MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
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Contact Information
Instructor: Jo-Ann Foley
Office: Rodda North #233
Hours: Please make an appointment.
(Preferred: T/Th at noon in the ECE Library- 2nd Floor of the Child Development Center.)
E-Mail: FoleyJ@scc.losrios.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.scc.losrios.edu/joannfoley/
Course Website: http://www.scc.losrios.edu/joannfoley/mnf/
D2L Access: https://d2l.losrios.edu/
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Textbook Information
Required Textbook:
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Marriages and Families: Changes, Choices, and Constraints;
Benokraitis; 8th Edition; ISBN: 9781269651301
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The text may be purchased at the campus bookstore or various
online bookstores: http://bookstore.scc.losrios.edu/home.aspx or,
http://www.half.com etc…. or check into renting a book at
http://chegg.com
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NOTE: The textbook contains more detailed information and updated
statistics on Marriage & the Family than do the videos. You will not score
well on tests without reading and understanding the assigned readings.
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The VIDEO SERIES Our Families, Ourselves enhances this class.
How to View Course Videos:
The VIDEO SERIES “Our Families,
Ourselves” accompanies this course.
You will view 18 professionally produced
half-hour programs introducing key
concepts and facts. Selected experts
provide commentary.
Where to View Course Videos: For
$35.00 the series can be purchased,
downloaded or viewed via streaming
media from Intelecom.
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Course Requirements
This course is offered entirely online. Students must have
basic computer familiarity such as uploading documents,
saving documents as RTF (Rich Text Format) files,
searching the Internet, and basic problem solving ability.
Coursework can be submitted from any computer with
Internet access. Computer labs on the SCC Campus can
be found on the following website:
http://www.scc.losrios.edu/campusservices/computerlabs/
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Your Weekly Online Routine:
1.
Check your email and connect to the D2L site regularly, (AT
LEAST 3 times per week).
2.
Read the NEWS on our Course Home Page and then click on
CONTENT to access each Weekly Assignments folder.
3.
For each WEEK, you should do the following, and in this
order:
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d)
e)
f)
Complete the assigned Readings and view Video Program.
View the PowerPoint and Lecture sections.
Complete the chapter Assignments and Activities.
Upload assignments into the Dropbox.
Participate in the Discussion Board topics each week.
Review using the chapter study guides and/or quizzes.
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Assignments and Activities:
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The DUE DATE for weekly assignments is by Tuesday evening at 11:55pm.
 Exceptions are the Practice Quizzes and Make-Up Exams as noted on the
Tentative Class Schedules.
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To receive full credit, assignments must be submitted by the DUE DATE.
Illness and other life challenges are not excuses for forgetting and/or not
being aware of due dates and assignments.
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Ignorance of an assignment does not excuse the student from the responsibility of turning
that assignment in “on time.” If you are unsure of an assignment ask fellow students in
addition to the instructor.
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The END DATE is when the assignment folder closes, and ACCESS ENDS.
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Once assignments have been graded, no late papers will be accepted.
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Assignments and Activities: (continued)
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Spell-check, and proof-read your assignments before
submitting them.
Cite any sources used to complete assignments.
Save class documents (your assignments) as RTF (Rich Text
Format) files.
Your papers and assignments have specific folders to use
for submission to the D2L DROPBOX.
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Assignments and Activities: (continued)
Term Paper
All assignments must be your own work. When writing a research paper you may need to refer
to the work of other people—to describe their research or ideas, or to “quote” them. Whenever
you refer to, paraphrase, or quote the ideas or research of other people you need to indicate
that source in your paper. Thoroughly documenting your sources has a number of advantages.
Most importantly, you help your reader check the accuracy of your description of the source,
and the credibility of the source itself.
Disregarding the documentation of your sources will result in an F on the
assignment. No exceptions.
Semester Research Project: Community Agency Report (300 points) DUE 12TH WEEK
• Written Report at least 5 pages typed. The subject of the report is to complete
an in-depth study of a community agency, that serves specific members of the
family and/or marriage.
• An outline of points to discuss will be provided.
• The paper is to be written in paragraph format, not question/answer format.
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Discussion Boards:
 The discussion boards are divided by week. Scroll
down the Discussion Board page to find the Weekly
Forums and Topics.
 You will be required to post to each topic and then
respond to one other student’s post per topic.
For any given discussion board topic you can receive:
+ 3 points for your original POST
 2 points for REPLYING to another student
= TOTAL of 5 POINTS for EACH discussion board topic.
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Disappearing from the Discussion Boards is like a
student not attending class, and as such your
disappearance from the boards will result in being
dropped from the class.
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Exams:
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There will be three exams:
• Each exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions.
• You will have 90 minutes to complete the entire exam.
• Exams are worth 200 points each.
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Even though the exams are open book, online, and taken at your
convenience, you should always study for them as you would any other
exam.
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The instructor will give a “Make-up Exam” within one week of the original
Exam. Students may take the “Make-up Exam:”
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2.
If they missed the original Exam.
To raise an unsatisfactory score (if you scored below 70% on the Exam).
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Students taking the “Make-up Exam” will receive no higher than 70% of the possible points =140 points=C) for
their “Make-up Exam” score.
If you scored higher on the Exam you may keep that score
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Grading:
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Students’ grades will be based on accumulated points from all
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participation (discussion boards),
assignments,
reaction papers,
semester projects,
practice quizzes and exams given throughout the semester.
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The points will be totaled at the end of the semester.
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Final Semester grades will also reflect completion of all assignments on
time, consistent class participation (discussion board), & cooperation
throughout the semester.
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Incompletes:
An “Incomplete” grade will not be given simply because you have
gotten behind in your course work:
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College policy requires that a student must have a passing grade up to 4
weeks before the end of the semester, on all required course work up to
that time.
An incomplete is only to be given in dire circumstances such as personal
illness, or a death in the immediate family.
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Communication:
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If you have questions or problems, make sure to
speak up and let me know about it at the earliest
opportunity. Just like you would raise your hand in
class to ask for a question or clarification, you can
send an email to me to get help (or you ask a
question in the Cyber Cafe of the discussion board).
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The longer you wait, the less chance that you will get
the help you need in time to solve your problem.
So, please speak up!
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Communication (continued)
Special Accommodations:
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If a student requires special accommodations, s/he must:
• inform the instructor, and
• submit the necessary paperwork during the first two weeks of the
semester.
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Communication (continued
Email- Student To Instructor
When emailing your instructor always do the following:
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The SUBJECT of your email must say “Marriage & Family
Online” (or “MnF-Online”).
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Sign message using your FIRST and LAST name, as you are
registered with the college.
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Include previous thread of the email if it is an ongoing
communication.
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Do NOT type your message in all capital letters.
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Communication (continued)
Email- Instructor To Student:
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I will respond to all emails as soon as possible.
Please understand, I may not be available 24/7.
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If multiple students have a concern, the response
may be posted on the D2L NEWS on the COURSE
HOME page as a FAQ (frequently asked question).
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SCROLL through the NEWS items regularly.
I may also send announcements using the D2L email
system.
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So, please keep your email address UPDATED in D2L.
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Communication: (continued)
Phone Messages
When leaving a voice message:
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Minimize background noise, it can drown-out your voice. (Wind, radio,
others talking…)
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Speak SLOWLY and CLEARLY so I can understand what you are saying.
Be prepared to leave a message BEFORE you call, so you know what you
are going to say.
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Leave your phone number EACH TIME you call.
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Please repeat your phone number a second time so I can confirm that I
wrote it down correctly.
Follow-up on messages. If you haven’t heard from me after several days- to a
week, please try again. Messages sometimes get accidentally dropped or
lost.
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Communication (continued)
Student-To-Student Communication:
Your fellow students are valuable resources for your learning.
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The Discussion Board offers a tool to ask questions and communicate
with each other.
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The Discussion Board Forum (called Cyber Café) is an area created for
students to "virtually" hang out and get to know one another (in a
politically correct manner, of course)...
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Post any course relevant questions that you may have here -- this
may include questions about due dates, activities, tests, how to
access a link, etc.
Answer each others' questions and help each other out. Please
check this board each time you log on and see if you can be of
assistance to a classmate.
As always, keep the tone positive.
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View the D2L Orientation PowerPoint slides.
Complete the D2L Sample Class & Final.
Submit your Certificate of Completion to our Class
Dropbox.
Take our Class’ Orientation Quiz.
After doing so, the Weekly Content will open.
Thanks for viewing the Class Orientation PowerPoint.
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