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COU 680 Week One Journal Guidelines and Rubric Challenging Topics

Overview: You will be covering a variety of topics related to crises and trauma in this course, some of which may present challenges or be personally triggering for you. In this assignment, in an effort to prepare for a successful course experience, you will review the course syllabus and identify any topics you may find personally challenging or triggering.

Prompt: After reviewing the course syllabus and the topics presented, write a journal reflection in which you discuss the following:

 Share one or two things you are looking forward to about this course. Elaborate on why you are looking forward to them.

 Identify topics that may be personally challenging or triggering from the course syllabus or any course content you may be nervous about. Elaborate on why this may be a challenge for you.

Note: Journal assignments are private and shared only between student and instructor.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit this journal assignment as 2- to 3-paragraph Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-

inch margins.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Share Shares one or two things you are looking forward to about the course

Shares one or two things you are looking forward to, but submission is lacking detail

Does not share one or two things you are looking forward to about the course

47.5

Challenges Identifies a topic of challenge or something that may be personally triggering

Identifies a topic of challenge or something that may be personally triggering, but submission is lacking detail

Does not identify a topic of challenge or something that may be personally triggering

47.5

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5

Total 100%