This guide is for COUC 747 Week 5 Case Study Part 2, start to submission. Read and analyze another group's posted case study and reply with your solution and analysis.
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 | 5 |
| Points | 50 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; a substantive reply |
| Sources | The other group's case and its McKeachie chapter |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Reply in the group discussion board |
What COUC 747 Week 5 Case Study Part 2 asks for
Each group reads and analyzes another group's case study by replying to the posted case. It is due in Module/Week 5 with McKeachie and Svinicki part 5. Worth 50 points.
Where it fits in COUC 747
In the published schedule, Case Study Part 2 is one of 13 graded written assignments in COUC 747. It follows Week 5 Discussion Board Blog 5: Teaching with the Grain and comes before Week 6 Discussion Board Blog 6: The Red Pill. The same week also has Discussion Board Blog 5: Teaching with the Grain, so plan the week's writing together.
How COUC 747 Week 5 Case Study Part 2 is graded
Liberty grades Case Study Part 2 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. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
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.
Solutions tied to the chapter's evidence earn more than general teaching tips.
The COUC 747 Week 5 method, step by step
Read the article twice, differently
Read the article once for what it says and once for how it was done. On the second pass, note the design, sample, measures, analysis and any limitation the authors admit.
Describe before you judge
Give a short, exact summary first. If the description is wrong, every judgment after it is suspect, so check the numbers and terms against the article.
Appraise each part of the study
Work through the study section by section and ask the questions the course uses: is the design suited to the question, is the sample adequate, are the measures valid, do the results support the conclusions?
Name strengths as well as weaknesses
A critique is not a list of faults. Say what the study does well and why, then where it falls short and how much that matters to its usefulness.
Say what it means for practice
Close with usefulness: could the findings change practice, for which patients or settings, and with what caution?
Keep to the length and format
Hold to Not set in the guide; a substantive reply and write in narrative form with current APA, not as bullet points, unless the instructions say otherwise.
Read the chapter the case is drawn from, then reply with a diagnosis, two or three specific solutions with reasons and a note on how you would know they worked.
A structure for COUC 747 Week 5 Case Study Part 2
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis | The problem diagnosed. | ~360 words |
| Solution | Grounded in the chapter. | ~360 words |
| Engagement | Answers the case's questions. | ~180 words |
A topic angle that works
Respond as a workshop participant would: diagnose the teaching problem, propose solutions from the relevant chapter, and answer the case's questions.
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.
The pattern suggests the course rewards posting but not interacting: deadlines fall on one day, and replies are not graded. McKeachie and Svinicki recommend structuring discussion with staggered deadlines and prompts that require building on peers' ideas. I would set the initial post for Wednesday, replies for Sunday, and ask each reply to extend or challenge a classmate's point with a source.
- Diagnosis.
- Chapter-based solution.
- Specific changes.
Mistakes that cost points on COUC 747 Week 5
- General tips.
- Ignoring the case questions.
- Not using the chapter.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; a substantive reply
- Sources: The other group's case and its McKeachie chapter
- The summary of the study is accurate and brief
- Strengths and weaknesses are both explained
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
What is COUC 747 Case Study Part 2?
An analysis of another group's case study, posted as a reply.
How many points is COUC 747 Week 5 Case Study Part 2 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 5 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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