In the introductory recording, Dr. Gregory Futral primarily covers the course's details, critical sections of the class text, and requirements of students, and resources to use for the course. Dr. Futral has vast experience teaching undergrads, working on middle-health and psychiatric issues in residential and in-patient settings. He notes that the class will be entirely online, and the book by Cohen & Swerdlik (2018) is a requirement for the course. Attendance for the course is a requirement, and to be marked as attended, the learner should do three out of the four weekly activities on a minimum. Participation comes from total engagement in the course, and a learner is not allowed to miss attendance of more than 20% of the course. Class synchronized live meetings will be on Monday evenings from about 6-8 pm even though Dr. Futral mentions he will record and upload these sessions for reference for learners that miss due to issues like technological hitches. The weekly summaries will indicate the student's participation; whether they attended the sessions live or watch the recording. Students should be sure to include critical details in their summaries to show they attended.
Dr. Futral mentions that core assignments for the course will include summary submissions, internet test assignments, test critique, and discussion board work explains the location of the course schedule and resources on the campus website. He explains that the weekly summaries will include main topics throughout the chapter or the video with credible information. The tests and assignments have timelines, and it’s necessary to adhere to these submission deadlines indicated on the dashboard and or assignments. He notes that comments on discussion boards should be respectful, fully addressing questions posed, and stimulating further discussion to achieve the highest quality score. Learners have to post individual responses to be able to view the responses of other people. The internet tests will involve choosing any test available on the internet except Myers Briggs tests, INFJ, or similar. A key point, the author urges students to follow instructions for each assignment and refer to the rubrics. He provides instructions on accessing the online yearbook database and encourages proper APA style for ease in grading and determining coverage. All assignments submitted will be checked on Turnitin, and plagiarism of any kind is prohibited, including self-plagiarism. The author states the students' real understanding of the course majorly depends on what they grasp during the first half of the term. Two main examinations will be administered to test the understanding of the whole course. Dr.Futral highlights evaluation and grading scales and discourages students from late submissions to avoid penalties. He further provides Mrs. Bridgeforth’s contact for learners with a covered disability to reach out for special accommodations. In the final part of the video, Dr. Futral explains what learners should expect in chapter 1 of the class text, primarily definition of terms, tools of psychological, regulation and legislation of testing, settings of testing, and assessment of persons with disabilities.
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APA Style/Plagiarism Videos
The first video by Julie Stiegemeyer covers “Using Formatting APA 6th vs. 7th Edition”. The author explains the differences between the 6th and 7th APA formatting editions and mentions varying manuscript elements of the two editions. She explains differences in font type requirements, running head, in-text citation, quotes for primary and secondary sources, title formatting, page numbering, citing sources with multiple authors, and differences in level 3 and 4 headings and other differences. The author notes the use of templates with caution to edit depending on the type of work.
The second video is about the topic “Introduction to Citation Styles: APA 7th ed.” The author has two main types of references: in-text citation and reference list and APA as the primary referencing type for sciences and social sciences. The author delves into explaining the differences between the two reference styles and details required for each, such as the digital object identifier (DOI). The author encourages learners to reach out to the librarian when they aren’t certain of the APA formatting requirements.
The third video by Samuel Forlenza, Ph.D., is about the topic “APA Style 7th Edition: In-Text Citations, Quotations, and Plagiarism”. The author explains the use of in-text citations and quotations in the 7th APA edition. He details plagiarism and its repercussions. The author describes how publication dates and the number of authors affect creating either parenthetical or narrative citations. He details the key considerations for the in-text citations. The author discusses considerations based on the number or of studies the author intends to cite. He explains the need to list more authors to differentiate sources with authors who have similar names or cases where a writer cites sources in the same work with the same author for different works. Samuel discusses paraphrasing, using direct quotations, plagiarism and avoiding it, citing corporate authors, citing multiple authors sources, and avoiding duplicate citations in APA 7th edition.
The fourth video is about the topic “Integrating Research and Avoiding Plagiarism in APA 7th Edition Style” APA recommended style of scholarly writing, cases of under or over-citation, paraphrasing and quotations, the five steps to summarize or paraphrasing, and the five plagiarism types with ways of avoiding them.
The fifth video in the required video section addresses direct quotes in writing requirements and minimizing usage, using paraphrases correctly for the first part of 2:49-4:33 minutes. In the second part, 5:56-7:45 minutes, the author address how to balance in-text citations in a lengthy paraphrase and advises writers to an error on the side of over citing rather than under-citing. The author addresses books and eBooks, websites, and how to use the DOI between 13:40-14:52 minutes. She further explains the citation of a corporate author for the case of websites.
