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MOD 01 - Aug. 17 -- Part 1 - (Information)	Aging, Dying, & Death - Course Overview - Orientation Class	Any student who fails to complete the official "check-in" process by 11:59 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2015 will be considered to have dropped. Their class spot will then be given to an "Electronic Wait List" student. 1. Be sure to "check in" at the course section website. "Check-in" opens August 01, 2015 and closes 11:59 PM, Tuesday, August 18, 2015. 2. Advisory: It is highly recommended that all students attend the optional "in person" and "face-to-face" orientation class that is held on campus. That class is held Saturday, August 15, 2015, from 12 Noon to 02:00 PM in Newman Auditorium in Emeritus Hall at the Santa Rosa Junior College Campus. Students who attend receive 5 extra credit points. 3. Complete HW#0, "Getting to Know You" during the first week of classes, but certainly no later than Wednesday, August 19, 2015. 4. Secure all textbooks prior to start of classes. Bookmark correct section website. 5. Note: Classes run Monday through Saturday. Deadlines are at 11:59 PM on the assigned date and time. Dates are U.S. PST. Exams are online on Saturdays. Please consider the above before signing up for any of my online classes. Exceptions are generally NOT made.	Module #0 - Online Psych 56 - Getting To Know You [Ungraded Assignment]
MOD 01 - Aug. 17 - 22 - Part 2 (Online)	Death & Cyberspace	Class Theme: Introduction, Organization, and Overview Purchase required texts Complete Homework (HW) Assignment #1 ---Click on the blue hyperlink at right that says "Homework #1." Review, complete, and submit by "timestamp deadline." See the gradebook for actual "timestamp deadlines." Reading assignments are to be completed prior to the start of the following week's online workload! Classes are Monday through Saturday. Exams are on Saturdays. Grieving Days, Healing Days (GDHD) workbook homework assignments are optional and only for your learning enhancement. The exception are the 16 required assignments that all students must submit, and/or any extra credit assignments submitted. See Link #12 in "Course Basics." All submission times are Pacific Standard Time (PST). Lateness is not tolerated. Are you "Online and Ontime?" Review the course website carefully and thoroughly!	Assignment #1 Due 08-22-15
MOD 02 - Aug. 24 - 29	Global Death	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Chapter 1 - "Attitudes Towards Death: A Climate of Change." Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 9, 10-11, 12, 13, 19-20, 22-23, 28-29, 30, 32-33	Assignment #2 Due 08-29-15
MOD 03 - Aug. 31 - 05	History & Culture	Primary Readings: The Last Dance: Chapter 2: "Learning About Death: The Influence of Sociocultural Forces." Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 & 70	Assignment #3 Due 09-05-15
MOD 04 - Sep. 07 - 12	Caregiving Systems	Primary Readings: The Last Dance: Chapter 3: "Perspectives on Death: Cultural and Historical" and Chapter 5: "Health Care Systems: Patients, Staff, and Institutions." Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 72-73, 74, 75-76, 77,78, 79-81, 82, 90-91, 117-121, & 138-140. *Online Exam #1 - Chapters 1 - 3 in The Last Dance* - Exam #1 Due by midnight Saturday, September 12, 2015.** Complete Practice Exam #1.	Assignment #4 Due 09-12-15 Exam #1 - 09-12-15
MOD 05 - Sep. 14 - 19	Facing Death	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 4: "Death Systems: Mortality and Society" Grieving Days, Healing Days pp: 71, 83, 84, 85-86, 89, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97-99, 121, 122, 123, 129, and 130-131	Assignment #5 Due 09-19-15
MOD 06 - Sep. 21 - 26	Medical Ethics	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 7: "Facing Death: Living with Life-Threatening Illness" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 92, 124, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145-146, and 147-153.	Assignment #6 Due 09-26-15
MOD 07 - Sep. 28 - 03	Understanding Grief and Loss	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 9: Survivors: "Understanding the Experience of Loss" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 101-103, 195, 196, 197, 198, 237-238, & 239	Assignment #7 Due 10-03-15
MOD 08 - Oct. 05 - 10	Last Rites and Funderals	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 8: "Last Rites: Funerals and Body Disposition" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 176, 177-179, 180-181, 182, 183, 186, 187-190, 191, 192-193, 194, 204-205, 206, 207, 210, & 211.	Assignment #8 Due 10-10-15
MOD 09 - Oct. 12 - 17	Legal Issues	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 6: "End-of-Life Issues and Decisions" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 34-35, 100, 104-107, 108-116, 232-233, 234-236, and 240-241. *Online Exam #2 - Chapters 4, 5, & 6 in The Last Dance* - Exam #2 Due by midnight Saturday, October 18, 2014.** Complete Practice Exam #2.	Assignment #9 Due 10-17-15 Exam #2 - 10-17-15
MOD 10 - Oct. 19 - 24	Children & Adolescents	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 10: "Death in the Lives of Children and Adolescents" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42-44, 45-46, 47, 48, 49-51, 52-53, 54, 55-56, and 57-58.	Assignment #10 Due 10-24-15
MOD 11 - Oct. 26 - 31	Death & Adults	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 11: "Death in the Lives of Adults" Grieving Days, Healing Days pp: 11, 14, 61, 62-63, 64-65, 137, and 184-185.	Assignment #11 Due 10-31-15
MOD 12 - Nov. 02 - 07	Suicide	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 12: "Suicide" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 160-163, 164-165, & 166. *Online Exam #3 - Chapters 7 - 9 in The Last Dance* - Exam #3 Due by midnight Saturday, November 07, 2015.** Complete Practice Exam #3.	Assignment #12 Due 11-07-14 Exam #3 - 11-07-15
MOD 13 - Nov. 09 - 14	Risks of Death	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 13: "Risks, Perils, and Traumatic Death" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 66, 67, 68-69, 132-137, 154, 155-156, 157-158, 159, 167-171, and 207-209.	Assignment #13 Due 11-14-15
MOD 14 - Nov. 16 - 21	Afterlife & Immortality	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 14: "Beyond Death/After Life" Grieving Days, Healing Days, pp: 125-126, 172-173, 199- 201, 202-203, 212, 213, and 214.	Assignment #14 Due 11-21-15
MOD 15 - Nov. 23 - 28	Path Ahead Choices	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Ch. 15: "The Path Ahead: Personal and Social Choices" NOTE: The GDHD workbook assignment is due "in hand" or postmarked PRIOR to Deadline: December 01, 2015. No Lates - No Exceptions - Severe Penalties. Click on "Item #12" in "Course Basics" for details Pay enough postage so they arrive on time please! *Exam #4 - Chapters 10 - 12 in The Last Dance* - Exam #4 Due by midnight Saturday, November 28, 2015.** Complete Practice Exam #4.	Assignment #15 Due 11-28-15 Exam #4 - 11-28-15
MOD 16 - Nov. 30 - 05	Workbook Review & Extra Credit	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Finish Grieving Days, Healing Days, Finish Exam #5 - Chapters 13-15 in The Last Dance - Exam #5 Due by midnight Saturday, December 5, 2015 - Due By Midnight. Note: This exam is only for students who missed an exam. Students need permission before taking this exam. Complete Practice Exam #5. Workbook Review, Extra Credit Review - Grade Releases	Exam #5 - 12-05-15 Designated Make-Up & Lowest Drop Exam
MOD 17 - Dec. 07 - 12	Review, Reflection, Final Exam, and Closing	Primary Readings: The Last Dance, Finish Grieving Days, Healing Days, Complete	Course Finished ---- Nothing Further Due
MOD 18 - Dec. 14 - 19	Posting of Grades, Appeals, and Course Evaluation Week	Review, Student Consultations, Final Assignment Reviews, Closing, and Awarding of Grades. The following link will take you to an anonymous course and professor evaluation form.	Course Evaluation Form (Anonymous)

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