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St. Petersburg College (ECampus)SGY 2430 Marriage and Family (Online)

Dr. L. McDonnell

Summer 2018

Office: PW702F Seminole Campus

Office Hours: via phone appointment only.

*Email or call for an appointment as I may be in a meeting

Phone: 727-394-6039

Fax: 727-444-6505

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://it.spcollege.edu/course_info/inquiry.cfm?number=985

***An e-mail is always the quickest way to reach me. E-mails during the week will be returned within 24 hrs.***

Course Description:

Prerequisite: ENC 0020 or EAP 1695 or appropriate score on the SPC placement

test. This course deals with the following topics: human sexuality, pair

relationships, love, communication, the dynamics of marital interaction, and

alternative life styles. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements

outlined in the General Education Requirements. 47 contact hours.

Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will demonstrate understanding of human sexuality as an integral

part of each individual.

2. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of the individual in the paired relationship.

3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the nature of human love.4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the origins and functions of the American

family.5. The student will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary alternative American lifestyles

in a

changing society.

6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of communication and the skills necessary for its implementation.

7. The student will demonstrate increased ability in writing.

Course Objectives Stated in Performance Terms:

1. The student will demonstrate understanding of human sexuality as an integral part of each individual by:

1. describing male and female sexual response.

2. identifying stages and reactions to pregnancy and childbirth.3. identifying methods of contraception.4. distinguishing types of venereal diseases and their progressive stages.

2. The student will demonstrate knowledge into the role of the individual in the

paired relationship by:

1. recognizing the realities and dynamics of paired relationships.2. recalling the strengths and weaknesses inherent in paired relationships.

3. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the nature of human love by:4. identifying major theories and models of love relationships.5. recognizing the physical and psychological factors inherent in love.

4. The student will demonstrate knowledge of the origins and functions of the American family by:

5. identifying social changes that have affected the American family and the various forms it has taken.

1. recognizing the functions of the family in the provision of affection, security, and support for its members.

1. identifying current pressures and problems in society that affect the American family and its individual members.

5. The student will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary alternative American life styles

in a changing society by:

1. identifying alternative American life styles.2. recognizing both positive and negative factors found in alternative life styles.

6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of communication and the skills necessary for its implementation by:

7. recognizing the stages and elements involved in the process of communication.

8. identifying skills and techniques that may be adopted for successful communication.

7. The student will demonstrate increased ability in writing by planning and writing one or more of the following (all of which are evaluated):

1. research, analysis, outline, evaluation or other types of papers completed

outside of the direct classroom experience.

1. research, analysis, outline, journal, evaluation or other types of essays

completed during the direct classroom experience.

1. any type of expository, evaluative, persuasive or personal response

writing as described in the college publication entitled " A Resource

Manual for Writing Across the Curriculum."

Required Texts:

Benokraitis, N. (2012). Marriages and Families: Changes, Choices, and Constratins. (7th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Course Policies:

GENERAL

Our semester begins on 5/14/18. Our course is all online. You will be able to access your on-line assignments 7 days per week. There are 4 large Modules that will be completed throughout the term. Each Module will have its own deadline. This is NOT a correspondence class hence you will NOT be able to work ahead through the 4 modules. There is NO midterm or final exam in this class. All quizzes are taken online.

How do these modules work? Module 1, 2 and 4 are 2 weeks long and Module 3 is 3 weeks long. You will need to complete the work in the Module by the deadline. You will have ONE VERY LARGE Discussion with MANY questions for the entire module that is due at the end of the Module. It will contain all questions for all chapters assigned in the Module. A peer post will also be due at the end of the module. You MUST post all discussion answers in ONE POSTING. Do NOT post in multiple posts or I will count off! In order to be counted as present for the week,

you MUST complete the Quiz for the week. Completing other work will not count you as present for the week. Attendance is taken by completing a quiz. All other work in the module will be due the last Sunday before the Module closes. Once closed, you cannot complete the Module.

There is an Announcement page inside our on-line classroom. Please check it frequently for changes, etc.

ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES

When are assignments due? MyCourses runs on Eastern Standard Time. Our weeks run from Monday to Sunday, 11:55 pm, EST. For example, during each week, you will have on-line Quiz/quizzes due by Sunday, 11: 55 pm EST of the week assigned. All other assignments are due the last Sunday before the Module closes. If you turn in a late assignment (with a documented valid excuse), you will not be able to earn higher than a 70% on it. Once a Module closes, you will NOT be able to complete the work in that Module.

Where are assignments posted? Assignments must be posted in the correct area. All Discussions and peer posts MUST be posted in the correct Discussion Thread. Other assignments MUST be posted to the Dropbox provided. No assignments will be accepted via email. If you email me your work, you will earn a ZERO.

Late Policy:

Late work will earn no higher than a 70% (Late quizzes not taken during the module due will earn a zero. Quizzes cannot be made up). Once a module closes, you can make up that Module’s Discussion by posting it to the LATE FOLDER. No peer postings can be made up if not posted in the Module due. You must label your work in the late folder or it will not be graded. Late work is graded at the end of the term. Quizzes CANNOT be made up. They must be completed while the Module is open. No late work will be accepted after Sunday, 12/6 at 11:55 pm, EST.

What is late? 11:56 pm, EST is late. Be sure you do not wait until the last minute and try to argue that your clock said you had time but MyCourses was ahead of your clock. This tells me you waited until the last minute to post and I will not be sympathetic. Do NOT wait until the last minute to post your assignments.

As an online student, you have the responsibility to make sure you have access to a computer with online services at all times during the semester. As your online instructor, I bear the same responsibility. If my computer breaks, or I lose internet, I must remedy the situation immediately as not to interrupt your online class. If your computer breaks, or you lose internet, I expect the SAME FROM YOU. There is free computer and internet usage at the local library, and at St. Petersburg College. I will NOT give extra time to anyone if your computer breaks or your online service is interrupted. This is NOT a valid excuse for an online class. Students who sign up for internet classes must have computer and internet access.

Be sure to back up all on-line work in the event that it gets lost in cyber space. Always double check to make sure your work posts. This is your responsibility. In the event that there is a grade discrepancy, YOU bear the burden of proof. Also, do NOT wait until the last minute to submit your work and then expect extra time if you have computer trouble or MyCourses is slow since many students are on late Sunday night trying to turn your work in. This is NOT a valid excuse.

COMMUNICATION

All students are required to use their SPC e-mail. I will NOT answer any e-mails that are not from SPC addresses. (No yahoo, hotmail, etc.). All e-mails must contain your first and last name, which class you are in, what section the course is, the title of the assignment and week it is due. I teach several on-line courses so you must ALWAYS tell me which class and section you are in. E-mails that are not correctly labeled will be sent back unanswered. It is MANDATORY that you use our class email located under the COMMUNICATE TAB in MyCourses.

Instructor Response: I will respond to your e-mails within 24 hours Monday-Friday. If you e-mail me over the weekend or on Friday after I check my email, I may not get back to you until Monday.

GRADING:

All grades will be posted to the online grade book by SUNDAY of the following week after the ENTIRE Module is completed unless otherwise specified. If you turn in an assignment and did not understand it, you will not be given a 2nd chance. It is your responsibility to ask before you submit your assignment, if you do not understand. Everyone gets ONE chance to turn in an assignment and TWO chances to take a quiz. However, the final quiz may only be taken one time.

You are expected to examine your grades every week after they have been entered. If there is an error, you need to notify me within a day or two to get it corrected. For instance, Discussions are worth 3 points. Sometimes you may earn a 2.5/3. Because I grade so many Discussions per week, your grade may have been mistakenly entered as a 25 instead of 2.5. If this is the case, you are expected to report this. At the end of the term, I review all grades and catch these errors. If you don't report this error, your average will seem much higher than it should be all term until it is corrected. If at the end of the term, you find out you are really failing the class due to this typo, the responsibility will fall on you for not letting me know this when the grades were posted since you have a duty to check your own grades. This syllabus will serve as notification to you.

You will be provided with information on how to calculate your own grade and you are expected to do this.

A note on Incompletes: Incompletes are rarely granted and if granted are only done so under the most exceptional circumstances. You will NOT be given an Incomplete to save your grade from being an F in the class.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance will be taken every week by the instructor. I will take attendance on-line via your weekly quizzes.

How does on-line attendance work? In order to be counted as present, you MUST take the quiz assigned each week. It does not matter if you complete any other work in the on-line classroom. If you do NOT take the quiz by Sunday night of the assigned week, you will be counted absent for the week. Excessive absences will lead to an administrative drop.

On-line Postings:

Remember that anything you post in our on-line classroom will be viewed by me, other students and administrators. Be mindful of what you write as it may someday be used in a court of law. Students who copy another student’s work in the Discussion will earn a zero on that assignment. A second infraction will be grounds for an F in the course and possible expulsion from the college. What you write also reflects your level of professionalism as a college student. Please visit the following site on NETIQUETTE.

http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

LIBRARY SERVICES

There are libraries at various SPC sites. You may choose the one that is most convenient for you. You also can access library services online at

http://go.spcollege.edu/pages/dynamic.aspx?id=2147484667

Academic Support:

The Library Online is accessible at http://www.spcollege.edu/libraries/

Technical Support:

If you are experiencing technical challenges in the course, first review the information, resources and FAQ at http://www.spcollege.edu/ecampus/help/index.shtml

If you need personal technical support, call Technical Support at 727-341-HELP (4357).

Dropping the Course:

It is your responsibility, as a student to withdraw from this course if you choose to do so. If so, you must do it by the withdrawal date which is 6/22/18. This is the last day to drop with a W. To find out the last day to drop with a refund, please visit the SPC online catalogue. Any student wishing to withdraw from the course must do so his or herself online in MY SPC registration found at http://www.spcollege.edu as well as contact the instructor. All students registered in the course after the withdrawal date will receive a grade as outlined in this syllabus. Students who abandon the course or do not withdraw themselves by the withdrawal date are subject to receive an F grade in the course. By SPC policy (enacted Feb. 2005), students cannot withdraw from a course after the withdrawal deadline. (If this is your 3rd time taking the course, you cannot withdraw from the course – State of Florida regulation).

MyCourses Log Off:

In order to better serve our faculty and students, we are asking that you use the log off button when completing online course work. By logging off, server space is freed, thereby optimizing the system.

Grading Policy:

100%-90% = A

89%-80% = B

79%-70% = C

69%-60% = D

59% or below = F

*No extra credit is available so you are expected to do well on all assignments and quizzes.

Assignments:

Work Percentage4 LARGE Module Discussions (1000 word minimum) and

Peer Responses (100 word minimum): Both due at end

30%

of module. Annotated Bibliography due by the end of the Module assigned 25%

Journal Article Review due by the end of the Module assigned. 25%

15 Weekly Quizzes Due by the end of each week. Attendance is taken via weekly quizzes. If you don’t take the weekly quiz, you will be counted absent.

20%

Total: 100%

GRADING RUBRICS

Weekly Discussion Questions/Peer Responses

Discussion Questions are due at the end of every MODULE. Please answer the discussion questions and post them in the thread provided. You MUST POST ALL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN ONE POST. DO NOT RETYPE MY QUESTIONS. ONLY INCLUDE YOUR ANSWERS AND NUMBER THEM. If you do not respond to another classmate, the highest you can earn is a C. Responses such as “Good point” or, “I agree”, etc…. will NOT earn any credit. Your responses to your classmates need to be thoughtful. Remember, participation cannot be made up if you do not post during the Module due. Read the grading rubric for the word count. Your Discussion post must be at least 1000 words and the peer post (only one required) must be at least 100 words. If you choose to comment on more than one peer, at least one post must meet the 100 word count. Discussion is worth 30% of your total grade.

1 Peer post: Provide valuable and thoughtful feedback to your classmates (minimum 100 words) Due by the end of the Module assigned. If you post to more than one peer, at least one peer post must meet the 100 word count.

POINTS

.9 points

Main post: Present original ideas or personal examples that apply to the concepts being discussed (minimum 1000 words) Due by the end of the Module assigned.

2.1 points

Annotated Bibliography: Due the end of the Module assigned.

You will be asked to choose 5 internet sites on an issue of your choice dealing with Marriage and Family. You will be given a site that will help you evaluate websites since any Joe Blow can write their own opinion on the web. Your sites must be reputable sites. It is important that you follow the rubric exactly so that you do not lose points. For each website, I recommend that you number 1-8 corresponding to the rubric to ensure you do not leave anything out.

1) the correct URL 1 point

2) the correct author and/or source1 point

3) a brief description of the scope and type of information contained in the reference 1 point

4) the main ideas/thesis of the author 1 point5) the usefulness of the site to students and others in the field of sociology 1 point

6) apply a one of the three major theories to the site and tell my how it applies. Simply stating that conflict theory applies does NOT satisfy this requirement. You must 1 point justify your choice by referring to the tenants of the paradigms

3 point

7)What is missing from this site? What should have been included? 1 point

8) How is this topic related to sociology? 1 pointThis is a total of 10 points.

Your annotated bibliography is worth 25% of your grade.

How do I complete an annotated bibliography? Go to your favorite web browser and research 5 online websites that deal with a marriage and family research paper topic. (You are NOT writing a research paper here). You need to choose a topic that deals with marriage and family. Make sure you address every point in the rubric above for each of your 5 websites. Here is a website that tells you how to review a website. Use care in picking the 5 sites. Remember, any JOE BLOW can place a web site on the web. You are NOT looking for someone's personal opinion. APA must be used in your research paper. This is due by Sunday of Week 7, 11:55 pm, EST. Please post it to the dropbox provided. No attachments please. Examples on how to review a web site are found in the following: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalcrit.html

Visit these APA websites if you need help with APA (American Psychological Association) style when you write your annotated bibliography.

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html

http://citationmachine.net/

Online Journal Assignment: Due at the end of the Module assigned.

Go to the SPC online library website. Look up a Sociology of the Family academic journal. If you don’t know how to do this, see the posting I have from the online librarian in the threads or contact her. Her contact information is in the purple highlight above. You may choose any topic you like as long as it is on the FAMILY. Once you choose your journal and find an article you like, read it 3 or 4 times very carefully. I recommend you print it and use a highlighter and take notes in the margin to help you address the points below in the grading rubric. Make sure you follow the rubric carefully. Please label all areas of your paper to correspond to the points on the rubric. For instance, Part I should be the APA citation of your journal article. Part II should be your summary, etc. You will need to submit this to the dropbox during the date due. No attachments allowed. Due at the end of the Module assigned.

Online Journal Review Assignment Grading Rubric

1) APA citation of the journal article4 points

2) Summary of article- This should be around 5 paragraphs 4 points

3) the major findings in the article 4 points4) What type of research was used (refer to chapter on Scientific Sociology) (qualitative or quantitative?)

4 points

5) What type of research design was used? (survey, experiment, existing data, etc.) 4 points

6) What did you learn? 4 points7) How would the article be helpful to sociologists and other readers? 4 point

Total points: 28

Your online journal review is worth 25% of your grade.

15 Quizzes: (Due at the end of the end of each week assigned. Attendance is taken each week by you taking a quiz. If you don’t take the weekly quiz when assigned, you will be counted absent.)

Quizzes will all be multiple choice and will be taken online. You may use of your books and/or notes. I expect you to study the chapters assigned. You will be allowed to take each quiz 1 time. Your score will be an average of the two attempts, NOT the highest score. It is advised that you study for these. You will NOT be allowed to review your answers or what you got wrong here as these quizzes are a measuring instrument of how well you retain the material and NOT a learning tool. If you want a learning tool, use the practice quizzes located on the online textbook website. You can see what you did wrong on the practice quizzes there. Quizzes are 20% of your total grade. All quizzes must be taken by the end of each week assigned. Attendance is taken via weekly quizzes. Once the Module closes, you cannot make up that Module’s work.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module I 5/14-5/27

Week 1: 5/14 THE CHANGING FAMILY

Reading: Chapter 1, (Benokraitis)

Weekly Discussion : Begin working on your discussion questions. Please answer the discussion questions and post them in the thread provided once you have answered ALL module questions (This is due at the end of the Module). Be sure to respond to another classmate to earn your participation points. Responses such as “Good point” or, “I agree”, etc…. will NOT earn any credit. Your responses to your classmates need to be thoughtful. Remember, participation cannot be made up if you do not post by the time the Module closes. Discussion due by the end of the module. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED IN ONE POSTING. If you post your answers in several different postings, I WILL count off. The peer post is due at the end of the Module TOO.

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Quiz 1 (Must be taken this week to be counted as present!)

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Reading: Chapter 2

Discussion Questions: Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts.

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Week 2: 5/21 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Reading Chapter 3


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RACIAL AND ETHNIC FAMILIES

Readings Chapter 4

Discussion Questions : Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts. Post 1 Peer Post.

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Module II 5/28-6/10 (This module is 2 weeks long)

Week 3: 5/28 GENDER ROLES AND SOCIALIZATION

Reading Chapter 5

Discussion Questions Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts.

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LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY

Read Chapters 6 & 7

Discussion Questions : Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts.

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Week 4: 6/4 DATING AND MATE SELECTION

Readings Chapter 8


Annotated Bibliography: Due by the end of Module II

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Module III 6/19-7/2 (3 weeks long)

Week 5: SINGLE, COHABITATING AND OTHER OPTIONS

Readings: Chapter 9

Discussion Questions Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts. Post Peer 1 post!

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Week 6: MARRIAGE

Reading: Chapter 10

Discussion Questions : Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts.

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Online Journal Review Assignment Due Due by the end of Module III


TO PARENT OR NOT TO PARENT?

Read Chapter 11


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Week 7: RAISING CHILDREN

Reading: Chapter 12


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WORK AND FAMILIES

Readings: Chapter 13

Discussion Questions Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts. Post 1 peer post.

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Module IV 7/2-7/15

Week 8: FAMILY VIOLENCE



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DIVORCE AND SEPARATION



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Week 9: REMARRIAGE, THE AGING FAMILY

Readings: Chapters 16 & 17

Discussion Questions Work on questions to post ENTIRE post at end of module. Do NOT post answers in individual posts. Post 1 peer post.

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Quiz 15 Due by the end of Module IV. No work can be made up once this Module closes. Must be taken this week for attendance as well.

No late work for Module IV will be accepted after 7/15, 11:55 pm EST.

*Note: If any information in this syllabus is contradicting, it is the student’s responsibility to ask the professor. The professor will determine how the contradiction will be cleared up and will communicate it to the class in writing via email or course announcement. The professor also reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the syllabus in

furtherance of education. Again, any changes made will be communicated in writing via email or course announcement.

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