Families and Close Relationships

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

MAC Critical Thinking & Inquiry in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Student Learning Objectives

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.

• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

Course Specific Student Learning Objectives

• Critically evaluate popular perceptions of marriage and family relationships.

• Provide an overview of theoretical and empirical work on marriage and family relationships.

• Recognize the tremendous diversity in the nature and developmental pathways of these relationships.

• Provide a framework for assessing the connections between interpersonal and familial relationships and the larger social context (e.g., cultural background, socioeconomic class, parents' work conditions).

Teachers Academy Conceptual Framework Mission Statement

The mission of professional education at UNCG is to prepare and support the professional development of caring, collaborative, and competent educators who work in diverse settings. This mission is carried out in an environment that nurtures the active engagement of all participants, values individual as well as cultural diversity, and recognizes the importance of reflection and integration of theory and practice. UNCG's professional education programs are guided by shared commitments to: (a) equity and excellence in teaching, research, and service; (b) professional integrity and ethical deliberation in dealing with students and colleagues (university-based, school-based, and community-based); (c) the construction of a professional knowledge base through collaboration and collegiality; and (d) the dissemination of professional knowledge, skills and dispositions through the preparation and continuing professional development of teachers, principals and other school personnel.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Exams	30% or 300 total points
Reflection Assignments	25% or 250 total points
Research Assignment	20% or 200 total points
In-Class Activities	15% or 150 total points
Quizzes	10% or 100 total points

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92.99%	A-
87-89.99%	B+
83-86.99%	B
80-82.99%	B-
77-79.99%	C+
73-76.99%	C
70-72.99%	C-
67-69.99%	D+
63-66.99%	D
60-62.99%	D-
0-59.99%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is required. Attendance will not be taken, however in-class activities are 15% of your grade and cannot be made up outside of class.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Marriages, Families, and Relationships: Making Choices in a Diverse Society. 15th Edition. By Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, Susan D. Stewart.