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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Course Title:
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Lifespan Growth & Development -- Spring 2018 Second 8 weeks
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Course Prefix & Number:
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Psyc2314
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Section Number:
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480
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Semester/Year:
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Spring/2018, 8 weeks
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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3
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Lab Hours:
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0
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Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
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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Course Prerequisite(s): None
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Required or Recommended Course Materials:
Santrock. A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. 8th Edition. McGraw Hill.
Access card only for online textbook is required
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INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
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Name of Instructor:
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Dr. Franz Klutschkowski, Ed.D, LPC, NCP
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Campus/Office Location:
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Flower Mound/Faculty Offices
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Telephone Number:
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972-899-8400
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E-mail Address:
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fklutschkowski@nctc.edu Please send all course related questions or communications through the Canvas course email.
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OFFICE HOURS
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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7-8 am
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7-8 am
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog
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At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
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Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
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Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
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Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting.
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Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
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Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).
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Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
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Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.
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GRADING CRITERIA
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# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Point Values
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15
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Chapter Exams
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375
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15
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Reading Assignments
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375
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1
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Research Paper
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75
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2
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Topic Papers
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50
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25
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Daily Class Questions
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25
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COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)
Grades are determined on the following basis:
A=90% 810 points or higher
B-80-89% 680 – 764 points
C=70-79% 595 – 679 points
D=60-69% 510 - 594 points
F=Below 60% Below 510 points
Class Questions (CQ):
One or more questions will be presented to students during each class day, worth a total of 25 points and are related to the previous lecture. Each question is worth one point. Students who come late or are absent cannot make up these points. Also, there are more than 25 questions this semester, but the most a student can earn is 25 points.
Topic Paper (TP-1 & TP-2):
Students are required to complete two topic papers, worth 25 points each. Topics for this first paper must be selected from ideas found in one of the following textbook chapters: 1 thru 7 (and a page number identifying the topic idea from the textbook is REQUIRED). These topic papers are intended to be informal (but must be typed), short (1 page is OK) and present your interest in the topic for class discussion.
This first paper & presentation is due at the end of class on April 12 Although papers may be turned in and presented anytime earlier. Late papers or no presentation of a paper, for any reason, will lose 7 points.
For example: a student selects a topic from Chapter 1, say, the student selects the topic of ‘Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development’, then, the paper may consist of the definition of the stages from the textbook and ANY aspects that the student wishes to write about the stages-such as, the history of it, how it relates to development, how does it work, what are examples of it, etc.
Topic papers are expected to be presented to the class by giving a brief summary of the paper (what interested you in the topic & what did you learn from the topic). Although the presentation is not graded (only the paper is graded) if a student provides graphs, power point, engages other students in the topic, extra credit will be earned.
The second topic paper is due May 8.
These topic papers are intended to be informal (but must be typed), short (1 page is OK) and present your interest in the topic for class discussion.
Papers may be emailed in this Canvas Class by selecting the Assignment tab and clicking on ‘topic paper’ or a hard copy may be given to the instructor. Full credit will be awarded if a student has one typed page or more (not counting headings) & presents to the class. If a paper is submitted after the last class hour of a due date, it will be counted as late.
Exams:
Fifteen exams will be given weekly (multiple choice or true false). All exams are to be taken online and must be completed before the weekly deadlines. The exams may be found within the Assignments tab of this Canvas course (you will need to have the online version of this textbook in order to access the exams).
There are no exceptions for missing an exam deadline. Exams will be available in the modules section of this course for the entire week or longer. Exams will be over the assigned chapters with one 25 question exam per chapter. Each exam may be taken twice (highest score is recorded) and will have a specified time limit. Please remember once an exam is started, it must be completed within the time limit. If the exam you are taking is stopped for any reason, only that score will be recorded when the exam is stopped (because you cannot return to the exam once stopped).
Reading Assignments:
Each chapter has a graded reading assignment. These assignments may be found within the Assignments tab of this Canvas course & then the McGraw Hill Connect tab (you will need to have the online version of this textbook in order to access this assignment). Each reading assignment is worth 25 points each and you must complete them before the assigned deadlines.
Developmental Paper (DP):
Students are required to complete a paper which meets the following requirements (no late papers will be accepted):
The topic is over grief--- everyone has had grief experiences. For this paper you are to select one of your grief experiences (death of a loved one or pet, loss of a job or relationship, etc.); describe it and apply one, or more, of the grief theories in the textbook (Chapter 17-the textbook MUST be used as a reference) to your experience (Kubler Ross Stages of Dying; Dual-Process Model, etc). Be sure to include definitions and an overview of the theory.
Format; American Psychological Association (APA) or MLA style, with a complete reference page, fully identifying all references used in the paper.
Grading Rubrics:
A = Includes 3 or more of the student learning outcome ideas (identify by placing the letters --LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6--- at the end of a sentence which relates to learning outcome found in the first part of this syllabus ( for example; lets say you are talking abut depression, when you give a definition of depression, after the definition you would cite the reference where you obtained the definition and then in parenthesis type LO-4, because the definition is a psychological term). Double spaced, no larger than 12 pt font, not counting title-abstract, page headings, or reference page, at least 3 references.
B = Includes at least 2 of the student learning outcome ideas, double spaced, no larger than 12 pt font, not counting title-abstract, page headings, or reference page, at least 3 references.
C = Includes at least one of the student learning outcome ideas, double spaced, no larger than 12 pt font, not counting title-abstract, page headings or reference page, at least 2 references.
D = Does not include student learning outcomes ideas but presents information of loss, double spaced, no larger than 12 pt font, not counting title-abstract, page headings or reference page, at least 1 reference.
Although there is no page limit, it is generally expected to have at least 3 pages, not counting the title, abstract, or reference page. Extensive headings on each page are also not counted. Please note that references must be shown within the body of the paper.
Some extra credit may be earned for exceeding these expectations
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE : All exams & readings close at 11:59pm on due dates except last class day.
March 20 Introductions, review syllabus and class expectations
Thru Work on exams, reading assignments, & topic papers
Start working on developmental & topic papers
April 12 Chapter Exams, reading assignments (1 thru 7) & toic paper #1 is due
April 13 Work on the rest of the assignments
April 25 Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
May 8 Topic Paper # 2 is due at the start of class
May 10 Developmental papers are due at start of class
May 10 Chapters 8 thru 13, and 14 & 17 exams & reading assignments due & Class ends
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor. It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member. Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence. Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work. Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor. A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam. Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives. Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)
Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy: Please note that the instructor does NOT drop students. If a student wishes to withdraw from this course, the student is responsible for completing the paperwork. If this is not done, the student will receive a final grade of “F.”
DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)
The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents).
Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify.
For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.
CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______
o Communication
o Mathematics
o Life and Physical Science
o Language, Philosophy & Culture
o Creative Arts
o Government/Political Science
X Social and Behavioral Sciences
o Component Area Option
o American History
REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)
X Critical Thinking
X Communication
X Empirical and Quantitative
o Teamwork
o Personal Responsibility
X Social Responsibility
COURSE TYPE
o Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)
X Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course
o WECM Course
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
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QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
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Name of Chair/Coordinator:
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Crystal R.M. Wright
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Office Location:
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Gainesville Campus, Room 24
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-7731, ext. 4320
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E-mail Address:
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cwright@nctc.edu
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Name of Instructional Dean:
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Dr. Bruce King
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Office Location:
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1525 W. California St., Gainesville, Texas
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Telephone Number:
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940-668-4267
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E-mail Address:
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bking@nctc.edu
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