least one primary reference and your text, carefully address the following topics:
- Describe stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process (a grieving child, teenager, adult, etc).
- Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the death, dying and grieving process.
- Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues of sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage / parenting, in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process.
- Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences relating to the death, dying and grieving process, including both continuity and changes.
- Describe different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic) in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process.
- Identify examples of some cultural and ethnic differences relating to the death, dying and grieving process.
- Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the death, dying and grieving process.
- Evaluate empirical / quantitative research findings from at least one of your primary references (such as statistics, data, charts, etc) relating to the death, dying and grieving process
A rubric for the grading of this assignment will be placed in Canvas under “Files” for your reference. This grade is 10 points of your overall grade in the class. However, failure to complete a paper will result in an automatic grade of "F" in the course. You should not write more than five pages, and no extra credit will be given for doing so. As with all other assignments, no late papers will be accepted.
Extra Credit Paper- Class Summary Report
- The paper must be submitted as a complete paper. This means you will need an introduction and conclusion.
- Appropriate grammar, punctuation, and spelling is required.
- Citations from your book or any other source must follow APA guidelines.
- Your paper must include at least one (1) source other than your textbook. Use your best judgment when choosing your source(s).
- Every submitted paper must include at least one (1) paragraph summarizing the important points of every chapter that we covered in this class. This means that you will need to have a paragraph covering each of the following chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.
- Your paper must include at least one (1) paragraph summarizing your thoughts on the material that was covered and what you've learned. Additionally, you may wish to let me know how what you learned has influenced your life.
Your paper is due in my e-mail box by 6:00 PM on 12/05/2019. Late papers will not be accepted.
Course Specific Testing Procedures
On test days students will be expected to (to the best of their ability):
- Place all materials (i.e. Bags, note books, textbooks, Cell phones, tablets, etc.) at the front of the room away from where students are sitting.
- Sit with as much space as possible between themselves and another student.
Additional policies include the following:
- Any student wearing a hat of any sort will be asked to remove it and show the instructor the top and bottom of the hat.
- Once the first student has completed and turned in their test, no further tests will be handed out. Please be prompt on testing days.
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