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Housatonic Community College
On-line
Housatonic Community College
Assistant Professor:
Janet Lanci MS, LPC
Office: A206, Phone: 203-332-8548
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Office hours:
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
An overview of the field of developmental disabilities as it applies to people across the lifespan from birth to old age. Topics include mental retardation, cognitive disabilities, acquired brain injury, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and others. The course examines these topics from a variety of perspectives including prevalence, psychological aspects, age-related, adaptive problems and habilitative services in the continuum of care. Prerequisite: PSY 111.
Course Objectives:
General Education:
1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of the behavioral and social sciences and their methods
2.1 State a problem clearly
2.3 Analyze and organize facts and ideas
2.4 Draw reasonable inferences from facts and ideas
3.1 Write and speak clearly in standard English
3.2 Receive and comprehend written and oral information
3.3 Develop and explain a main idea
3.4 Develop an argument to persuade an audience
4.1 Collect and organize information about a topic
4.2 Access information from libraries using printed and electronic sources
5.1 Recognize ethical issues, both personal and public
5.2 Understand the consequences of a decision or a course of action
Other:
Course Outline:
I. Definition of Disability Across the Lifespan
A. History of perspectives on disabilities
B. Varying perspectives of causation and etiology of disability
II. Age-Related Issues in the Disabilities Field
III. Assessment and Diagnosis
IV. Service Delivery Models and Systems Issues in Disabilities
Required Text:
Carlson Hannah and Dale; Living With Disabilities 6-Volume Basic Manuals for Friends of the Disabled; Bick Publishing, Madison, CT
Recommended Text but Not Required:
A.P.A., Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV). Washington DC : American Psychiatric Association Press, 1996
Recommended Web Sites:
Author: Susan Hampshire
Class Schedule (subject to change):
I encourage you to pay attention to current events by reading the newspaper, watching the discovery channel, PBS, Science channel, news programs and/or the History channel, if you should find something that you found interesting that is related to Human Service please share it with the class.
Week 1 - Learning Unit 1 VISTA and on-line student tutorial, answer your threaded discussion question. Take orientation quiz. Don't forget about the 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.Homework: READ chapter 1,
Week 2 –Learning Unit 2 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Homework: READ chapter 1,
Week 3 – Learning Unit 3 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Homework: READ chapter 1, Read chapter 2
Week 4 –Learning Unit 4 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Week 5 –Learning Unit 5 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Week 6 – Learning Unit 6 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Read chapter 3
Week 7 –Learning Unit 7 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Week 8 - Learning Unit 8 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Read chapter 4,
Week 9 – Learning Unit 9 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Week 10 - Learning Unit 10 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Read chapter 5
Week 11 –Learning Unit 11 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Week 12 - Learning Unit 12, answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Read chapter 6
Week 13 – Learning Unit 13, answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor. Writing Assignment is Due!!
Week 14 –Learning Unit 14 answer your threaded discussion question, 1 to 2 page essay on your question to be sent to the professor.
Final Exam
Always run your mouse over the graphics to see if the graphic is being used as a link! Also the following is an extremely important link you will see each Learning Unit. You will find all your homework assignments and directions under the following graphic:
Course Requirements and Evaluation:
Weights of assignments:
Through out the semester you will compile via notebook, index cards, rola desk, data base a list of referrals for your clients. You will have a section corresponding with each of the subtopics in this course. There may be some overlapping of resources that is to be expected. Please submit in word a variety of examples of your resources from your manual. It might be easier for this class to put all of your resources in word.
– Paper is to be done in APA format
– If you quote you must document!!!!!!!!
– Plagiarism Will Not Be Tolerated In Any Way Shape or Form!! I CHECK!!!!
– Minimum of 5 typewritten pages in the body of the paper
– NO large fonts or margins.
– NO clip art to be included in the body of the paper!
– Late papers, 3 points will be deducted per day for one week. After seven days, your paper will not be accepted.
– 70% of the grade for this paper will be on the content
– 20% of the grade will be on your grammar, spelling, sentence structure and paragraphing
– 10% of the grade is your ability to follow instructions.
It is highly recommended that you have this paper reviewed by a tutor.
Threaded
Discussion Questions Assignment:
Read and respond to your assigned discussion question. You are assigned to answer
whichever question has your name following it. You will also be responsible
for responding to the posts of at least two other students to questions other
than the one you answered. The questions are designed to bring about the key
points of the module through peer interaction and group participation. Post
your answers in the Threaded discussion for each learning unit. Place the number
of the discussion question being answered in the subject line of your message
along with a brief descriptor. Example: DQ4 Marx' theory.
Instructions:
1. Answer the discussion question assigned to you. You should answer the question
that precedes your name.
2. Suggested length is a response approximately equivalent to 150-300 words.
4. You should do the reading assignment for the week before you answer your
discussion question, and you are encouraged to refer to outside articles in
your response, if appropriate.
5. Please put the number of your DQ, and a brief description in the subject
line of your message
6. Write out the question before you write your answer in your posting. This
will help us focus on the content and keep things in order.
7. Review the responses of your fellow classmates and post your comments and
reactions as appropriate. You are NOT expected to comment on EVERYONE's postings
- only those that interest you (but a minimum of two).
For further information please check the rubrics.
1 to 2 page essay
This is to be done in standard essay format with an opening paragraph a body
supporting the opening paragraph and a closing paragraph. it is to be double
spaced with a 12 font. Graphics are not included in the page size, so don't
try to include the fluff to expand your paper. Margarine's should be the standard
default size of word. Make sure
that you put your name in the body of your paper. Please make sure that you
have checked your email for viruses before you send it to me.
Attendance and Tardiness Policy:
This is an on-line class. You must sign on to the class at least twice a week. If you do not it will affect the final grade.
Extra Credit
This assignment will substitute for one low test score ( not a misses exam) or replace one missed assignment. This assignment is to be a minimum of a three page typed paper with a font size of 12 and double spaced. You can find the directions for this assignment on-line through WebCT VISTA. Follow this link:
Fall 2006 Syllabus supplement-Housatonic Community
College
Important information for the semester:
Evacuation of the Building:
Please note the evacuation signs for the classroom, posted near the door.
Students must leave the building immediately by
the most direct route when the alarm is
sounded and the strobe lights go off. Please take your books and coats. Students
must move across the street either on Lafayette Boulevard, State Street, or
Broad Street.
Students will be allowed to return to the building only when directed to by
the campus
security staff.
A person with a disability is an individual with
a psychology, medical, or learning
impairment that significantly limits one or more major life activities. If that
disability has an educational impact upon the student, the student should contact
the Coordinator of
Disability Support Services to determine if the student is eligible for accommodations.
It
is the student’s responsibility to provide the instructor with a copy
of the accommodation
plan at the beginning of each semester. If there are any problems/questions,
the student
and/or instructor should contact the Coordinator of Disability Support Services
at
332-5018.
Weather delays and cancellations of on-campus classes:
For this information students may call the central phone number of the college, 332-5200. Announcements about classes will be posted to the following Radio Stations, TV Stations and websites:
Radio
WICC-AM 600 WEBE-FM 107.9
WEZN-FM 99.9 WKCI-FM 101.3
WELI-AM 960
TV
News 12 Connecticut WFSB
WCTX News 8 NBC 30
Websites
Housatonic Community College www.hcc.commnet.edu
CT Weather www.ctweather.com
Decisions about day classes will be made by 6:15 am, and about evening classes
by 3 pm; for Saturday classes, decisions are made by 7 am; for Sunday classes,
by 10 am.
Computer Lab Hours – Room A230 and A232
Monday – Thursday 8:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday-Saturday
9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday – 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Student financial obligations:
A student in good financial standing with the College
is one who has no outstanding
financial obligations. In order to earn credit in this course, the student is
expected to be
in good financial standing with the College.
Students must pay their bills to the College on time and in full. Students who do not do so are in financial default and will not earn credit for coursework done while in default.
Failure to maintain good financial standing does
not oblige the College to grant credit for
a course, regardless of the student’s work or attendance in a course.
The professor’s only obligation is to inform the student that the student is not on the roster, and that the student needs to remedy the situation with the appropriate office at the College.
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook lists student rights, responsibilities and expectations for classroom behavior. Note as an example that cell phones and paging devices must be turned off or muted before class begins.
SYLLABUS SUPPLEMENT
LIBRARY HOURS
When classes are in session:
Fall/Spring Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 9:00pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
Saturday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Sunday 11:30am - 6:00 pm
Summer Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 7:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
When classes are not in session:
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
LIBRARY WEB PAGE: www.hcc.commnet.edu/library
The Housatonic Library exists to serve students, faculty, and staff and strives for maximum access. We are open seven days a week during Fall and Spring semesters, have at least one professional librarian available at all times, and offer online off-campus access to many of our databases. To foster communication between faculty and librarians and facilitate practical and efficient use of the library, here is some other information you may find useful:
Reference
Reference service is provided during all hours of library operation.
Library Instruction
Library (or Bibliographic) Instruction sessions to familiarize students with
library services and resources are available upon request of the faculty member
teaching the class. (The exceptions are the mandatory presentations given to
Developmental Studies 99 and English 101 classes.) The presentations are adapted
to the needs of the group and range from basic information to more advanced
and/or subject specific sessions. If you wish to have a librarian give a presentation
to your class, please contact Peter Everett at:
332-5074 or [email protected].
Library Databases
Currently, 13 separate and distinct databases (computerized magazine indexes
and other informational directories), are available in the library. These databases
offer mostly full-text articles. Most of these databases can be accessed from
off-campus via the Internet.
A partial list:
InfoTrac OneFile General Interest/Comprehensive.
Business & Company Resource Center Comprehensive Business and Industry information.
ABI/Inform Global Worldwide Business & Management information.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe News/Business/Legal, a multi-layered database with magazine and newspaper articles, excerpts from reference books, etc.
Opposing Viewpoints Pro and con articles on current event topics.
Health and Wellness Resource Center Health/Medical/Psychological,
a large
database with periodical articles and excerpts from reference books and pamphlets.
Ethnic Newswatch Indexes smaller publications representing
different National, Ethnic, & Racial groups.
¡Informe! Spanish-language magazine index.
Library Computers
The library is one of the areas providing computer services to HCC students,
faculty, and staff. The role of the library, and therefore the purpose of library
computers, is to provide access to information. The computers are intended primarily
for academic/research use. Access is provided for the following areas:
Catalog: For locating and gaining access to any
books, videos, DVDs, or CDs that are found in the library.
Databases: For accessing full-text magazine, newspaper articles and other proprietary
information via online periodical indexes.
Internet: For access to the Internet for purposes of research.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please
contact:
Peter Everett, Public Services Librarian x5074 [email protected] or
Nancy Blomstrom, Library Director x5072 [email protected]
The Academic Support Center provides students with a variety of services designed to enhance their academic and personal experiences at HCC.
Some of the specific services offered include:
The Center, located in B116, B118, and B120, is comprised ofthe Tutoring Center, the Writing Across the Curriculum Center, Disabilities Support Services, and the Center for Testing Services. We're open 8:30 7:30 Monday Thursday, 8:30 4:00 Friday, and 9:00 3:00 Saturday.
The ASC is the available free of charge to all HCC students. Tutoring has been a key to consistent improvement for students doing well in classes and for those who are having diff'culty in a course.
Come in to B116 and make an appointment.
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