Human Services Special Topics

INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE

HUS 260

HUMAN SERVICES SPECIAL TOPICS

Effective Terms Spring, 2015 INSTRUCTIONAL PACKAGE

Effective Term:

COURSE PREFIX: HUS 260 COURSE TITLE: Human Services Special Topics

CONTACT HOURS: CREDIT HOURS: 3

RATIONALE FOR THE COURSE: The course is a study of domestic violence and will primarily focus on violence perpetrated by spouses/intimate partners on a female victim. Although the literature has documented that males can be victims of domestic violence, the course will focus on female victims because the prevalence of domestic violence by a male perpetrator against a female is higher. This course will not only review spousal abuse but will also explore the issues related to dating violence and child abuse.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course studies special topics of interest to particular populations and locations.

PREREQUISITES: None.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Text: Irene Hanson Frieze (2005) Hurting The One You Love Violence in Relationships. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.

ATTENTION HGTC STUDENTS: The faculty and administration of HGTC are committed to enhancing your learning experience at the College through improved methods of instruction and support services. For information on Student Support Services or questions about your curriculum program, please refer to your Wavenet homepage.

STUDENT COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: Define and identify domestic violence. Understand both the historical and contemporary views of domestic violence. Learn the Misconceptions and myths of domestic violence. Gain a basic knowledge of ethics related to human service workers. Have a basic understanding of the major intervention programs. Understand how domestic violence impacts children. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Students may be required to access, download, and/or print course material from “My Courses” through their Wavenet account. This course, HUS 260 Human Services Special Topics, may require students to complete activities and submit assignments through course in D2L. Therefore, students must have access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection to be successful in this course. The majority of course requirements may occur through the course in D2L. Please be advised that technology issues or problems are not an acceptable excuse for not submit an assignment, the term paper, or any other requirement when due.

When having technology problems find another computer to complete the required work. Computers are open to students at numerous locations on all three campuses including open computer labs and the libraries. There are computers available for use in other public locations including the public libraries. A final option would be to contact a friend or relative to borrow a computer. When technology issues are related to the system (i.e., D2L and Wavenet), and not the result of a broken computer, you should contact student online support OIT Help Desk at (843) 349-5340 or through their link on the Wavenet homepage. Although, technology issues or problems are not an acceptable excuse for not participating as required, it is a good idea to notify your professor about the problem or difficulty.

REQUIRED COURSE MEASURES/ARTIFACTS: Exams Writing Projects Case Studies Chapter Quizzes/Assignments Observations/Interview

COURSE OUTLINE: Unit I Defining Human Services A. An Introduction to Human Services B. A History of Helping. C. Human Services Today Exam #1: Unit I Chapters 1-3 4th Week of Class

Unit II Models of Human Service Delivery A. Clients and Helpers in Human Services B. Developmental and Situational Perspectives C. The Human Service Professional. Exam #2: Unit II Chapters 4-6 8th week of class

Unit III THE PRACTICE OF HUMAN SERVICES A. Video - Disarming Violent Client B. Diversity Worksheet and Exercise C. National Organization of Human Services Code of Ethics Classroom Exercise - Case Study 11th week of class

Unit IV The Helping Process A. Working within a System B. Professional Concerns Exam #3: Unit IV Exam Week

EVALUATION OF REQUIRED COURSE MEASURES/ARTIFACTS: Evaluation’s most important purpose is not to prove, but to improve. (Platt)

EVALUATION: Exams/Quizzes (minimum of 3): 300 points Discussion Boards/Homework/Writing Assignments/ Presentations/Participation: 250 points Total 550 points

GRADING SYSTEM: 550-495: A 494-440: B 439-385: C 384-330: D Below 329: F

Grades earned in courses impact academic progression and financial aid status. Before withdrawing from a course, be sure to talk with your instructor and financial aid counselor about the implications of that course of action. Ds, Fs, Ws, WFs and Incompletes also negatively impact academic progression and financial aid status. The Add/Drop Period is the first 5 days of the semester for full term classes. Add/Drop periods are shorter for accelerated format courses. The following week of the semester is Financial Aid Attendance Verification period. You must attend at least one meeting of all of your classes during that period. If you do not, you will be dropped from the course(s) and your Financial Aid will be reduced accordingly.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY AND COURSE ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: Students must complete their own work whether online or in a traditional classroom. According to the 2012-2013 Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) Catalog, academic dishonesty can involve numerous actions or activities on the part of the student as described under Section IV (C) Academic Misconduct. These actions and/or activities included, but are not limited to, “cheating on tests, plagiarism, collusion, and/or falsification of information will call for discipline” (HGTC, 2013, p. 34). Other acts of academic misconduct are listed on page 34 of the catalog. The procedures for handling any alleged violations of academic dishonesty are explained in Section IV (B) of the college catalog.

Please remember, students must complete the work in this course on their own, including testing. To avoid the question of plagiarism, all information and material used as reference for any paper or project must have a citation in the text identify the source of the knowledge and also that source must be listed on the reference page as required under the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (2010). Any incident of suspected academic misconduct will be investigated, and should the evidence find that student is in violation of the student code, the incident will be formally reported as explained Section IV (B) of the college catalog. The possible disciplinary actions that a professor may take for a finding of misconduct are also set forth Section IV (B). The student with questions and/or concerns should consult the 2012-2013 Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) Catalog, and/or course professor of record.

CLASS DECORUM: Cell phones are expected to be turned off during class, and must remain in a pocket or purse. Do not used cell phones during class for any reason, regardless of format (i.e., text messages). All cell phones should be turned off or placed on vibrate upon entering class. If a student is expecting an emergency call or notification, he(she) should notify the professor, and place the cell phone on silent-vibrate. Do not answer any call or text message in the classroom. However, in the case of an emergency, quietly leave class to answer your call or notification. Class discussion is strongly encouraged, and all students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and courteous manner at all times, and toward all members of the class.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are responsible for all course work and class assignments. Therefore, students are expected to regularly and promptly attend each class in which they are enrolled. Absences should be limited to those that are unavoidable. Any class or homework missed due to a legitimate reason may be made up only at the professor’s discretion. The college maintains a general attendance policy (see the college catalogue) requiring students attend a minimum of 80% of class meetings to receive course credit.

Tuesday and Thursday Classes will be allowed 4 absences total for the semester. There are no excused absences in this class. Once you exceed your limit of absences, you will be dropped from the course. You are responsible for signing the sign-in sheet in class. Any student late or leaving early will be considered absent after 3 consecutive late or leaving early days.

EXAMS AND FINAL EXAM: There will be 3 exams throughout the semester which you are required to take in class. See Make-up Exams/Quizzes and Assignments for more information.

Make-up Exams/Quizzes, and Assignments: A make-up exam, quiz or assignment will be given only if: 1. The student has a legitimate excuse (such as major illness, accident, death, etc.) for missing exam, quiz or assignment, and 2. The student informs the professor in advance of the exam, quiz or assignment that he/she must miss it. This means that you must call or e-mail the professor prior to the exam or quiz time if you are sick the day of the exam or quiz, have an emergency, etc. The voicemail or e-mail will record any messages if the professor is out of the office. 3. Arrangements to make-up work with the professor needs to be completed within 24 hours of the exam or no make-up will be permitted and the student will receive a zero on the exam, quiz or assignment. The make-up assignment or exam needs to be completed within 1 week. A valid excuse (such as paperwork from hospital or doctor, obituary, and any other valid document) must accompany each request and be faxed to 843-477-0775 Attention of the Professor or scanned and uploaded through an email. If the professor does not receive this documentation then the student will not be allowed to make-up an exam. If a student cannot take the final, he/she cannot make up that exam since it is at the end of the semester and final grades need to be completed Please do not email me to ask to make up an assignment, quiz, and exam without the above valid documentation attached to your email.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: There will be major writing assignments during this course. See the calendar for due dates. The SSTC can help by setting up an appointment ahead of time and bringing your paper in to the appointment to have them check spelling/grammar and/or APA citation. You can also utilize smartthinking which is an online resource through the SSTC. You can go the HGTC library online, click on citations, click on noodlebib express, click on APA, then follow the steps to formulate your citations. Please make sure you utilize in-text citations and a reference page for each assignment.

IF YOU PLAN TO USE A SOURCE FROM A BOOK, WEBSITE, PERSONAL INTERVIEW, VIDEO, ETC. I NEED TO KNOW WHERE IN THE PAPER YOU USED THE CITATION SO I CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN YOUR WORDS VERSUS THE SOURCE. IF THIS IS NOT DONE CORRECTLY YOU WILL BE GIVEN A ZERO. A DIRECT QUOTE NEEDS QUOTATIONS. PARAPHRASING NEEDS TO HAVE CORRECT CITATIONS WITHIN THE PAPER.

All writing assignments will be submitted as a word document in the dropbox section of D2L. Once the student has submitted the assignment in the dropbox, the student will receive a system email that will confirm the submission was received – a dropbox submission receipt with the name of the student, date and time of the submission. Please make sure you receive and keep this receipt until the assignment is graded. Failure to provide this in the event that the assignment is not located in the dropbox will result in the assignment not being graded.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Factors That Contribute To Women Becoming Victimized (75 points) Write a paper outlining how culture, economics, and socialization contribute to the victimization of women. This paper should also include at least two other factors that contribute to the abuse of women. The purpose of this exercise is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the issues specific to battered women in our society and to also bring awareness as to why many women may remain in an abusive relationship. This paper must be at least 4 pages in length not including the title and reference page. The student must include at least 3 references for this paper.

2. The Impact Of Domestic Violence On Children (75 points) This is an opportunity for students to thoroughly research how domestic violence impacts the children who witness the violence in their homes. Students will write a paper outlining at least three issues that may arise with girls and three issues that arise with boys. The paper must be at least 4 pages in length not including the title and reference page. The student must include at least 3 references for this paper.

3. Writing Assignments/Presentation (75 points) Students may choose one of the assignments below. Student will be asked to present their findings.

 Interview: Students can interview a professional in the field of domestic violence. Students will have to research these individuals on their own depending on where they live. This could be someone in private practice or an agency. The purpose of the interview is to gain information about the methods used when conducting domestic violence counseling within their agency. Students will summarize their experience with the professional in a written paper. This paper will be a total of four pages. Students will be required to report the date and time of the meeting.

 News Paper Articles: Students will be required to collect a minimum of three newspaper articles of incidents related to domestic violence that occurred during the course of the semester. Students will be required to write a one page analysis of each incident and a summary of their conclusions. This paper will be a total of 4 pages.

 Batterers Intervention Programs And/or Other Related Research Paper: Students will pick a topic that is related to this course and their readings and create a presentation to present their findings. Students will need to include some statistics, videos, articles, etc. to earn all points for creativity. Please make sure there is a reference page for this assignment including three references. Please get approval for this assignment by providing the professor with the topic of the presentation. INSTRUCTOR’S PERSONAL INFORMATION SHEET:

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OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: THE STUDENT SUCCESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER: Students now have the availability of the SSTC as a resource; please take advantage of this resource. The SSTC is an excellent place for you to go if you need help. The SSTC offers to all students the following free resources: 1. Student and professional tutors (appointments recommended) for most major subject areas

2. Writing Center Support Services (appointments recommended) for writing, reading, and basic English developmental skills

3. Student success, academic, and technology support resources

a. Online Resource Center (www.hgtc.edu/sstclinks)

b. DVDs for Test Taking Strategies and Writing Skills

c. Reading Comprehension, Time Management or Study Skills Packets

d. Microsoft Office 2007 Guides

e. D2L Guides

f. And Much More….

4. Workshops on college success skills, technology, and D2L for online courses

5. General technology assistance

The SSTC wants you to have the opportunity to use the free resources that they offer to students in house and online on their website: www.hgtc.edu/sstc. To schedule a tutoring session or appointment with staff, please call one of the following locations: SSTC Conway, 349-7872; SSTC Grand Strand, 477-2113; and SSTC Georgetown, 520-1455. Room locations are posted on the SSTC website. PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas without giving credit to the original author. Students who copy passages from books or from the Internet for the weekly assignments will receive zero for that assignment. Plagiarism includes:

 Copying another student's assignment and handing it in as though it were your own.

 Copying any part of someone else's work.

 Copying words directly out of a book for an assignment without using quotation marks around the words copied.

 Taking ideas out of a book, even if not using the exact words, without showing in a footnote or other form of citation where those ideas came from.

 Copying from the Internet. (This is especially dangerous. See the fourth suggestion below.) How can you avoid having a professor accuse you of plagiarism? Besides the common-sense answer of not doing things that you already know are considered to be cheating, remember:  Always write a citation to show where an idea came from, unless you came up with it completely on your own (If you do not know how to do citations, ask one of your professors).

 Whenever you use the exact words that are written in a book, put quotation marks around those words; the only time you don't need quotation marks is when a professor wants you to memorize something word-for-word, such as definitions of terms.

 Don't be afraid to express your own ideas about something you read in a book. Sometimes students are afraid that they might not have understood a reading assignment, and that if they copy the words of the author they will be sure to get it right. These students need to realize that the professor knows what is in the reading assignment, and will recognize the words that the students copied.

 DO NOT COPY FROM THE INTERNET!!! It is very easy for an instructor to find the source of copied material by taking a phrase from your paper and typing it into a search engine. Trust yourself. Know that you are an intelligent person and that your ideas have value. Use reading assignments to help you develop your ideas, but don't copy the ideas of others.