Grading:
- Pass/Fail
- 85% of total possible points = passing grade.
Syllabus Information Disclaimer: Information contained in this syllabus, other than the grading, late assignments, makeup work, and attendance policies, may be subject to change with advance notice, as deemed appropriate by the instructor.
Because calendar changes are inevitable, please check Canvas daily for important information about this course to include assignments. I use Canvas Announcements to communicate with you.
Course Requirements and Assignments (See Canvas for Grading Rubrics)
1. DISCLAIMER: Please know I want to be a support to you and because I am operating
within a system, I am limited in what I can and can’t do to support you. If you are in need of accommodations, please reach out to the Disability Resource Center on campus who can help you access short-term and long-term accommodations. If you have a complaint about any professor or course on campus, please take the following steps:
- Talk to the professor
- If you feel like you can’t talk to the professor, please go to the chair of the department, contact information for this person can be found on the department’s website.
- Other resources include:
- Dean of the college where the course is housed
- Provost’s office
- Dean of Students
- Regardless of the steps you take, leaving feedback in your end of semester course evaluations is important. These are anonymous; instructors do not have access to them until after grades are posted.
2. Emotional Safety - Emotional Safety - Emotional Safety - Emotional Safety - Due to the
emotionally and psychologically vulnerable content that will be discussed throughout this course, it is essential that all participants contribute to an environment of emotional safety. In the event of a student participating in emotionally unsafe comments/behavior, the instructor will provide feedback which will serve as a warning. At that time, the student will be invited to converse with the instructor about what made their comments/behavior emotionally unsafe. If the behavior is repeated, students will be referred to campus services. If you find you are emotionally overwhelmed by content in this or any other course, the University Counseling and Psychological Services Center (CAPS) is a resource available to you. The phone number for CAPS is: 435.865.8621.
3. As a student in this course, you are responsible for the content presented in this
course and for your own learning. If you need help, please ask. If you have questions about the material that you are interested in or curious about that is not addressed in the course, please ask. If you have questions about expectations for an assignment, please ask. If you do not understand a concept being taught/discussed, please ask. The instructor is a resource to you; however, if you do not communicate that you need help, the instructor cannot help you.
4. All assignments are due at midnight on the due date unless otherwise noted and should be
turned in via Canvas. The instructor will not accept assignments turned in any other way.
5. Assignments may be turned in early. You may turn in up to 3 assignments up to 3 days
late without questions or penalty. Any late work beyond this will only be accepted if you have formal accommodations in place through the
Disability Resource Center or support through the Office of Student Outreach and Support. This applies to all assignments that will receive a grade. Please do not rely on Canvas to remind you of when assignments are due; please be proactive and know when assignments are due. All assignments for the semester are already entered into Canvas.
6. All documentation must be done in APA 7th Edition format. For this course, abstracts,
cover pages and headings are not necessary. You will not be docked for using these. When required to use outside sources, students are expected to use credible sources; wikipedia is not allowed for use as a reference in this course. OWL at Purdue is a great resource! Please do not rely on any automatic reference/citation formatting tools/engines as these often produce incorrect citations/references. If you are going to pursue your education in the social sciences field, you may find it useful to purchase an APA manual. If it is discovered that you used a false source, generated by AI or any other source, this will be considered academic dishonesty and SUU Policy 6.33 will be followed.
7. It is expected that all work you turn in is created and developed by you. If you use AI,
the expectation for this course is that you use it as a resource and not a robot. You must properly cite it if you use it. If it is discovered that you are using AI without properly citing it or you use AI to generate work that you turn in as your own,
SUU Policy 6.33 for Academic Integrity will be followed.
8. All papers must be typed in either Arial or Times New Roman with a 12 point font, 1
inch margins and double spaced.
9. Grammar and following instructions matters! Your grade will be affected by these
things. Please pay attention to page requirements - both minimums and limitations. Once the page limit is reached, I will stop reading and any information included after that point will not be considered in your grade. While your grade will be impacted according to assignment rubrics for incorrect grammar and poor writing mechanics, because of the amount of time it takes to do so, I will not be editing your papers as I grade them.
10. Critical thinking, grammar and following instructions matters! Your grade will be
affected by these things. Please pay attention to page limitations. Once the page limitation is reached, I will stop reading and any information included after that point will not be included.
11. Syllabus Quiz (25 points) - Please review the syllabus. After you have done so, please
take the syllabus quiz which also counts as your commenced attendance quiz. This needs to be done by the due date for points; it will remain open until the commenced attendance deadline. If you do not take it by then, you are at risk of being dropped from the course. Please see Canvas for the due date.
12. Introduction Video (25 Points). In order to make this online class as personal as
possible, please record an introduction of yourself that you will upload to a discussion board. Instructions on how to do this are included in the discussion board. Please see Canvas for the due date.
14. Internship Goals and Discussion (20 points). It will be easy for an outside objective
observer to determine whether or not you accomplished a well-written goal because it follows the SMART goal structure (or something similar). After reading the article from Mind Tools posted in Module 1 and discussing them with your supervisor (after beginning your internship), please submit at least 3 goals you have for your internship following the SMART goals outline. Please make them Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time Bound. Please comment on at least 1 other student’s posted goals. Please see Canvas for the due date.
15. Article Summaries (3 Summaries, 25 points each). Please read the 2 assigned articles
that are posted in Canvas and find one additional academic article about experiential learning within higher education. The academic article you find should be either a
meta-analysis or systematic review. These terms can be included in your library search for articles. For each article, please write and submit a 1 page paper that includes a summary of what you learned from the article, your thoughts about the article, and how the article specifically applies to you and your educational experience(s) and/or career path. Please see Canvas for the due dates.
16. Internship Project (100 Points). For this assignment, you will design and implement a
project that adds value to the program/agency that is hosting your internship. The project should include professional content that supports families through education and added resources. Please consult with your supervisor or other colleagues about an appropriate project that would be helpful to your internship site and find at least 2 academic sources that support the project you implement. Specific examples are intentionally being omitted from this syllabus and assignment instructions in Canvas in order to avoid interfering with your brainstorming about potential projects. Please ask for help if you need it as you complete this portion of your project. For this assignment, you will be graded on:
- Project Proposal (50 points): Please complete the project proposal form found in Canvas. When you click on the link, you will be invited to make a copy of the proposal. Please make a copy and do whatever you want with the form; you do need to include the information included on the form. After completing the form, please upload a copy of your completed project proposal. You MUST have the advance approval of both your supervisor and the course instructor in order to receive credit for your project. Please see Canvas for the due date.
- Implementation Summary (50 points): Write or complete a thorough summary about what you did for your project, how you went about doing it, how the project turned out, the benefit it did and/or will have to the agency and individuals/families served, and insights you have gained through this project about family services and/or family life education. You may format this however you want ie a bulleted list, a formal paper, a slideshow (google slides, Canva, Powerpoint, etc…) or something else. Please see Canvas for the due date.
17. Journal Entries (5 entries, 20 points each). 5 times throughout the semester, you will be
asked to make a post in a Padlet discussion board in Canvas about your learning experiences and processes within your internship. The instructor will be looking for critical thinking, self-reflection and application of theories/concepts learned throughout your academic program. The purpose of this assignment is to process what you are learning. In order to receive full credit, you will need to write at least 1 paragraph about the discussion prompt for the week. For each journaling assignment, please also thoughtfully comment on at least 1 other post. Please see Canvas for the due dates.
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18. Mid-Term Interview (50 points). Please schedule a Zoom mid-term interview with the
instructor and your site supervisor in which we will talk about your work up to this point as well as ways you are excelling and opportunities for growth. For full credit, this interview needs to be scheduled (not completed) at least 2 weeks before the due date. I will be unavailable during Fall Break and on October 15. The interview will take approximately 30 minutes. After the interview, please submit a ½ - 1 page summary about feedback received and how you will apply it. Please see Canvas for the due date.
19. Reflection Paper (50 points). Please write a 4-6 page paper summarizing your overall
experience within your internship. Please share thoughts, feelings, experiences, insights, frustrations, observations, etc… about your experience. When grading this paper, the instructor will be looking for critical thinking, self-awareness, and application of theories/concepts learned throughout your academic program. Please review the grading rubric before beginning this assignment. Please see Canvas for the due date.
20. Supervisor Evaluation and Completion of Hours (100 Points). At least 1 week prior to
the due date for this assignment, please provide the Supervisor Evaluation and Completion of Hours Forms to your supervisor. Please make a copy of the forms which can be found in the assignment in Canvas. You can either email the form to your supervisor or provide them with a printed copy. You will turn the Completion of Hours form into Canvas. Please ask your supervisor to complete the Supervisor Evaluation form and send it directly to me; my contact information is listed on the form. Please see Canvas for the due date.