Week 2 Addendum
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Discussion
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Identify an influencing factor that must be considered when revising or developing a curriculum today. Conduct a literature search for evidence to support the importance of this factor. Be sure to include the following in your initial post:
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The influencing factor you identified
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A brief summary of the influencing factor
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Your position regarding the topic
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An argument for your identified position, supported with evidence from your literature search
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Specific implications for curriculum development.
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Support or refute the positions of your classmates in your peer responses.
Rubric
-Timeliness: Initial post is completed by the third day.
-Completeness: Submitted a complete initial post. Addresses all of the question prompts, identified, interpreted, or inferred to the discussion topic being addressed, explored and/or explained the topic and how it applied to the discussion forum, and analyzed the topic being discussed and applied it to a fact and/or advocated a position or recommendation.
-Peer Response: Posted peer responses on 2 additional days after the initial discussion post, posted a minimum of two substantial responses to peers that drive the discussion forward. Substantial responses successfully show evidence of accurately interpreting topical knowledge, identifying relevant arguments, evaluating alternative points of view, justifying key results, explaining assumptions, and/or drawing upon reasonable and thoughtful conclusions. A minimum of one peer response post is supported with at least one separate scholarly source dated within the last 5 years unless considered seminal work. Examples of scholarly sources are journal articles, assigned readings, textbooks, lectures, course materials, or authoritative websites. Posts contain proper spelling and grammar and include 0-1 errors. Student organized the content, the flow was logical and clear, and the student’s writing included the use of professional language.
-APA: All sources used in discussion post(s) include properly formatted APA in-text citation(s) and full references. APA style includes 0-1 error.
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