Department of Child and Family Development
CFD 437 – Violence in Relationships
Spring 2016 Online / Section 20600
Instructor:
Office Location:
Email:
Office Phone:
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Jacki Booth, Ph.D.
EBA 400B
jbooth@mail.sdsu.edu
619 594-3711
MW 2-4; or by appointment
Prerequisites (proof of completion required):
CFD Minors only - all lower division requirements with a C or better
Text and Resources:
Alvarez, A., & Bachman, R. (2014). Violence: The enduring problem (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
eBook (www.vitalsource.com)
https://www.vitalsource.com/textbooks?term=9781483300306
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:
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Identify the theoretical approaches to understanding interpersonal violence
Define and discuss major issues related to violence and victimization
Define terms related to violence and victimization
Appraise ways of responding to criminal violence
Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of intervention
Appreciate the relationships that exist between power inequalities and conflict
Evaluation:
There are 200 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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3 Chapter exams (30 points)
3 Vocabulary quizzes (10 points)
4 Discussion boards (20 points)
90 points
30 points
80 points
Chapter exams will consist of 30 multiple choice questions from the chapters, articles, and class
presentations. The exams are electronic and will open at 8am on the Wednesday of the week they are
scheduled and close at 8pm of the same day. (You will have 40 minutes 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.
Vocabulary quizzes will consist of 10 multiple choice definition questions from the “key words” of
each chapter. The quizzes are electronic and will open at 8am on the Wednesday of the week they are
scheduled and close at 8pm of the same day. (You will have 12 minutes to complete the vocabulary
quizzes). The quizzes 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.
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 midnight 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:
Percentage
Grade
93%-100%
90%-92%
87%-89%
83%-86%
80%-82%
77%-79%
73%-76%
70%-72%
67%-69%
63%-66%
60%-62%
below 60%
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
Expectations:
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Students will familiarize themselves with Blackboard, Turnitin, and Respondus Lockdown
Regular class participation is required for successful completion of the course. This is a fully
online course. Class participation will be evaluated by vocabulary quizzes, chapter exams, and
discussion board activities.
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 will monitor their Grade Book for point assignment and contact the professor with
questions prior to the next scheduled assignment
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/
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:
To view a marked paper, the student user will need to click on the blue "View" button
next to the assignment. The student GradeMark paper view will open in a separate
window in which the student may view or print the grade and comment information. Not
all browsers will be able to display the complete features of the GradeMark product. If a
browser that is not fully supported is being used, a notification will inform the user.
Student Assistance:
SDSU Library: http://infodome.sdsu.edu/
A service of the CSU Libraries that provides live help on your research questions from a
professional librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Student Computing Center: http://scc.sdsu.edu/
The Student Computing Center is comprised of an open Lab and Help Desk. The Love
Library Student Computing Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Malcolm A. Love
Library building. The entry door (LL-200) is on the south side of the building facing the
Open Air Theatre.
WebPortal: http://www.sdsu.edu/webportal
Some of the services offered through the SDSU WebPortal include: My Registration, My
Class Schedule, My Grades, Enrollment Verification, Degree Evaluation, Transcripts
(Official and Unofficial), and Change E-mail/Address.
Academic Honor
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/conduct1.html).
Cheating
Instances of cheating may result in failure of the course and referral for disciplinary
procedures that may result in dismissal from the university.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the use of others’ words and/or ideas without clearly acknowledging their
source. As students, you are learning about other people’s ideas in your course texts, your
instructors’ lectures, in-class discussions, and when doing your own work. When you
incorporate those words and ideas into your own work, it is of the utmost importance that
you give credit where it is due. Plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, is considered
academic dishonesty.
Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to:
 Using sources verbatim or paraphrasing without giving proper attribution (this can
include phrases, sentences, paragraphs and/or pages of work).
 Copying and pasting work from an online or offline source directly and calling it
your own.
 Using information you find from an online or offline source without giving the
author credit.
 Replacing words or phrases from another source and inserting your own words or
phrases.
 Submitting a piece of work you did for one class to another class, unless you have
explicit permission from the instructor.
 Submitting a piece of work you did earlier in a class for a later assignment.
 Submitting a piece of work that is highly similar or identical to another student’s
work.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated in this class and will result in an automatic zero on the
assignment in question. Additional courses of action may include:
 Receiving a zero on related assignments
 Receiving an F in the class
 Being reported to the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities
 Disciplinary review by Student Affairs
To avoid plagiarism, you must give the original author credit whenever you use another
person’s ideas, opinions, drawings, or theories as well as any facts or any other pieces of
information that are not common knowledge. Here are some specific tips:
 Reference in quotations another person’s actual spoken or written words, even if
just a few key words (along with the reference)
 Reference a close paraphrasing of another person’s spoken or written words
 Accurately cite all sources.
Become familiar with the policy (http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/conduct1.html). If you have
questions on what is plagiarism, please consult the policy:
(http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/srr/conduct1.html) and this helpful guide from the Library:
(http://infodome.sdsu.edu/infolit/exploratorium/Standard_5/plagiarism.pdf)