Administration of the Contemporary Family – FACS 510

Course Description

Emphasis will be given to the current emerging issues concerning family demography including trends in marriage, divorce, fertility, and development as it relates to the contemporary family.

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

Rationale

Management of the Contemporary Family: This course is an overview of the practical, sociological, and psychological aspects of family management, and will equip students to teach on the biblical and foundational aspects of the family.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

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

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be 300–350 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to two other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words.

Book Critique Assignment

The student will read and write a critique of the book Same-Sex Marriage. Please follow the word count requirements for each section.

Boundaries in Marriage Response: Chapters 1–8 Assignment

The student will read chapters 1–8 of the book Boundaries in Marriage and will write a personal response from the insights and truths that will help them in their growth and understanding in the importance of marriage as the foundation of a strong family.  This Response assignment should not be written as a summary of the book. This assignment should be written in first person and should contain personal insights gained from the reading and how the principles from the book can be applied to the lives of students that you will be teaching.  

Boundaries in Marriage Response: Chapters 9–16 Assignment

The student will read chapters 9–16 of the book Boundaries in Marriage and will write a personal response from the insights and truths that will help them in their growth and understanding in the importance of marriage as the foundation of a strong family.  This Response assignment should not be written as a summary of the book. This assignment should be written in first person and should contain personal insights gained from the reading and how the principles from the book can be applied to the lives of students that you will be teaching.  

Family Issues Research Paper Assignment

The student will write a 2,300–2,500 word research-based paper in current APA format that focuses on topic from the suggested topic list. The paper must include at least 10 references from peer-reviewed articles and books in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.

Quizzes: Comprehensive Mid-term & Comprehensive Final (2)

There is one mid-term and one final quiz. Each quiz will cover the Reading & Study material from the textbook for the assigned week(s). Each quiz will be open-book and contain multiple-choice and true/false questions, and have a 90 minute time limit.