This guide is for COUC 747 Week 4 Case Study Part 1, start to submission. With your group, write a 2 to 4-page case study on a topic from your assigned McKeachie chapter for a hypothetical faculty workshop.
COUC 747 is Instruction in Counselor Education, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as COUC747; it is the same course.
| Course | COUC 747 Instruction in Counselor Education |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 4 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | 2 to 4 pages |
| Sources | Your assigned McKeachie and Svinicki chapter |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Group case study posted in the group discussion board |
What COUC 747 Week 4 Case Study Part 1 asks for
Your group collaborates through the group discussion board to present a hypothetical faculty workshop on effective teaching in classroom and online settings. Each group is assigned a chapter in McKeachie and Svinicki and compiles a 2 to 4-page case study on a topic from it; the goal is for faculty to solve the case. It is due in Module/Week 4 with McKeachie and Svinicki parts 1 to 3 and Vella part 2. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in COUC 747
In the published schedule, Case Study Part 1 is one of 13 graded written assignments in COUC 747. It follows Week 4 Discussion Board Blog 4: Dialogue Education and comes before Week 5 Discussion Board Blog 5: Teaching with the Grain. The same week also has Discussion Board Blog 4: Dialogue Education, so plan the week's writing together.
How COUC 747 Week 4 Case Study Part 1 is graded
Liberty grades Case Study Part 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 50 points in the published guide. That is about 5% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in COUC 747 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The case should be solvable with the chapter's concepts but not obvious; test it by asking whether two faculty could reasonably disagree.
The COUC 747 Week 4 method, step by step
Read the case for facts, not impressions
Read the case in Case Study Part 1 and list the facts that matter: who is involved, what happened, what constraints exist. Separate facts from assumptions before analyzing anything.
Name the central problem
State the main problem in one sentence. Many cases contain several issues; the strongest answers say which one drives the rest.
Apply the course framework
Bring the course material to the case: the framework, theory or principle the week covers, applied explicitly to the facts you listed.
Weigh the options
Compare alternatives before recommending one. Each option needs its advantage and its risk stated in the terms of the case.
Recommend and justify
Choose one course of action and defend it with evidence (Your assigned McKeachie and Svinicki chapter). Include how you would implement it and how you would know it worked.
Answer every question asked
If the case comes with questions, answer each one under its own heading, in order, within 2 to 4 pages.
Write a short scenario with enough detail to reason about (course, students, what happened), then add three or four questions that lead faculty to the chapter's principles.
A structure for COUC 747 Week 4 Case Study Part 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,000 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Realistic scenario | A believable teaching problem. | ~400 words |
| Grounding in the chapter | Concepts faculty must apply. | ~360 words |
| Discussion questions | Questions that guide solving. | ~240 words |
A topic angle that works
A good teaching case presents a realistic dilemma without giving away the answer, so faculty must apply the chapter's ideas to solve it.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Dr. Hale teaches an online counseling ethics course. Discussion posts are long but rarely respond to each other; students post on the last day and leave. Her end-of-term evaluations praise the readings but say the course felt lonely. Questions: What features of the course design might produce this pattern? Using the chapter, what two changes would most increase genuine interaction?
- A scenario.
- A problem.
- Guiding questions.
Mistakes that cost points on COUC 747 Week 4
- A case with an obvious answer.
- Not tied to the chapter.
- Over 4 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 2 to 4 pages
- Sources: Your assigned McKeachie and Svinicki chapter
- Every case question answered under its own heading
- A clear recommendation with its justification
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the COUC 747 case study?
2 to 4 pages, written by your group from an assigned McKeachie and Svinicki chapter.
How many points is COUC 747 Week 4 Case Study Part 1 worth?
50 points in Liberty's published course guide for COUC 747, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 5% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is COUC 747 Week 4 the same in every section of COUC 747?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for COUC 747. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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