Issues in Parenting

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• 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 Critical Thinking & Inquiry in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Student Learning Objectives (SLOs):

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.

• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Chapter Check-Ins	110 points
Quizzes	120 points
Paper Prep & Final Paper	200 points
Exams	120 points

GRADING SCALE

Percentage	Letter Grade
92.5-100	A
89.5-92.99	A-
86.5-89.99	B+
82.5-86.99	B
79.5-82.99	B-
76.5-79.99	C+
72.5-76.99	C
69.5-72.99	C-
66.5-69.99	D+
62.5-66.99	D
59.5-62.99	D-
less than 59.5	F

A 5% grade deduction per day will be automatically applied to all late submissions. Late submissions cannot surpass 7 days; after that assignments will be locked, and students will receive 0 for the assignment.

NOTE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED BY Monday, December 7th.

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

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