Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Fall 2014 Course Syllabus

PSYC-2314-74 - Lifespan Growth-Dev

Faculty Information
SemesterFall 2014
InstructorBarbay, Carol Mary
Phone(409) 984-6311
E-mailbarbacm@lamarpa.edu
Department
Math and Science
Chair:Percy Jordan
Phone:(409) 984-6335
E-mail:jordanpj@lamarpa.edu
Office
Hours:BY APPOINTMENT AND MWF - 10:00-11:00 AM; MW - 1:30-2:30 PM; TR - 9:00-10:00 AM; TR - 12:30-2:00 PM
Building:Educational Annex (EDUC)
Room:110
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Course Information
Course Number90124
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.
Course Prerequisites None
Required Textbooks REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Essentials of Lifespan Development, 3E; John W. Santrock; 2013; McGraw-Hill; ISBN FOR TEXTBOOK with Connect Plus Access Card: 978-007-781-9309 ; ISBN FOR TEXTBOOK ALONE:978-007-803-5425

If you find a used book, you can purchase basic Connect access so that you can complete assignments and online review quizzes at the course Connect website. Also, if you would like to work totally digitally, you can purchase Connect Plus access at your Connect website

The Connect Plus Access website for this course is:

*****ADD CONNECT PLUS WEBSITE INFORMATION HERE*****

http://connect.mheducation.com/class/c-barbay-psyc-2314-74-fall-2014

You will need to register at the above website to have access to optional study guide review materials for this course. Access to these resources is OPTIONAL and not required. There are several levels of access to the resources at this website: A) 2-week courtesy access; gives you access to all resources at the website, including a digital version of the course textbook, video library LearnSmart activities and review and practice quizzes for each chapter of course assigned reading; B)Basic Connect access to LearnSmart activities and review and practice quizzes for each chapter of assigned reading; available for a fee; C) Connect Plus access to all resources at the website, including a digital version of the course textbook; available for a fee.

I recommend you begin with the 2-week courtesy access to determine whether you would prefer basic Connect Access or Connect Plus access. Remember that the 2-week courtesy access gives you access to all resources available using Connect Plus access. Basic Connect access is limited to LearnSmart resources and review/practice quizzes available with basic Connect access.

CAUTION: You will notice that as you complete review and LearnSmart activities at the McGraw-Hill Connect study website, you will be notified of points received for participating in these activities. Keep in mind that these activities are for practice only and do not affect your grade directly in this course.

Attendance Policy Research has shown a strong positive relationship between attendance, participation and college success. I STRONGLY recommend regular participation in this course, both mental and physical.

PARTICIPATION WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS COURSE!! CAUTION: I WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY DROP YOUR NAME FROM THE CLASS ROLL BECAUSE YOU DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIVITIES.
Course Grading Scale 90-100+ = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C 60-69 = D 59 and Below = F



90-100+ = A



80-89 = B



70-79 = C



60-69 = D



59 and below = F







Remember that the numbers above refer to approximate percentages, not total number of points.
Determination of Final Grade Your course letter grade will be based on an approximate percentage of 635 total possible points as follows:

Letter Grades Point Totals Approximate Percentages

A 571+ 90%+

B 508 - 570 80-89%

C 444 - 507 70-79%

D 381 - 443 60-69%

F 380 and below 59% and below

Final Exam Date October 13, 2014 - 12:00 AM
Major Assignments THIS IS A DRAFT DOCUMENT - CORRECTIONS MAY BE MADE DURING THE SEMESTER. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL NOTIFY YOU ABOUT CORRECTIONS AS THEY OCCUR.

Major Lecture and Discussion Topics with Quiz and Exam Weeks

MODULE 1

Week 1 Syllabus review; read and review ch 1; read and

review ch 2 –

Week 1 Read and review ch 3; read and review ch 4;

Week 2 Read and review ch 4;

Week 2 Sgq 1 - ch 1,2,3; online); exam 1 - ch 1,2,3,4;

read and review ch 5

MODULE 2

Week 3 Read and review ch 5 – ; read and review ch 6 –

Week 3 Read and review ch 7 –

Week 3 Read and review ch 8–;

Week 4 Sgq 2 - ch 5,6,7,8; exam 2- ch 5,6,7,8

Week 4 Read and review ch 9

MODULE 3

Week 5 Read and review ch 10;

Week 5 Read and review ch 11;

Week 6 Sgq 3 - ch 9,10,11; exam 3 - ch 9,10,11,12 online;

Week 6 Read and review ch 13;

MODULE 4

Week 7 Read and review ch 14 ; read and review

ch 15;

Week 8 Read and review ch 15, 16,17

Week 8 Read and review ch 17; sgq 4 - ch 13,14,15;

(final) exam 4 – ch 13,14,15,16,17;
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates THIS IS A DRAFT DOCUMENT - CORRECTIONS MAY BE MADE DURING THE SEMESTER. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL NOTIFY YOU ABOUT CORRECTIONS AS THEY OCCUR.

NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

Most of the time students will receive full credit for assignments and projects which are submitted and received on time (by the posted due date and due time) with no mistakes. Remember that the due dates are posted in the syllabus for each assignment and project. The due time is 11:59 pm on the appropriate due date. Occasionally, you may not receive full credit for an assignment or project and you may be wondering whether you may turn in a corrected assignment or project to compensate for any mistake you might have made.

My policy on these types of issues is that I do not accept corrected or resubmitted documents for additional credit. Remember that you have one attempt to submit each correct assignment or project. I will grade each assignment or project as I receive it.

Common mistakes include but are not limited to:

1) incomplete or missing headings on documents (ONE POINT DEDUCTION)

2) incomplete or missing titles on documents (ONE POINT DEDUCTION)

3) not providing correct answers to review questions you submit in assignments and projects (ONE POINT DEDUCTION)

4) submitting assignments or projects using an incorrect assignment submission page in Blackboard (ONE POINT DEDUCTION)

5) submitting assignments with incorrect content or missing chapter subtitle information (ONE POINT DEDUCTION)

6) submitting blank or incomplete documents (ZERO POINTS CREDIT)

7) FAILURE TO USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX WHEN UPLOADING ASSIGNMENT OR PROJECT USING THE ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION PAGE. (ONE POINT CREDIT FOR ASSIGNMENT OR PROJECT)

My policy on these types of issues is that I do not accept corrected or resubmitted documents for additional credit. Remember that you have one attempt to submit each correct assignment or project. I will grade each assignment or project as I receive it.

Let me know if you have questions or concerns about this policy. Thanks!

Calendar of Major Assignment Due Dates

MODULE 1

Week 1 Module 1 SOAR Project WED AUG 27 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 1 Module 1 TED Project WED AUG 27 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 1 Calendar Plan Project FRI AUG 29 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 1 Humanitarian Project FRI AUG 29 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 1 Orientation Project FRI AUG 29 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 2 Special Assignment 1 TUE SEP 02 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 2 Regular Assignment 1 TUE SEP 02 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 2 A&P 1 Project FRI SEP 05 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 2 SGQ1/EXAM 1 WED-FRI SEP 03-05, CHAPTERS 1,2,3,4

MODULE 2

Week 3 Special RQA Assignment 2 MON SEP 08 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Regular RQA Assignment 2 MON SEP 08 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Email Project WED SEP 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Module 2 SOAR Project WED SEP 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Module 2 TED Project WED SEP 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 3 Discussion Board Project FRI SEP 12 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 4 Optional Syllabus Quiz MON-WED SEP 15-17

Week 4 Campus Pipeline Project WED SEP 17 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 4 SGQ 2/EXAM 2 , CHAPTERS 5,6,7,8 WED-FRI SEP 17-19

MODULE 3

Week 5 Special RQA Assignment 3 MON SEP 22 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 5 Regular RQA Assignment 3 MON SEP 22 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 5 Course Evaluation Survey Bonus Begins MON SEP 22

Week 5 Holiday Story Project WED SEP 24 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 5 Module 3 SOAR Project WED SEP 24 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 5 Module 3 TED Project WED SEP 24 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 6 Extra Chapter Bonus FRI OCT 03 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 6 SGQ 3/EXAM 3 WED-FRI, OCT 01-03 ; CHAPTERS 9,10,11,12

MODULE 4

Week 7 Regular RQA Assignment 4 MON 0CT 06 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Special RQA Assignment 4 MON OCT 06 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Special RQA Assignment 5 MON OCT 06 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Course Grade Calculation Project WED OCT 08 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Module 4 SOAR Project WED OCT 08 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Module 4 TED Project WED OCT 08 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Course Evaluation Survey Project ENDS FRI OCT 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 Last Chance Bonus FRI OCT 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 7 General Narrative or RQA Project FRI OCT 10 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 8 Special SOAR Project MON OCT 13 (USE WRITE SUBMISSION BOX ONLY TO SUBMIT)

Week 8 SGQ 4/EXAM 4 TUE-THU, OCT 14-16, ; CHAPTERS 13,14,15,16,17
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes
Communication skills:Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
Critical Thinking Skills:Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills:Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
Teamwork:Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
Social Responsibility:Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
Personal Responsibility:Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes Associate of Arts

PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.

PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.

PSLO 2: Communication Skills – Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.

PSLO3: Empirical and Quantitative Skills – Applies the manipulation and/or analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.

PSLO 5: Social Responsibility Skills - Expresses intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.
Course Student Learning Outcomes 1. Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

2. Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

3. Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance

abuse, marriage and parenting.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by embedded test questions, course assignments and projects.

4. Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

5. Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive,learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

6. Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.(PSLO 1,2,5) Measured by embedded test questions, course assignments and projects.

7. Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.(PSLO 1,2) Measured by course assignments and projects.

8. Calculate current course grade accurately, using information provided by instructor relating to individual scores from projects, assignments, quizzes and exams.(PSLO 3) Measured by course project.

9. Improve comprehension of content-area reading material. (PSLO alpha) Measured by pre-test/post-test scores.
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  • No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  • Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  • Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.

  • Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.

  • Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.
Additional Information THIS IS A DRAFT DOCUMENT - CORRECTIONS MAY BE MADE DURING THE SEMESTER. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL NOTIFY YOU ABOUT CORRECTIONS AS THEY OCCUR.

*Department Information:

Mathematics and Science

Chair: Percy Jordan, Ph.D.

Phone: (409)984-6335

E-mail: jordanpb@lamarpa.edu

Office Location: INTA 131-133

*For additional details about assignments, see Syllabus Part 2 link on Course Menu in course website in Blackboard Learn.

*I will not discuss your grades over the phone. I will send a grade summary on request during the semester using email. If you want to discuss your grades in detail, you must come to my office, in person.

*For assistance with changing your my.lamarpa.edu password, get in touch with:

Kenneth Lisby

Phone: 409-984-6150 or 1 800 477-5872, ext. 6150

* PERSONAL TEACHING WEBSITE: http://www.teachercb.com/play_summer_index

GRIEVANCES, COMPLAINTS, AND CONCERNS REGARDING THIS COURSE:

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that cannot be resolved through discussion with the instructor, please consult Percy Jordan, Ph.D., Business, Mathematics and Science Department Chair (Office: INTA 131-133; Email: jordanpj@lamarpa.edu; Phone: 409-984-6335)

HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR GRADE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEMESTER

1. Add all of the points you have earned as of today’s date, excluding any points from practice activities.

2. Request current required total course points from instructor.

3. Divide your total points by the total number of required points as of today’s date.

4. For your final semester grade divide your current total by 535 or use the grade chart on page one of this syllabus.

COURSE OUTLINE FOR PSYC 2314 – HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

EXAM 1, STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 1 AND REQUIRED RQA ASSIGNMENT #1 CONTENT WILL COME FROM THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

CHAPTER 1/ Introduction

CHAPTER 2/ Biological Beginnings

CHAPTER 3/Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

CHAPTER 4/ Socioemotional Development in Infancy (bonus reading for exam 1)

EXAM 2, STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 2 AND REQUIRED RQA #2 CONTENT WILL COME FROM THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

CHAPTER 5/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

CHAPTER 6/ Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

CHAPTER 7/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

CHAPTER 8/Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood (bonus reading for exam 2)

EXAM 3, STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 3 AND REQUIRED RQA ASSIGNMENT #3 CONTENT WILL COME FROM THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

CHAPTER 9/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

CHAPTER 10/ Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

CHAPTER 11/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

CHAPTER 12/ Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood (bonus reading for exam 3)

EXAM 4, STUDY GUIDE QUIZ 4 AND REQUIRED RQA ASSIGNMENT #4 CONTENT WILL COME FROM THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

CHAPTER 13/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

CHAPTER 14/ Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

CHAPTER 15/ Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

CHAPTER 16/ Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood (Bonus reading for exam 4)

CHAPTER 17/ Death and Grieving (Bonus reading for exam 4)

REQUIRED MAJOR EXAMS:

1. There will be 4 tests, 100 points each.

2. The lowest exam score will be dropped, for a total of 300 test points.

3. On each exam there will be 50 multiple choice questions, and 5 bonus questions (2 points per question for the first 50 questions and 1 point per question for the remaining 5 questions.)

4. You will be answering exam questions online.

5. Exam questions will come from textbook, study guide and lecture notes.

6. THE 4TH TEST (FINAL EXAM) WILL BE COMPREHENSIVE.

7. All exams are required activities. Failure to complete an exam may lower your overall course grade.

STUDY GUIDE QUIZ AND EXAM DATES LIFESPAN ONLINE LIFESPAN ONLINE

Week # TENTATIVE EXAM AND QUIZ DATES

2 SGQ 1 Wed-Fri SEP 03-05

2 EXAM 1 Wed-Fri SEP 03-05

4 SGQ 2 Wed-Fri SEP 17-19

4 EXAM 2 Wed-Fri SEP 17-19

6 SGQ 3 Wed-Fri OCT 01-03

6 EXAM 3 Wed-Fri OCT 01-03

8 SGQ 4 – FINAL Mon-Wed OCT 15-17

8 EXAM 4 -FINAL Mon-Wed OCT 15-17

EXAM GRADE REPORT GUIDELINES:

1. Exam scores for all exams will be available after the student has submitted each exam for scoring and last availability date has passed.

2. General information, such as approximate letter grade will be available via email.

3. All exams are required activities. Failure to complete an exam may lower your overall course grade.

4. You will be completing all exam online.

5. Some of the exam items will require manual grading. Therefore, your exam grade will not be available immediately after you submit the exam for grading.

6. Your exam scores will be available after the instructor has completed the required manual scoring.

REQUIRED STUDY GUIDE QUIZZES:

1. There will be 4 study guide quizzes, worth 25 points each, for a total of 100 quiz points.

2. Content for the study guide quiz questions will come from the assigned chapters in the paperback study guide that goes with the textbook (see course outline).

3. You will be completing all study guide quizzes online.

4. All of the study guide quizzes are required activities. Failure to complete a study guide quiz may lower your overall course grade.

5. The scores for these quizzes will be available immediately after you submit them for grading online.

6. Detailed information concerning student performance on study guide quizzes will be available in a student conference.

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES FOR REQUIRED SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT ACTIVITIES

1. There will be 5 required special assignments during the semester.

2. For each special assignment, you will create a set of 10 review questions with separate answers for each question.

3. You may use any style of review question, including yes-no, true-false, multiple choice, completion, short answer or essay.

4. The content for these review questions can come from any chapter in the text, study guide, lecture notes or from a psychology film you watch online.

5. You will turn in your film quiz assignments electronically using email or fax or Blackboard assignment submission box online.

6. Make sure to place a title at the beginning of your question and answer set, and specify which film quiz you are intending each substitute activity to replace, such as Special RQA 1 Assignment.

7. Be sure to include a complete heading near the beginning of your question and answer set, including your full name (first and last), course name and number, section number, and the date you complete the activity.

8. If you email your special assignment, include the title of the activity in the subject field of your email message.

9. If you use email, you can send your question and answer set with accompanying heading and title in an email to: barbacm@lamarpa.edu or you may use the course email in the WebCT section of the course

by the deadline noted in the assignment due date chart included in the syllabus.

10. Credit available for completing each of the 5 required special assignments will be 10 points.

11. You should turn in 5 required special assignments. Failure to turn in a required special assignment may lower your overall grade.

12. No late work accepted for full credit. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

13. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

14. Each item in the required special assignments must be uniquely numbered, such as 1,2,3, etc.

REQUIRED REGULAR RQA ASSIGNMENTS:

1. There will be 4 required regular RQA assignments worth 20 or 25 points each, depending on how many text chapters are associated with the assignment.

2. A list of the assigned chapters is in the course outline, elsewhere in this syllabus.

3. Each required regular RQA assignment will consist of 20 or 25 review items with separate answers from each of the currently assigned chapters.

4. For example, Required Regular RQA Assignment #1 will consist of 20 review items, 5 items each from chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the text.

5. All Required Regular RQA assignments must have appropriate chapter subtitles, identifying the chapters from which the content for the review items was taken.

6. For example, Required Regular RQA Assignment #1 should have subtitles for review items taken from Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4 corresponding to each chapter subsection.

7. Each Required Regular RQA assignment should have a complete heading, including student’s name, course name and section number and the date the assignment was completed.

8. The review items in the required regular RQA assignments may be of any type including yes/no, true/false or multiple choice with two answer options.

9. If you complete all of these Required RQA assignments satisfactorily, you will receive a total of 85 points.

10. This work must be typed to receive credit.

11. No late work will be accepted for full credit, for any reason. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

12. Due dates and times are listed elsewhere in this syllabus.

13. Students are responsible for assuring that the assignments are received by the assigned due date and time.

14. Each subsection of the Required RQA assignments must have a separate subtitle, such as Chapter 1 RQAs and Chapter 2 RQAs.

15. Review questions or items may be of any style, including true/false, yes/no, multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer.

16. Review questions or items must be accompanied by separate answers. Example: Q1. What is the definition of psychology? A1. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

17. Must be submitted electronically.

20. Must be received by the due date and time assigned by the instructor.

21. Maximum credit per RQA assignment: 20 (RRRQA #1,2,3) or 25 (RRRQA #4) points per Required RQA Assignment, depending on how many chapters are associated with the assignment. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

22. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

23. Each item in the required regular rqa assignments must have a unique number, such as 1,2,3, etc.

COURSE EXTRA CREDIT

There will be a number of extra credit activities available in this course. All of these activities are optional in that they will help your grade if you complete them satisfactorily and will not detract from your grade if you do not complete them. You might think of these activities as general make-up work for points not earned by completing required activities. These extra credit activities are of different types. Each extra credit activity is listed and described separately elsewhere in this syllabus. Each activity has specific due date and time. No late work will be accepted for any reason. Students are responsible for assuring that assignments are received by the due date and time.

EXAM REGULAR BONUS CREDIT: Associated with each exam will be 5 regular bonus questions, worth one point each, and the content for which will come from the assigned chapters for a specific exam. The regular bonus items will be usually multiple choice or matching-type items.

SUPPLEMENTAL EXTRA CREDIT FOR EXAMS: Associated with each exam will be opportunities for supplemental extra credit points. Students can earn supplemental extra credit points by listing 5 student success strategies on the back of their exam answer sheets. Listing these student success strategies will assure that students receive the 5 "regular" bonus points associated with each exam. Listing student success strategies for supplemental extra credit is optional. These bonus points are supplemental because they make up for incorrect answers to the regular bonus questions that the instructor provides on each exam. The maximum number of "regular" bonus points that a student may receive on each of the first three exams is 5.

EXAM FUN BONUS POINTS:

1. Also associated with each exam will be an opportunity for fun bonus points.

2. Students can earn 2 fun bonus points for each exam by answering one of several fun bonus questions on the back of the exam answer sheet.

3. An example of a fun bonus question is "What is the name of the first female African-American millionaire?"

4. The fun bonus questions and answers will be specific to each exam.

5. The fun bonus questions will be as follows: Exam 1, name the first female African-American millionaire; Exam 2, name the first woman to charter and serve as president of a bank; Exam 3, name the first female American astronaut to go into space; Exam 4, name the first woman to pilot a plan solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

CALENDAR PLAN GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:

1. Must be typed

2. Create calendar for semester study plan

3. Must have complete heading on each separate page turned in

4. Must identify by date and time 6 hours per week for 14 study weeks that you plan to devote to studying for this course.

5. Must include at least 7 weeks of study time similar to the weeks of study time described above identified by month, day, and date, with at least 6 hours identified as dedicated to studying for this course.

7. No late work accepted for full credit. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

Example for a Semester Calendar Study Plan

Keiko Takahashi

Psyc 2314-74 (make sure your section number is correct)

Aug 25, 2014

Semester Calendar Plan

Study Week 1: Mon , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Fri , 3-5 pm

Study Week 2: Tue , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Sat , 3-5 pm

Study Week 3: Tue , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Sat , 3-5 pm

Study Week 4: Tue , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Sat , 3-5 pm

Study Week 5: Tue , 3-6 pm; Wed , 3-6 pm; Sat , 3-5 pm

Study Week 6: Tue , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Sat , 3-5 pm

Study Week 7: Mon , 3-5 pm; Wed , 3-5 pm; Fri , 3-5 pm

7. Will be turned in electronically using assignment drop box upload, email or fax.

8. If submitted by email, must have the title repeated in the subject field of the email

9. Must have a title, such as Semester Calendar Study Plan

10. Must have a complete heading on each separate page submitted, including student’s full name, course name and number, section number and date the student completed the activity.

11. If submitted by email, must have title of activity and complete heading included in the body of the email message.

12. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

13. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

HUMANITARIAN BONUS GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:

1. Must be typed and turned in electronically via email or fax or Blackboard assignment submission box.

2. If submitted by email, must have title of activity repeated in the subject field of the email message.

3. If submitted by email, must have title of activity and complete heading included in the body of the email message.

4. Must contain the following information in complete sentences: name of a famous humanitarian, for example, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa or Mohandas Gandhi, and 5 accomplishments achieved by that person.

5. Must have a title (Example: Humanitarian Bonus)

6. Must include a complete heading, including student’s full name, course name, course number, and section number, and the date student completed the activity

7. Must be received on or before the due date listed elsewhere in the syllabus.

8. You may turn in one Humanitarian Bonus activity.

9. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

10. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

A&P (ATTITUDE AND PARTICIPATION) BONUS PROJECT 1:

1. Will be completed online by the due date listed elsewhere in the syllabus.

2. Must be turned in by the due date.

3. Must have a title, including the words A&P Bonus 1.

4. Must include a complete heading, consisting of student’s full name, course name and number, section number and date the student completed the activity, on each separate page submitted.

5. Will consist of 10 original multiple choice review items with separate answers using the online section of the course with content from any chapter in the course textbook or Connect website.

6. Question style may be any type, including yes/no, true/false, multiple choice or short answer.

6a. Each question and its answer must be individually numbered.

7. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

8. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

CAMPUS PIPELINE BONUS GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:

1. Must be typed and sent in from your Lamar Port Arthur email account using content from my.lamarpa.edu. You may also use the Blackboard assignment submission box.

2. Must be turned in by the deadline.

3. Paper deadline is not applicable.

4. Electronic deadline is 11:59 pm on the due date.

5. Description: 100-word-minimum paragraph summarizing your experiences with the campus pipeline (my.lamarpa.edu). May include responses concerning these issues: likes and dislikes concerning the pipeline service; wish list for services to be added or deleted from campus pipeline site; reasons for liking or disliking various pipeline services; areas of the campus pipeline site you use most and least frequently.

6. Must include title, including the phrase campus pipeline, and complete heading, including your full name, the course number and section number, and the date you complete the activity.

7. If submitted by email, must have title of activity repeated in the subject field of the email message.

8. If submitted by email, must have title of activity and complete heading included in the body of the email message.

9. You may turn in one Campus Pipeline Bonus activity.

10. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

11. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

SYLLABUS/SYLLABUS SUPPLEMENT BONUS QUIZ:

1. Must be completed online on the date listed in the Assignment and Activity Chart.

2. Consists of 10 short answer questions based on information available in the course syllabus or course syllabus supplement.

3. Students will write their responses on the online quiz answer form provided by the instructor.

4. Students may use their personal copy of the syllabus and syllabus supplement as references while completing the Syllabus Bonus Quiz.

5. Maximum credit: 10 points.

6. The instructor will review students responses manually after the availability ofr the quiz has ended to determine any necessary adjustments for scoring.

HOLIDAY STORY BONUS GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:

1. Must be typed.

2. Must be turned in by the deadline assigned by the instructor.

3. Deadline is listed in the syllabus.

4. Electronic deadline is 11:59pm on the due date.

5. Preparation: select a photograph or hand-drawn picture containing at least one human figure.

6. Description: 200-word-minimum paragraph containing 3 sections. Section 1 must be a description of what lead up to the picture. Section 2 must be a description of what is happening in the picture, including what the person or persons in the picture are thinking and feeling. Section 3 must be a description of what will happen in the future or what happened after the picture was created.

7. Must include title, including the phrase holiday story, and complete heading, including your full name, the course number and section number, and the date you complete the activity.

8. If submitted by email, must have title of activity repeated in the subject field of the email message.

9. If submitted by email, must have title of activity and complete heading included in the body of the email message.

10. You may turn in one Holiday Story Bonus activity.

11. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

12. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

EXTRA CHAPTER BONUS PROJECT

1. Must be typed

2. Will consist of 5 original review questions or items with separate answers.

3. Must have a title, such as Extra Chapter Bonus.

4. Content may come from any chapter in the textbook or Connect website.

5. Must have complete heading, including student’s full name, course name and number, section number, and date student completes the activity, on each separate page turned in.

6. Review questions or items may be any format including short answer, multiple choice, completion, true/false or yes/no.

7. Review questions or items must be accompanied by separate answers. Example: Q1. What is the definition of psychology? A1. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

8. Must be submitted electronically using the online section of the course or email.

9. If submitted via email, the title of the activity must be repeated in the subject field of the email message.

10. If submitted via email, the title of the activity and a complete heading must appear in the body of the email message.

11. Must be received by the due date and time assigned by the instructor, regardless of how the completed activity is submitted.

12. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

13. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

GENERAL NARRATIVE/ REVIEW QUESTION AND ANSWER PROJECT (GN/RQA):

1. During the semester you may turn in work one time for up to 5 points of GN/RQA extra credit to be added to your final course-point total.

2. These 5 points will be in addition to any bonus points you receive on exams.

3. THIS WORK IS VOLUNTARY.

4. THE DUE DATE FOR THE GN/RQA WORK IS LISTED IN THE ACTIVITY DUE DATE CHART.

5. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED FOR FULL CREDIT FOR ANY REASON.

6. Examples of general extra credit projects include: a narrative summary based on magazine articles about psychological topics, summary of psychological experiments or studies, summary of television/video programs on psychological topics.

7. Point credit for such general extra credit summaries will be assigned as follows: minimum 500 words = 5 points.

8. Other possibilities for general extra credit include writing and answering ORIGINAL (this means YOU create the questions) study questions or review questions covering the course material.

9. YOU MAY USE ANY STYLE OF QUESTIONS, INCLUDING TRUE/FALSE , YES/NO, SHORT ANSWER, ESSAY, COMPLETION OR MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS.

10. GN/RQA extra credit points for typed study/review questions with answers will be as follows: 10 typed questions with separate answers = 5 points.

11. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

12. All GN/RQA extra credit work must have a complete heading on each page and a title for the activity, including first and last names, course name, course number and section number, on each separate page submitted, regardless of whether the pages are stapled together.

13. Must have a title, such as GN/RQA Bonus.

14. Narrative summary may refer to major ideas discussed, whether you agree or disagree, why or why not agree, and suggestions for further applications, implications, and consequences.

15. May be submitted electronically via email or fax.

16. If submitted via email, must have title repeated in the subject field of the email message.

17. If submitted via email, the title of the activity and a complete heading must appear in the body of the email message.

18. You may submit one GN/RQA Bonus activity.

19. Maximum credit: 5 points Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

20. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

LAST CHANCE BONUS GUIDELINES AND POLICIES:

1. Will be turned in online by the due date and time listed in the Assignments list.

2. Must have a title, such as Last Chance Bonus.

3. Must have a complete heading, including student’s full name, course name and number, section number, and date student completes the activity.

4. Must include 10 original review items with separate answers (ask instructor if you would like to see an example), turned in electronically using the WebCT assignment drop box or email.

5. May use any format of review item, as long as answers or answer options are separate from the questions or question.

6. Each question and answer must be numbered individually and may include content from any chapter in the textbook or the Connect website.

7. May be turned in by the due date and time or earlier.

8. Maximum credit: 5 points. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

9. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTIONAL COURSE EVALUATION SURVEY BONUS

1. Log on to course website.

2. Click on Exams, Quizzes and Surveys link in Course Menu.

3. Scroll down to Course Evaluation Survey Bonus.

4. Read all instructions for the survey before clicking on the “begin survey” button.

5. Answer all questions.

6. Remember to save each answer when you are satisfied with your answers.

7. You will be able to see all of the survey questions at one time while completing the survey.

8. You can change any answer you give to a survey question before clicking on the “finish” button at the end of the survey.

9. Remember this survey is anonymous, although the instructor will be able to see whether you have completed it.

10. Remember to click the “finish” button at the end of the survey after answering each question and saving each answer.

11. Click on the “ok” button to submit your survey.

12. Click on the “ok” button to confirm submitting the survey.

13. Completing the Optional Course Evaluation Survey will result in 5 points being added to your course point total.

OPTIONAL SPECIAL SOAR PROJECT - INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE EDITED AND MODIFIED

1. Click on Seahawks SOAR link in course menu.

2. Review the 6 SOAR reading strategies listed on the Seahawks SOAR page.

3. Select 3 SOAR strategies that you will be discussing.

4. Download and/or review the 3 videos which demonstrate and explain the SOAR reading strategies you have selected. Episodes 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 demonstrate these strategies: KWL, Concept Definition Maps, Context/Content Clues, SQ3R, Selective Underlining/Annotation, Quizlet in that order

5. Download and/or review 3 videos explaining and demonstrating the SOAR reading strategies you selected.

6. Create a numbered list of at least 15 ideas that you learned from viewing the videos you selected.

7. Include your numbered list of 15 ideas in a project document that also includes a complete heading and a main title using the words Seahawks SOAR Special Project in the title, as well as the date you completed this project.

8. Your project document must also include a paragraph comparing and contrasting the ideas you learned by watching the 3 videos you selected.

10. Also in your project document describe how you could explain and demonstrate the strategies you selected to another student.

11. Another required element in your project is to describe how you would determine if the other person or student had actually learned the strategies you selected.

12. It is required to use subheadings in your project document to distinguish the elements of the project: naming the strategies you selected, numbered list of 15 ideas, how you would explain and demonstrate the strategies to another person, how you plan to select the strategies you explain and demonstrate to another person, and how you would determine whether that person had actually learned the strategies.

13. An example project document is attached to the project submission page for this project so that you can review the required elements of this project.

14. This project must be submitted using the project/assignment submission page for this project. Submissions received using email or the Comments box will receive 1 point maximum credit.

15. Remember to use the Write Submission box rather than the Comments box to submit your assignment. Project content placed in the Comments box will receive a maximum credit of 1 point.

16. You may also attach your project document to the assignment submission page. Remember to use a file format that the instructor can open and read, such as doc, docx, rtf or txt. If you do not know what these file format extensions mean, type or paste your project document in the Type Submission box.

MODULE X TED TALK DISCUSSION PROJECT - WHERE X REFERS TO MODULE NUMBER 1,2,3 OR 4

1. Select a TED Talk from the list posted in the course.

2. Watch and listen to the TED Talk you selected.

3. Post a paragraph in the Module X Discussion Forum Topic in the course, including with your paragraph answers to the following items.

4. List 5 ideas proposed in the TED talk.

5. State whether you agreed or disagreed with each of the ideas you listed.

6. Explain why you agreed or disagreed with each of the ideas you listed.

7. Describe and explain a practical application of how one of the ideas you listed could be used in the community in which you live.

8. Describe and explain an extension or elaboration of one of the ideas which you listed.

9. Include with your paragraph a title using the words Module X TED Talk (where X refers to the number of the module for which you are submitting the TED Talk project) and a complete heading (first and last name, course name and section number and the date on which you completed the project).

10. Upload your paragraph using the Write Submission box for this project or as an attachment. Projects uploaded using the Comments box will not be graded.

11. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED FOR FULL CREDIT. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

12. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.

13. Remember that to open a link to a TED talk, you point to an internet link with your cursor such as •

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=749F8Cy2ALI

and, holding the CTRL key down, left click on your mouse.

Alternatively, you can also copy the entire internet link and paste the web address for the TED talk into the address field of your internet browser. Let me know if you have any further questions about opening TED talk links. Thanks!

14. There may be some confusion about the extra credit TED Talk Projects for this semester. In the original instructions, there was a reference to these projects involving posting in a discussion forum in the course. I have removed the instruction directing you to post your document in a discussion forum for these projects. To complete these projects, follow the following procedure:

A. The Module TED Talk Project links can be found on the Module Bonus projects pages.

B. To access these projects, click on the Assignments and Projects link in the course menu;

C. Click on the Optional Bonus Projects links.

D. Click on Module 1 Bonus Projects link (for the module 1 TED Talk Project.

E. Scroll down on the Module 1 Bonus Projects page to find the Module 1 TED Talk Project.

F. Click on the name of the Module 1 TED Talk Project on the page listing the Module 1 Bonus projects.

G. Disregard any reference to posting your document in a TED Talk Discussion Forum.

H. Upload your project document in the usual way using the write submission box for that project.

Let me know if you have any questions about the Module TED Talk Projects.

MODULE X SOAR PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS – WHERE X REFERS TO MODULE 1,2,3 OR 4

Seahawks SOAR Project Instructions

1. Click on Seahawks SOAR link in course menu.

2. Review the 6 SOAR reading strategies listed on the Seahawks SOAR page.

3. Select one SOAR strategy that you would like to know more about.

4. Download and/or watch one of the episodes demonstrating and explaining one of the SOAR reading strategies. These are episodes 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 which demonstrate these strategies: KWL, Concept Definition Maps, Context/Content Clues, SQ3R, Selective Underlining/Annotation, Quizlet in that order

5. Watch the video explaining and demonstrating the SOAR reading strategy you selected.

5a. If you are unable to download or view the SOAR videos on the www.lamarpa.edu website you can use the alternate reading strategies resources, using the list of resources provided in your course.

6. Create a numbered list of at least 5 ideas that you learned from the video.Be sure your ideas are uniquely numbered. Example: Idea 1, Idea 2, Idea 3, Idea 4 and Idea 5.

7. Include your numbered list of ideas in a project document that also includes a complete heading and a title using the words Seahawks SOAR Project in the title.

8. Your project document must also include a description of how you will incorporate the ideas you selected in your study plan for a course you are enrolled in.

9. Include a statement describing the course in which you will be practicing the strategy.

10. Also in your project document describe how the strategy was explained and demonstrated in the video you watched.

11. Another required element in your project is to describe one extension of the reading strategy that you have selected.

12. It will be helpful to use subheadings in your project document to distinguish the elements of the project: naming the strategy you selected, numbered list of ideas, how the strategy was explained in the video, how you plan to use the strategy in your studies, planned extension of the strategy you selected

13. An example project document is attached to this project page so that you can review the required elements of this project.

14. This project must be submitted using the assignment submission page for this project. Submissions received using email will not be graded.

15. Remember to use the Write Submission box rather than the Comments box to submit your assignment. Project content placed in the Comments box will not be graded.

16. You may also attach your project document to the assignment submission page. Remember to use a file format that the instructor can open and read, such as doc, docx, rtf or txt. If you do not know what these file format extensions mean, type or paste your project document in the Type Submission box.

17. Be sure to include a complete heading and a title that refers to Module X SOAR Project, where X refers to the number of the module for which you are submitting the SOAR project.

18. NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED FOR FULL CREDIT. Maximum credit for late work = 1 point.

19. NOTE: Scores for assignments and projects submitted by email will be reported by return email and may not display in the online gradebook. To assure that your assignment and project grades display properly in the online gradebook, be sure to submit assignments and projects using the correct assignment submission page and write submission box for each assignment and project.



















Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
Copyright Violations Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.

Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties.

Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented.

If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
Assessment Statement Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs.

Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects.

If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data.

What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
Privacy Notice Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.

Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom.

Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.

Circumstances under which information may be released:

An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

College-Level Perspectives This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:

  • Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.

  • Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.

  • Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.

  • Developing personal values for ethical behavior.

  • Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.

  • Using logical reasoning in problem solving.

  • Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Degree Plan Evaluation A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.

  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.

  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.

  3. Click on the “Student” tab.

  4. Click on Student Records.

  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.

  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)

  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct

  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Click the radio button next to Program

  10. Click on the Generate Request button.

All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.

HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur

Mission
Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

Core Values
  • Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement

  • General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community

  • Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus

  • Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment

  • Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum

  • Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity

Principles
Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:

  • treated with dignity and respect;

  • afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;

  • given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,

  • provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

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