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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center BUSINESS/APPLIED TECHNOLOGY (Information Sciences Dept.)
2. Program and Course Number _ LEGL
3. Course Title ____Child
157
Support Specialist_____
4. _X__ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________________
_____ Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
_____ Check here if catalog description is being changed.
_____ Delete (Reason for deletion: ____________________________________________________)
5. Of what approved program is this course a part? Child Support Specialist Certificate Program_
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code _1402.00
Is the course a "required course"?_X_ an "additional requirement"?_____
(In a certificate or degree program)
6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal). LEGL 157 is the capstone course in the
certificate program, without which students would be completely unprepared to complete, successfully, the FSO exam.
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number). Legal-Assistancy, Legal-Secretarial, CourtReporting
majors who desire alternative market-driven career choices. (20 plus.)
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses
LEGL 157 is the capstone course in the program.
(modify/overlap/replace)?
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have: WestLaw “Premise” CD-ROM system.
Need to acquire: (include cost) None.
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty) _Associate Faculty (Certified FSO)_
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week? ____________________________
11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary resources be
acquired within the existing budget?
Yes _X____
No ________
Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered
District-wide.)
Where Scheduled? _Eureka Campus or Centers____
When Scheduled? Semester(s) _Spring 2002______
Day _____ Evening _X____
or Saturday
X
13. Special Fees _None_
14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.): None
15. Submitted by _Robert C. Miller
Tel. Ext._4371_
Date ___11/2000___
16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________
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Date _________________
Approved by Curriculum Committee __
9/13/02
_____
College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE ___9/13/02
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER: _ LEGL 157____
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ______________
COURSE TITLE ____Child
Support Specialist_____________________________________
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to the California welfare system, skip tracing (investigations), family-support computer-specific software,
judgment enforcement (collection procedures), client-interviewing, and documenting and summarizing client interviews.
Selected public-relations challenges and safety challenges typically encountered by Child Support Specialists are
addressed.
NOTE:
2. COURSE OUTLINE:
1. California welfare system
2. Skip tracing
3. Computer-specific software
4. Judgment enforcement
5. Client interviewing
6. Documenting / summarizing
7. Public relations / safety
% of Classroom Hours Spent on Each Topic
20
10
10
20
10
20
10
100%
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No _____X__
Corequisite?
No _____X_
Recommended Preparation?
No ________
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes LEGL 146___
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation Family Law underpins a majority of the course
discussion on text coverage and experimental problems.
_________________________________________
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III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable
student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course.
For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of
this course, the students will be able to:
1. Explain how the components of the California welfare system and how they work.
2. Skip trace via computer-specific software.
3. Enforce court-ordered judgments.
4. Interview clients, prepare summaries, and document same.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for
non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess,
anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
1. Students apply the IRAC analytical model to real-life welfare cases, judgment enforcement, and summary
writing including what rules (laws) apply to specific cases..
2. Students participate in mock client interviews, for example dealing with distraught clients.
3. Students learn to supply relevant facts and analyses to computer-specific software programs such as collating
and loading appropriate facts for inclusion in legal software programs.
4. Students calculate maintenance and child-support schedules via statutory regulations under specific scenarios
such as, “who owes what to whom” and “for how long”, etc.
3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not
checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part
of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate
standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In
grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the
ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
__ essay exam(s)
__ term or other paper(s)
___ laboratory report(s)
__ written homework
__ reading report(s)
X_ other (specify) _Students draft client-interview summaries and prepare statutory documentation thereof._
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
__ The course is primarily computational in nature.
__ The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
__ Other rationale (explain) __________________________________
B.
__
__
X_
Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
__ homework problems
laboratory report(s)
_X field work
other (specify) _Computational problem-solving exams.
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
X _ class performance(s)
__ field work
__ other (specify) ______________________________________
D.
X
Objective examinations, including:
multiple choice
__ true/false
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__ performance exam(s)
__ matching items
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__ completion
__ other (specify) ________________________________________
E.
Other (specify) _________________________________
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER____ LEGL 157__
IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s) How to Collect When You Win a Lawsuit
Title: _above
__X
Required
Edition:_Latest
______
Alternate
Author: _NOLO
______ Recommended
Publisher: NOLO Press / ISBN: o-873374983
Date Published: _1999
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
______ Yes.
Basis for determination:
______ is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or Center
Dean)
OR
X___ has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
______ No
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over a 16-week presentation of the course, 3+ hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree
Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study outside
of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and activity classes
must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this class do the following:
__X
__X
__X
__X
__X
__X
_____
_____
Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading (California Family Support publications, newsletter, etc.)
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert,
debate, meeting, etc.)
_____ Other (specify) ______________________________________________________
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
_4.0
Weekly ______ TOTAL
Lab:
_______ Weekly ______ TOTAL
No. of Weeks __S
(S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 30
Units __4 or
Variable Unit Range ______
7. Grading Standard
___X Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
______Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
______Introductory
______1st course in sequence
______Exploratory
6. Transferability______ CSU ______ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
___________________ _______________________
Articulation with UC requested ______
2. TLUs __6.0
3.
Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
_____ Yes ___X
No
8. Is course repeatable ______ Yes __X No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
______Total Enrollments
______Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area _________
CSU/GE Area _________
IGETC Area _________
4. Method of Instruction:
_ X Lecture
_____ Lab
_____ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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9. SAM Classification __C
Course Classification I
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