Spring 2021 Course Information
Aging in the Family Setting
University: |
University of Missouri |
Course Number: |
HDFS 7257 |
Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $590 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
January 19, 2021 - May 06, 2021 |
Course Description
This course is a study of theories and research related to personal and family adjustments in later life affecting older persons and their intergenerational relationships. Through the use of current literature, students also examine related issues including demographics.
Contacts
Instructor
Jacquelyn Benson
Office: 573-882-4035
bensonjj@missouri.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Family Ties and Aging
Ingrid Connidis, and Amanda Barnett
ISBN: 978-1412992862
Publisher: Sage Publishing
Handbook of Families and Aging (2nd edition)
Rosemary Blieszner, and Victoria Bedford
ISBN: 978-1440828638
Publisher: Praeger
Course Access
Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at MU, the Mizzou Online student services department will email course access information to students for courses taught by MU. Using the instructions and information in the email, students will be able to access their myZou account. Students will then be able to activate their MU email account and access
Canvas at Mizzou. Instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Returning students will be sent information on how to access this information and reset their password if they have forgotten it. Students are loaded into the course site one week before the start date of the class; however, instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.
Students needing assistance accessing their account should contact the IT Help Desk at
techsupport@missouri.edu or 573-882-5000.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.