Course Chart – Research-Based Objectives and Assignments
“What you are already doing…goal is being language explicit”
Course
Number
Title
HDFS 101
Introduction to HDFS
HDFS 115
Healthy Couple Relationships
HDFS 124
Human Development: Early
Childhood
HDFS 215
Dynamics of Family Development
HDFS 225
Skills Training
HDFS 257
Lifespan Sexuality
HDFS 270
Seminar in Self Growth
HDFS 325
Human Development: Mid Child
and Adolescence
Human Development: Early and
Middle Adulthood
Critical Cultural Competence
HDFS 330
HDFS 335
HDFS 336
Practice in Critical Cultural
Competence
Objective(s)
~Be mindful that we may have “missed” your research-based
objective and linked assignment…goal here is to be explicit
Obj. 2 Become awareness of current issues influencing the areas of HDFS
Obj. 3 Gain familiarity with the professional organizations and scholarly
publications in the field of HDFS
Obj. 2 Describe current research associated with healthy intimate
relationships
Obj. 4 Explain the importance of research identify various methods used
in the study of child development for the early childhood period
(prenatal through age 8)
Obj. 2 Define the social functions of the family and analyze how the
various institutions of society interrelate with those of the family.
~Is this the best linked objective and research-based assignment?
Obj. 1 Explain the theory and rationale relating basic intervention skills
for positive change and goal achievement with individuals, couples, and
families.
~What is the linked research-based assignment?
Obj. 1: Articulate a personal philosophy of sexual ethics and decisionmaking
Obj. 7 Evaluate major research and theories that attempt to explain the
nature and origins of sexual orientation
~What is the linked research-based assignment?
Obj. 4 Identify biases and assumptions from others
Obj. 3 Identify and analyze timely issues that affect “normal”
development during middle and adolescence.
Obj. 1 Examine and discuss several major themes occurring during the
adult years that influence how a person’s life story unfolds and evolves.
What is the research-based objective and linked assignment-would
recommend being explicit?
Obj. 3 Integrate course concepts and knowledge from HDFS 335 Critical
Cultural Competence into their experiences of working with and
connecting across difference.
Assignment
~Needs to be linked to the
research based objective
Professional Article Summary
Explicit research based
assignment?
Professional Dev/Research
Paper (new assignment)
Genogram?
Explicit research based
assignment?
Ethics Assignment
Other research based
assignment?
Diverse Perspectives Group
Lecture Enhancement
Professional Article Summary
(need to list on syllabus)
Interviews?
Explicit research based
assignment?
Final Paper (Amanda)
Critical Cultural Competence
Practice Model (Susan)
HDFS 340
HDFS 345
HDFS 365
Human Development: Late
Adulthood
Health Care Dilemmas
Family Resource Management
Obj. 1 Develop new skills/practices for interacting in a culturally sensitive
manner across categories of difference (be more explicit in the research
base of “best practice”, the development of new skills/practices)
Obj. 4 Identify aging issues for African-American, Latino, NativeAmerican, and Pacific Asian elderly.
Obj. 5 Identify the special issues in later life families.
Obj. 1 Increase awareness of selected current technologies and issues in
medical ethics that significantly impact American families.
Obj. 5 Identify and describe recent court decisions regarding end-of-life
treatment options.
Obj. 7 Describe current public debates and federal policy decisions
regarding developing areas of medical research and technology.
Obj. 8 Demonstrate insight and critical thinking evidenced in class
discussion and case analysis.
Obj. 5 Critically evaluate the application of literature, theories, and
models of resource management across categories of difference (e.g.
cultural, ethnic, class).
Your Day to Teach Team
Presentation
Major Course Project
Round Tables?
Other research based
assignment?
Family Resource
Management (FRM Research
Paper
FRM Research Presentation
HDFS 420
Family Research Methodology
Obj. 1 Develop an orientation towards the variety of skills necessary for
the conduct of quality research in family studies.
Obj. 2 Identify the usefulness of family theory in research.
Obj. 4 Recognize methodological assumptions inherent in various family
theories.
Obj. 5 Develop ability to relate research, theory and practice
(triangulation)
Obj. 6 Compare and contrast selected family research studies based
upon theories involved.
Obj. 7 Compare and contrast select family research studies based upon
methodology utilized.
Obj. 8 Evaluate the effectiveness of selected family research studies in
integrating theory and methodology.
Obj. 9 Develop a survey instrument and conduct a pilot study.
FRM Brochure Development
Research Project
Power point Presentation
Dissemination Options
HDFS 456
HDFS 490
Abuse and the Family
Professional Issues
Obj. 2 Explore the links between forms of abuse in the family, including
drug abuse
Obj. 3 Explore and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of family
research methods used to study family abuse.
Obj. 6 Evaluate different family contexts that may be associated with
child abuse, partner violence, and elder abuse.
Obj. 3 Evaluate the importance of ethics in professional practice,
knowledge of ethical behavior, and be able to implement ethical values
into family studies and human development practice.
Individual Family Abuse
Presentation
Social Action Group Project
Ethics In-Class Assignment