DAAC-2306-71 - Substance Abuse Prevention I
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Spring 2018 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Spring 2018 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | White, Linda Bottley | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6356 | ||||||||||||
whitel@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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Course Number | 12035 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | This course will focus on aspects of substance abuse prevention from a public health model. Topics include the history of prevention, risk and protective factors among youth, community-based prevention strategies, an overview of program design and evaluation, and resources for prevention planning. |
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Course Prerequisites | None | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks |
Textbook: Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice. Julie Hogan, Kristen Reed Gabrielsen, Nora Luna and Denise Grothaus. ISBN: 0-205-34162-4 |
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Attendance Policy |
Instructional Course Attendance Policy * * Assignments on black board are counted as attendance in class. |
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Course Grading Scale |
Grade Distribution A 900-1000 B 899-800 C 799-700 D 699-600 F 599-500 |
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Determination of Final Grade |
Grading: Grading will be based on following points: 8 Blackboard Discussions 50 (each) 2 quizzes 100 (each) Common pitfalls assignment 50 Community Readiness Survey 100 Draft of Project 100 Participation/Attendance: 50 Final Project 100 |
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Final Exam Date | April 30, 2018 - 3:00 PM Through May 2, 2018 - 3:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments |
Week 5 - quiz #1 Week 9 - quiz #2 Week 12- draft of project Week 14- community readiness survey Week 15- final project |
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Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates |
January 22 Orientation General Orientation Intro to course/blackboard/syllabus and Overview January 29 Lesson 1 Chapter 1 Intro and Overview February 5 Lesson 2 Chapter 2 Prevention research February 12 Lesson 3 Chapter 3 Prevention program planning February 19 Lesson 4 Chapter 4 Facts about drugs February 26 Lesson 5 Chapter 5 Cultural context and ethics March 5 Lesson 6 Chapter 6 Human Development theory March 12 SPRING BREAK March 19 Lesson 7 Chapter 7 The Media and Prevention March 26 Lesson 8 Chapter 8 The Logic Model and Evaluation April 2 Lesson 9 Chapter 9 Communication Strategies April 9 Self Study Prevention plan/Media Advertisement April 16 Lesson 9 continued Common pitfalls - How not to speak in a variety of settings April 23 Lesson 10 Community Readiness Survey April 30 Lesson 11 May 2 Last day of class |
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General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
Course Goals and Objectives: • Familiarity with prevention research. • Facts about Drugs and Prevention Terminology • Familiarity with prevention program planning and community prevention development. • Cultural Competency and Prevention Ethics • Human Growth and Development and the relationship with prevention. Media influence in regard to prevention Goals: To provide skills and information about evidence based principles in the cycle of theoretical development that occurs in all disciplines in the field of substance abuse prevention ,to assist in maintaining healthy communities nationwide. |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes |
The student will be able to understand the theories that support the prevention field. The student will become familiar with the areas of prevention and how they might interact with and work in the field. Prevention evaluation and research will be taught with hands on approach that allows the student the opportunity to see how this might work in their own community. 1. Identify historical and current societal influences in substance abuse prevention. 2. Identify risk and protective factors for substance abuse within a cultural context. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of community-based prevention strategies. 4. Identify elements of good prevention program design. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of program evaluation. 6. Be knowledgeable of prevention programs and resources both locally and on a national scale. |
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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 LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||||||
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Additional Information | Please feel free to contact me via email to schedule an appointment , if needed. | ||||||||||||
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. |
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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. |
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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.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
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. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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