Course Syllabus

Behavioral Sciences Department

Santa Rosa Junior College

Fall  2018 

PSYCH 4 Child and Adolescent Psychology

(3 Units) Transfer: CSU, UC

Course Outline on Record: Link

Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent        

Class Meets: On-line (Canvas)  

Instructor:  Narmeen Nasseem, M.A. 

Instructor email address:  nnasseem@santarosa.edu

I am teaching 2 Sections : Sec.# 5474 and Sec. # 5476

Office Location : 1690 Emeritus Hall

Office Telephone : 707- 527-4606

Office Hours:  Tues. and Thurs. from 12:00noon – 1:20 pm

                       By appointment when schedule conflict exist. 

                       Via e-mail : nnasseem@santarosa.edu

The course syllabus is akin to ( like)  a contract between the instructor and the student.

The instructor provides the student a document (the Syllabus) that clearly indicates the format of the course and the guidelines for the course, the timeline of chapter readit and  topic lecture coverage; the due dates for the course requirements that include: Forum Assignments Discussions, Quizzes and Exams. And the expectations that the instructor has of the student in regards to conduct and behavior in class and all other information related to the course requirements.

Therefore, a student whose goal/intent it is to be successful in the course, finds it beneficial to read the course syllabus/contract and adhere to the format and guidelines for the course, and to the expectations that the instructor has of the student regarding classroom conduct and all other information related to the course. Then the student is better able to plan and manage the demands of the course given  the many other  demands that they have in their life outside of the course.  

This is an On-line format course 

This  is an On-line course, and you are required to use a computer and go On-line ( CANVAS) to complete and submit  all course requirements that include, completing and submitting Quizzes and Exams, and completing and submitting Assignments and Discussions .Canvas is a Learning Management System ( LMS).There will be no hardcopy  of the Quizzes, Exams,  Forum Assignments and the Discussions . For your course work to be evaluated and scored, the work has to be submitted )On -line (Canvas). Any course work for any reason, submitted  via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular course requirement. 

What you need to know about Canvas 

Canvas is a Learning Management System ( LMS). In this course you are required to complete and submit all course requirements that include, completing and submitting Quizzes and Exams, and completing and submitting the Forum Assignments and  Discussions .

Please note that the Canvas clock will close the respective course requirement promptly at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST) on the indicated due date; regardless that you were just a minute or two  later than  11:59 pm PST in submitting the course requirement.   

"Canvas would not allow me to submit my Quiz, or Exam, Forum Assignment  or Discussion "  will not be an acceptable excuse in this course  for not submitting the respective course requirements on the specified due date and time. Canvas will not allow you to submit the respective course requirement after 11:59pm  PST on the indicate due date regardless that you submitted your work  one or two minutes after 11:59pm PST,  regardless of what time you started the course requirement,  whether you are finished or unfinished with completing  the course requirement, or whether  or not you have hit the Submit tab. Therefore, start and complete  the course requirements for submission early, and  do not wait until the last minute.

For your submitted  course work to be evaluated and scored the work has to be submitted  On-line (Canvas). Any course work  for any reason, submitted  via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular course requirement. 

Technical Problems with Canvas

Please do not contact me with technical problems since I do not have the technical knowledge to be able to help you.

When problems of submitting course requirements  or any things related to Canvas arise please click  the Help icon "?" on the left, bottom of the Canvas course page. Canvas help is available  24/7. 

To stay informed about due dates of Quizzes, Exams, Forum Assignments and Discussions and to submit course requirements in a timely manner. 

On a weekly basis and throughout the semester, to stay informed about the instructions for completing and submitting the Quizzes, Exams, Forum Assignments and Discussions, to know your current grade, to contact your classmates and connect with them, to contact your instructor and receive course related communication from the instructor please do the following :

1)  Click and view the items listed on the right hand side of the Home page under " Coming up" and "To Do".  

2) Click on the "View Calendar" tab on the Home page to view the course requirements due dates. 

3) Click and view the items listed on the links on the right hand side of the Home page under Course Stream that include: View Recent Activity in PSYCH. 4.

4) Click  on the Syllabus tab on the left hand side of the Canvas course page to view the course requirements, the timelines/due dates for all the course requirements. In the Syllabus is the required textbook chapter reading schedule,  and the instructions and  guidelines to completing and submitting Quizzes, Exams, Forum Assignments, and Discussions and all other items related to this course. Scroll to the very bottom of the course Syllabus to view the “ Course Summary”.

5) Click on Announcements  tab on the left hand side of the Canvas course page to view course related communication from the instructor.

6) Click on the Modules tab on the left hand side of the Canvas course page to view links to the respective weekly Quiz, the respective Exam, the respective Discussion, Forum Assignment, the chapter related PPT slides, the chapter related supplemental readings, and chapter related videos.

7) Click on the "To Do List" link in the respective weekly Module, to view, complete and submit the Quiz, Exam, Forum Assignment and Discussion by its indicated timelines/due dates.  

8) Click on the Grades tab on the left hand side of the Canvas course page to view your current status/grade in this course.

Required Software

• Adobe Reader 
  
• QuickTime Player 
  
• Flash Player 
  
• Open Office 

Computers, Technology and Internet Access

Computers and technology can fail at the most inopportune moment. Therefore, please have a back-up plan. Computer or technology failure, or that you do not have access to the Internet in your home, will not be an acceptable excuse in this course  for not submitting the respective course requirements on the specified due date and time.

You have access to computers and to  the Internet  at the  SRJC libraries on the  Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses. You also have computer access and Internet access  at your  town library, at an internet cafe, or at your friend/s.

Resist from waiting until  the last minute to  start any of the course requirements. Starting the course requirements for submission early and not waiting until the last minute might also allow you to exercise the back-up plan when computer and technology failure occur or that you do not have access to the Internet in your home.

Required Textbook

Rathus, Spencer A.  (2017).  Childhood and Adolescence.Voyages in Development (6th.ed). Cengage, United States. ISBN: 9781337128711.

Please note that all the questions for the Quizzes and Exams will come from the content of the respective chapters, in the 6th. edition of the required text book. Hence, please purchase the 6th. edition.

The required textbook can be purchased at the SRJC bookstore or On- line.

**A copy of the required textbook  is placed on reserve  at the Reserve Desk at the SRJC  Doyle Library for your limited use (2 hours). It is catalogued under Call #HQ767.9 .R347 2017, Bar Code: 33155006096971; the instructor's name ( N. Nasseem) and course (Psych. 4). ** You cannot remove the textbook  from the library. Hence, you will have to remain in the library while using the textbook . You will need to present your valid SRJC student ID card. 

Due Days throughout the semester for the course requirements: 

Quiz due each week on Saturday.

Exam due on respective Mondays.

Discussion due on respective Wednesdays.

Forum Assignments due on respective Wednesdays.

Chapter Reading,Quiz, Exam, Forum Assignment and Discussion Due dates

Wk. 1	Aug. 20 - 26	Read:Chp. 1: History, Theories, and Methods. Forum Assignment # 1:"Test-Run".The link for Forum Assignment # 1: will open at 12:00am(0:00hr.) on Sat. Aug.11, 2018 and the link will close/due on Wed. Aug. 22, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).   Quiz # 1: Chp.1: History, Theories, and Methods. The link for Quiz # 1 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Aug. 25, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Sep.1, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).  Discussion # 1: Building Classroom Community.The link for Discussion # 1 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Aug. 11, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Wed. Aug. 29, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).  Forum Assignment # 2: The link for Forum Assignment # 2: One (1) Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp.1: History, Theories, and Methods and Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception will open at 12:00am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Aug. 22, 2018. And the link will close/due on Wed. Sep. 5, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 2	Aug. 27 - Sep. 2	Read :Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception.  Quiz # 2: Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception. The link for Quiz # 2 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep.1, 2018 and the link will close/due on Sat. Sep. 8, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).  Discussion # 1: Building Classroom Community. The link for Discussion #2 will close/due on Wed. Aug. 29, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).  Discussion # 2: Prenatal Development and Teratogens.The link for Discussion # 2 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Aug. 29, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Wed. Sep.12, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 3	Sep. 3 - 9	Labor Day Holiday ( Sep. 3)  Read: Chp. 3: Prenatal Development. Quiz # 3: Chp. 3: Prenatal Development. The link for Quiz # 3 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep. 8, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Sep. 15, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time(PST). Forum Assignment # 2: The link for Forum # 2 : One (1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Forum Assignment # 2: The link for Forum Assignment # 2: One ( 1) Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp.1: History, Theories, and Methods and Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception will close/due on Wed. Sep. 5, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).  Forum Assignment # 3:The link for Forum Assignment # 3: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 3: Prenatal Development and Chp. 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby:In the New World, will open at 12:00am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Sep. 5, 2018. And the link will close/due on Wed. Sep.19, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 4	Sep. 10 - 16	Finish reading Chp. 3: Prenatal Development. Read: Chp. 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby:In the New World. Discussion # 2:Prenatal Development and Teratogens .The link for Discussion # 2:  will close/ due on Wed. Sep.12, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).  Discussion # 3: .The link for Discussion # 3 Infant Development will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Sep. 12, 2018 and the link will close/ due Wed. Sep. 26, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).    Quiz # 4: Chp. 5: Infancy: Physical Development. The link for Quiz # 4 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep. 15, 2018, and the link will close (is due) on Sat. Sep. 22, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Exam # 1: Chp.1: History, Theories, and Methods and Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception ad Chp. 3: Prenatal Development.The link to Exam # 1 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sun. Sep. 16, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Mon. Sep. 17, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 5	Sep. 17 - 23	Read: Chp. 5: Infancy: Physical Development. The link for Exam # 1: Chp.1: History, Theories, and Methods and Chp. 2: Heredity and Conception ad Chp. 3: Prenatal Development will close/ due on Mon. Sep. 17, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Quiz #5:  Chp. 5:Infancy: Cognitive Development.The link for Quiz # 5 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep. 22, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time( PST). Forum Assignment # 3: The link for Forum # 3: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 3: Prenatal Development and Chp. 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby:In the New World, will close/due Wed. Sep.19, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Forum Assignment # 4: The link for Forum # 4: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 5: Infancy: Physical Development, and Chp. 6 : Infancy: Cognitive Development, will open at 12:00am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Sep. 19, 2018. And the link will close/due on Wed. Oct. 3, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 6	Sep. 24- 30	Read: Chp. 6 : Infancy: Cognitive Development. Quiz #5:  Chp. 5:Infancy: Cognitive Development.The link for Quiz # 5 opened at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep. 22, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time( PST). Quiz #6 : Chp. 6 Infancy: Social  Development.The link for Quiz # 6 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 and the link will close /due on Sat. Oct.6, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Discussion # 3: The link for Discussion # 3 Infant Development will close/ due Wed. Sep. 26, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 7	Oct.  1- 7	Read: Chp. 7 : Infancy: Social and Emotional  Development. Quiz #7 :Chp. 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional  Development.The link for Quiz # 7 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Oct. 6, 2018 and the link will close/due on Sat. Oct.13, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Quiz #8 : Chp. #8 : Early Childhood: Physical Development.The link for Quiz # 8 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Oct. 6, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat.Oct. 13, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Forum Assignment # 4: The link for Forum # 4: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 5: Infancy: Physical Development, and Chp. 6 : Infancy: Cognitive Development, will close/due on Wed. Oct. 3, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Exam # 2:  Chp. 5: Infancy: Physical Development, Chp. 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development and Chp. 7:Infancy: Social & Emotional Development. The Exam link will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sun. Oct. 7, 2018 and  the link will close/due on Mon.Oct. 8, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 8	Oct. 8 - 14	Read: Chp. 8 : Early Childhood: Physical Development. Forum Assignment # 5: The link for Forum # 5: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 8 : Early Childhood: Physical Development Chp. 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development Chp. 10: Early Childhood: Social and Emotional  Development will open at 12:00am (0:00hr.) on Wed. Oct. 10, 2018. And the link will open  on will close/due on Wed. Oct. 31, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Quiz #8 : Chp. 8 : Early Childhood: Physical Development.The link for Quiz # 8 will close/ due on Sat.Oct. 13, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Discussion # 4 : Early  Childhood Nutrition, Obesity and the impact on children’s health and wellness will  open at 12:00am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Oct. 13, 2018, and the link will  close/due on Wed. Oct. 24, 2018 by 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).
Wk. 9	Oct. 15- 21	Read: Chp. 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development. Quiz  # 9: Chp. 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development.The link for Quiz # 9 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat.Oct. 20, 2018 and the link will close on Sat. Oct. 27, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 10	Oct.22 - 28	Read: Chp. 10: Early Childhood: Social ad Emotional  Development. Exam # 3: Chp. 8: Early Childhood: Physical Development, Chp. 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development and Chp. 10: Early Childhood:  Social and Emotional Development .The Exam # 3 link will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sun. Oct. 28, 2018 and  the link will close/due on Mon. Oct. 29, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Discussion # 4: The link for Discussion # 4 will  close/ due Wed. Oct. 24, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).  Quiz # 10:  Chp. 10:Early Childhood: Social ad Emotional  Development.The link for Quiz # 10 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat.Oct. 27, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Nov. 3,2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 11	Oct. 29 -Nov. 4	Read: Chp. 11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development. Forum Assignment # 5: The link for Forum # 5: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 8 : Early Childhood: Physical Development Chp. 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development Chp. 10: Early Childhood: Social and Emotional  Development will  close/due on Wed. Oct. 31, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Quiz # 11: Chp. 11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development.The link for Quiz # 11 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat.Nov. 3, 2018 and it will  close/ due on Sat. Nov. 10, 2018at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 12	Nov. 5 - 11	Read: Chp.12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development. Quiz # 12: Chp.12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development.The link for Quiz # 12 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Nov. 10, 2018 and the link will close ( is due) on Sat. Nov. 17, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Discussion # 5 : The impact of “life- events”  on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development will open on Wed. Nov. 7 , 2018 and close/due on Wed. Nov. 21, 2018 by 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST)
Wk. 13	Nov. 12 - 18	Veterans Day Holiday ( Nov. 12) Read:  Chp. 13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development. Quiz # 13: Chp.13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development. The link for Quiz # 13 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Nov. 17, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Nov. 24, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Exam  # 4: Chp.11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development, Chp.12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development, Chp.13: Middle Childhood: Social and EmotionalDevelopment. The  link for Exam #5will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sun. Nov. 18, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Mon. Nov. 19, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Forum Assignment # 6: The link for Forum # 6: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 11 : Middle Childhood: Physical Development Chp. 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development Chp. 13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional  Development will open Wed. Nov. 14, 2018. And the link will close/due on Wed. Nov. 28 , 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 14	Nov. 19 - 25	Read: Chp. 14: Adolescence: Physical Development. Exam  # 4: Chp.11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development, Chp.12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development, Chp.13: Middle Childhood: Social and EmotionalDevelopment. The  link for Exam #5 will close/ due on Mon. Nov. 19, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Quiz # 14: Chp. 14: Adolescence: Physical Development.The link for Quiz # 14 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat. Nov. 24, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Dec. 1, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time(PST).   Discussion # 5 : The impact of “life- events”  on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development  will close/due on Wed. Nov. 21, 2018 by 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).
Wk. 15	Nov. 26- Dec. 2	Read: Chp. 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development. Exam  # 5: Chp.11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development, Chp.12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development, Chp.13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional  Development. The  link for Exam #5 will close/ due on Mon. Nov. 26, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Forum Assignment # 6: The link for Forum # 6: One(1)Meaningful Topic/Concept/Idea/ Theory from each Chp. 11 : Middle Childhood: Physical Development Chp. 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development Chp. 13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional  Development will close/due on Wed. Nov. 28, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Quiz # 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development.The link for Quiz # 14 will open at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sat .Dec.1, 2018 and the link will close/ due on Sat. Dec. 8, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 16	Dec. 3- 9	Read: Chp.16: Adolescence: Social and Emotional  Development. Discussion # 5: The link for Discussion # 6 will close/ due Wed. Dec. 5, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST). Discussion # 6: .The link for Discussion # 6 will open at 12:00am( 0:00hr) on Dec. 5, 2018. The link will  close/ due Wed. Dec. 19, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).
Wk. 17	Dec. 10 -16	Read: Chp.16: Adolescence: Social and Emotional  Development. Exam # 6 / Final Exam: Chp. 14:Adolescence: Physical Development,  Chp. 15: Adolescence: Cognitive Development and Chp.16: Adolescence: Social and Emotional  Development. The Exam link will open  at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) on Sun. Dec.16, 2018 and the link will close/due on Mon. Dec.17, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Wk. 18	Dec. 17 - 23	Discussion # 6. The link will close/ due Wed. Dec. 19, 2018 at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST).  Exam #6 /Final Exam  link will  close on Mon. Dec. 17, 2018 at 11:59pm  Pacific Standard Time (PST).

Catalog Course Description 

 Development of the child from prenatal life to the adolescent years with emphasis on emotional, intellectual, social, and personal growth and development.

Instructor's Course Description

This course, PSYCH. 4, Child and Adolescent Psychology  will give you a general introduction to the major concepts and principles used in the field of Developmental Psychology, and provide you with an organizing framework for understanding  cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development from pre natal ( before  birth)  development to the end of adolescence ( approximately 18 to 25 years) in you  and in others.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Analyze and apply biological and environmental theories to explain cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development of the individual from the prenatal period through childhood and adolescence.
2.  Describe and apply the research methods that are used to study child and adolescent psychology.

Course Objectives

 Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Distinguish among significant theoretical perspectives on the development of the child.
2.  Differentiate between chromosomes and genes, recessive and dominant traits, and monozygotic and dizygotic twins.
3.  Discuss chromosomal and genetic abnormalities relevant to the psychological maladjustment of the child.
4.  Describe how psychological and environmental factors such as maternal stress, nutrition, teratogens, sexually transmitted diseases, and drugs influence the development of the child.
5.  Examine the brain structures, intellectual growth, perceptual processes, memory and language development of the child in the infancy, childhood and adolescent years.
6.  Explain how attachment, social deprivation, child abuse and neglect, day care, temperament, and gender differences influence the infant's social and emotional development.
7.  Discuss the influence of parenting styles, siblings, peer interactions, and gender roles in the early childhood years.
8.  Describe the factors that contribute to and delineate treatment strategies for childhood obesity, eating disorders, elimination disorders, ADHD, and learning disabilities.
9. Provide causal factors and treatment options for separation anxiety, conduct disorder, childhood depression, and drug abuse in the middle childhood and adolescent years.
10. Discriminate among the various theories that describe the adolescent's self-concept, emotional, cognitive and moral development.

NO LATE WORK POLICY

Please note the NO LATE WORK policy in place in this course. You are required to submit all components of each Forum Assignment , Discussion,  Quiz, and Exam, on the due date indicated and no later than 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on the indicated due date. 

Submitting any components of the Quiz, Exam, Forum Assignment, Discussion, at a later time or date than the due date indicated is not an option in this course. Please note the due dates of the respective Quiz, Exam, Forum Assignment and Discussion on the course page on the respective  link  in the  weekly Module.

Due dates are  also indicated  on the weekly "To Do List" link in the respective weekly Module. Furthermore, due dates are also indicated under  the tabs  " Coming up" and "To Do" in the top,  right hand, corner, of the Home page, as well as on the bottom of the Syllabus page under “Course Summary”. You are  required to submit all components of the respective Quiz , Exam, Forum Assignment and  Discussion, partial work is not an option, failure to submit all components of the respective Quiz, Exam, Forum Assignment  and  Discussion will  result in  zero (0) points  for that particular course requirement . 

Please be advised that last minute emergencies (which often do occur) do not constitute a reason for not getting the course requirements  done and submitted on time. Start pacing  your self and be prepared for emergencies that will inevitably come up.  So plan ahead, resist from waiting until  the last minute to  start any of the course requirements and support yourself to finish and submit all work by and on the specified due date and time. 

Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission of any of the course requirements back up after its due date and time. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. 

No Extra-credit opportunity and No make-up opportunity

Please note there will be no  make up opportunity  for the  non -submission of the  course requirements that include: Forum Assignment, Discussion, Quizzes and Exams. For example, if you  miss completing and submitting  any course requirement because  you are traveling, or you forgot the course requirement  was due on the specified date, or you had computer problems, or you waited till the last minute to complete and submit the course requirement ,  etc. you will receive a zero for that course requirement.  All course requirements are On-line ( Canvas ), you are expected to start, complete and submit all course requirements On- line ( Canvas) and on time. Resist from waiting until  the last minute to  start any of the course requirements  and support yourself to complete and submit all course requirements by and on the specified due date and time.

Please note  the Canvas clock will close the course requirement  promptly at 11:59pm  Pacific Standard Time ( PST)on the indicated due date; regardless of what time you started the course requirement, regardless that you submitted your work one to two minutes after 11:59pm PST, regardless of  whether you are finished or unfinished with completing  the course requirement, or whether  or not you have hit the Submit tab. 

Hence, it is very important that you  keep abreast of the  weekly reading schedule,  the weekly Quiz due date, the respective  Exam due date and the respective Forum Assignment and Discussion  due dates,  by  viewing  the items listed under  " Coming up" and "To Do" in the top  right hand, corner of the Home page" and on the bottom of the Syllabus page.  As well as viewing the items in  the weekly  "To Do List" link  in the  respective weekly Module.   

Please do not approach me to request extra credit or  make up opportunities for  any of the course requirements that you have not completed and submitted. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.  

Important Dates  

Day Class Begins	Mon. Aug. 20, 2018
Day Class Ends	Fri. Dec. 21, 2018
Day/Time of Final /Exam # 6	Link for Final/ Exam # 6 will open on Sun. Dec.16, 2018 at 12:00 am (0:00hr.) and close on Mon. Dec.17, 2018 promptly at 11:59pm PST.
Last Day to Add without instructor's approval	Sun. Aug. 26, 2018
Last Day to Add with instructor's approval	Sun. Sep. 9, 2018
Last Day to Drop and be eligible for enrollment/course fee refund	Sun. Sep. 2, 2018
Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol	Sun. Sep. 9, 2018
Last Day to Drop with a 'W' symbol	Sun. Nov. 18, 2018
Last Day to Opt for Pass/No Pass	Sun. Sep. 30 2018
First Census Date	Mon.Sep, 10, 2018

Assessment 

In order to assess your progress in this course you will be required  to complete  and submit  on-line ( On Canvas) , multiple-choice Quizzes, multiple-choice Exams, and complete and submit essay format Forum Assignments and  Discussions.

The due date for  each of the Quizzes, Exams, Forum Assignments  and Discussions are clearly  indicated on the links in the respective weekly Modules, as well as on the weekly "To Do List" link  in the respective weekly Modules. In addition, the due dates can also be found on the top, right  hand side of the Home page under the tabs   “Coming up" and "To Do"  for this course, as well as on the bottom of the Syllabus page under “Course Summary”. 

Course Requirements & points breakdown  

450 points - 15 Multiple Choice Quizzes (30 questions each quiz, and each quiz is worth 30 points)

 360 points -  6 Multiple Choice Exams (60 questions each exam, and each exam is worth 60 points)

 360  points - 6 Discussions ( each Discussion is worth 60 points )

 360 points -   6 Forum Assignments ( each Forum Assignment is worth 60 points)  

  1,530points  - Total number of points possible in this course.

Course  Grading

Your grade at the end of the semester  is based on the points that you accumulate during this course, divided by the total number of possible points in this course (1,530 points ). 

If you wish to know how you are doing in this class at any time during the semester, go to  the left hand side of the course Canvas  page and  click on the Grades tab to view all the  points  you have earned thus far in all the course requirements you have submitted  to date. The Grades page gives you a breakdown of the coursed requirements you have submitted as well as the course requirements that you have not submitted. The breakdown indicates the total number of points you have earned thus far and it gives you a percentage  

I will grade on a simple percentage basis with 90% of the total points necessary for an "A", 80% for a "B", 70% for a “C” , 60% for a “D” and 50% for an “F”.

Quizzes 

Throughout the semester, on the Saturday of the current week, at 12:00am (0:00hr.) the link for the  following weekly Quiz  will  "open"/ "be live" ( visible), therefore students can start taking the respective quiz as many times (multiple times) as they wish until the respective due date. Every Saturday throughout  the semester the weekly Quiz will be due promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). The highest score that you receive from the multiple takes will be recorded. 

The questions for the weekly Quiz will be from the chapter/chapters under study each week of the semester.  

It is to your advantage to take the respective Quiz multiple/many times.The weekly Quiz is practice for taking the respective chapter/s Exam and a constructive way of identifying ideas, concepts, theories, that you may have difficulties understanding and applying. 

You will  take 16 weekly  quizzes throughout the semester. All quizzes are  multiple choice. Each of the weekly quizzes is worth 30 points. You will complete and submit each of the weekly  quizzes On- line (Canvas) on the link in the respective Module .

Please note that whether it is a quiz or an exam, on Canvas the word Quiz is used to denote (indicate) both. Canvas Guide : How do I take a quiz? Links to an external site. 

Late work will not be accepted. 

Please note the Canvas clock will close the respective Quiz promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST) every Saturday throughout the semester; regardless of what time you started the respective Quiz, whether you are finished or unfinished with completing the Quiz, regardless that you were just a minute or two later than 11:59 pm PST in submitting the Quiz, whether or not you have hit the Submit tab. 

Each Quiz must be completed and submitted no later than11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) each week on Saturday. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by 11:59 pm PST each week on Saturday, your Quiz will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Quiz .

If you miss completing and submitting the respective Quiz because you are traveling, or you forgot the respective Quiz was due weekly on Saturday, or you had computer problems, or you waited till the last minute to complete and submit the Quiz , etc., you will receive a zero (0) for the respective Quiz. All Quizzes must be completed and submitted On-line (Canvas ) and on time. Resist from waiting until the last minute to start the respective Quiz and support yourself to complete and submit the respective Quiz by/ on the specified due date and time.

Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission of any of the Quizzes,  back up after its due date and time; nor open a Quiz, up earlier to accommodate your personal schedule. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.  

Exams

Throughout the semester, the link for the respective Exam  will  "open"/ "be live" ( visible) on the respective Sunday from 12:00am (0:00hr.), and will close promptly on the respective Monday promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). Hence, the respective Exam will be open for two (2) days, however, you are required to start and complete each respective Exam in one attempt. Each of the 6 Exams is timed, you will have 1 hour 20 minutes from the moment you start, to complete each exam, and hit the Submit tab.**Please note you are allowed one(1)attempt only for each respective Exam.

You will take 6 Exams throughout the semester.  Each of the respective 6  Exam is due on Mondays . Each exam is multiple choice and each Exam is worth 90 points. You will complete and submit each of the 6 exams On- line ( Canvas) on the link in the respective Module . 

Please note that whether it is a quiz or an exam, on Canvas the  word  Quiz is used to denote (indicate ) either a quiz or an  exam. Please click on the  Canvas Guide : How do I take a quiz? Links to an external site.

Late work will not be accepted. 

Please note  the Canvas clock will close the respective Exam promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST) on the respective Wednesday of the  indicated due date; regardless of what time you started the Exam, whether you are finished or unfinished with completing the Exam, regardless that you were just a minute or two later than 11:59 pm PST in submitting the course requirement, or whether or not you have hit the Submit tab. 

Each respective Exam must be completed and submitted no later than11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) on the respective due date. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by 11:59 pm PST your Exam will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Exam .

If you  miss completing and submitting the respective Exam because you are traveling, or you forgot the respective Exam was due on the specified date, or you had computer problems, or you waited till the last minute to complete and submit the Exam, etc., you will receive a zero for the respective Exam. All Exams must be completed and submitted  On-line ( Canvas ) and on time. Resist from waiting until  the last minute to  start the respective Exam and support yourself to complete and submit the respective Exam by/ on the specified due date and time.  

Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission of any of the  Exams  back up after its due date and time; nor open any Exam up earlier to accommodate your personal schedule. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. 

Discussions 

Throughout the semester, at 12:00am (0:00hr.) the link for the respective Discussions will "open"/ "be live" on Wednesday at least two week prior to the respective Discussion due date. The link will "close" in two weeks on the respective Wednesday promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST)) . 

Throughout the semester, all students will complete and submit 6 Discussions. Each Discussion throughout the semester is due on respective Wednesdays. Each Discussion will  include, your 500 words essay format response to the instructor’s prompts and complying to any and all other requests (such as completing a survey, or uploading a photo or address of a website) made by the instructor related to the respective Discussion; and your 250 words essay format response to one (1) classmates' response to the instructors prompts. Each  Discussion must be completed and submitted On -line (Canvas), on the link in the respective  Module . Any Discussion for any reason, submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular Discussion. Each Discussion is worth 60 points. 

The instructor’s  prompts are related to a particular topic covered in the respective chapters in the required textbook. The instructor’s prompts, and the instructions for completing  and submitting each Discussion, will appear on a link in the respective weekly Module on the Canvas page. To complete and submit each Discussion, you must click on the Post Reply tab on the bottom, left corner of the respective Discussion's instruction page on the respective link in the respective weekly Module on the Canvas page.

Your response to the instructor’s prompts must be in essay format, paragraphs, single space, and no less than 500 words. You are required to  indicate the word count on the bottom of your essay format response. Your response must be in formal language. Use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting format is not allowed nor accepted. Use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade. 

Your response to your one ( 1) classmate's response  to the instructor’s prompts must be in essay format, paragraph, single space, and no less than 250 words  each. You are required to  indicate the word count on the bottom of your essay format response. Your response to your classmate must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting  format is not allowed nor accepted. Use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade. You are required to include in the beginning of your response to your one (1) classmate to whom you are responding, both their first and last name . 

Please note that the  content of your  response to  the instructor’s prompts and your response to your one(1) classmate's post  must be  visible on the page. Therefore an attachment of a Word doc or PDF etc. or a link is not acceptable and it will result  in the instructor not reading your submission and  you will score zero (0)  points for the particular Discussion.  

You are required to complete  all the components of each Discussion.You will not get partial credit for partially completed work. Failure to complete and submit all  items in all the components of each of the Discussions will result in zero (0 )points to you for that particular Discussion. 

Each Discussion is due  by  11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) on Wednesday of the respective due date. If you fail to click the Post Reply tab by 11:59 pm PST on the indicated due date, your Discussion will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Discussion.

Please note  the Canvas clock will close the respective Discussion promptly at 11:59pm  Pacific Standard Time ( PST) on the Wednesday of the respective indicated due date; regardless of what time you started the Discussion,  whether you are finished or unfinished with completing  the Discussion, regardless that you were just a minute or two  later than  11:59 pm PST in submitting the Discussion, or whether or not you have hit the Submit tab. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your Discussion will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Discussion. Any component of the respective Discussion submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular Discussion. 

Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission of any of the  Discussions back up after its due date and time; nor open the Discussion up earlier to accommodate your personal schedule. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. 

Forum Assignments

Throughout the semester, at 12:00am (0:00hr.) the link for the respective Forum Assignment will "open"/ "be live" on Wednesday at least  two week prior to the respective Forum Assignment due date. The link will "close" in two weeks on the respective Wednesday promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).

You are required to complete and submit  all parts/components of each of the 6 Forum Assignments. Each Forum Assignment is worth 60 points. 

Class discussion is one of the learning tools in a course. The purpose of each Forum Assignment is for students to exchange ideas and information, articulate their thoughts and comments on the particular chapters in the required textbook . Each Forum Assignment  serves as a means of learning. The Forum Assignment is the equivalent of a face-to face, classroom discussion. Therefore, since  this is an  On-line class,  you are required to participate in the 6 required Forums Assignments  in this course.

The instructions for the respective Forum Assignment  will appear on a link in the respective weekly Module on the Canvas page. To complete and submit each Forum Assignment, you must click on the Post Reply tab on the bottom, left corner of the respective Forum Assignment  instruction page on the  respective link in the weekly Module on the Canvas page.

The  6 Forum  Assignments include: 1) responding in essay format to all of  your instructor's prompts for that specific Forum Assignment in no less than 250 words  and 2) responding in essay format to your one(1) classmate's response to the instructor's prompts in no less than 125 words . 

Your thoughts and comments for each respective Forum Assignment  must be in essay format, in paragraphs, single space, and no less than 250  words. You are required to indicate the word count on the bottom of your essay format response to the instructor’s prompts, as well as on the bottom of your essay format response to your one(1) classmates’ responses to the instructor’s response. Your response to the instructor's prompts must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting  format is not allowed nor accepted. Correct spelling and correct grammar are required.  Use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade. 

You are required to read and respond to your one(1) classmate's thoughts and comments for each respective Forum Assignment. Your response to your classmate  must be in essay format, in paragraphs, single space, and  no less than 125 words  each. You are required to indicate  the word count on the bottom of your essay format response.

Your response to your classmate must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting  format is not allowed nor accepted.  Use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade.

You are required to complete  each and  all of  the parts of each, respective Forum  Assignment .You will  not get partial credit for partially completed work. Each  Forum Assignment is due   at 11:59 pm PST  on  the  indicated due date.  If you fail to compete and post your  thoughts and comments in  the respective Forum Assignment  by the specific due date and time (11:59 pm PST) you will score zero ( 0) points  on the respective Forum Assignment .

Please note  that the  content of your  response to  the instructor’s prompts and your  response to your classmate's post  must be  visible on the page. Therefore an attachment of  a Word doc or PDF etc. or a link   is not acceptable and it will result  in the instructor not reading your submission and  you will lose all  possible  points for the particular  Forum Assignment .  

Late work will not be accepted. Each  Forum  Assignment must be completed and you must click on the Submit tab no later than 11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) on the respective Wednesday of the due date indicated. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your   Forum Assignment will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Forum Assignment .

Any part  of the respective Forum  Assignment submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular  Forum Assignment. Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not  consider your request nor accommodate your request. 

Please note the Canvas clock will close the respective Forum Assignment  promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time ( PST) on  the respective Wednesday of the due date, regardless of what time you started the Forum Assignment,  whether you are finished or unfinished with completing  the Forum Assignment , regardless that you were just a minute or two  later than  11:59 pm PST in submitting the Forum Assignment, or whether  or not you have hit the Submit tab. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your Forum Assignment  will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Forum Assignment. Any component of the respective Forum Assignment  submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular Forum Assignment. 

Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not  consider your request nor accommodate your request. Please do not approach me to request extra credit or  make up opportunities for  any of the discussions  you have not completed and submitted . I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. 

Protocol for communicating with your instructor and your classmates On-line.

I really enjoy receiving  e-mails from students. And I enjoy office visits from students. And I really appreciate the enthusiasm that most students  show for the course and the course requirements.

If you have a question about anything related to the course, you can either visit me in my office (please see office hours) or you could communicate with me via e-mail. There is an email feature inside of Canvas , hence you can e-mail me from the Canvas page of this course. You can also e-mail me at: nnasseem@santarosa.edu or by clicking on the “ Q & A” link in the WELCOME MODULE.  Please read the following to ensure that you get a reply from me to your e-mail.

1. Each and every time you e- mail me, even when we have an e-mail trail going, begin your e-mail with a beginning salutation such as Hello Ms. Nasseem or Dear Ms. Nasseem.

2.Each and every time you e- mail me, even when we have an e-mail trail going,  include an ending salutation such as Sincerely, or Thank you, then your first  name and your last name, the course name, the section number of the class in which you are enrolled. Please be aware that I am teaching 6 classes this semester and I have many students.

3. Do not address me as “Hey”, in the beginning salutation or in any part of the e-mail that you are sending me.   

4. In your e-mail please use formal language, do not use texting language. Politeness and graciousness is mandatory. Sometimes people in the On-line environment are emboldened to present themselves and treat others rudely and ungraciously. Rudeness and unprofessional conduct is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in this course. You are encouraged to conduct yourself in a friendly, mature, professional manner in your interactions with your classmates and your instructor.

5. When you are speaking with your fellow classmates in the  Forum Assignments and Discussions, you are expected to adopt the same protocol in terms of using a beginning salutation such as Hello First name, last name( of your classmate), and  an ending salutation such as Cheers, Good Wishes or any other such appropriate salutation.

When can you expect a reply to an email question message that you sent me, the instructor? 

During the school week, (Monday  through Friday) I will check email once a day, during my office hours. Please be aware that if you email me in the evening, after 7:00pm. I may not respond to your email until the following day. 

Please note that I will not check email over the weekend, and any messages sent after 7:00 p.m. on Fridays will not be returned until the following Monday. Lastly, please be sure to check your email  during the week, for messages and/or audio files from me pertaining to this course. Please also remember that I will be sending emails only to your SRJC account. So please let Admission & Records know your correct and current e-mail address. 

Generally, you can expect a response to your email question  within 24 hours during weekdays. However, for messages sent over the weekend, you can expect a response on Monday.

Academic Honesty 

All written work is to be original. Please do not jeopardize your college career or your grade in this class by using papers than are not written by you, or using "recycled papers" from other classes , cheating on quizzes and exams  or plagiarism (copying verbatim from an outside source and failing to identify  the source  and omitting the use of quotation marks ) .Students who plagiarize or cheat may be suspended for one or two class meetings by the instructor and referred to the Vice President of Student Services for discipline sanction, in cases of egregious violation. Please read the college policy/procedure on academic integrity at: http://www.santarosa.edu/polman/3acadpro/3.11P.pdf

Dropping the Class

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it. A student may be dropped from any class when that student's absences exceed ten percent (10%) of the total hours of class time. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact the instructor to avoid being dropped from the class.

Student Health Services available at SRJC

Your student fees have paid for the Student Health Services available at SRJC, hence you will not be charged a fee for using the Student Health Services   on campus.

This is the web address for the Student  Health Services at SRJC:https://www.santarosa.edu/for_students/student-services/student-health-services/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Mental Health Screening available On- line

24/7 Mental Health screening accessible on the Resources and Referrals page on the SRJC Student Health Service website (Password: SRJC)  http://www. mentalhealthscreening.org (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Military Pathways Screening Program http://www.military health.org  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Mental Health Services are provided on the Santa Rosa Campus at : 

Plover Hall            Room 559         707- 524-1595

Mental Health Services are provided on the  Petaluma  Campus at : 

Richard Call Building Rm. 610 – Phone 778-3919

Health  magazine  for SRJC students 

 Student Health Services has an on- line health magazine for SRJC students called Student Health 101 access by clicking on the Student Health l0l link on the Student Health Services website or access from “My Cubby”

Writing Center

In writing your essay formatted  responses in  Discussion , please be aware that you are writing for an academic, college course.  Please remember that you are not writing to or talking with a friend therefore, your writing must be formal, written in full sentences and grammatically correct and coherent/understandable.  

If your Basic English language skills for essay writing need attention, you may benefit from using the English language lab at both SRJC campuses,  http://www.santarosa.edu/english/wc_sr.html

Standards of Conduct

Students who register in SRJC classes are required to abide by the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Violation of the Standards is basis for referral to the Vice President of Student Services or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Student Code of Conduct page.

Collaborating on or copying of tests, quizzes, discussions, in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that particular Quiz, Exam or Discussion. Students are encouraged to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism: 
SRJC Writing Center Lessons on avoiding plagiarism Links to an external site.
SRJC's statement on Academic Integrity

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Every effort is made to conform to accessibility standards for all instructor-created materials. Students should contact their instructor as soon as possible if they find that they cannot access any course materials. Students with disabilities who believe they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resources (527-4278).

If you need disability related accommodations for this class, such as a note taker, test taking services, special furniture, etc., please provide the Authorization for Academic Accommodations (AAA letter) from the Disability Resources Department (DRD) to the instructor as soon as possible. You may also speak with the instructor privately during office hours about your accommodations. If you have not received authorization from DRD, it is recommended that you contact them directly. DRD is located in Analy Village on the SR campus, and Jacobs Hall on the Petaluma Campus.