Course Syllabus

Professor Contact Information

Name: Dr. J. Davis Mannino

Office Telephone: 707- 524 -1742

Email: DrMannino@aol.com  or dmannino@santarosa.edu

Office 1544 - First Floor - Emeritus Hall- Santa Rosa Campus

To learn more about your professor "click here" -  http://online.santarosa.edu/homepage/jdmannino/

Course Description

This course involves an in-depth analysis of traditional and contemporary psychological perspectives on aging, death, and dying, a discipline more formally called thanatology. In recognition of our "global village" of multiculturalism, a major cultural and diversity component is woven into the course fabric. Particular emphasis will be given to the following death related topics: Sociocultural forces; cultural and historical; mortality and society; patients, staff, and institutions; end-of-life issues and decisions; life threatening illnesses; rites and rituals; dynamics of loss; children, adolescents, and adults issues in death; suicide; risks, perils, and traumatic death, and questions of beyond death and afterlife and personal and social choices.

Syllabus

Syllabus: Welcome and Overview - The most up to date Syllabus page will be in Canvas, as this page updates automatically with any changes made throughout the duration of this course. 

Calendar and Homework

Calendar & Homework - Spring, 2016 - Section 1462 - This link provides you with a list of important requirement due dates for assignments, exams, and the course workbook project. You will also a  link to each week's homework assignment. The most up to date Calendar and Homework page will be in Canvas, as this page updates automatically with any changes made throughout the duration of this course. 

Course Basics

Course Basics - Online Psych 56 - Spring, 2016 - Everything you want to know about this course --- workload, calendar, textbooks, grading policy, student needs, how to study, essay writing, workbook particulars,  FAQs, resourses, and a lot more.

Modules 

The following 15 modules comprise the entire course. They are to be complete in sequence. Once you click on each one, complete all tasks and assignments in sequence as well.