About the Tasks

This section contains descriptions of course tasks. Materials will be posted on a weekly basis. Please note that these pages populate information about course related tasks on the left hand side when they are assigned. Due dates are given with the description of each task.

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Keeping Up

There are a lot of moving parts to this class. Students who gain the most out of the course generally follow these general notions:

1. Engaging with the readings and materials;
2. Putting in a good faith effort but also asking for help when needed;
3. Keeping a respectful, open, and honest line of communication with me and your peers if possible.

General Course Makeup

Weekly Postings

I will create discussion boards for a variety of purposes including discussing general course questions / logistics, getting to know each other, getting organized into groups, discussing the readings, etc. You will need to participate actively on each board and your postings should be meaningful and incorporate depth. Responses without any additional information and/or justifications will be considered to be incomplete and will reflect on your final earned point value. For further information, please take a look at the description below.

Writing on Slack

Remember this is a graduate level class and your writing should reflect that. Moreover, these postings should be in APA 7th Edition formatting unless otherwise noted. The following general idea will be used when assessing your initial posts, but this is not a rubric.

Marker	Point Value	Criteria
	11.5	Posts are well defined that fully address and develop all aspects of the prompt such that they advance the discussion, are factually correct, are cited correctly when necessary, and provide a clear, concise, reflective and substantive contribution
	10	Posts are mostly well defined that tend to address all aspects of the prompt such that they generally advance the discussion, are factually correct, are cited correctly when applicable, but lack clarity or full development of the concept(s)
	5	Posts are undertsandable but are not cohesive such that they do lack clarity or depth or non-repetitiveness or preparedness or justification
	0	Posts are generally incoherant or superficial such that they are repeated or incorrect or irrelevant or off-topic
	0	Posts are nonexistent or lack merit

Responding on Slack

To keep track of what responses go to which post and to receive credit for your responses, use the option pictured below: For further information, please read over Reply in thread.

Synchronous Meetings

There are two types of meetings in this class: ongoing and check-in. Please see the details below for an explanation of each.

Ongoing

You will need to meet weekly in the chat room to discuss your understanding, questions, and challenges with the readings, upcoming assignments, etc. I will provide prompts and scaffolding for your discussions. A one page summary consisting of who attended the meeting, content and general synopsis must submitted to eCampus unless otherwise noted.

Check-in

We will need to meet at least once a week over the course of term. the primary purpose of this is not just to get to know you, but also to answer any questions you may have and to get an idea of what areas need to be addressed. My job is to address questions and provide feedback but that also requires you to ask questions and be up to date on the material. I will be using terminology that has been covered and without a frame of reference, the conversation may be difficult.

Proposal

Throughout the course, you will have weekly opportunities to expand and refine your skill set culminating in the development of an instrument which will serve as a final product¹. Please include your name and submit all documents in either a .docx or .pdf format.

Need Help?

While I am happy to meet face-to-face, I am not consistently in my office at the moment. It is likely easier to simply schedule Zoom session using the calendar or by notifying me on Slack by adding @Dr. Abhik Roy to your message.