Houston Community College Case Study
Written Assignments
Please submit your case study research paper – “Developme
Case Study Research Paper
You studied about Developmental Education in American Community College in Module 2, Vocational Education in Module 3, General/Transfer Education in Module 4, and Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services in Module 5. Pick one topic that you are most interested in – “Developmental Education”, “Vocational Education”, “General/Transfer Education”, OR “Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services”. As your module 6 written assignment, you work with “Developmental Education”, “Vocational Education”, “General/Transfer Education”, or “Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services” of your case study research paper.  
The major paper/project for the class is a case study research paper that will be a synthesis and application of community college curriculum content as it applies to actual community college settings. The paper will have two parts. The first part will contain the brief summary/synthesis of a specific community college curriculum area based on your module readings. The second part of the paper will be the description/analysis of the implementation status of a specific community college curriculum area at the community college of your choice that you choose and wrote the introduction about in Module 2. Module assignments are accumulative and the final draft will be submitted on Module 6.
Students will investigate the community college curriculum of their choice focusing on one module topic (through website search, document review, and/or interview, etc.). At the end of the semester, students will develop a case study research paper with following sections: 1) introduction, 2) Developmental Education, Vocational Education, General/Transfer Education, or Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services, and 3) references.
Students will use non-justified, double-spaced type (Times New Roman 12-point font). The format will include 1-inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides, and comply with APA guidelines. Continue to use the template that you have used in Module 2.
Module 5 Assignment Required Elements
Note: If you choose ” Developmental Education “, please refer to the description below.
Developmental Education (minimum 1,600 words length – approximately 6 double-spaced pages)
It will include two parts. The first part (theory) will contain your brief summary/synthesis of a developmental education based on your module readings, including the following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
History of developmental education in US
Importance of developmental education
Issues in developmental education
You should include citations in text from your textbook and from at least two journal articles from your module readings and add the list of journals cited in References.
The second part of the paper (practice) will be the description/analysis of the implementation status of developmental education at the community college of your choice, including following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
Who needs to take developmental course(s) and what courses
What kind of student support services are offered
Strengths and weaknesses of developmental education at your community college
Your suggestions for improvement
In working with the second part (practice), you will gather information by searching official website, documents review, and/or e-mail/phone interview with a person who is in charge of/involved in the developmental education at the community college of your choice. If you are unable to complete the second part (practice) because of lack of information, you can focus on the theory part and write about 6 pages (minimum 1,600 words) theory paper instead. (In this case, you should include citations from additional two more journal articles from your module readings). However, you should contact instructor when you need to choose full-theory paper option.
Note: If you choose ” Vocational Education “, please refer to the description below.
Vocational Education (minimum 1,600 words length – approximately 6 double-spaced pages)
It will include two parts. The first part (theory) will contain your brief summary/synthesis of a vocational education based on your module readings, including the following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
History of vocational education in US
Importance of vocational education
Issues in vocational education
You should include citations in text from your textbook and from at least two journal articles from your module readings and add the list of journals cited in References.
The second part of the paper (practice) will be the description/analysis of the implementation status of vocational education at the community college of your choice, including following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
What programs are offered
What kind of student support services are offered
Collaboration with (local) business
Strengths and weaknesses of vocational education at your community college
Your suggestions for improvement
In working with the second part (practice), you will gather information by searching official website, documents review, and/or e-mail/phone interview with a person who is in charge of/involved in the vocational education at the community college of your choice. If you are unable to complete the second part (practice) because of lack of information, you can focus on the theory part and write about 6 pages (minimum 1,600 words) theory paper instead (In this case, you should include citations from additional two more journal articles from your module readings). However, you should contact instructor when you need to choose full-theory paper option.
Note: If you choose ” General/Transfer Education “, please refer to the description below.
General/Transfer Education (minimum 1,600 words length – approximately 6 double-spaced pages)
It should include two parts. The first part (theory) will contain your brief summary/synthesis of a general/transfer education based on your module readings, including the following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
·         History of general/transfer education in US
·         Importance of general/transfer education
·         Issues in general/transfer education
You should include citations in text from your textbook and from at least two journal articles from your module readings and add the list of journals cited in References.
The second part of the paper (practice) will be the description/analysis of the implementation status of general/transfer education at the community college of your choice, including following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
·         What programs are offered at your community college
·         What kind of student support services are offered at your community college
·         Strengths and weaknesses of general/transfer education at your community college
·         Your suggestions for improvement
In working with the second part (practice), you will gather information by searching official website, documents review, and/or e-mail/phone interview with a person who is in charge of/involved in the general/transfer education at your community college. If you are unable to complete the second part (practice) because of lack of information, you can focus on the theory part only and write about 6 pages (minimum 1,600 words) theory paper instead (In this case, you should include citations from additional two more journal articles from your module readings). 
Note: If you choose ” Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services “, please refer to the description below.
Retraining/Continuing Education and Community Services (minimum 1,600 words length – approximately 6 double-spaced pages)
It should include two parts. The first part (theory) will contain your brief summary/synthesis of a retraining/continuing education and community services based on your module readings, including the following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
·         History of retraining/continuing education and community services in US
·         Importance of retraining/continuing education and community services
·         Issues in retraining/continuing education and community services
You should include citations in text from your textbook and from at least two journal articles from your module readings and add the list of journals cited in References.
The second part of the paper (practice) will be the description/analysis of the implementation status of retraining/continuing education and community services at the community college of your choice, including following information (minimum 800 words length – approximately 3 double-spaced pages):
·         What programs are offered at your community college
·         What kind of student support services are offered at your community college
·         Strengths and weaknesses of retraining/continuing education and community services education at your community college
·         Your suggestions for improvement
In working with the second part (practice), you will gather information by searching official website, documents review, and/or e-mail/phone interview with a person who is in charge of/involved in the retraining/continuing education and community services at your community college. If you are unable to complete the second part (practice) because of lack of information, you can focus on the theory part only and write about 6 pages (minimum 1,600 words) theory paper instead (In this case, you should include citations from additional two more journal articles from your module readings). However, you should contact instructor when you need to choose full-theory paper option.
Please submit your research paper with “Developmental Education”, “Vocational Education”, “General/Transfer Education”, or “Retaining/Continuing Education and Community Services” section completed to the drop box for Module 5 Assignment by Midnight Friday 5/3. 
Your assignment will be graded considering both quality and quantity. Please make sure you addressed/met all requirements described in the assignment instruction.
You need to submit the paper with all sections that you’ve completed throughout this semester using the template provided in module 2.
You should comply with APA guidelines. Turnitin® Similarity shouldn’t be higher than 40%.  Students at Texas A&M University-Commerce should maintain high standards of integrity and honesty in all of their scholastic work (Refer to the course syllabus “Academic Integrity”).
HIED 541 Grading Rubric  
Module 5 Assignment
Points
Case Study Research paper
50
Excellent work: well-conceived, logically developed, thoroughly documented, clearly written. Fully meets the Goal of the assignment
40
Competent work: Needs further development on one or more of the above dimensions. Generally meets the Goal of the assignment.
30
Flawed work: One or more serious problems are noted; work is generally not acceptable at the graduate level.