Assignments RTM 300 Recreation and Community Development

Welcome to the assignments or 'learning exercises' for RTM 300.

If you have any questions please check the assignment page first for the information, ask me in class because someone else probably has the same question, and then drop me an email if your question still remains.  (alan.wright@csun.edu)

Summary of Assignments:

Course Schedule:  Here is a course schedule which you should check.  It has deadlines listed for various projects and as time goes on there will be specific lecture topics and other day to day course details such as when you will be leading your discussion group.

Review/Analysis of an Assigned Topic: Points: 15

For each review/analysis the student must write a brief summary of the assigned information. The analysis portion of the paper should focus on the student’s reaction, ideas, and suggestions related to the topic as assigned. References from academic publications (journals, books) other than the textbook should be used in the analysis portion of the paper. The reviews should be 500-750 words and include an APA style citation for all references including the textbook if that is used. After the references at the end of the paper, the student should list 4-6 key discussion questions to be used during the class time discussion. Grades will be based on content, adherence to the idea of the assignment, individual and original work, and class discussion of the review.  Discussion will be done in small groups.  For more details go to this description.

Projects:   Points 25

A project related to developing community assets or addressing a community issue will be completed by a learning team.  The team can focus on a larger community issue or a youth development project. Teams will be organized by career interest areas.  Details on the project are provided at this link. Points (25)

 Examinations: Points: 40

Two examinations will be given. The exams are each worth 20 points. Each exam will cover assigned readings, material discussed in class, and student presentations up to the date of the exam. The second exam will not be cumulative. Exams may include a variety of questions types (true-false, multiple choice, essay, etc.) Bring a blue book and scantron for each exam.

Community Service Learning: Points: 15

Students will be responsible for volunteering for 10 community service learning hours.

The site and type of learning opportunity must be approved in advance by the instructor and can not be related to paid work or activities completed for another class. Students will be asked to provide written documentation of the completion of volunteer hours. A written report evaluating the experience and reflecting on topics from the course in relation to the volunteer experience is required. The written report should be from 500-750 words. Students will also participate in a verbal reflection of the volunteer experience.

Grading Summary:

Attendance/Active Participation  (5% +)

Review/Analysis Assignments  (15%)

Community Assets Project or Youth Assets Project  (25%)

Exams (2 x 20)  (40%)

Community Service Learning  (15%)

Total 100 (100%)

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Footnote about Electronic Assignments

Here are some requirements and tips for submitting assignments. 

Note the general format and rules from the syllabus and course intro that are repeated below.

Electronic submission:

ü      Send material to the professor’s email:  alan.wright@csun.edu

ü      Send the typed document as an attachment in Word, WordPerfect, or Adobe Acrobat (PDF file).

ü      Name the file in the following format:  your last name, your first name, course number abbreviation, and short title.  Here is an example:  SmithJoe300Lifestyle or Smith Joe RTM300 research paper.

ü      DO NOT send the assignment in the body of the email itself.

ü      Make sure you attach the document before you hit send.

ü      If you want immediate confirmation of receipt of the email send it with a return receipt request.

General:  Assignment Review from Syllabus or Guide for Success

• All assignments should be typed and submitted in person at class time unless specifically noted otherwise in the instructions for that assignment.
• All assignments must be your original work and plagiarism puts you at serious risk for discipline within this class and for the university.
• Any research paper or essay style writing assignment submitted by a student may be submitted to Turn-it-in. Students are encouraged to submit the paper directly to Turn-it-in so that the student will see the evaluation before submission.  
• APA format is intended for use in any research style submission.  Personal reflection journals do not need to use APA format.  

Late Work:

All assignments for class are due at class time (on-line class assignments are due by the stroke of midnight - pacific time - on the date posted as the due date).   Late papers will be received but will be assessed a penalty of a letter grade (10%) per class session (on-line classes are penalized 3% per day - so 21% first week, 42% week two, etc.). Students are reminded to consider the mathematical impact on their final grade of failing to hand in an assignment. (Better late than never - up to a point!).

Key Links

 RTM 300 Course page