Syllabus
HUMAN SEXUALITY: A Barstow College Online Course
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Contact Information
Phone: 760/252-2411 Ext 7279 email: jjelly2@bcconline.com Dr. Joann Jelly, Office B-13
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I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Human anatomy, physiology and behavior as related to sexual reproduction, including fertilization, pregnancy, childbirth and birth control. Consideration will also be given to genetics, homosexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, and sexual intercourse and response. Degree Applicable. UC/CSU
Why study Human Sexuality?
Human Sexuality theorists tell us:
From the fact that our species has thrived, we can assume that homo sapiens has been engaging in sexual intercourse for at least 50,00 years, and our hominid ancestors for several million years before that. Until recently, however, we knew little about the meaning, quality, or context of human sexual activity.
Thanks to research during the last thirty or so years, we now understand much of the biology and psychology of this fascinating area of life. We can now ask questions and expect helpful answers regarding the contribution of sexuality to the meaning and quality of our lives.
In studying sexuality, we will review human anatomy, physiology and behavior as related to sexual reproduction, including fertilization, pregnancy, childbirth and birth control. Consideration will also be given to genetics, homosexuality, and sexually transmitted diseases as well as sexual intercourse and response.
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II. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Upon successfully completing this course, you will know. . .
In addition, you will. . .
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Having successfully completed the course, the student will be able to:
From the course objectives and student learning outcomes listed above, list the one that interests you the most and tell me why it interests you.
III. CAUTIONS:
This is a university-level course that requires certain academic skills. Therefore, you should be able to read at the English 101 level appropriate college-level writing and test-taking skills. Although we will not exclude anyone, if you do not have these skills you will find this course to be overwhelming. Assess your abilities and plan accordingly. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. See the first page for telephone and email addresses.
In the box below type, I understand this is a university-level course that requires certain academic skills. Therefore, I assert that I am able to read at the English 101 level appropriate college-level writing and test-taking skills. I will contact the instructor if I have any questions or concerns.
IV. Online Instructions:
It is your responsibility to make sure the instructor has the all the contact information stated at the top of this syllabus by the start of classes!! It is your responsibility to email the instructor if you have any problems or do not understand this syllabus.
It is your responsibility to confirm your enrollment either via the Internet at http://bcregweb.barstow.edu/ or by calling (760)252-2411 x7236 if you are having problems accessing the course material. After you have confirmed your enrollment go to http://www.bcconline.com/orient/ and read the password link. Following this procedure will ensure you are helped in the fastest manner possible.
By enrolling for this class, the assumption is that you possess the necessary skills to read at the college level, to enter and perform research on the internet, to email using proper email etiquette and to post to the discussions.
When emailing your instructor: (jjelly2@bcconline.com) include your full name. Send all email with the name of the course in the subject line and Lesson No. or the words: problem, question or comment. Many times I receive email with no name in the body of the email. Sign all email with your name as registered at school, or else you will not receive a reply and your assignment will not be graded.
You must explain the problem in the subject line, i.e., Marriage and Family, Research 1 -- no research available. Email without an appropriate subject line will be deleted and will not be read. With the current high incidence of viruses and unsolicited email I automatically delete all email without appropriate subject lines.'
Remember I do not answer email on the weekends, so 48 hours response time do not include Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. If an email stating problem, help, or question in the subject line is sent on Monday through Thursday you can expect a response within 24-48 hours. If an email stating problem, help, or question in the subject line is sent on the weekends there will be a longer turn around time, but the email will be answered by Tuesday of the following week.
Email assignments will have a one week turnaround time, and you should not expect an answer to a successfully submitted and completed assignment before the end of the one week turnaround time period. Receiving graded assignments or answers to your questions before the above stated timelines have passed does not guarantee that you will receive replies that quickly in the future.
Online classes are NOT conducted via instantaneous transmission. Just as I am giving you a NINE day period to complete your work, I am to be given SEVEN days to reply to your assignments. In addition, the above stated timelines apply to ALL students and ALL responses to your questions and concerns.
I appreciate your understanding of the above stated timelines and will respond to ALL questions and concerns about this class within the timeframes stated above.
A posting place at the top of the discussion page indicates the instructor’s message board to you. Be sure to check this each week so that you don’t miss messages and clarifications; remember that sometimes no instructor posting will have been made. Students are not to post in the instructor's posting area. Should you have a concern with your class please email me your question. It is not appropriate for students to post their concerns in the instructor's posting area. Students who post in the instructor's posting area will receive a warning and their posting will be deleted unanswered. Students who ignore the warning and post again to the instructor's posting area will be dropped from the class.
At the conclusion of the class students may find out their grades by accessing their student records at http://bcregweb.barstow.edu/. I do not email or post student grades and will not respond to inquiries about grades at the conclusion of the course.
In the box below type, I understand and agree to abide by the online instructions written above.
IMPORTANT:
You will not officially start this course until after you have completed the orientation sessions at http://www.bcconline.com/orient/. No work should be completed until AFTER the you have reviewed the orientation area. The orientation area will answer many frequently asked questions about online instruction and also provides tutorials on common problems students encounter while doing online courses. If you are experiencing technical difficulties and/or need to learn how to use our courseware you should first check the orientation area to see if it answers your technical question. If your technical question is not answered on the website you may then email the webmaster@bcconline.com with your question.
If your question pertains to class materials you should email jjelly2@bcconline.com. The webmaster cannot answer course related questions, and Dr. Jelly does not answer technical questions such as access to the class. Remember that you must state your full name, problem, question or concern and your class name in the subject line when asking a question.
In the box below type: I understand there is one meeting for this course (the final). If I am unable to take the final on the main campus, or at Barstow College's Ft. Irwin site, I understand it is my responsibility to find a proctor and completely fill out the proctor from. I understand I must fill out the syllabus in order to complete this course and that completing the online orientation before beginning my course work is mandatory. I realize that I should email the instructor with any class related questions. I also understand that I should first check the orientation area for answers to my technical questions and can email the webmaster@bcconline.com my technical questions ONLY after checking the orientation area for the answer to my question first.
Requirements:
In the box below type, I understand and have the ability to meet the requirements listed above. Further I have the necessary materials to complete this course
Resources for you
Online classes are administered under the Distance Education division and as such there are no regular class meetings. Sometimes the terminology and/or the breadth of the class may seem to be daunting or overwhelming to you. If so, you may also attend on campus classes when possible for extra reinforcement. Check the schedule for time and place. Please identify yourself to the instructor prior to the start of class so that extra credit can be assigned.
In the box below type, I understand I can attend class courses if I need additional help, or that I may contact bctutorial@bcconline.com if I need to have a tutor for this course.
Presentation of Material
There will be weekly online "discussion" sessions and five of the discussions involve an extra activity intended to explore the course materials. These discussions are required and must be conducted within the time frame provided and noted on the home page of the course. At the end of the time frame, the instructor will comment; no postings to the discussion group will be permitted after the instructor has made the concluding post. Students should not post before the dates listed for each discussion question, unless they have received prior approval. There will be online quizzes pertinent to each lesson/assignment/chapter which you will take during the one week period allocated to each lesson.
In the box below type, I understand how the materials will be presented and agree to turn in all of my assignments on time. I further realize late postings receive no grade.
Proctor Statement:
There will be one on campus meeting for the final exam. If you cannot attend the exam meeting you will have to find a proctor approved by the instructor, for example, a librarian or education officer, and an approved site, such as a library or an education center, to take the exam. Send the instructor the name, location and fax number of the proctor. The computer labs at Barstow College will be proctoring your exam if you come to campus. The Barstow College Library does not proctor exams. Proctors for this course must have access to a working fax number, and proctor information must be received by the end of the third week of class!
You must fill out the student syllabus prior to starting the class materials. Failure to fill out the syllabus form for this class will result in your failing the class, as you will not be able to access the course materials after week one!
You must complete the student orientation requirements, which are located at http://www.bcconline.com/orient/ prior to starting the class materials. This area was created to help students move through the course website more effectively. Going to the online orientation area, reading all the materials available and completing the orientation surveys will result in a five point bonus. Students must copy and paste the answers they receive to the surveys into an email and send them to the instructor.
General Proctoring Guidelines:
In the box below type, I understand there is one meeting for this course (the final). If I am unable to take the final on the main campus, or at Barstow College's Ft. Irwin sites, I understand it is my responsibility to find a proctor with a email address. I understand my proctor must meet the general proctoring guidelines listed above. I understand I must fill out the syllabus in order to complete this course and that completing the online orientation will result in a five point bonus, if I copy and paste the answers I receive into an email sent to my instructor.
V. REQUIRED MATERIALS
Textbook:
Crooks, R. and Baur, K., Our Sexuality, 11th ed., Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Note: this is a change of text from the text used in prior sessions.
In the box below type, I have my textbook for BIOL/PSYC 11 or I will have it within one week of start of class.
Email Updates
One of the primary methods of contact in an online course is email. Your college is capable of extracting student names and email addresses from our registration system. The purpose of extracting this information is two fold. The information will be used by the instructor to remain in contact with the class in order to provide information necessary for the students' academic success. The information will also be used to send emails to the students from the college administration. The emails sent by the college administration will consist of links to course surveys which will be used to improve our online courses, important announcements for students, and links to college surveys, which will be used to satisfy requirements placed on the college by the California Community College Chancellor's Office. The college will not use this information to advertise any products and will not share student email addresses with any other organization. In the box below type the following information: As a student I understand it is my responsibility to ensure my email address is up to date in the registration system, and that failure to do so can seriously impact my ability to successfully complete my courses. Further, I consent to receive email communication from my instructor and from the college administration. This consent will remain in force until it is revoked in writing or I am no longer taking classes with the college. Upon submitting the syllabus, I agree to enter the registration system, check my email address and change it if necessary. I understand a tutorial is available to assist me with this procedure. I also understand I can contact 760-252-2411 x7236 to receive additional assistance if I encounter any difficulties when attempting to change my email address.
VI. ASSIGNMENTS AND METHODS OF EVALUATION
Total 740 points
The final grade for the course will be based on the following scale:
90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D
Important Notice: Please understand that participation in the discussion groups represents class attendance and is an integral component of course work. Failure to participate (3 postings per lesson) in at least 80 percent of the discussions will result in a failure (F grade) of the class. You must post 3 times separately; do not integrate postings within one effort; you will not receive grade for the second or third posting.
Only valid medical excuses with proper verification and military TDY will be accepted as valid excuses for missing an assignment. The instructor suggests you accept the fact you have lost the opportunity to turn in a quiz if it is more than nine days late and turn the remainder of your quizzes in on time. It is also important to remember there will be a ten percent reduction in the earned grade for EACH day the quiz is late. Continually turning in work even one or two days late can lower your final grade by one or two letters. Example: A final grade of C could become a final grade of D or F.
If you have a chronic problem with turning in late work, please re-examine your priorities and decide if you really wish to remain in this class. Continually attempting to turn in late work conveys a lack of commitment to this class, especially to your own learning and will not be tolerated.
CREATING A POSITIVE FUTURE BEGINS IN HUMAN CONVERSATION.
SO WHY A DISCUSSION PANEL IN ONLINE COURSES?
Students who participate thoughtfully in online discussion, who post regularly, observing as they can the deadlines, do best, excel in quizzes, midterms and the final. The class has been structured to incrementally build a cognitive schema in your mind about this subject, so you want to work as regularly as you can during these 9 weeks. Put the deadline dates in your personal calendar and share them with your family and friends. Keep your schedule. Do not get behind in your lessons, quizzes and midterms. Students who work regularly find that their discussions improve as they move through the 9 weeks of the course. They also learn to develop collaborative insight with their colleague students. Working together, an excellent discussion panel stimulates innovative thinking; assists us in wanting to be part of conversations that matter.
Cognition, (I am sure you have noticed) is a human domain we develop as adults; our thinking expands beyond our adolescent perspectives. We begin to find the art of discourse and dialectical thinking (able to consider both sides of a question) to be broader and more satisfying. We want to hear those who have an opinion different than our own so we can learn more about the world. We use this cognitive development period (20’s, 30’s, 40’s especially) to make major decisions about life-mates, higher education, careers, activities and places to live. Obviously we want to make productive decisions and live a "good life," for the benefit of our families and ourselves. Our discussion assignment is designed to aid such cognitive development.
What is an excellent and even just good posting to the discussion panel? The following are ideas which may assist students in constructing responses. At the end are notes about responding to a colleague student. Remember we want to build a broad, coherent and expansive view of the topic so that we can understand, recall and use these learnings (make a good grade in the class). Here are some "principles" to consider when constructing a response to the discussion question. Obviously it is not necessary for a student to use them all at one discussion panel. Some students are already using these "principles." I appreciate feedback from students on these guidelines/principles and their rationale.
BUILD A BACKGROUND: I assume a student has read the chapter, the lesson and has answered the lesson quiz or exercise prior to attempting to respond to the topic sentence of the discussion. The questions are listed at the end of each lesson so students can prepare a response prior to posting to the discussion panel.
REACTION TO THE TOPIC AND THE READINGS: Were you surprised at the research statements in the text and lesson? Had you ever thought of these topics?
THE PAST: What contributed to the topic in your life experience? Recall prior readings, education and/or experiences.
THE PRESENT: Consider the breadth of the topic, i.e., what might different disciplines have to contribute: biology, sociology, education, other psychology courses. How did this topic develop in our culture, others?
THE FUTURE: What are the implications? What could be the effects of this topic, i.e. (I am using ">" to mean, "lead to"):
Stereotypes > prejudice > negative prejudice > injustice to others > injustice could spread to you.
OTHER PLACES TO LEARN: "Go to Google" and type in a few of the terms in the topic question, lesson and/or text. Report the links found in response to the posting.
PERSONAL EXAMPLES: Share relevant examples in your own life or in the lives of those around you which will help validate and illuminate the topic and its implications or contradict it!
COMMENTING ON OTHER STUDENTS: although your comment to other students is not expected to be as extended as your original comment to the discussion question, it must maintain quality. Some students think posting, "I agree with _______ and I think she/he did a good job" is adequate; it is not. What does that tell us? Nothing. It does not move the discussion forward to another facet. You will not be given credit.
In the box below type, I understand what makes a good discussion group posting and I agree that all of my discussion group postings will meet the standards outlined above.
Lessons and Chapters:
Week Chapter Lecture Quiz 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 Midterm One test (covers Lectures & Text Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Second cluster
Week Chapter Lecture Quiz 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 5 9 9 9 6 12 10 10 13 11 11 Midterm Two test (covers Lectures & Text Chapters 7, 8, 9, 12, 13)
Third cluster
Week Chapter Lecture Quiz 7 14 12 12 16 13 13 8 17 14 14 18 15 15 9 Extra Credit Extra Credit Final Final exam: (covers Lectures 12, 13, 14, 15 & Chapters 14, 16, 17, 18) as well as topics selected by the instructor.
In the box below type, I have read, understand and agree to abide by the assignments and scales of evaluation listed above. If I have a question, I will email the instructor. I understand the need for a proctor for the final, or I will take the final on main campus or at Ft. Irwin.
VII. CLASS POLICIES
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY:
The underlying teaching/learning philosophy of this class is that students are ACTIVELY responsible for their own success and the development of their own potential as scholars and as human beings. The instructor does not "give" grades, rather, the student earns whichever grade he/she receives.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Plagiarism is claiming as your own a paper, report, article, outline or speech which in whole or in part was prepared by someone other than yourself. Plagiarism can result in failure of the course.
The instructor assumes that registration in this class reflects a motivating value to the student. Students are expected to understand their own unique and most productive learning styles and maintain motivation in order to integrate the material covered in the readings and in class or discussions and to be able to recall this material. If you use someone else's work, you are cheating that person and yourself. The lessons/quizzes/midterms and final are structured to increase your learning.
In the box below type, I understand what plagiarism is and know that committing plagiarism will result in failure of the course.
STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATION:
Instructors have the authority to establish standards for in classes. It is each student’s responsibility to meet these requirements or the instructor may lower the grade or drop him/her from the course.
If the student misses more than 10% of all class assignments for any reason, he or she may fail the course or be dropped. Remember, it is the student’s responsibility to drop a class, not the instructor’s. If the student does not drop, but remains on class roll, a grade of F may result.
It is suggested that each student on campus or online employ effective time management skills and protect the time schedule necessary to ACE this course. You may find it helpful to construct a "master" time schedule for the forthcoming semester (include study periods) and share it with your family and friends so that they will know in advance of the semester what to expect of you. There are no make-ups. Be sure to schedule the midterm and the final in your personal scheduler. Do not plan to move, get married, go on vacation or any other such activity during this class unless you are a great time manager. Only hospital emergencies which are documented and/or verifiable TDY will allow you to make up work or perform an extra project. The midterms and the final are a substantial portion of your grade.
In the box below type, I understand the standards for participation and agree to abide by them.
STANDARDS FOR WRITTEN WORK:
Written reports, presentations, quizzes and class exercises will be executed with proper grammar in accordance with standards expected at Barstow College. I understand that "text-message" English will not be accepted. Points will be deducted for incorrect spelling, improper grammar and inaccurate punctuation.
In the box below type, I understand the standards for written work and agree to abide by them.
Syllabus Disclaimer:
A syllabus is not a contract between instructor and student, but rather a guide to course procedures on attendance, requirements, grading, and objectives. The instructor reserves the right to make modifications to the syllabus with reasonable time allowances for students to adjust to the changes.
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Disability Statement:
If you have a disability which may impact your success in this course, you may contact the Office of Student Support (OSS) to arrange any reasonable accommodations and supports to which you are entitled. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate these procedures. The OSS department can be contacted by calling 760-252-2411 x7225or 760-252-6759 TTY/TDD or emailing oss@bcconline.com.
In the box below type: I understand that if I have or suspect I have a disability I can contact the OSS program at the number or email address listed above and request reasonable accommodations. Further I realize it is my responsibility to contact the OSS department.
After filling out this form, copy the confirmation page and send it via email to jjelly2@barstow.edu and jjelly2@bcconline.com.
