assignment 6

HEA 640 Module Six Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Addressing and meeting the needs of underrepresented populations is a vital goal for most postsecondary institutions. However, meeting the needs of underrepresented populations typically entails fulfilling alternative requests. In higher education, these requests are generally known as accommodations. Based on your knowledge gained from this module, explain the steps of the accommodation process. What type of information must an institution obtain in order to grant or uphold the accommodation? What role do you believe accommodations play in regard to meeting underrepresented need in student affairs? Support your answer with examples. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

a. Accommodation Process: Describe the accommodation process and the effect that it has on underrepresented populations. Explain why the accommodation process was established. Additionally, describe the steps or processes that must be completed to obtain an accommodation.

b. Types of Information: Explain the specific types of information that are needed in order to grant an accommodation. How does the required information justify the need for an accommodation?

c. Role of Accommodations: Analyze the role of accommodations in meeting underrepresented needs in student affairs. What do the accommodations accomplish? How do accommodations address underrepresented needs in student affairs?

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two- to three-page (plus cover sheet and reference page) Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format (following the APA Manual 6th Edition). Ensure that the cover sheet and reference page are also in APA format.

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

Accommodation Process

Describes the accommodation process and the effect that it has on underrepresented populations

Describes the accommodation process but does not include the effect that it has on underrepresented populations or the description is brief or lacks detail

Does not describe the accommodation process or the effect that is has on underrepresented populations

30

Types of Information

Explains the specific types of information that are needed in order to grant an accommodation

Explains the types of information that are needed in order to grant an accommodation but lacks specificity

Does not explain the specific types of information that are needed in order to grant an accommodation

25

Role of Accommodations

Analyzes the role of accommodations in meeting underrepresented needs in student affairs

Analyzes the role of accommodations in meeting underrepresented needs in student affairs but details are cursory and overgeneralized

Does not analyze the role of accommodations in meeting underrepresented needs in student affairs

25

Articulation of Response

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

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,

20

readability and articulation of main ideas

or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

Earned Total 100%