Lifespan Growth & Development Syllabus for 2015-2016
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Course

PSYC-2314-002 Lifespan Growth & Development

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills

Course Description

Life-Span Growth and Development is a study of social, emotional, cognitive and physical factors and influences of a developing human from conception to death.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

\ Human Development 10^th Edition Crandell, Crandell and Zanden

Supplies

pencil, pens, spiral notebook, and access to a computer with reliable internet. If you do not have your own computer, you will need to use AC computers located on the 4^th floor of the Library.

 

Student Performance

\ Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

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\ 1. Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.

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\ 2. Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.

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\ 3. Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

I expect you all to attend class online, participate online and in discussions, be prepared for all assignments and due date for the class, and respect everyone else who is the class. Each student is expected to engage in academic honesty and refrain from cheating and/or plagiarism. You will be taking your exam and doing your assignments online. I expect that you will be suing your book and notes on everything including exams, I just don’t expect you to use your classmates, friends or family members. It is called cheating if anyone besides you takes the exams or completes the assignments. You learn nothing and cheat yourself.  All students are expected to be tolerant and respectful of other students. There will be zero tolerance for any type of harassment!! I want this to be an environment everyone can learn and feels safe!!

Grading Criteria

Grading Criteria

There will be a total of 960 possible points for the semester. You will be able to check your grade on AC Online. To calculate your grade you will divide the number of points you have earned (usually the smaller number) by the number of possible points that you could have earned in the class (the larger number). Grading will be on the standard grade scale:

100-90% = 864 points and above A

89-80% = 863-768 points B

79-70% = 767-672 points C

69-50% = 671-480 points D

Below 50% = below 480 points F

The points will be earned:

500 points for exams (5 100 points exams and you get to replace your lowest exam with your highest exam score)

100 points social responsibility learning project

50 points for Core quiz

310 points for discussions, and assignments throughout the semester.

Total points possible: 960 points

• 4  50 question multiple choice exams online; each exam is worth 100 points and you will get to replace your lowest test grade with your highest test grade
• The class assignments:310 points
  • These assignments will be given within each folder unit
  • Some are essay assignments, some short answer and some are discussions in which you have to respond to your classmates.
  • For the discussion you will have to post first and this is your initial post. The initial posts are due before you can respond to two classmates. Your responses to your classmates will need to be insightful. Good job or I really liked your post is not a sufficient response. If you respond this way you will not receive credit for you responses. Here is an example of a good responses: “I really liked your explanation for the different parenting styles, but I believe that one parenting style is not sufficient enough to raise a child. I think that a parent must evolve and do what is the best to your their child because every kid is different.”

 

• 50 for core quiz
  • The exam will assess your knowledge on scientific method, experiments, research and reading graphs. 10 multiple choice questions
• 100 points for social responsibility learning project
  • The short essay exam will be online just like all of your other exams. You will answer 5 questions with short essays. Each question has a rubric which will be used for grading. The questions are worth a different amount of points for a total of 100 points.  You will be able to access the rubric when you are taking the exam Here is an example of what one of the rubrics will look like.

	Exceeds Expectation	Needs Improvement	Does not meet expectations
Knowledge	30 Points Contains clear, thorough responses to each part of the question identified in the assignment.  It provides evidence that the student has diligently applied or related concepts from at least 2 specific concepts from their textbook to their experience in their agency.	20 Points Does not address all of the parts of question in the assignment.  It provides minimal evidence of the student’s reflective thought.  There is only minimal indication that the student applied or related 1 concept from their textbook in this class to their experience in their agency.	1 Points Minimally addresses the items in the assignment.  It does not provide evidence of the student’s reflective thought.  There is no indication that the student applied or related any concepts from their textbook in this class to their experience in their agency.
Organization	10 Points Information is clearly organized.	7 Points Information is loosely organized.	1 Points Information is present, but very difficult to understand due to poor organization.
Mechanics	10 Points Proper grammar and spelling used throughout the answer to the question.  And the student referenced the concepts they used in their paper with the specific page number from their text.	7 Points Proper grammar and spelling used throughout the answer to the question with major errors.  And the student referenced the concepts they used in their paper with the specific page number from their text.	1 Points Very poor grammar and spelling used through the answer to the question. The student did not reference the concepts they used in their paper with the specific page number from their text.

Attendance

It’s college and I know it’s an online but if you miss an assignment online there is not making it up. You need to check online every day to make sure you have everything competed by the due dates and to see if there are any new announcements.

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Additional Information

The best way to reach me is my e-mail: eerodriguez@actx.edu

If you email me within the AC connect class then when I reply it will go to your gmail account that is connected with this course. If you do not check your gmail then make sure to email me from the email you use most with your section number so I know what class you are enrolled in.

We can always try to set-up an appointment that will work for both of us. (806)371-5192

More than likely you will not be able to make-up an exam, if there are extreme circumstances then please come talk with me and we will figure everything out. I do want all of you to succeed!!