Issues in Parenting

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Course Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate understanding of theories and research relevant to parenting behaviors, parent-child relationships, and child development.

• Discuss cultural influences on parenting behavior.

• Describe how parents’ development and life experiences impact parenting behaviors over the life course.

• Explain the impact of culturally diverse parenting behaviors on child development.

• Question the source(s) of their own beliefs and values regarding parenting as derived from personal history and cultural background.

Minerva’s Academic Curriculum (MAC) Critical Thinking and Inquiry in the Social & Behavioral Sciences (CTI SBS) Student Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts, or information.

• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments

Course Grading Information:

Activity	Points
Plagiarism Policy Form	1
Course Expectations and Policies Agreement Form	1
First Week Anonymous Course Poll	2
Introduction Discussion Post	5
Course Expectations and Policies Quiz	5
Attendance and Engagement	20
In-Class Writing Assignments (2 @ 20 points each)	40
Discussion Post Assignments (2 @ 20 points each)	40
In-Class Quizzes (3 @ 20 points each)	60
Parenting and Development Final Project and Presentation	80
Exams (3 @ 40 points each)	120

Grading Scale (based on total points): 374

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
0-59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and Engagement is worth 5% of the grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

E-text: Bigner, J.J., & Gerhardt, C. Parent-child relations: An introduction to parenting (10th Edition). NY, NY: Pearson Education, Inc. [ISBN: 9780134802237]