DiscussionsForumDetails.docx
Discussions Forum Details 1. There are two (2) distinct Discussion Forums (DF). 2. Each distinct DF will be open for three weeks, at the end of which the DF will be closed and no further contributions may be made (see LMS for specific topics). 3. Each student is required to post the initial discussion during the first week the TOPIC of the DF is open. 4. Each student is required to post four (4) responses to at least four (4) fellow student posting during time the DF remains open 5. The initial posting is worth 100 points with an additional 25 points for each of the four (4) required response to four (4) different student's posting. The second DF continues with the same set of submission requirements. A maximum of 200 points may be earned for each of the discussion topics (400 points in total). 6. The purpose of the discussion forum is to engage students in the knowledge sharing process. Each student is required to: 1) Initiate one major topic focused on the topic for the forum 2) Actively participate throughout the period of the forum with at least 4 quality engagement postings (responses to other student threads). 7. All contributions must be made in the applicable discussion forum area in Moodle. 8. All contributions must be made during the specified time period for the topic. Contributions made before or after the specified period will not be accepted. Student participation is defined as providing scholarly entries in the discussion forum. 9. The primary goal for the discussion forum assignment is to simulate the free sharing of ideas among peers that is typically experienced in graduate courses delivered in the more traditional, face-to-face environment. Evaluating a student's performance on the assignment is not, therefore, very concrete. There are a number of factors that impact the quality of a student's participation. The content of the contributions is, of course, one rather obvious factor, but the context in which the contributions have been made is equally important. In evaluating performance on this assignment, the following factors will be considered: a. Add value to the content of the discussion by posting well-written, on-topic contributions. b. Share resources with others by providing support for you contributions in the form of citations from the literature. c. Promote peer-to-peer discourse by: i. Initiating at least 1 quality major topics of the Forum. ii. Actively participating throughout the period of the forum with at least 4 quality engagement postings (responses to other student threads). Respond to 4 postings of others in a timely manner (before the discussion period ends). iii. Each contribution (topic and thread) is expected to be though provoking and scholarly (i.e. "While a database is sometimes consider to consist of a large single site repository, researchers have suggested..." and not simply (i.e. "Oracle is the best", "Yes, I agree" or "Thanks for ..."). d. Note: The grade on this assignment is based upon the overall quality of your participation, as described by the synthesis of the factors listed in this syllabus (peer-to-peer). 10. Each student is expected to be proficient in the use of the English language. Errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax will affect your grade. As your professor, I will not provide remedial help for writing problems. If you are unable to write clearly and correctly, I urge you to contact the CU Writing Center for remedial help. 11. Stay on topic. Tangential or irrelevant contributions will results in a poor score for the discussion. Opinions count very little whereas analysis and synthesis of peer reviewed articles count much more. 12. Include at least 300 words in each posting and 300 words in each of the four peer replies. Indicate at least one source or reference in your postings. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the offending Discussion Forum. The department chairperson will be notified of the violation. Additional CU penalties may be applicable. 13. Each DF will be checked for plagiarism by Moodle’s "Turnitin". Refer to the course schedule for specific topics as well as starting and ending dates for each of the discussion forums. 14. Discussions will run from Monday 1:00 am to Sunday evening by 11:00 p.m. EST for three weeks, after which discussion postings will be closes. Students are expected to participate throughout the three weeks in the discussions – do not clump them all postings together on one day (especially at the end of the week).
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