Department of Child and Family Development
CFD 437 – Violence in Relationships
Fall 2014 Online
Office Phone:
Office Hours:
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Instructor: Jacki Booth, Ph.D.
Office Location: EBA 400B
Email: jbooth@mail.sdsu.edu
619 594-3711
M & W 2-4; T/Th 1230-2; or by appointment
Prerequisites (proof of completion required):
PSY101; SOC101: CFD Minors - all lower division requirements with a C or better
Text and Resources:
Ferguson, C. J. (2010). Violent crime.
Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications. (ISBN:978-1-4129-
5993-3)
Course Description:
CFD 437 provides an overview of the developmental, interpersonal, and social issues involved in family and community violence. Course content will introduce current research in the field of victimology and perpetration and integrate factors that contribute to our understanding of relationship violence (i.e., causes,

consequences, and assessment). This course integrates multidisciplinary data from fields of study in human development, psychology, sociology, social work, education, communication, history, and criminal justice. Specific content topics include historical and cultural contexts, theories and methodologies, child abuse and neglect, interpersonal violence, elder abuse, and violence in the community.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course students will be able to:
• Identify the theoretical approaches to understanding interpersonal violence
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Define and discuss major issues related to violence and victimization
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Define terms related to violence and victimization
• Appraise ways of responding to criminal violence
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Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of intervention
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Appreciate the relationships that exist between power inequalities and conflict
Evaluation:
There are 300 points possible in this course. All assignments must be turned in at the beginning of the class period on the day they are due. Make-up exams and late assignments will NOT be accepted, except in the event of extraordinary circumstances (written documentation must be provided.)
Course evaluation is based upon
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4 chapter exams (50 points) 200 points
• 5 Blackboard activities (10 points) 50 points
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5 Discussion boards (10 points) 50 points
Chapter exams will consist of 50 multiple choice questions from the chapters, articles, and class presentations. The exams are electronic and will open at 8am on the day they are scheduled and close at 8pm of the same day. (You will have one hour to complete the chapter exams). The exams can only be accessed through "Respondus Lockdown". If you choose not to download the program on your computer, the SDSU Library has Respondus Lockdown on the computers in the Student Computer
Center.
Blackboard activities are small writing assignments specific to the course topic. Activities will post at 8am Monday on the week they are scheduled and must be submitted by 8pm Friday of the same week . Blackboard activities must be written in APA format and submitted through Turnitin on the date they are scheduled. No hard copies or email attachments will be accepted. Late assignments are not accepted.

Discussion board activities will post under Discussion Board in Blackboard. The prompts will open on Mondays at 8am. Original posts must be made by Wednesday and the final posts must be submitted by 8pm on Friday of the same week. Five (5) posts
(one initial and four responses) are required for credit. Discussion boards with fewer than five posts will NOT receive points.
Response posts must be directed to specific original posts (please address the student by name). All posts must contain a minimum of eight sentences . Late posts will not be accepted. Discussion board activities cannot be made up.
Grading Scales:
Points Percentage Grade
278-300
269-277
260-268
248-259
239-247
230-238
93%-100%
90%-92%
87%-89%
83%-86%
80%-82%
77%-79%
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
218-229
209-217
200-208
188-199
179-187 below 179
73%-76%
70%-72%
67%-69%
63%-66%
60%-62% below 60%
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
Expectations
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All writing assignments will be submitted in APA format
• Regular class participation is required for successful completion of the course
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All assignments must be turned in on the day they are due. Make-up exams and late assignments will NOT be accepted, except in the event of extraordinary circumstances (written documentation must be provided)
Students are responsible for their own computing needs. When problems occur on your end, YOU must fix them. Instructional Technology problems that you encounter do not constitute an acceptable excuse for non-completion of course work. Student
Computing Center : http://scc.sdsu.edu/
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Plagiarism will result in an F in the course and/or further disciplinary action. Please familiarize yourself with the university’s policy on academic (dis)honesty. This can be found on the SDSU webpage for Student Rights and Responsibilities (www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/index.html)

Student Disability Services
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473 .
To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student
Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that I cannot provide accommodations based upon disability until I have received an accommodation letter ( hard copy for my file ) from Student Disability
Services.
Grademark:
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Academic Honor
The work you submit must be written by you alone. Any copying (electronic or otherwise) of another person's solutions, in whole or in part, is a violation of the Honor Code. If you have any questions as to whether some action would be acceptable under the Academic Honor Code, please speak to me.
Academic Misconduct:
Section 41301 of Title V of the California Code of Regulations defines academic misconduct as "cheating or plagiarism in connection with an academic program at a campus." Examples of cheating include copying others' work during an exam, falsifying data or records for an exercise, etc. More information is available from the SDSU Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities ( www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/index.html).