| Instructor Information |
| Instructor |
Sonya Briscoe |
| Email |
briscoesy@lamarpa.edu |
| Phone |
(409) 984-6330 |
| Office |
Educational I - Room: 133 |
| Office Hours |
None |
| Additional Contact Information |
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| Course Information |
| 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.
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| Required Textbooks |
Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
The Developing Person Through the Life Span (11th ed), Kathleen S. Berger, (2020), Worth Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1-319-19175-7 / ISBN-10: 1-319-19175-4
The Developing Person Through the Life Span (11th ed), Kathleen S. Berger, (2020), Worth Publishing.
ISBN-13: 978-1-319-19175-7 / ISBN-10: 1-319-19175-4The Developing Person Through the Life Span (11th ed), Kathleen S. Berger, (2020), Worth Publishing.
ISBN-13: 978-1-319-19175-7 / ISBN-10: 1-319-19175-4The Developing Person Through the Life Span (11th ed), Kathleen S. Berger, (2020), Worth Publishing.
ISBN-13: 978-1-319-19175-7 / ISBN-10: 1-319-19175-4
Communication
skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Additional Materials/Resources |
None.
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| Corequisites/Prerequisites |
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ENGL-0302 College Reading Skills
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ENGL-0327 Integrated Reading and Writing
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| Learning Outcomes |
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1.Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
2.Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
3.Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting. 4.Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
5.Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).
6.Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
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| Core Objectives |
Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and/or 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.
* Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and/or visual communication. |
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* 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. |
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* Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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* 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.
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skills:
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Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
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Critical Thinking Skills:
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Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills:
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Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
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Teamwork:
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Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
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Social Responsibility:
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Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
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Personal Responsibility:
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Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Communication skills:
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Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
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Critical Thinking Skills:
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Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills:
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Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
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Teamwork:
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Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
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Social Responsibility:
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Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
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Personal Responsibility:
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Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Communication skills: |
Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. |
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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. |
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Empirical and Quantitative Skills: |
Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. |
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Teamwork: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. |
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Social Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. |
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Personal Responsibility: |
Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. |
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| Lecture Topics Outline |
Course Introduction and Syllabus Review
The Science of Human Development
Theories
The New Genetics
Prenatal Development and Birth
The First Two Years: Biosocial Development
The first Two Years: Cognitive Development
The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development
Early Childhood: Biosocial Development
Early Childhood: Cognitive Development
Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development
Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development
Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development
Middle Childhood: The Social World
Adolescence: Biosocial Development
Adolescence: Cognitive Development
Adolescence: The Social World
Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development
Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development
Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
Adulthood: Biosocial Development
Adulthood: Cognitive Development
Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development
Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development
Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
EXAM 1(Ch 1-4)
EXAM 2(Ch5-7)
EXAM 3(Ch8-10)
EXAM 4(Ch11-13)
Midterm Research Project
EXAM 5(Ch14-16)
EXAM 6(Ch17-19)
EXAM 7(Ch 20-22)
Final Research Project
EXAM 8 (Ch 23-25)
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| Final Exam Date |
December 2, 2025 - 6:00 PM
Through December 2, 2025 - 9:00 PM
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| Grading Scale |
Exams: 600 (4 @ 150pts)
Two (2) Worksheets: 150 (2 @ 75)
Midterm Research Project: 100
Final Research Project: 150
Total Possible Points - 1000
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Determination of
Final Grade |
Exams: 60%
Worksheets: 15%
Midterm Research Project: 10%
Final Research Project: 15%
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| Course Policies |
| Instructor Policies |
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.
Students should have a good understanding of the word and considerations of PLAGIARISM. Punishment for such can range from receiving a zero on an assignment to school expulsion. Again, see LSC-PA policies. |
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You are responsible for all materials (including textbooks, computer, and the technology) required for coursework.
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Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.
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No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.
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Silence your cell phones for the duration of class.
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Electronic devices - (cell phones, laptops, the internet) may be used only as part of classroom activities.
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Unrelated use of electronic devices (talking/texting/scrolling/social media) during class is a distraction for you, your classmates and your instructor. Having to address such wastes valuable time. Problematic behavior may result in you being asked to exit the classroom.
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Respectful behavior: Be respectful of instructors, fellow students and the academic environment. Instructors have NO obligation to tolerate disruptive behaviors of any kind. This includes excessive/disruptive talking. Problematic behavior may result in you being asked to exit the classroom and/or dismissal from the course.
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Sleeping in class: Please be aware that attendance requires not just your presence but your attention. If you sleep in class you will be asked to leave and counted absent for the day. NOTE: In accordance with the attendance policy, five (5) absences can result in administrative removal from the course.
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Please be mindful of students with disabilities: Some may be visible and others may not. Most of us are extremely considerate of disabilities we recognize, but less aware and thus less sensitive to those we cannot see. Invisible disabilities may include such conditions as (ADHD, asthmas, allergies, chronic pain, hearing impairments, migraines, seizures, vision impairments, and many more). Something as simple as body sprays and fragrances may affect/trigger asthma or migraines. Lighting or excessive noise can become problems for those with hearing disorders or epilepsy. Let us all keep these things in mind, and BE CONSIDERATE OF THE NEEDS OF THOSE AROUND US.
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| Attendance Policy |
Absences, Tardiness, and Make-ups:
Attendance and punctuality are expected. Your preparation, and participation are expected.
The privilege of making up an assignment (including exams) should not be assumed. If possible, make arrangements in advance, for known scheduling problems/conflict. If you miss an exam or assignment because of an excused absence that was not prearranged, speak to the instructor as soon as possible regarding the missed work. |
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| Additional Information |
Student meetings/conference can be arranged immediately before or after class by appointment only. Please speak with the Education Department to make arrangements.
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| Institutional Policies |
| MyLSCPA |
Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through
MyLSCPA.
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| Academic Honesty |
Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
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| 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
Disability Services Coordinator, Room 117, in the Student Sucess Center. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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| COVID 19 Information |
The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition directly to their local health department. Students should also contact their course faculty to report their quarantine status. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings when directly exposed to COVID 19 in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
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| 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. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
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| HB 2504 |
This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
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| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect |
As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see
LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual.
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| Title IX and Sexual Misconduct |
LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website.
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| Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website.
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| Grievance / Complaint / Concern |
If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
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| Department Information |
| Inmate Instruction |
| Chair: | Dr. Steven Zani |
| Email: | zanisj@lamarpa.edu |
| Phone: | (409) 984-6431 |
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