Assignments

These are brief summaries of each assignment.  Click on the name  or due date of the assignment for a complete handout.

Case Study - 20% of grade  Jan. 14th, Jan. 26th, Feb. 2nd, Feb. 9th, and Feb. 23rd 
    You will be given five case studies to read with questions to answer in regard to each. 

Quizzes  - 20% of grade  Jan. 21st, Feb. 4th, Feb. 25th and March 18th

System Analysis -  20% of grade 
    With a group of your classmates you will research a specific system and prepare a presentation for the class.

Resource Collection - 20% of grade
    This assignment requires that you locate a total of 20 community resources that provide services to various client populations.  Your collection should represent at least four different types of services.  See the full handout for details.  Due:  March 18th

Professionalism-20% of grade
    You are part of a learning community in this class and your behavior and attitude affect your learning as well as the learning of your classmates.  Please be a positive influence on the community by arriving on time and being prepared for class.  Use class time to practice professionalism, defined as behavior appropriate to a human services workplace.  Some specific examples of unprofessional behavior include: coming in and out of the classroom several times while class is in session, making sarcastic comments to or about classmates or me, texting or using electronic equipment for nonclass related activity, carrying on side conversations and being noisy by eating, passing around food, shuffling papers, etc.  You are allowed two absences without any effect on your grade.  You must be present 70% of the time to pass the class.

Comments on plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as "taking and using another person's ideas and/or writing as one's own"  (Oxford American Dictionary).  It may be interpreted as the result of misunderstanding or of cheating.  It's becoming a greater problem as information is so readily available on the internet.  The forms of plagiarism I run into include quoting material from a source without identifying it as a quote and citing it and cutting and pasting material from other sources, as if written by the student.  Sometimes a student will cut and paste an entire paper and pass it off as their own work.  All of these examples are unacceptable.  If I notice that it looks like you include a quote in a paper without acknowledging it, I'll make a note on your paper and ask that you use your own words to explain the concept.  If I find that paragraphs or the entire paper are plagiarized you will receive no credit for the assignment.

Late Policy:
Do everything you can to turn your work in on time. I have planned the assignments to coincide with the content we are covering in class and they are designed to enhance your understanding of the material. Therefore, if you don't do the assignment when it is due you are not going to get the full benefit of it. If you have an emergency and cannot complete an assignment on time, let me know ahead of time. 10% will be deducted for work turned in up to one week late. 

Work from the first half of the quarter will not be accepted after Feb. 9th; no work will be accepted after March 22nd.