Western Washington University Woodring College of Education Human Services Program

HSP-304 Portfolio Learning in Human Services

1 Credit

Winter 2013
Instructor: Email: James Lucal Ph! James"Lucal#$$u"edu

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Class meets for orientation on Jan" ,rd in Everett" !istance Learning: .lac/0oard student &ortal: .lac/0oard htt&:11my$estern"$$u"edu

Course Description: Reading, writing, and discussion elaborating the portfolio process for learning, assessment and professional development in the human services field.
An emphasis is placed on benchmark assessment in relationship to Council for Standards in Human Service ducation national standards and a surve! of writing st!les of the human services profession.
"ust be taken in the first five #$% credits of the ma&or.

Texts 2merican Psychological 2ssociation" 3'((-4" 'ublication manual of the American 's!chological Association 3)h ed"4" Washington !C: 2uthor" 5incaid S" 3'((-4" Student guide to the capstone portfolio process " .ellingham W2: Human Services Program WWU" 2lso referred to as the 6Ca&stone 7anual8 Here9s the lin/:
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Support contacts: Tec nolog!: "T#S Help$es% 3&0-&'0-3333 (r elp$es%)**u+e$u Writing ,enter: 3&0-&'0-321htt&:11$$$"acad$e0"$$u"edu1$ritingcenter1inde="ht HSP Li.rarian: /a.e+/ossett)**u+e$u

We. rea$ings0resources 1more are availa.le on t e 2. site3 1" '" ," ?" Council for Standards in Human Services Education: htt&:11$$$"cshse"org1standards"html 2P2 %utorial: htt&:11$$$"a&astyle"org1learn1tutorials10asics*tutorial"as&= %he ;$l at Purdue: htt&:11o$l"english"&urdue"edu1o$l1resource1>)(1(11 <rammar <irl: htt&:11grammar"@uic/anddirtyti&s"com1default"as&=

4(T5: 2ll HSP*,(? re@uired te=ts and reference materials should 0e retained $hile you are in the &rogram" %hese materials may 0e used in future courses"

,ourse "ssignments %his course involves reading $riting and online in@uiry ela0orating on the &ortfolio &rocesses for learning assessment and &rofessional develo&ment in the human services field" Successful com&letion of the course re@uires that students demonstrate /no$ledge and1or s/ill in all of the follo$ing:

"ssignment

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A 1 2ttend 1*!ay ;rientation session Jan" , A ' Cead Ca&stone Portfolio 7anual 3lin/ is on &age one 314 of Jan" 1D sylla0us4 A , Com&lete 2P2 %utorial $ith Li0rarian <a0e <ossett Jan" '> A ? Create 6Starter8 We0*&age :e0" 1> A > Essays E Portfolio !evelo&ment Plan 3Write three 3,4 one :e0" 1> &age essays on three different CSHSE standards4 A ) 1*' hour 2%US class 7ar" 1 A + .lac/0oard Partici&ation F Per e*mail &rom&t from me Periodic GG 2ssignments com&leted according to guidelines are graded as 6satisfactory8

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8 1: (rientation 2ttend the January ,rd '(1, orientation to the Human Services Program on the Everett cam&us" 8 2: Stu$ent /ui$e to ,apstone Portfolio %horoughly read Student <uide to Ca&stone Portfolio 3cover*to*cover4" Send me an e*mail to let me /no$ that you have com&leted this reading assignment" 8 3: "P" ,itation an$ St!le stan$ar$s Successfully com&lete the 2P2 tutorial &rovided 0y <a0e <ossett" 8 4: 5xplorator! We.page !evelo& a 6starter8 $e0 &age using $ee0ly"com $ord&ress or other site1tool of your choice" :ormulate ho$ you might 0egin to organiHe your ca&stone &ortfolio" We0 &ages must include at least one attached document and u&loaded &icture" Iou may choose to u&load your short $riting assignments for this course 3A > 0elo$4" .e a$are that unless you J&ass$ord &rotect9 your $e0&age and the documents that you &ost $ill 0e &u0lically availa0le to anyone $ho has your $e0 address" 2ssignments not &osted on your $e0&age may 0e turned*in via 0lac/0oard 3.04" PLE2SE K;%E: Students are encouraged to utiliHe resources that are no cost to the user" 8 ': Portfolio 6evelopment Plan 9 5ssa! Write three 3,4 one &age essays 3dou0le s&aced 1' &t" font4: a" Select a CSHSE Standard 311 through '(4 of your choosing and e=&lain ho$ the standard relates to your &rofessional interests and e=&eriences" 0" E=&lain ho$ you &lan to archive your $or/ and &re&are for the final ca&stone &ortfolio" 3Here are some e=am&les of strategies you might $ant to utiliHe as you &rogress through the &rogram: Save everything store your $or/ in multi&le locations $rite short reflections at the end of each @uarter as means of summariHing maLor accom&lishments1learning achieved that @uarter4" c" E=&lain" What is a Ca&stone PortfolioM Ho$ does it differ from a Professional PortfolioM Ho$1$hy1in $hat $ays can a ca&stone &ortfolio 0e useful to youM PLE2SE K;%E: 1" 2ll essays must 0e formatted according to 2P2 style" Students must include a title &age in te=t citation running head and reference &age for essay 3a4 a0ove" '" Essays 3a F c4 may 0e com&iled into three short ;C one longer essay" 8 &: "T#S class Students are res&onsi0le for using the WWU $e0site to select sign u& for and attend a technology class offered through 2%US" Classes may include for e=am&le: Po$er&oint E=cel i*7ovie We0&age design or any other tech class of your choosing" %y&ical class duration is 1*' hours" Class must 0e com&leted 0y 7arch 1st" !ocumentation of enrollment should 0e archived 3co&y1&aste4 and e*mailed to me at James"Lucal#$$u"edu" 8 :: 2lac%.oar$ 12.3 Participation Periodically throughout the @uarter I $ill send the class an e*mail re@uesting that students res&ond to a @uestion3s4 &osted in .0" Please chec/ your WWU e*mail regularly and $hen you receive such an e*mail chec/ in to 0lac/0oard and &ost &er the instruction $ithin three 3,4 days"

"SS5SS;54T ,<=T5<=" 2ll student $or/ is nongraded" S 1Satisfactor!3 is given for demonstrating &roficiency in all the assignments sho$ing evidence in your $or/ and interactions $ith class mem0ers of increasing /no$ledge a0out human services su0mitting &rofessional @uality $or/ and com&leting an insightful self*assessment of your learning" 2ssignments are evaluated 0ased on com&rehension de&th s/ill 3&rofessional &resentation and format4 clarity and creativity" # 1#nsatisfactor!3 is given for incom&lete assignments turning in un&rofessional $or/ and not demonstrating understanding of and a0ility of course com&etencies" "ssignment Points "ssignment (rientation <ea$ Stu$ent /ui$e to ,apstone Portfolio "P" Tutorial 5ssa! 8 1 5ssa! 8 2 5ssa! 8 3 Starter We.page "T#S ,lass 2. Participation Points Possi.le 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 Percentage of gra$e 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 20

5valuation: 2ll students $ill 0e given the o&&ortunity to evaluate the instructor and the content of the course at the end of the @uarter" Please &lan on s&ending 1> minutes during the last $ee/ of the @uarter com&leting the WWU Student Evaluation of Instruction form" Communication is welcomed and encouraged. (eel free to call me "onda! through (rida! between ):**am and $:**pm"

P ilosop ! of =nstructor ;&en communication is essential" Sharing insights @uestions and information is $elcomed and encouraged" :eel free to contact me &ersonallyN I am availa0le via email S/y&e or &hone call" Iou are ca&a0le and res&onsi0le for your learning" I encourage active &artici&ation critical thin/ing and res&ect for others"

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"ca$emic 6is onest! Polic!: Western Washington University students are res&onsi0le for reading understanding and u&holding the standards of academic honesty as set forth in the ++, Academic Dishonest! 'olic! and 'rocedure 3see 2&&endi= ! of the University .ulletin4 and WWUOs 2cademic Honesty Policy at htt&:11$$$"acad$e0"$$u"edu1senate1acc1accPlagiarism"htm" "tten$ance Polic!: %his course is &rocess*oriented and de&ends on your thoughtful &artici&ation" 2s a grou& our aim is to model the human services ideal that all are res&onsi0le for all" %his ethos necessitates your &ersonal commitment to the instructor and other students" %herefore &lease &artici&ate in discussions" If you are not a0le to attend a class &lease notify the instructor &rior to missing the class" !iscussion &artici&ation and class activities cannot 0e made u&N ho$ever it is your res&onsi0ility to revie$ all material and to&ics covered in and out of class and com&lete all assignments $hen due" Please /ee& the instructor advised of your situation" Students $ho miss more than t$o $ee/s of class $ill not &ass the course" :or information regarding medical or hardshi& $ithdra$als contact Lilla .odo our &rogram coordinator at Lilla.Bodo@wwu.edu. Late "ssignment Polic!: 2ll assignments are due on the dates indicated in the sylla0us" Late assignments $ill receive a 1(P deduction for each day they are late" Written Wor% Polic!: 2ll $ritten $or/ must 0e ty&ed dou0le*s&aced and grammatically correct" %he instructor does not consider more than , grammar errors &er &age college*level $or/ and $ill grade accordingly" Iou are encouraged to &roofread your $or/ and read it out loud 0efore su0mitting" Poor $riting s/ills and su0mission of $or/ that does not address assignment criteria $ill influence final grade" :or assistance $ith $riting assignments contact WWU9s Writing Center at htt&:11$$$"acad$e0"$$u"edu1$rite&ro <easona.le "ccommo$ation Polic!: It is the &olicy of Western Washington University to &rovide reasona0le accommodations to the /no$n &hysical sensory or mental limitations of @ualified individuals e=ce&t $here such accommodation $ould im&ose undue hardshi& on the institution" %o re@uest accommodation students must contact WWU disa0ility resources for Students at 3,)(4 )>(*,D?? or $$$"$$u"edu1de&ts1drs1" ,orrespon$ing .! email: 2ll students should use my$estern accounts for official class email" Iou are $elcome to for$ard your WWU email to a &ersonal account" Ho$ever &lease ma/e sure that the for$arding system $or/s 0y testing it" T e =ncomplete 173 /ra$e: %he grade of 5 3incom&lete4 may 0e assigned under all grading systems" It may 0e assigned only u&on re@uest of the student and agreement of the course instructor" See WWU catalog for further details"

4"T=(4"L ST"46"<6S =4 <5L"T=(4 T( ,(#<S5 (2>5,T=?5S0"SS=/4;54TS ,ouncil for Stan$ar$s in Human Service 5$ucation 3,SHS53 Stan$ar$ 820: T e program s all provi$e experiences an$ support to ena.le stu$ents to $evelop a*areness of t eir o*n values@ personalities@ reaction patterns@ interpersonal st!les@ an$ limitations+ Specifications (utcomes Learning "ctivities "ssessment Ceflection on !ifferentiate Lecture Essays E Portfolio &rofessional self &rofessional !evelo&ment Plan 3e"g" Lournaling 3sho$case4 course and .lac/0oard !iscussion !iscussion develo&ment of a summative 3ca&stone4 &ortfolio or &roLect &ortfolios" PP% %hree Essays demonstrating 2rticulate understanding Lecture Essays E Portfolio com&etency4 304 of and @uestions to !evelo&ment guide in@uiry related to Cead !iscussion the Kational Standards Student <uide to Ca&stone Portfolio %hree Essays !escri0e the &rocesses for develo&ing a &ortfolio to document learning assessment and &rofessional develo&ment in the HS maLor and the range of re@uired and o&tional artifacts for inclusion" 2rticulate the role of @uestions reflection and multi&le voices in learning and $riting" CSHSE Standards Cead Student <uide to Ca&stone Portfolio Essays E Portfolio !evelo&ment !iscussion %hree Essays Create 6Starter8 We0&age Lecture .lac/0oard !iscussion PP% 2%US Class Essays E Portfolio !evelo&ment !iscussion %hree Essays Create 6Starter8 We0&age 2P2 QuiH

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