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Week 3 [2/4-2/10]

Read: chpts 8-11 Montana & Charnov

Due: 2-5 mini-case responses
1-3 annotations

Week 4 [2/11-2/17]

Read: chpts 12-14 Montana & Charnov

Due: 3-5 mini-case responses [5-10 total]
1-3 annotations

During weeks 3 and 4 you will respond to mini-cases that were created by classmates in weeks 1 and 2. This is your opportunity to apply knowledge you have been gaining through readings, through discussions with your mentor, and through annotations provided by your classmates.

You will also continue to contribute annotations of your ongoing readings and discussions.

ANNOTATIONS

Each student will also be completing readings of his/her choice and sharing insights and new knowledge with classmates through annotations. Each annotation should begin with the bibliographic reference to the portion annotated (i.e. chapter, article, personal interview), written in APA style and include a keyword that best describes the knowledge gained. Annotations (less bibliographic entry) are expected to be concise entries of 50-150 words.

Students who aspire to a C in the course should submit 1 annotation each week, written at the Adequate or better level. Students who aspire to a B in the course should submit 2 annotations each week, written at the Strong or better level. Students who aspire to a A in the course should submit 3 annotations each week, written at the Outstanding level.

Email (within the message rather than as an attachment) your 1-3 annotations to the instructor at Brown@SouthernCT.edu by Friday of each week. [In the subject line please enter "565, nickname, annotations, week#."] Annotations will be loaded to this website with access from STUDENT WORK below. Be sure to use the SCORING OF ASSIGNMENTS as a guide for assessing the quality of drafts before submitting the final annotations for scoring and presentation to classmates.

MINI-CASE RESPONSES

Select 5-10 mini-cases (which you did not create) and write a response to each (500-750 words), characterizing the issue(s) it contains, and the key questions to consider. You should work independently (without your mentor) on each response. Submit 3-5 responses each of weeks 3 and 4.

Students who aspire to a C in the course should submit 5 mini-cases total, written at the Adequate or better level. Students who aspire to a B in the course should submit 7 mini-cases total, written at the Strong or better level. Students who aspire to a A in the course should submit 10 mini-cases total, written at the Outstanding level.

Email (within the message rather than as an attachment) your 3-5 mini-cases to the instructor at Brown@SouthernCT.edu by Friday of each week. [In the subject line please enter "565, nickname, responses."] Mini-case responses will be loaded to this website with access from STUDENT WORK below. Be sure to use the SCORING OF ASSIGNMENTS as a guide for assessing the quality of drafts before submitting the final mini-case responses for scoring and presentation to classmates.

The journal is a non-graded assignment in which the student, a specified intervals, comments on the course. The following entry is requested in week 3:

Write a narrative describing what you have gained from this course so far, your feelings toward this mode of instruction, and problems you may have encountered--including any solutions you may have already found. Be sure to mark the entry with the title "THIRD WEEK REFLECTIONS -- date".