ECE1013— COURSE SYLLABUS
PROFESSOR: Michelle Zerwer (weeks 1-4) Keileigh Barrett-Harvey (weeks 5-9)
CONTACT INFO:
[email protected] [email protected]OFFICE HOURS: By appointment
CLASS TIMES: Monday and Wednesday, 4:30 to 6:20 p.m. Room 4265
Wk Date Topic Assigned Reading** Evaluation/Activity
1 May 5 What is child abuse? Chapter 2, o Attend class
How prevalent is child abuse? Professional Advisory
May 7 What causes or puts a child at Chapter 5 o LA #1: Online Activity.
risk for abuse? Complete by May 7 (4:00 p.m.)
o Attend class
2 May 12 What are signs of abuse? Chapter 4.2 to 4.7, o Attend class
Physical & Neglect Professional Advisory
May 14 What are signs of abuse? Chapter 4.8 & 4.9, o LA #2: In-class activities
Sexual abuse Additional reading.
3 May 19 Victoria Day o No class
May 21 What are signs of abuse? Chapter 4.10 & 4.11 o LA #3: In-class activities
Emotional and IPV o Assignment #1: May 23, 4:00
p.m.
4 May 26 How and when are children o Attend class
likely to disclose?
May 28 o TEST ONE— All material from weeks 1 to 4 (includes readings and class notes).
5 June 2 How to respond effectively to TBD** o Attend class
disclosure? Monitor emotions
June 4 How to respond effectively to Chapter 6.2, 6.3 o LA #4: In-class activities
disclosure? Verbal response
6 June 9 What is your duty to report? Professional Advisory: o Attend class
Legislation & How to Report DTR
June 11 What happens after you TBD** o LA #5: In-class activities
report? System’s Response
7 June 16 After report: How to help the TBD** o Attend class
child and family?
June 18 After report (continued) TBD** o LA #6: In-class activities
o Assignment #2: TBD
8 June 23- STUDY WEEK—No Class ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
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9 TBD o TEST TWO— All material from weeks 5 to week 7 (includes readings and class notes).
** Assigned reading is tentative. Additional readings may be provided to help supplement the limited information in the
course textbook. These readings will be posted on Moodle with other course materials relating to the topic.
How do I earn marks in this course?
Evaluation How much does it contribute to final grade? When it is due?
What do I need to know?
Tests Each test worth 25% of final grade. o May 28
(50%) Test one: material from weeks 1 to 4 o TBD
Test two: material from weeks 5 to 7
Assignment Assignment #1: Reflective Questions (worth 10%) o Friday, May 23 (4:00 p.m.)
(20%) The assignment is not graded in terms of right or wrong.
Your grade is based on the overall quality of your
personal reflections (honesty, depth of reflection,
connections to learning and experience as well as clarity).
Assignment #2: TBD (worth 10%) o TBD
More information will be provided when Keileigh takes
over the course in week 5.
Application Learning Activities (LA on syllabus). There are no extensions for missed
Activities Marked best 5 out of 6 activities. Instead, lowest grade is
(5 X 6%= 30%) For the most part, LAs are graded in terms of dropped when final grade
completeness and effort to provide meaningful calculated.
answers. For review questions, a portion of your o May 7 online (4:00 p.m.)
grade is based on whether your answer was correct o May 14 class
or not. o May 21 class
o June 4 class
o June 11 class
o June 18 class
