Spring 2021 Class Syllabus
Name of Course: Life-Span Development 2314-0311
Instructor’s Name: Mr. Jose A. Rivas, M.S.
Email Address: jrivas@nctc.edu
Starts: 01/19/2021 Ends: 05/16/2021 Last Drop Date: 04/05/2021 with a “W”
Online Class Office Hours: As needed.
Responding to E-mails or Canvas Messages: Within 24 to 48 hours (I usually check my emails and Canvas messages every day unless I am unable to access my computer). All generic questions must be written the “Ask Mr. Rivas Questions” discussion board. All personal inquiries can be submitted by email or by Canvas message.
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E-mail Policy
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Due to limitations in my speech communication, students may submit any questions or inquiries to me vial email whenever face-to-face communication is not possible.
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REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED COURSE MATERIALS
Santrock, John, W. (2019). A Typical Approach to Life- Span Development 10th ed. ISBN:976-1-260-06092-8.
“Please make to subscribe to the full version of McGraw Hill Connect’s website to complete all quizzes and exams!”
“All students must purchase and read the required text book.”
Course Assignments: All students are expected to complete the assigned readings prior to each class meeting. Students must also complete assigned activities by their due dates. Students that do not complete assignments by their due dates will be subjected to points subtracted to their grade for that activity. Only students with well-documented information may be granted an extension on missed quizzes or exams. This excludes all discussion boards and homework assignments.
Discussion Forum Questions: Students are required to participate on all discussion forum activities. Students may correspond with their fellow classmates, but only to discuss discussion forum questions, answers, and/or activities. Students may not use the online discussion forums to express vulgar or obscene language, personal interactions with other students, and/or personal views not related to discussion forum activities. Students that do fail to follow the rules may be expelled from the course. All generic questions must be written the “Ask Mr. Rivas Questions” discussion forum. All personal inquiries can be submitted by email or Canvas message.
Exams and/or Quizzes: There will be two exams and six quizzes over the course of the semester. All exams and/or quizzes will be graded within a week after students have completed the assessment tool by the date listed on this syllabus.
All Papers or Written Assignments Must be Submitted on a Word Document of 2010 or greater.
(Required Assignment) Final Assessment Research Paper:
For this assignment, please write about the death, dying and grieving process. Using academic articles, at least one primary reference and your text, carefully address the following topics:
Describe stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process (a grieving child, teenager, adult, etc).
Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the death, dying and grieving process.
Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues of sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage / parenting, in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process.
Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences relating to the death, dying and grieving process, including both continuity and changes.
Describe different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic) in relationship to the death, dying and grieving process.
Identify examples of some cultural and ethnic differences relating to the death, dying and grieving process.
Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the death, dying and grieving process.
Evaluate empirical / quantitative research findings from at least one of your primary references (such as statistics, data, charts, etc) relating to the death, dying and grieving process.
This assignment is a formal research paper. You should also be sure to use academic terminology from our course materials.
Your paper should be a minimum of 3 to 5 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, using a 12-point font and APA formatting. In addition to these pages, include a cover page and reference page (which are not counted as the 3 to 5 pages).
Also, please be sure each source on your reference page is cited in the body of your text and vice versa. At least three reliable, academic sources should be used to support your writing (one must be from a primary source).
See your syllabus for the rubric that will be used to determine your grade. As always, let me know if you have any questions and I'll be glad to help! This required assignment will be due on Sunday May 9, 2021 by 11:59pm.
(Required Assignment) Virtual Tour of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Students must participate in a virtual tour of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, Texas. The tour will include a complete overview of the history of the hospital; an explanation of the hospital’s funding resources, a walk-through of the clinic for prosthetics, child Life area, occupational and physical therapy, the learning center, the patient care area, and other medical departments. Students must also participate in the discussion forum with questions about the tour by the assigned due date. This activity is worth 45 points. The due date will be Sunday, May 9, 2021 by 11:59pm.
(Required Assignment) Second Alternative Assignment:
COURSE REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION METHODS AND GRADING CRITERIA
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=# of Graded Course Elements
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Graded Course Elements
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Percentage or Points Values
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Required
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Exam One-Midterm Exam
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120 points
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Required
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Exam Two-Final Exam
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120 points
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Required
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6 Discussion Forums
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30 points
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Required
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6 Quizzes
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60 points
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Required
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Final Assessment Research Paper (All Papers or Written Assignments Must be Submitted on a Word Document of 2010 or greater).
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120 points
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Required
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Student Online Participation (All points will be granted if student participates with nearly all activities)
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10 points
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Required
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Virtual TSRH Tour
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45 points
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Total Amounts of Possible Points
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505 points
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Grade Point Scale with Letter Grade:
450 to 505 = A
400 to 449 = B
350 to 399 = C
300 to 349 = D
299 and Below = F