Course Syllabus
Contact Information
Course Details
For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Course Prerequisites
You must have successfully completed all other Human Relations Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice track courses.
Course Materials
You are not required to buy any course materials for this class. All required materials will be provided for you in Canvas.
Grades
Breakdown
| Activity | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | Teamwork Survey Checkpoints and Live Session Attendance | 15% |
| Peer Review Discussions | Weekly Peer Review Feedback on Capstone drafts in the Discussion Forum | 25% |
| Capstone Project | Includes Literature Review, Research Analysis, Project Proposal, Impact and Project Pitch | 50% |
| Final Webpage & Reflection | A webpage that showcases your project to the public and an essay relating your learning experience in the program relates to your field/ or area of interest | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 90–100% | A |
| 80–89% | B |
| 70–79% | C |
| 60–69% | D |
| Below 60% | F |
Course Components
Participation
The Live Sessions and Teamwork Surveys will both count towards participation points.
Live Sessions
Each week, we will meet for Live Sessions online. Attendance/participation in the Live Session is highly encouraged and will be graded. There are two ways in which you can earn points for the Live Session:
- Participate Live: This option should be your preferred choice. When possible, you should attend and participate in the Live Sessions in real-time. To get credit for your attendance, type in the date and time of the session you attended by clicking on the red "Start Assignment" button at the top of the Live Session page. Your self-reported attendance log will be cross-checked against the attendance tracker in Zoom.
- Make-Up (Watch Recording-Submit Written Summary): If your time zone, work or personal schedule makes it impossible for you to attend, you will need to review the recording of the Live Session and write a paragraph summarizing the Live Session from your perspective. Click on the "Start Assignment" button to type (or copy/paste) your paragraph into the text field. Don't worry if the system indicates your submission is late. You will have until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Central to submit your paragraph summary.
Note: Be sure to utilize option 1 or 2 for each of the Live Sessions to receive full points. Regardless of when the session occurred, you must post your response based on option 1 or 2.
Teamwork Surveys
You will be given a survey to complete at certain checkpoints throughout the semester to evaluate your own and your partner's contributions as a team to the Capstone project.
The surveys will appear in Weeks 3, 6, & 8.
Peer Reviews in Discussions
You will provide constructive written feedback to other teams' projects in a Discussion Forum.
Each team will post the week's capstone component draft in the discussion forum. Then, each team member will review classmate's work and provide feedback to two other team's posts.
You will benefit as you apply the assignment rubric and internalize the evaluative criteria. This can help you revise your own work.
Capstone Project
Components are:
- Bio Sketch
- Provide personal and professional details of yourself.
- Introduction
- Explain why you are interested in this topic and describe the significance as well as the purpose of the project.
- Literature Review
- Identify the research that exists to support your topic.
- Research Analysis
- Identify 3 qualitative and 3 quantitative studies related to your topic and discuss their findings.
- Project Development
- Identify the steps needed to address the issue and list 5 potential sources of funding.
- Implementation: Strategies, Policy, & Law
- Identify strategies and policies that will help achieve the goals of the proposed project.
- Evaluation and Assessment
- Identify the assessment and tools needed to evaluate the project.
- Project Pitch
- You will create a 3-5 minute video to pitch your project digitally.
- This video will present an overview of the project and should speak to all stakeholders.
- It should capture the components above within 5 minutes maximum. Use PowerPoint, video and graphs that will help convince the audience.
- Includes some type of call to action such as; donations, reviews, getting involved, etc.
- Contact Me
- Include contact information.
Final Webpage
Students will post their final drafted work on a webpage as evidence of learning.
Each group will submit all 9 components of the Capstone Project.
Reflection
You will individually reflect upon your learning experience in the program. This will include a narrative about how your learning can positively impact your personal and career goals, as well as your community engagement.
Course Policies
Communication
Email is always the best way to reach me. You should expect a response within 48 hours (including weekends and holidays). If 48 hours or more have passed without a response, a follow-up email may be sent.
Any urgent questions or concerns that require more immediate attention should be flagged as such in the subject line (simply write “urgent”). During the week, you can expect a response to an urgent request within a few hours. However, on weekends there may be a delay of a few hours to a day before you can expect a response.
I will communicate with you via the “announcements” section of your Canvas page as well as through Canvas messages. No email will be sent to personal email addresses. It is essential that you check the “announcements” regularly as well as that you read and use your OU email.
Late Policy
All late work will receive a 10-point deduction for every 24-hours it is late. Late work will only be accepted for full credit if an acceptable excuse is provided. An acceptable excuse takes the form of a documented personal illness or emergency (e.g., a doctor’s note) or documentation of required participation in a work or government-sponsored activity that precludes the completion of the required coursework (e.g., a notice of jury duty). However, students should always contact the professor in the event that they experience difficulties completing their work in a timely manner. Each case will be considered on its own merits, and a student who is struggling for any reason should reach out for assistance as this is the best way to ensure success in the program. If your instructor does not know that you are struggling, they cannot help you!
If you anticipate that you will need additional time to complete an assignment or that you will be unable to meet the original deadline for any reason, it is your responsibility to communicate with me earlier rather than later in order to discuss a possible extension. If you hand in an assignment late, it is necessary to get in touch with me as soon as possible in order to discuss the reasons for your late assignment and to provide documentation where appropriate.
Outside of an excused late assignment (extensions will be granted at the discretion of the instructor), any work handed in more than 7 days after the deadline will NOT be accepted. A grade of 'zero' will be entered.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is basically no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
University Academic Policies and Student Support
Access the University Academic Policies Document.
Course Summary:
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