Christian Counseling for Marriage and Family – CCOU 301

Course Description

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

Marriage is close to the heart of God. Couples are encouraged to seek God’s way into this intimate bond, to define a vision for their own marriage, and then to give it away as they grow and help other couples.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

Course Requirement Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview. 

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, there are 2 Discussions to be completed in this course. The student is required to post 1 thread of at least 250 words. The student must also post a minimum of 2 replies with each reply consisting of a minimum of 100 words. For each thread, the student must support his/her assertions with at least 2 sources in current APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 source. Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed journal articles, course textbooks, course video presentations, and the Bible.

Research Paper: Topic, Preliminary Research, and Rationale Assignment

The student will choose a topic from the course textbook, provide a rationale for choosing this topic, and then demonstrate preliminary research by incorporating a minimum of 4 sources in-text and cited on a reference page.  The student will begin the research process for his/her chosen topic. The student may use personal pronouns in this assignment to describe interest in the topic. 

This assignment provides the student the opportunity to gain approval and feedback from the instructor in matters of content in preparation for the final research paper.  This assignment will NOT be copied and pasted into the final paper. This assignment will be 2-3 pages long.

Research Paper: Title Page, Outline, and Reference Page Assignment

The student will submit a completed title page, outline, and reference page, which will include all required sources. This assignment provides the student the opportunity to gain feedback from the instructor in major areas related specifically to current APA format.  The student will provide at least 3 main points with 2 subpoints per main point, writing 1-3 sentences per point and subpoint.

Research Paper: Final Assignment

The student will write an 8–10-page paper in current APA format on a developed topic supplied by the Clinton & Sibcy or Balswick & Balswick texts. The student will choose 1 topic that the course text addresses and augment his/her research by using at least 8 scholarly references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. The first two research paper assignments are designed to choose a topic, brainstorm, gather research and formulate the Title Page and Reference Page(s) which will be used in the Final Paper.  This last research paper assignment is the completed Research Paper written in APA formatting.  

The Final Research Paper will be submitted through Turnitin.  The paper will be composed of 8–10 pages of content not including the Title Page and Reference Page(s).

Interview Assignment

The student will choose a marital status and conduct an interview of an individual/couple asking at least 10 open-ended questions based upon readings/videos from the course. Afterwards, the student will write a 3-5 page paper including a reaction page. The paper will summarize the interview in a thoughtful, analytical manner including what the student has learned as a reaction page. An appendix of the interview transcript should be attached.

Quizzes (4)

The student will complete 4 open-book/open-note quizzes that assess the student’s retention of material from the course lectures and textbook readings. The s will quizzes include 30 multiple-choice questions. Quizzes 1 and 3 will also include 6 short essay questions.

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 30 multiple-choice, true/false, and fill in the blank questions, and will have a 1 hour and 30 minutes time limit.

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 36 multiple-choice, multiple answer, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions, and will have a 2 hours and 30 minutes time limit.

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 36 multiple-choice and essay questions, and will have a 2 hours and 30 minutes time limit.

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 30 multiple-choice, multiple answer, true/false, and fill in the blank questions, and will have a 1 hour and 30 minutes time limit.