Course text note the following text is available as

Course Text
Note: The following text is available as an eBook (electronic book). It will be provided to you via an email
from the Walden University book store.
Laureate International Universities Publishing. (2014). Essential guide to APA style for Walden
students . Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].
NOTE: This text is provided as an e-book (electronic book), and a link that allows you to download it will
arrive in your Walden e-mail. It is strongly recommended that you download the e-book to the e-book
bookshelf. You will reference the e-book throughout your program.
Other readings (journal articles, websites, book excerpts, etc.) are assigned throughout the course and
may be found within each week.
Walsh, M. L., Pezalla, A., & Marshall, H. R. (2014). Essential guide to critical reading and writing.
Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.
Course Readings List
The Course Readings List contains all of the required Walden Library resources for this course. Please
click on the following link to access the list: SOCW 6002 Course Readings List
Media
Assigned course media elements may be found in one or more weeks of the course and are available via a
streaming media player or a hyperlink to the individual item.
Course Schedule
All assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) on the day assigned (which is 1:59 a.m.
Eastern Time (ET) the next day). The time stamp in the classroom will reflect Eastern Time (ET),
regardless of your time zone. As long as your submission time stamp is no later than 1:59 a.m. Eastern
Time (ET), you have submitted on time.
Click the following link to access the Course Schedule: SOCW 6002 Course Schedule (PDF)
Course Calendar

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A printable course calendar is located in the Term Calendar area of the course navigation menu.
Grading Criteria and Total Components of a Grade
Course grades will be based on participation (Discussion postings) and completion of assignments listed
below. Please refer to the Course Information area of the course navigation menu for specific grading
criteria (rubric) for each activity. Students should consult the rubrics to assist them in evaluating their own
performance in the course. Faculty will utilize the rubrics as guidelines for evaluation and grading.
Grades are assigned as follows:
A = 90% or better
B = 80%–89%
C = 70%–79%
F = 69% or below
Assignment Total Points Percentage
Discussion Posts : 10 at 50 pts. each 500 50%
Assignments: 2 at 100 pts. each 200 20%
Project: Agency Visit and Paper (Week 10) 300 30%
Total: 1000 100%
Course Requirements
Discussion Posts
The exchange of ideas among colleagues engaged in scholarly inquiry is a key aspect of graduate-level
learning and is a requisite activity in this course. Students are expected to participate at least 2 separate
days a week in the weekly Discussion area. Discussion topics/questions are provided in the Discussion
area under each Weekly button. In addition, students are expected to respond to fellow students’ postings.