Sample Syllabus Education 2720

Course Course Title Course Credit Course Duration Prerequisites Class Start Date Class End Date Instructor Contact E-mail PSYCH-2220-INET Educational Psychology 3 semester hours 8 weeks Psychology 1100 (3 semester hours) To be inserted later To be inserted later Marie Tenzinger, M.A. [email protected]* (see note below)

*COD email: Email is the best way to communicate with me, but only send email from your COD email account. I will not open email sent from other addresses. This document is your roadmap to success in Educational Psychology 2220. Refer to it frequently to make certain you are on the right track. When you have a question about the schedule, due dates of assignments, grade computation, guidelines for the assignments, etc., please consult this syllabus first. If you are still in doubt, then ask me in an email.

Required materials Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (7th ed.) by Jeanne E. Ormrod (The textbook is essential to do well in this class.) Course Description
This course covers the application of learning principles and psychological theories to the process of education. Topics include growth and development, learning theories, cognitive theories, concept formation, intelligence, diversity, creativity, motivation, assessment, evaluation and the impact of culture on learning.

General Course Objectives -- Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to do the following:
1. Demonstrate ability to explain the role and value of research and theory in an educational environment.

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2. Demonstrate ability to explain stage theories of development (cognitive, psychosocial, and moral), and the implications these stages have in a teaching situation. 3. Demonstrate ability to explain methods of assessing the wide range of pupil variability at various stages of development. 4. Demonstrate ability to explain the various types of disabilities and disorders, educational provisions for services for students with disabilities, the role of the educator in the education of students with special needs. Demonstrate ability to explain the process and the development of behavioral objectives as they relate to learning. 5. Demonstrate ability to explain the relationship between objectives, teaching methods, and evaluation. 6. Demonstrate ability to explain the methods available for evaluation of students and instructors. 7. Demonstrate ability to explain the relationship between the learning environment and student/teacher behaviors. 8. Demonstrate ability to explain the psychological theories of motivation, learning (behaviorism, cognitive, social), and information processing. Demonstrate ability to explain the implications of the use of the above theories in an educational setting. To be successful in this course you will need access to a computer with a CD/DVDROM drive and Internet/email capability. Your computer will need to have PowerPoint viewer and Windows Media Player. Last but not least, you must know how to use the Blackboard website. If you are not familiar with this website please contact the Student Help Desk via telephone: 630-942-2999 or email at [email protected]

ADA Accommodations
If you have a documented learning, psychological or physical disability, you may be eligible for reasonable academic accommodations or services as per Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. To request accommodations or services, contact the office of Special Student Services located in the Student Services Center (SSC) (630) 942-2306, (630) 942-4260, (630) 858-9692 (TDD); E-mail: [email protected] . All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program. If you need accommodations please discuss this with me during the first week of class. I will be glad to help, but do not wait until half way through the semester to get help.

Useful Website and Other Resources

COD Library website http://www.cod.edu/library/ Dan Blewett is the COD Library liaison for the Psychology Department. His contact information is: voice mail 630-942 2279, and email [email protected]. He will help you find the answers to your questions about library resources.

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He is very knowledgeable and eager to assist you. COD provides various academic resources to help students succeed. Visit http://www.cod.edu/Service1/Tutoring/Index.htm for information about tutoring. Or visit the Academic Support Center, (BIC), Room 3040.You can set up a schedule of weekly appointments throughout the semester if you need help. Some tutoring is free. This help is available to all students, not just those with documented learning disabilities / differences. PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 1. Read, understand and clearly convey ideas in a written format; including appropriate referencing in APA format. TECHNOLOGY OBJECTIVES 1. Demonstrate ability to access telecommunications and Internet resources to support instruction. 2. Recognize how to access, evaluate, and use electronic information sources to improve teaching and learning.

Academic Honesty
Please refer to the College of DuPage Academic Honesty Policy http://www.cod.edu/resources/studentaffairs/integrity.pdf. For specific Course Related Academic Dishonesty, (plagiarism, forgery, misrepresentation) please refer to Board Policy #5050. For other guidelines regarding student affairs please refer to the College policy on Student Conduct http://www.cod.edu/resources/studentaffairs/conduct.pdf Just to make the issue of cheating crystal clear, I have awarded failing grades to students for plagiarizing the work of others, including other students, or failing to credit the work of other authors in their student papers. I know the same websites that students use to purchase papers, and as hard as it might be to believe, I can almost perfectly distinguish between your writing and that done by professional psychologists. If there is a question about authorship, you will need to supply copies of all resources that you used.

Grading, Attendance, and Other Important Information

Participation is critical in deriving the greatest benefit. This class will challenge each of you to cultivate critical thinking skills that will be useful throughout college and life. The letter grade outcome, as well as the long term gain to you, is dependent upon the investment that you make. Psychological research indicates that there is a high positive correlation between class attendance (which in the case of Internet courses means discussion board participation) and grades.

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Work return policy. Written assignments and discussion posts will be graded and results posted to Blackboard within one week of submission. Excessive absences from class - failure to contribute to weekly discussion posts and failure to submit weekly chapter assignments may result in a notice of non-pursuit of course objectives. Reading. It will be essential to complete the readings in advance of the week in which the discussion and assignments are due. Withdrawal. Last day to withdraw without instructors permission is _____________. (date to be inserted later) After the deadline, students will be required to appeal for late withdrawal and provide appropriate documentation to the Student Registration Services Office for all requests. Students who are granted approval to withdraw by petition will not be eligible for refunds of tuition or fees and will receive a W grade on their transcript. Appeals must be submitted prior to the designated final exam period for 16-week classes and before the last class meeting for all other session classes. Incomplete Policy Because class participation on the Discussion Board is integral to this course, I have elected not to grant students the option of an incomplete. Class format will include discussion board posts on Blackboard, videos, and written assignments. Weekly Chapter Assignments (due Fridays by 10:00 pm) Each week there will be questions posted in the Assignments tab of Blackboard related to the chapters being covered. A rubric is provided in Course Information on Blackboard. All assignments must be 12 pt Times New Roman, 1 margins on all sides. Do not justify right margin. Include references in APA format. Be mindful of using direct quotations and paraphrasing which require citations. These assignments must be submitted through Blackboard. For help with APA formatting see the COD library website: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm. Weekly Discussion Posts (Discussion Board will close Sundays at 10:00 pm so please, POST EARLY IN THE WEEK so there can be a lively exchange of ideas) Each week there will be one or more questions or topics posted in the Discussion Board tab of Blackboard. You must submit a written response and at least two substantive comments to another class members response. A substantive comment would not simply agree with the other students post, but would include a critical evaluation or expansion of the other students post. Your posts are not meant to be personal opinions, but rather based upon material in the text or other academic or credible sources. Occasionally you may be asked to offer a personal opinion. Everyone has the right to her/his own opinion, but we also have the right to a class environment free from hostility, ridicule or embarrassment. Writing Skills

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This is not an English composition or a creative writing course. However, because the interaction in an online course is conducted solely through written material, your responses should be free of spelling or grammatical errors. The content should be concise and well organized. It is far better to use words that you understand well than use the thesaurus tool and words that might sound more sophisticated, but are less clear or not appropriate for your purpose.

Grading Guidelines
Weekly Assignments 8 @ 25 points each Weekly Discussion Posts 8@ 5 points each Final Project 200 points 40 points 30 points ___________ 270 points

Final grades will be computed based upon the percentage of points earned. A= B= C= D= F= 270-243 points 242-216 215-189 188-162 161 and below 100 - 90 % 89 - 80% 79 - 70% 69 60% 59% and below

74% of your grade is based on the weekly assignments, 15% on the discussion posts, and 11% on the final project. You may calculate your grade at any point in the quarter by simply taking the number of points you have earned and dividing that number by the total number of possible points you could have earned up to that time in the semester. For example, after four weekly assignments (100 possible points), and four discussion posts (20 possible points), a total of 120 points could have been earned. Lets say that you earned 91 points for the weekly assignments and 20 points for the discussion points. This would make the equation 91 + 20 = 111; 111/120 = .925 = A.

Example of Weekly Schedule 8 weeks course

(subject to minor changes)

Week
1 06/09 6/12 Friday 6/13 Sunday 6/15

Readings and assignments

Chapters 1 and 2 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm

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2 6/16 6/19 Friday 6/20 Sunday 6/21 6/23 6/26 Friday 6/27 Sunday 6/29 6/30 7/3 Saturday 7/5 Sunday 7/6 Chapters 3 and 4 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm Chapters 5 and 6 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm

Chapters 7 and 8 Weekly Assignment due 11:59 pm* Discussion board closes 11:59 pm* (*slight change in deadline because of holiday)

7/7 7/10 Friday 7/11 Sunday 7/13 7/14 7/17 Friday 7/18 Sunday 7/20 7/28 7/31 Friday 8/1 Sunday 8/3 8/4 8/7 Friday 8/8 *Saturday 8/9 Wednesday 8/6

Chapters 9 and 10 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm

Chapters 11 and 12 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm

Chapters 13 and 14 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 10:00 pm

Chapter 15 Weekly Assignment due 10:00 pm Discussion board closes 5:00 pm (*note day
& time change)

Final Project due 2:00 pm

ADDITIONAL HELPFUL INFORMATION On line course

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The advantage of this online course is that you do not have to come to campus. There are similarities to the face-to-face course though. You have deadlines and one semester to complete the work. A high percentage of students who attempt this style of course have difficulty completing the work on time not because there is too much work, but because time management is difficult without the stimulus of facing your teacher three or four times a week. Plan your time intelligently so you can succeed. I will generally answer emails within 24 48 hours. The class is not a 24/7, synchronous environment. It is asynchronous. I may look in once in a while in the evening or weekend, but not habitually. Remember, it is asynchronous and the replies will not be immediate. You can ask questions of me directly through email. The Discussion Board is a public (class) forum. If you email me at my email address, it is more likely to be private (as secure as email can be guaranteed.) To succeed in the class: You need to be persistent in reading the book. The PowerPoint material is not the sole information guide to the course. It will narrow down what is in the text.