Tentative Course Schedule: Below is in outline of the content activities for each week of the course. Please note most week’s we will be covering TWO modules and TWO chapters. This is intended to serve as a guideline and subject to change. Students are required to check the Announcements page of the course, emails from the professor, and the course calendar to stay current with all assignments including activities, quizzes and exams. Start time End time 1.00am 11.59pm Monday Sunday Chapter being covered: Assignment/Activity Date End Week 1 01/9/2017 Introductions, overview of course, syllabi and activity. Read chapter 1 for the week and complete anything assigned in class. 1 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 2 2&3 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 3 4&5 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 4 6 Mid-term exam Chapters 1-6 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Take online mid-term exam Week 5 7&8 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 6 9&10 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 7 11&12 Complete all weekly requirements by end date and then read next chapter for class. Week 8 Final exam Complete all weekly
BE SURE TO RESPOND TO ALL PARTS of an assignment to maximize points received. The following areas are ALSO considered and reviewed for quality, quantity & content. Content, Focus, Use of Text/Research Analysis and Critical Thinking Writing Style, Grammar, APA Formatting, and length requirements 50% 30% 20% Submission successfully answers the assignment question(s) thoroughly and uses the text and/or other required literature. Submission exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation). Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate. Grammatical skills are strong with almost no errors per page. Correct use of APA formatting as well as length requirements are met. Academic Honesty: Cheating on Examinations and Assignments Academic misconduct consists of cheating of any kind with respect to examinations and assignments as well as the unauthorized possession and/or use of exams, papers, and materials. Cheating includes unauthorized use of “crib” notes, “cheat sheets”, cell-phones, PDA’s, I-Pods, and collusion with other students. Additionally the use of test banks, answer keys, stolen exams and instructor’s manuals are expressly forbidden from usage by students at anytime during this course. · Plagiarism: as defined by the Little, Brown Essential Handbook for Writers, 4th edition, is the presentation of someone else’s ideas or words as your own. Whether deliberate or accidental, plagiarism is a serious and often punishable offense (Aaron, 2001). · Deliberate plagiarism: is copying a sentence from a source and passing it off as your own and, summarizing someone else’s ideas without acknowledging your debt (ex. buying a term paper and handing it in as your own) (Aaron, 2001). · Accidental plagiarism: is forgetting to place quotation marks around another author’s or writer’s words, omitting a source citation because you’re not aware of the need for it, or carelessly copying a source when you mean to paraphrase (Aaron, 2001). Guidelines