COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: Stress Management
Credit Hours: 6
Course Section: HW499
COURSE MATERIALS
Title: Stress Management Strategies
Author: Seaward, B L.
Physical or Digital: Digital
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course offers students different ways to approach stress management. The book
provides meditation practices as well as practical approaches and health consequences of
stress. Stress reduction and prevention from mind/body therapies have been proven to
have success rates.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
HW499-1: Describe how stress is defined and measured and explain the causes of stress.
HW499-2: Discuss stress reduction and prevention, describe health consequences of
stress.
Hw499-3: Summarize research in stress management and prevention.
COURSE CALENDAR
Unit # and Topic
Unit 1- Introduction to
Stress
Unit 2-Relaxation
Techniques to Reduce
Stress
Unit 3-Applying Stress to
Your Personal Life
Learning Activities
 Complete Reading
 Complete workbook
pg. 1-5
 Participate in
Seminar
 Complete Reading
 Participate in
Seminar
 Fill out handout
 Complete Reading
 Participate in
Closing Seminar
INSTRUCTOR’S GRADING CRITERIA/TIMETABLE
Assignments
 Introduce Yourself
 Discussion
 Journal
 Assignment 1
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Discussion
Unit 2 Quiz
Assignment 2
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Discussion
Journal
Final Project
All course assignments submitted on time will be graded within 7 days of their due date
(the Tuesday of the following unit). Late work will be graded within 7 days of the
submission date (Kaplan, 2015).
POLICIES
Students who wish to review current policies (academic appeals, attendance/tardiness,
plagiarism, etc.) should refer to the current Kaplan University Catalog (Kaplan, 2015).
LATE POLICY
You are expected to submit all assignments and projects by the deadline published in the
course syllabus, e.g., Tuesday night of the Unit.
Students may turn in late work up to two weeks after the due date. After that, a zero will
be assigned for each assignment. Ten percent of the assignment value will be deducted
after the assignment is graded for each week that an assignment is late. For example, if
your assignment worth 100 points is due on Tuesday and you submit it on Wednesday, 10
points will be deducted after it is graded. If you submit it two weeks late, there will be a
reduction of 20% of the original assignment value after the assignment is graded
All late work must be submitted by Sunday of the last unit. No late work will be accepted
after this without an Incomplete Grade approval.
Certain course activities may not be eligible for late submission. These include, but are
not limited to discussions, seminars, quizzes, labs, exams, and clinical activities.
We know that extenuating circumstances can interfere with timely submission of your
work. Be sure to tell your professor and your Education Advisor right away if you are
going to be late with a submission.
Your professor will determine whether an exception to the Kaplan University Late Policy
is appropriate. S/he may also require you to provide documentation of the reason. If
your professor determines that an extension is warranted, s/he will provide you with the
expectations for your submission or assignment in writing.
Extenuating circumstances include, but are not limited to, personal/family member
hospitalization, family member death, a severe weather event, a natural disaster, and an
active military assignment that prevents internet connectivity. Computer-related issues,
Internet connectivity, and account blocks are generally not considered extenuating
circumstances (Kaplan, 2015).
TUTORING
Tutoring and many other resources are available in the Kaplan University Writing Center,
which you can access on the right-hand side under Academic Support on your KU
Campus page. You can find everything from using commas to conducting research. You
can also learn APA citation, review grammar, and see sample essays. In addition, you can
also chat with a live tutor during live tutoring hours (listed in the Writing Center) who
can help you locate material within the Writing Center, understand a particular
Assignment, and explore the Kaplan library. Finally, you can submit a paper and receive
comments specific to that paper within 48–72 hours (Kaplan, 2015).
ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS
Assignments and/or Projects require you to submit coursework via the Dropbox.
Coursework will be graded according to either the rubric below or assignment-specific
rubrics found in the course (Kaplan, 2015).
DISCUSSION BOARD
Discussion provides a forum for students to ask questions and answer important questions
about the course material. The Discussion topics also allow students to receive feedback
from the instructor and other students in the class. The instructor will interact with
students within the Discussion Board each week. A Discussion grade will be posted to
the grade book for each unit (Kaplan, 2015).
References:
Kaplan University. (n.d.). Syllabus.Retrieved August 9, 2015, from
https://kucampus.kaplan.edu