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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - PHC6035
Tracking Number - 5272
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Current Status:
Removed from DB by orginator - 2015-12-04
Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: Change
Course Change Information (for course changes only): It is important to note that the substantive content and concepts of the course will not change. Simply, the course prefix, and number are being asked to change in order to accurately represent the existing content of the course and the recent establishment of the new MS degree program in CFS. This course has now become an elective course for the MS degree program due to the recent development and approval of the new Master of Science Degree in Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (MSCABH) program in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. The establishment of the new MS degree program necessitates a prefix/course number change. Therefore, we would like to ask that the course prefix/# reflects this new development. The current graduate course prefix, number, is PHC 6035 Comorbidity of Mental & Physical Disorders. The requested change of the prefix/course number is: MHS 6077. The Comorbidity of Mental & Physical Disorders course is one of the elective courses in the new MS degree program and will continue to be offered as a required course in the MPH, Behavioral Health Concentration in the Community and Family Health Department (CFH) at the College of Public Health (COPH).
Comments: withdrawn from COPH 12/4/15
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2015-09-23
- Department: Child and Family Studies
- College: BC
- Budget Account Number: 583001, 100000, 000000,000000
- Contact Person: Bruce Levin
- Phone:
- Email: levin@usf.edu
- Prefix: PHC
- Number: 6035
- Full Title: Comorbidity of Mental & Physical Disorders
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: C -
Class Lecture (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: N
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?:
- If repeatable, how many times?: 0
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum):
- Course Online?: C -
Face-to-face (0% online)
- Percentage Online: 0
- Grading Option:
-
- Prerequisites: NA
- Corequisites: NA
- Course Description: This course examines the comorbidity of mental and physical disorders, taking a lifespan epidemiological approach. Emphasis is placed upon theories and empirical research elucidating comorbidities, risk factors, and mechanisms.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed for program/concentration/certificate change
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? A specific focus on comorbidities of mental and physical disorders is in demand as evidenced by the continuous enrollment of students in the course each semester the course is offered. This course has been offered for several years with satisfactory reviews from students each semester. In addition, this course compliments and reflects the learning objectives/competencies of the new MS degree, as well as several of the courses offered within the MS degree program at the CBCS, Department of CFS, and the MPH, Behavioral Health concentration offered in the COPH.
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) In addition to a doctoral degree, substantial knowledge of the theories and empirical research elucidating comorbidities, risk factors, and mechanisms comorbidity of mental and physical disorders is required.
- Objectives: Course Objectives
1. Identify concepts, principles, and research methods to study life course comorbidity of mental and physical disorders.
2. Reflect and deconstruct reported prevalence and incidence of comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in various populations, and potential biological, psychological, and social mechanisms of these relationships.
3. Organize and recognize the possible influences of medical conditions on mental health as well as the effects psychological/psychosocial status may have on physical health.
4. Recognize and critically evaluate needs for additional research or suitability of available research on comorbidity of mental and medical disorders to inform healthcare training, policy, and practice
- Learning Outcomes: Student Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Develop and execute effective scientific presentation skills.
2. Develop and execute effective scientific writing skills.
3. Apply and practice basic statistical and research skills.
4. Develop skills in the translation of diverse research into understanding implications for policy, practice and training needs for healthcare service delivery.
- Major Topics: 1.) Introduction to comorbidity:
-Course Overview
Project: general areas of interest
-Comorbidity overview
Project: available datasets
-Project: Individual project discussions,
writing introduction
2.)Specific conditions: epidemiology, mechanisms, interventions
-Obesity Project: Writing Introduction
-Diabetes, CVD
Project: Writing methods, downloading datasets
-Cancer, tobacco
Project: Selecting data analyses
-HIV/AIDS, pain Project: Writing results
-MS, dementia
Project: Running data analyses
-IBS, COPD
Project: Troubleshooting
analyses issues
3.) Implications: Services, financing, policy, research
-Integrated care -Effectiveness
Project: Writing discussion
-Integrated care –
Policy Project: Troubleshooting problems
-Integrated care –Implementation Project: Revising
-No class: Work on final paper
-Prevention of comorbidity
- Textbooks: Electronic book: Pagoto, S. (Ed.)(2011). Psychological co-morbidities of physical illness. Springer: New York. Available at: http://www.lib.usf.edu/
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: References (accessed electronically)
Bao, Y., Casalino, L. P., & Pincus, H. A. (2013). Behavioral health and health care reform models: Patient-centered medical home, health home, and accountable care organizations. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 40, 121-132.
Druss, B. G., von Esenwein, S. A., Compton, M. T., Zhao, L., & Leslie, D. L. (2011). Budget impact and sustainability of medical care management for persons with serious mental illnesses. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168, 1171-1178.
Druss, B. G., & Walker, E. R. (2011). Mental disorders and medical comorbidity. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Research Synthesis Report No. 21. (http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2011/rwjf69438/subassets/rwjf69 438_1)
Huffman, J. C., Niazi, S. K., Rundell, J. R., Sharpe, M., & Katon, W. J. (2014). Essential articles on collaborative care models for the treatment of psychiatric disorders in medical settings: A publication by the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. Psychosomatics, 55, 109-122.
IMPACT late life depression treatment manual for collaborative depression management.
(available in Canvas, Files)
Katon, W. J., Lin, E., Von Korff, M., Ciechanowski, P., Ludman, E., Young, B., et al. (2010).
Collaborative care for patients with depression and chronic illnesses. New England Journal of Medicine, 363, 2611-2620.
Katon, W. J., & Unützer, J. (2013). Health reform and the Affordable Care Act: The importance of mental health treatment to achieving the triple aim. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 74, 533-537.
Khan, A., Faucett, J., Lichtenberg, P., Kirsch, I., & Brown, W. A. (2012). A systematic review of comparative efficacy of treatments and controls for depression. PLoS ONE, 7 (7), e41778.
Levesque, J. F., Breton, M., Senn, N., Levesque, P., Bergeron, P., & Roy, D. A. (2013). The interaction of public health and primary care: Functional roles and organizational models that bridge individual and population perspectives. Public Health Reviews, 35, epub ahead of print.
Pagoto, S. (Ed.)(2011). Psychological co-morbidities of physical illness. Springer: New York.
Scott, K. M., Bruffaerts, R., Tsang, A., Ormel, J., Alonso, M. C., Angermeyer, C. B., et al. (2007).
Depression-anxiety relationships with chronic physical conditions: Results from the World Mental Health surveys. Journal of Affective Disorders, 103, 113-120.
Smith, T. E., Erlich, M. D., & Sederer, L. I. (2013). Integrating general medical and behavioral health care: The New York state perspective. Psychiatric Services, 64, 828-831.
Unützer, J., Katon, W., Callahan, C. M., Williams, J. W., Hunkeler, E., Harpole, L., et al. (2002).
Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288, 2836-2845.
Velicer, W. F., Redding, C. A., Paiva, A. L., Mauriello, L. M., Blissmer, B., Oatley, K., et al. (2013).
Multiple behavior interventions to prevent substance use and increase energy balance behaviors in middle school students. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 3, 82-93.
Walsh, J. L., Senn, T. E., & Carey, M. P. (2013). Longitudinal associations between health behaviors and mental health in low-income adults. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 3, 104-113.
Woltmann, E., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Perron, B., Georges, H., Kilbourne, A. M., & Bauer, M. S. (2012). Comparative effectiveness of collaborative chronic care models for mental health conditions across primary, specialty, and behavioral health care settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169, 790-804.
Yin, H. Q., Prochaska, J. O., Rossi, J. S., Redding, C. A., Paiva, A. L., Blissmer, B., et al. (2013).
Treatment-enhanced paired action contributes substantially to change across multiple health behaviors: Secondary analyses of five randomized trials. Translational Behavioral
Medicine, 3, 62-71.
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Class Expectations
1. Attendance Policy/Missed Work
Regular “class attendance” in this course (accessing the class at least once per week for all 15 weeks of the semester) is required. Students are expected to read all assigned materials and participate in the discussion board assignments, discussing key themes, ideas, and controversies in the epidemiology of mental disorders with critical reflection on assigned readings.
2. Absences Due to Religious Observances:
Students are expected to notify their instructors at the beginning of each academic term if they intend to be absent for a class or announced examination due to a religious observance. Students absent for religious reasons, as noticed to the instructor at the beginning of each academic term, will be given reasonable opportunities to make up any work missed. USF policy: http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-10-045.pdf
3. Assignment Policy:
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
4. Right to Change Syllabus
It may be necessary to adjust the content, assignments, timeline, point system, and due dates for assignments during the semester. If this is necessary, the Instructor has the right to change the syllabus. However, these changes will be announced to the students in class and posted on Canvas. The students are responsible for any such announced changes and for checking Canvas.
5. Canvas
Canvas will be used during the course. All course materials, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations will be posted on Canvas one week after the class during which they were used. Grades will also be recorded on Canvas. Students should check Canvas regularly for updates and announcements related to the class.
Canvas Technical Support: USF’s Academic Computing Help Desk offers assistance to students for Canvas, USF dial-up Internet access, Student email accounts, and connecting from home to USF libraries. To contact the Help Center via telephone, call: 813-974-1222 or 866-974-1222 (toll free in Florida) or visit http://it.usf.edu/ It is highly recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your web browser for Canvas.
Physical location is: Tampa Campus Library, LIB 117/ Information Commons/ University of South Florida
4202 Fowler Avenue LIB122, Tampa, Florida 33620-5400
6. Grading Policy: At the end of the course, each student will have a WAS (Weighted Average Score), which is obtained by multiplying his/her numeric score (range 0-100) on each of the grading events, e.g. homework assignments, final paper, presentation, etc., by its corresponding weight (percentage) and then summing them up. Plus or minus grades (+/-) may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.
The grading events are as follows:
Grading Event Percent of Final Grade
Responding to Discussion Board Questions (weekly)
o Discussion Board Post
o Discussion Board Responses 20%
10%
10%
First Writing Assignment 10%
Second Writing Assignment
Third Writing Assignment 10%
10%
Final Exam 30%
Quizzes on Reading Material 20%
100%
Grading Scale
A = 90.00% – 100%
B = 80.00% – 89.99%
C = 70.00%– 79.99%
D = 60.00% – 69.99%
F = 0%– 59.99%
Grade Dissemination:
Graded tests and materials in this course will be reviewed and scored on CANVAS where you can access your scores at any time. Discussion questions and quizzes will be scored within a week after they close. Exam and paper scores will typically be available within two weeks after the due date.
Exam Policy:
All examinations and quizzes are closed book, and time-limited and will be taken on CANVAS at the time specified. No electronic devices may be used to supplement a student’s responses. Students who fail to take the exams or quizzes at the specified time will receive a “0” as their score. No makeups on quizzes will be offered. In the case of the exam, an opportunity to take the exam at a different time will only be offered if this has been confirmed in advance with the instructor (minimum 4 hours) and will require documentation of the serious and unanticipated nature of the absence being provided. The justification must be acceptable to the instructor.
Late Work Policy
There are no make-ups offered for discussion postings, quizzes, exams, or the paper.
Extra Credit Policy:
No extra credit opportunities will be offered.
7. Graduate Incomplete Grade Policy:
Incomplete grades will only be given in the case of severe hardship, such as verifiable medical or legal troubles. An incomplete will be given at the discretion of the professor, only when less than 30% of the work is incomplete, and only if you are otherwise earning a passing grade.
An Incomplete grade is exceptional and granted at the instructor’s discretion only when students are unable to complete course requirements due to illness or other circumstances beyond their control. An I grade may be considered when the majority of the students work for a course has been completed before the end of the semester and the work that has been completed is qualitatively satisfactory. The student must request consideration for an I grade as soon as possible but no later than the last day of finals week. The Instructor must file an “I” grade contract. An I grade not cleared within the next academic semester (including summer semester) will revert to the grade noted on the contract.
8. Students with Disabilities
USF is committed to providing reasonable support for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities are responsible for registering with Students with Disabilities Services (SDS) in order to receive academic accommodations. Students in need of academic accommodations for a disability may consult with the Office of Students with Disabilities Services to arrange appropriate accommodations. Students are required to give reasonable notice prior to requesting an accommodation. A letter from SDS must accompany this request. Contact the SDS Office to arrange academic accommodations and assistance at (813) 974-4309, SVC 1133.
See Student Responsibilities – http://www.sds.usf.edu/students.asp
See Faculty Responsibilities— http://www.sds.usf.edu/faculty.asp
9. Use of Non-sexist, Person-First, and Professional Language
The use of non-sexist, person-first and professional language is expected in written assignments and in class discussion. Guidelines are available in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
10. Text Matching Services for Potential Plagiarism
USF uses an automated text matching service that allows instructors and students to submit student assignments to be checked for potential instances of plagiarism. The Instructors reserve the right to (1) request that assignments be submitted as electronic files and (2) electronically submit assignments through Turn It In. Assignments are compared automatically with a database of journal articles, web articles, and previously submitted papers. The Instructors will receive a report showing exactly text matches that suggest plagiarism may be a possibility.
11. Emergency Suspension of University Operations
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor the Canvas site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
12. Academic Integrity of Students
Selected examples from the USF policies and procedures regarding academic dishonesty are included in this syllabus. Students are responsible for adherence to all USF policies and procedures even if they are not specifically printed in this syllabus. The complete regulations may be found at: http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf
Cheating is using or attempting to use materials, information, notes, study aids, or other assistance in any type of examination or evaluation which have not been authorized by the instructor.
Plagiarism is intentionally or carelessly presenting the work of another as one’s own. It includes submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work which has wholly or in part been created by another person. It also includes the presentation of the work, ideas, representations, or words of another person without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources. Students must consult with their instructors for clarification in any situation in which the need for documentation is an issue, and will have plagiarized in any situation in which their work is not properly documented.
1. Every direct quotation must be identified by quotation marks or appropriate indentation and must be properly acknowledged by parenthetical citation in the text or in a footnote or endnote.
2. When material from another source is paraphrased or summarized in whole or in part in one’s own words, that source must be acknowledged in a footnote or endnote, or by parenthetical citation in the text.
3. Information gained in reading or research that is not common professional knowledge must be acknowledged in a parenthetical citation in the text or in a footnote or endnote.
4. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, the use of papers, reports, projects, and other such materials prepared by someone else.
Fabrication is the use of invented, counterfeited, altered or forged information in assignments of any type including those activities done in conjunction with academic courses that require students to be involved in out-of-classroom experiences. Forgery is the imitating or counterfeiting of images, documents, signatures, and the like. Obstruction is any behavior that limits the academic opportunities of other students by improperly impeding their work or their access to educational resources.
1. Fabricated or forged information may not be used in any laboratory experiment, report of research, or academic exercise. Invention for artistic purposes is legitimate under circumstances explicitly authorized by an instructor.
2. Students may not furnish to instructors fabricated or forged explanations of absences or of other aspects of their performance and behavior.
3. Students may not furnish, or attempt to furnish, fabricated, forged or misleading information to university officials on university records, or on records of agencies in which students are fulfilling academic assignments.
4. Students may not steal, change, or destroy another student’s work. Students may not impede the work of others by the theft, defacement, mutilation or obstruction of resources so as to deprive others of their use.
5. Obstruction does not include the content of statements or arguments that are germane to a class or other educational activity.
Multiple submission is the presenting or turning of the same or substantially the same work for credit in two or more courses. Multiple submissions shall include the use of any prior academic effort previously submitted for academic credit at this or a different institution. Multiple submissions shall not include those situations where the prior written approval by the instructor is given to the student to use a prior academic work or endeavor.
1. Students may not normally submit any academic assignment, work, or endeavor in more than one course for academic credit of any sort. This will apply to submissions of the same or substantially the same work in the same semester or in different semesters.
2. Students may not normally submit the same or substantially the same work in two different classes for academic credit even if the work is being graded on different bases in the separate courses (e.g., graded for research effort and content versus grammar and spelling).
3. Students may resubmit a prior academic endeavor if there is substantial new work, research, or other appropriate additional effort. The student shall disclose the use of the prior work to the instructor and receive the instructor’s permission to use it PRIOR to the submission of the current endeavor.
4. Students may submit the same or substantially the same work in two or more courses with the prior written permission of all faculty involved. Instructors will specify the expected academic effort applicable to their courses and the overall endeavor shall reflect the same or additional academic effort as if separate assignments were submitted in each course. Failure by the student to obtain the written permission of each instructor shall be considered a multiple submission.
Complicity is assisting or attempting to assist another person in any act of academic dishonesty. A student will be considered to be complicit if the student is aware of an academic integrity violation, is able to report it, and fails to do so.
1. Students may not allow other students to copy from their papers during any type of examination.
2. Students may not assist other students in acts of academic dishonesty by providing material of any kind that one may have reason to believe will be misrepresented to an instructor or other university official.
3. Students may not provide substantive information about test questions or the material to be tested before a scheduled examination unless they have been specifically authorized to do so by the course instructor. This does not apply to examinations that have been administered and returned to students in previous semesters.
Improper use of teamwork credit is allowing your name to be included on a group project in which you did not participate. For reference, general guidelines for appropriate teamwork participation include, but are not limited to the following:
No team member shall intentionally restrict or inhibit another team member’s access to team meetings, team work-in-progress, or other team activities without the express authorization of the instructor.
All team members shall be held responsible for the content of all teamwork submitted for evaluation as if each team member had individually submitted the entire work product of their team as their own work.
Only those persons who participated on the team shall be named in the submission of the assignment.
Solicitation or Purchase is the offering, advertising or responding to solicitations or purchasing products or services designed to facilitate, support or actively contribute to the commission of an act of academic dishonesty.
Misrepresentation. Submitting the work of another as your own, e.g., using a ghostwriter to write a paper, thesis, dissertation; having another person complete an on-line class in your name
Misconduct in research is a serious deviation from the accepted professional practices within a discipline or from the policies of the university in carrying out, reporting, or exhibiting the results of research or in publishing, exhibiting, or performing creative endeavors. It includes the fabrication or falsification of data, plagiarism, and scientific or creative misrepresentation. It does not include honest error or honest disagreement about the interpretation of data.
1. Students may not invent or counterfeit information.
2. Students may not report results dishonestly, whether by altering data, by improperly revising data, by selective reporting or analysis of data, or by being grossly negligent in the collecting or analysis of data.
3. Students may not represent another person’s ideas, writing or data as their own.
4. Students may not appropriate or release the ideas or data of others when such data have been shared in the expectation of confidentiality.
5. Students may not publish, exhibit, or perform work in circumstances that will mislead others. They may not misrepresent the nature of the material or its originality, and they may not add or delete the names of authors without permission.
6. Students must adhere to all federal, state, municipal, and university regulations for the protection of human and other animal subjects.
7. Students may not conceal or otherwise fail to report any misconduct involving research, professional conduct, or artistic performance of which they have knowledge.
8. Students must abide by the university’s policies on Misconduct in Research where applicable, which can be found in the University’s Policies and Procedures Manual at the General Counsel’s website.
Computer misuse includes unethical or illegal use of the computers of any person, institution or agency in which students are performing part of their academic program.
1. Students may not use the university computer system in support of any act of plagiarism.
2. Students may not monitor or tamper with another person’s electronic communications.
Misuse of intellectual property is the illegal use of copyright materials, trademarks, trade secrets or intellectual properties. Students may not violate state or federal laws concerning the fair use of copies.
13. Punishment for Academic Dishonesty: The punishment for academic dishonesty depends on the seriousness of the offense and may include assignment of an “F” or a numerical value of zero on the subject paper, lab report, etc., and “F” or an “FF” grade (the latter indicating academic dishonesty) in the course, and suspension or expulsion from the University. A student who receives an “FF” grade may not use the USF Grade Forgiveness Policy if the course is subsequently repeated. An “FF” grade assigned to indicate academic dishonesty is reflected only on internal records. If a student who has been accused of academic dishonesty drops the course, the student’s registration in the course will be reinstated until the issue is resolved. Notice that a student has been dismissed for reasons of academic dishonest may be reflected on the student’s transcript with the formal notation: Dismissed for Academic Dishonesty.
For graduate courses: At the graduate level, any violation of academic integrity may result in immediate dismissal from the University.
14. Academic Grievance Policy:
“The purpose of these procedures is to provide all undergraduate and graduate students taking courses within the University of South Florida System (USF System) an opportunity for objective review of facts and events pertinent to the cause of the academic grievance. Such review will be accomplished in a collegial, non-judicial atmosphere rather than an adversarial one, and shall allow the parties involved to participate.”
http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-10-002.pdf.
15. Turinitin.com
In this course we will specifically utilize turnitin.com, an automated system which instructors can use to quickly and easily compare each student's assignment with billions of web sites, as well as an enormous database of student papers that grows with each submission. Accordingly, you will be expected to submit all assignments in electronic format. After the assignment is processed, as instructor I receive a report from turnitin.com that states if and how another author’s work was used in the assignment. For a more detailed look at this process visit http://www.turnitin.com. Essays are due at turnitin.com as the syllabus specified day and time.
16. End of Semester Student Evaluations
Prior to the last class, students are given the opportunity to evaluate the course. All evaluations are confidential and aim to provide the instructor with critiques/recommendations to improve the course for future delivery.
17. Student Learning Guidelines
The University of South Florida has many resources to support students and help them succeed academically.
USF Tutoring and Learning Services: 813-974-2713
Services offered include:
• Tutoring- http://usfweb2.usf.edu/learning/Tutoring/index.html
• Courses- http://usfweb2.usf.edu/learning/writing/index.htm
• Study Skills- http://usfweb2.usf.edu/learning/Study_Skills/Time_management_main.html
University Writing Center: 813-974-8293
The University Writing Center is a free resource for USF undergraduates and graduates. At the UWC, a trained writing consultant will work individually with you on anything you're writing (in or out of class), at any point in the writing process from brainstorming to editing. Appointments are recommended, but not required. For more information or to make an appointment, visit the UWC website at http://www.lib.usf.edu/writing, stop by LIB-125, or call 813-974-8293.
Technology and Media Course Policies
Email
I will review emails on a daily basis, M-F, throughout the semester and will respond to most inquiries within 24 hours, unless otherwise notified that I am unavailable. Class announcements will be sent out through emails generated in CANVAS. I will also typically review email inquiries on Sundays. If you can’t reach me, you may get clarification from your peers through contacts in CANVAS.
Accessing Canvas
This course will be offered via USF's new learning management system (LMS), Canvas. If you need help learning how to perform various tasks related to this course or other courses being offered in Canvas, please view the following videos or consult the Canvas help guides. You may also contact USF's IT department at (813) 974-1222 or help@usf.edu. Canvas is a University of South Florida supported web-based program that allows students to access course materials from any computer terminal linked to the web. Additional course materials, such as lecture slides and guidelines, will be located on the course website.
Applying for a NetID account
A NetID account is required for accessing course material on Canvas.
• To apply for a NetID account, go to the website: https://my.usf.edu.
• Click on “Sign up” for your USF account.
• Fill in all relevant information and submit your application. You should have access to Canvas in three hours.
Logging on to Canvas
• To initiate log on to the site, go to the address https://my.usf.edu.
• Enter login identification (your NetID account username).
• Enter password. (The password for each user is their NetID account password. Please do not use spaces or hyphens.)
• Once you’ve entered the site and read all of the current announcements, you may click on the headings for associated course materials.
Getting help with Canvas
If you have difficulty accessing the site, please do not contact the course instructor. We can only assist you with course material once you’ve logged onto the site. Instead, contact the Academic Computing Help Desk by one of the following methods:
• Phone: (813) 974-1222, or toll free in Florida 1-800-94-1222
• Web: http://it.usf.edu/help
• Email: help@usf.edu
• In person: Tampa Campus Library – LIB 117
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: 1.) In-class writing assignment (45 points): 5-minute writing assignment for 9/12 class periods (5 points each), based on reactions and discussion topics related to assigned readings. See Grading Policies section for details.
Each class for which readings are assigned, you will be asked to spend the first 5 minutes of class completing an in-class writing exercise. During this time, you will handwrite on paper your reactions to the assigned reading and questions and ideas you would like to discuss during class. Dr. Gum will provide specific instructions at the beginning of each class period. Your paper will be turned in each class.
There are 12 class periods for which in-class writing exercises will be completed. They are worth 5 points each, and 9/12 are required. This allows you to miss up to 3 classes with no loss of points. If you complete more than 9, then you may earn extra credit points. (In other words, if you complete all 12, you may earn up to 15 extra credit points.)
Please note this means it is very important that you attend most classes and arrive on time. The writing assignment will be completed within the first 10 minutes. If you must miss or be late for more than 3 classes, then it is your responsibility to speak to Dr. Gum as soon as possible to develop an alternative assignment. Alternative assignments will require more writing and will only be developed for documented reasons (e.g., extensive illness).
Writing assignments will be graded as such:
5: Your comments show that you:
• read all the assigned readings (include details, not vague
• comments), and
• present 2 or more original ideas or questions based on the
• readings, and
• have few spelling/grammar/ organization problems.
3-4: Your comments show that you:
• reference some (not all) of the readings and/or are vague, or
• present 1 original idea or question, or
• have several spelling/grammar/organization problems.
1-2: Your comments show
• Vague comments, no original ideas, or many errors
0:
• absent, late to class.
There are several benefits to such an assignment. They reward you for critically reading the assigned readings, they provide you a few quiet minutes to prepare and focus at the beginning of class, they enhance the quality of our class discussions, and they give you practice writing.
Your score will be posted to Canvas before the next class period. Dr. Gum will not provide written feedback, but Dr. Gum will be available to discuss individually if you have questions or concerns.
2.) Class paper involving a proposal (10 points)
3.) Drafts of four sections (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion; 20 points each)
4.) Final paper (50 points). See Grading Scale/Critieria.
- Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)
Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm)
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
Attendance Policy/Missed Work
Attendance is optional, although you must attend class to complete the in-class writing assignments and receive points for attending the guest lecturer’s class. Because extra credit is available, there are no make-up options for these small assignments. Your attendance benefits you and your colleagues.
Permission to Use Lectures:
All unauthorized recordings of class are prohibited. Recordings that accommodate individual student needs must be approved in advance and may be used for personal use during the semester only; redistribution is prohibited.
Absences Due to Religious Observances:
Students are expected to notify their instructors at the beginning of each academic term if they intend to be absent for a class or announced examination due to a religious observance. Students absent for religious reasons, as noticed to the instructor at the beginning of each academic term, will be given reasonable opportunities to make up any work missed. USF policy: http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-10-045.pdf
- Policy on Make-up Work: Attendance Policy/Missed Work
Attendance is optional, although you must attend class to complete the in-class writing assignments and receive points for attending the guest lecturer’s class. Because extra credit is available, there are no make-up options for these small assignments. Your attendance benefits you and your colleagues.
Selected examples from the USF policies and procedures regarding academic dishonesty are included in this syllabus. Students are responsible for adherence to all USF policies and procedures even if they are not specifically printed in this syllabus. The complete regulations may be found at: http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf
- Program This Course Supports: This graduate course will serve as an elective course in the new MS Degree in Child&Adolescent Behavioral Health Program in the CFS department in CBCS and remain a required course for the Behavioral Health Concentration at the COPH.
- Course Concurrence Information: This course services students enrolled in the new MSCABH in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. Furthermore, as a required course for the MPH, Behavioral Health Concentration offered in the Department of Community and Family Health at the College of Public Health, this course services students enrolled in the MPH,Behavioral Health Concentration.
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.