Assignment 3: Course Project Task: Potential Course Topics Create paper containing a list of “the ten best possible topics” o

Assignment 3: Course Project Task: Potential Course Topics

Create paper containing a list of “the ten best possible topics” on which you might base a course about some aspect of brief psychotherapies.

Provide rationale for your selection by addressing the following questions in your paper:

What are the important issues or research areas in the brief counseling field?
What areas need further exploration?
Why are you looking into this topic?
How will exploring your topic make a difference for you?
Is the topic narrow or broad enough for a six-week course?
To view an overview of the tasks in course project, download Course_Project_Outline from the Doc Sharing Area (under Outline Documents/Templates category).

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Created a list of “the ten best possible topics.”
4
Explained what are the important issues or research areas in the brief counseling field.
4
Evaluated the areas that need further exploration.
4
Analyzed what you are looking into this topic.
8
Analyzed how exploring your topic will make a difference for you.
8
Evaluated whether the topic narrow or broad enough for a
six-week course.
8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4
Total:
40

SECOND ASSIGNMENT:

Assignment 3: Course Project Task: Appointment with Facilitator
While preparing the general description of the course, address the following points:

What is the overall objective of your course?
What new knowledge or skill-sets will students acquire by going through your course?
Why do you think the brief psychotherapy topics you selected are appropriate and important for your course?
How will the students studying your course benefit from the topics you have selected?