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Human Sexuality
Soc. / Psy. 230
(Distance Learning) 5 Credits
Dr. Robert J. Atkins, Ph.D.
Phone: (206) 526-7011
e-mail = ratkins@sccd.ctc.edu (subject = your student)
Office: Rm. IB2327A
Class website http://facweb.northseattle.edu/ratkins/SocPsy230DL/
WebCT website: http://elvis.sccd.ctc.edu:8900
Login material (Write your items in the space below)
WebCT User ID: _______________________
First initial of first name, and entire last name e.g.
“jsmith” (all lower case)
WebCt Password: ______________________
Last 6 numbers of your student ID (e.g. 123456)
Support phone numbers and emails:
For subject matter and syllabus questions:
Read syllabus and class materials for your answer before calling or emailing.
Instructor, Bob Atkins: 206-526-7011
For using WebCT and the Distance Learning system.
WebCT Student tech. support: 1-800-423-0563 + 2 + 2
Tom Braziunas, Director: 206-527-3619
Email: tbraziun@sccd.ctc.edu
Carol and Joanne, Office Assistants: 206-527-3738
Email: distance@sccd.ctc.edu
My Grades:
Exam #1 _____ Exam #2 _____ Exam #3 _____ Exam #4 _____ Comm. Log _____
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Materials for the course:
Required Text:
Our Sexuality By Crooks & Baur 9th. Ed. Softcover
To purchase the paperback text from the NSCC Bookstore, go to:
http://northscc.bkstore.com > “Try our online order” > Steps 1 - 4
Click on: Summer1 > PSY (or SOC) > 230 > 9587ATKINS > CONTINUE
You may choose the text combined with a CD & workbook, or the same text with a
WebCT package. These are additional supplements some students may find helpful.
They are not needed to participate in the class.
Hardware and software:
Computer: PC or Mac
Internet connection:
Preferably DSL or cable, not a dial-up (however, dial-up can work, it is just slow).
Software:
Internet browser: Firefox (PC or Mac) or Internet explorer (PC) is
recommended
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Power Point Viewer
Ability to listen to WMA files (Windows Media Player)
The ability to use the above software. Your instructor is not “Tech. Support”.
The ability to listen to recorded podcasts
Online materials: Available on class website
1. Exam Concepts
2. Power Point slides
3. Podcasts (recordings) of class presentations
4. Course materials (Syllabus, etc.)
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Outcomes
This course will help you develop attitudes that encourage you to:
* Discover the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge.
This course will help you develop the skills to:
* Deal constructively with information, ideas, and emotions associated with such issues
of diversity and conflict as gender, and sexual orientation.
This course will give you the knowledge to:
*Understand that one’s own attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs are shaped by one’s own
gender, by age, by sexual orientation, and by abilities.
This course presents a survey of the sociological, psychological, and biological research
in Human Sexuality, along with enabling you to better understand the sexual aspect of
yourself and your intimate relationships with others.
Warning: This course contains explicit pictures, language, examples, etc . If you even feel
may offend you, or create a “hostile environment” for you, do not take this course. Often
people have had traumatic experiences or have strong feelings on certain topics. If you
feel any of the topics listed in the text will be emotionally damaging to you or difficult to
learn about or discuss - do not take this course. If you have a disability of any type, you
should contact the Educational Assistance Center.
Registration
Please note that this course is offered as either Sociology 230 or Psychology 230. You
have registered for either one or the other. If you wish to change courses to meet needed
requirements, you may do so only during the first two weeks of the class. After that time,
course changes will not be made.
Instructor’s background
Your instructor has an AA degree from Fullerton J.C., B.A. and Masters degrees
from California State University at Fullerton, and a doctorate (Ph.D. degree) from the
University of Washington. He is a full time tenured instructor at North Seattle
Community College, and has taught at NSCC for over 35 years. Prior to teaching at
NSCC, he taught at Jamestown College (a four year college) and at St. Phillips
Community College.
This Human Sexuality course was originally developed by him, and he has taught
it over 100 times during the past 30 years as either a classroom course, or a hybrid course.
He has also had experience in the following areas: a public mental health clinic in
Seattle, the Educational Psychology Clinic at the University of Washington, The Adult
Development Program Within the Dept of Psychiatry, in the School of Medicine at the
University of Washington, and the Sexual Dysfunction Clinic – Dept. of Psychiatry –
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School of Medicine – University of Washington.
He has also visited and talked to inmates in the following institutions: Monroe
Penitentiary, Shelton Penitentiary, Purdy Women’s Correctional Center, Echo Glen
reformatory and Mc.Neil Island Penitentiary.
Other travel experiences include trips to: Europe, Japan, China, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska,
the Caribbean, and Egypt.
Teaching Philosophy
In general, the objective of my instruction is to help you understand the terms and
concepts presented in the course.
Explanations are often given in the form of stories, examples, and case studies to
elaborate on the concepts presented. These ideas are often presented visually in power
point slides (sometimes accompanied by photographs). For auditory learners, the class
presentations are podcast (recorded). Finally, for those who do best reading, the online
(or paperback) text supplements the class information.
The objective of the podcasts, which are integrated with the Power Points, is to
not only dispense information you need for the exams and the Exam Concepts sheets, but
also to give you the feeling of being in a class along with the spontaneous stories and
examples to aid you understanding of the material. Recordings also give you a feeling of
the instructor’s personality so he is seen as a real person rather than a written lecture. I
like to feel it gives you the “heart and mind” of a class that you would get no other way.
Grading:
Grading has two parts, the exams and the communication log.
Exams:
There are four multiple choice exams (50 pts. each), and one comprehensive exam
(85 pts.).
The exams will test your knowledge of concepts, terms, and findings. You will
also be asked to apply some of the fundamental concepts to new situations.
Exam Scoring:
The score you receive will be the grade indicated by the computer. I feel this is
the fairest for the largest number of students. While I am glad to discuss the exam with
you, it will not change your score. Any changes in question wording, etc. will be
considered for next quarter, but will not be used to change scores this quarter.
How to do well on the exams:
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The exams come from the text and many additional items to help you understand
the material. Use the weekly calendar to keep yourself on track so you will have covered
the material and understand it before the exam date. To understand each topic, please
open the class Power Points and the Podcast (recording) for that day. Listen to the class
recording and advance the slides as appropriate. Take notes to clarify the concepts.
Before the exam, listen to the exam review class and revisit these items in your
text. The “How to Study” sheet in this syllabus discusses how to read the text material
prior to listening to the class.
Exam Concepts:
In the class materials folder, there are four “Exam Concepts” files; one for each exam.
These are designed directly from the exams. While you read the text, listen to the
recordings, and view the Power Point slides, keep these sheets with you, and work toward
being able to answer each of the questions. These will then help you during the exams.
Taking the exams:
When taking the exams, you may use the exam concepts, your text, or dictionary.
You may not have anyone else helping you in any way. When taking the exams, you
must answer one question before going on. You may not go back.
How to take an exam:
1. Log in and go to your course home page.
2. Click on “Exams”
3. Go to “Display” and use the drop down menu to show, “All quizzes and surveys that
are available” and click “Go”.
4. Click on the name of the exam you want
5. Read “Before you start the quiz”, “When you are in the quiz”, and “Troubleshooting”.
6. Click the “Begin quiz” button
7. Answer the question and click “Save answer”, then click the “Next question” button.
Note: The questions are presented in a random order for each different student.
Note: Your time remaining is shown in the upper right hand corner.
8. Click “Finish” when you have completed answering all the questions, then “ok” when
the confirmation window comes up. Finally, click “ok” again to submit a quiz for
grading.
9. Congratulations, you have now completed your exam.
The Communication Log:
The objective of this communication log (on the last page of this Syllabus) is for you to
be involved in the class by emailing, posting items for discussion, responding to a
discussion posting, or being involved in a chat room to help answer your questions
regarding the class material.
You may receive 15 points for this activity, one for each time you do something.
Please keep track of when you do each of these activities by downloading this form to
your desktop, and putting in the date for each activity, with an ”X” in the appropriate box.
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You can receive credit for a maximum of three activities each week. In other
words, you can not do all 15 things the last two days of the quarter. It is the instructor’s
hope that this activity will make the course more enjoyable and interactive for you.
Remember, your instructor can check on the accuracy of what you indicate here.
If you show you did something, and there is no record of it, you will lose all 15 points for
this activity.
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How To:
How to get started, plus Student Information and Help Desk, technical information, and
other helpful items, go to:
http://virtualcollege.org/
How to log into your WebCT course materials: Go to:
http://elvis.sccd.ctc.edu:8900
Click on “Log In To My WebCT”
Put in your WebCT ID and Password.
Click on the name of the course E.g. Soc/Psy230RA_E
Courseware used is WebCT:
please go to http://elvis.sccd.ctc.edu:8900.
To find out more information about using and setting up your computer for WebCT go
to the WebCT Index page.
http://www.virtualcollege.org/resource/WebCT/webct_Index.htm
Be sure to deactivate pop-up window blockers on your computer when using WebCT.
The protocol for logging into your WebCT class account:
UserID = your first initial and entire last name. (all lowercase, one word)
Password = last six digits of your Student ID.
How to post your comments for a discussion:
1. From the class homepage, click on “Discussions”.
2. Click on “Compose message”
3. Select “Main”, and put in the subject and message
4. Click “Post”
How to reply to a post:
1. Click on the topic (e.g. “Main”, or select a topic and click “Go”)
2. Click on the magnifying glass next to the subject title, and read the message
3. Click on “reply”, type your reply message, and click “post”.
How to send email:
1. Go to the class home page and click on “mail”.
2. Click on “Compose message”
3. Complete “send to”, “Subject”, and the message.
My box is SOC230RA_E
4. Click “Send”
Netiquette and Privacy
Words can mean many things and what we intend to say is not always what others hear.
This is especially true of "online communication" during which other students do not
have the opportunity to see your "body language" and therefore have a greater possibility
of misunderstanding what you truly mean.
Please, follow these guidelines in all your online responses
and discussion groups.
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RESPECT. We would like to suggest respectful exchanges as a basic ground rule.
We feel that informational errors should be pointed out- respectfully (even if stated
strongly...). Disagreements that honor the viewpoints of the various contributors are
productive and can lead to new learning and understanding.
PRIVACY. Keep in mind not only your own privacy rights but others as well. Do
not reveal any information that you deem private.
BE CONSIDERATE of grammatical/spelling errors.
REMEMBER that humor and satire are often misinterpreted online.
Communication is more than words. So, be prepared for some misunderstanding and
requests for clarification.
BE SUPPORTIVE. We are all still learning. Our job is not to judge or condemn
or even praise, although genuine encouragement is a necessary ingredient. We are here to
provide information, to address topics in a discussion forum, and to provide assistance in
helping each participant use her/his own unique learning style. Reflection generally
precedes growth. So reflect upon what is said, provide sincere comments, and hopefully,
we will all grow.
One good way to avoid problems is to reread your postings before sending them.
Something written in haste may be misread.
This section on Netequette and Privacy was created by Val Donato, Sandra Looper, Diane
Hostetler and Tom Braziunas
Suggestion for email, discussions, and posting: Make it a habit to compose messages
(especially long ones) in WORD or another word processing program. Then cut and
paste the message into your posting in the Discussion Room. In this way, you won't
accidentally lose messages because of a connection failure or timing out or hitting the
delete key! To copy your message, you can select the text and use CONTROL-C; to past
it, you can use CONTROL-V. (By Tom Braziunas)
How to check your internet browser
1. Go to the WebCT, and log in.
2. At the course name (not the home page) look at the left side of the dark gray bar at the
top, and click on “Check Browser” and follow the directions.
3. Often, simply turning off “pop-up blockers” on your web browser will solve problems.
4. Another way to check your browser is to try all the class activities, such as the Power
Points, the recordings, the class materials, and the One Key activities (such as viewing the
ebook pages). If these all work, you are ok. If you still have questions, call one of the
WebCT or distance learning resources on the first page of this syllabus.
How to see your grades:
From the course home page, click on “My grades”. If your exam has been graded,
it will be listed here.
How to see your final course grade:
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You may check your grades via the internet at: NSCC home page > Online
Services > Look Up Your Grades. Put in your Student ID and Student PIN, then click on
“Get My Transcript”.
How to do a class evaluation:
You will receive an email from the Seattle Community College District near the
end of the quarter. You may anonymously complete and return this evaluation to the
District. There are two forms; one is multiple choice, and the other is an essay
opportunity. I will only see the anonymous results after the grades have been handed in.
To be sure your email is current, you may go to: NSCC Home page > Online Services >
Maintenance > Update Your Address, Email, or Phone.
How to withdraw from the course: You may withdraw from a course via the internet at:
NSCC home page > Online Services > Register/Add/Drop Classes, and follow the
directions.
Posting comments:
Throughout the quarter, you may talk with other students by posting comments,
and obtaining replies. This is the distance learning equivalent of talking to other students
in class.
Class podcasts (recordings)
These recordings have been made “live” in class over a period of several quarters.
These recordings, and the related Power Point slides, have been included for the
following reasons:
1. It gives you a feeling of being in class, complete with stories, examples, and
comments.
2. You get to know your instructor on a more personal level
3. You get to hear explanations of topics that may be difficult to comprehend
otherwise.
4. Since classes have a set time limit, not all slides will be covered in each
presentation. It is your responsibility to understand these concepts from the text.
Asking questions of your instructor:
Before emailing or calling me with a question, you need to read that section of
text, or syllabus. The first thing I will ask is, “What did the text or Syllabus say (on what
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page) and what is it you do not understand. Quoting the section of the text or syllabus
you do not understand will help me provide you with a more helpful answer.
If you cannot give me a reference page in the text or syllabus that generated your
question, I will ask you to find and read the related pages. Most questions can be
resolved by doing this. If not, feel free to contact me with your question.
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CLASS POLICIES
Extra credit: Extra-credit work is not available.
Incompletes: No “Incomplete” (I) grades will be given.
Withdrawals: You must withdraw, or request an "NC" grade by the “last day to
withdraw” indicated on the course calendar. If you have not, you will receive a decimal
grade for this course.
Cheating: Any cheating on exams will result in a score of zero (“0”) for that exam (which
can not be retaken).
Posting Grades: Final grades will not be posted. You may check your grades via the
internet at: NSCC home page > Online Services > Look Up Your Grades.
Exams: You may use the text or any other materials you wish when taking an exam.
However, the exams have a time limit, and looking up information takes time.
Guidelines for Student Conduct: Students are expected to comply with student conduct
policy and procedures. Information on student responsibilities and rights is available at
the following website: www.seattlecolleges.com/services
Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need course adaptations or accommodation
because of a disability; you must contact Disability Services at phone 527-3697, or TTY:
526-0079 or on the web at http://access.northseattle.edu/services/ds.htm
Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is highly valued at NSCC. A student must
always submit work that represents his/her original words or ideas. If any words or ideas
are used that do not represent the student’s original words or ideas, the student is
expected to cite all relevant sources both in the text and in the references listing at the end
of the paper. The student should also make clear the extent to which such sources were
used. Words or ideas that require citations include, but are not limited to, all hardcopy or
electronic publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual
communication when the content of such communication clearly originates from an
identifiable source.
Academic dishonesty could involve:
1. Having a tutor or friend complete a portion of your assignment.
2. Having a reviewer make extensive revisions to an assignment.
3. Copying work submitted by another student.
4. Using information from online information services without proper
citation.
5. Taking exam answers from another student’s paper.
6. Using materials not allowed to answer exam questions.
Classroom Diversity Statement: Respect for diversity is a core value of NSCC. Our
college community fosters an optimal learning climate and an environment of mutual
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respect. We, the college community, recognize individual differences. Therefore, we are
responsible for the content and tone of our statements and are empathetic speakers and
listeners.
Respectful and Inclusive Environment: The instructor and student share the
responsibility to foster a learning environment that is welcoming, supportive, and
respectful of cultural and individual differences. Open and respectful communication that
allows for the expression of varied opinions and multicultural perspectives encourages us
to learn freely from each other.
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GRADING
Your final grade will be based on the total questions you answered correctly on all
four exams, plus the Class Folder.
TOTAL
POINTS
300-270
269-240
239-210
209-180
179-0
%
90
80
70
60
GRADE
"A"
"B"
"C"
"D"
"E"
4.0-3.5
3.4-2.5
2.4-1.5
1.4-0.
0.0
(See the "Grading Scale" page for a more detailed grade distribution)
Exam #1 =
Exam #2 =
Exam #3 =
Exam #4 =
Comprehensive exam =
Communication log =
Total =
50 pts.
50 pts.
50 pts.
50 pts.
85 pts.
15 pts.
300 points
(See the “Grading Scale” page for a more detailed grade distribution)
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Survey of Sociology
Soc. 110
Grading Scale
Total
Points
300 (100%)
299
298 4.0
297
296_____
295
294
293 3.9
292
291_____
290
289
288 3.8
287
286
285_____
284
283
282 3.7
281
280_____
279
278
277 3.6
276
275_____
274
273
272 3.5
271
270____(90%)
A
269
268 3.4
267_____
266
265 3.3
264_____
263
262 3.2
261_____
260
259 3.1
258_____
257
256 3.0
255_____
254
253 2.9
252_____
251
250 2.8
249_____
248
247 2.7
246_____
245
244 2.6
243_____
242
241 2.5
240____(80%)
B
239
238 2.4
237_____
236
235 2.3
234_____
233
232 2.2
231_____
230
229 2.1
228_____
227
226 2.0
225_____
224
223 1.9
222_____
221
220 1.8
219_____
218
217 1.7
216_____
215
214 1.6
213_____
212
211 1.5
210____(70%)
C
209
208 1.4
207_____
206
205 1.3
204
203_____
202
201 1.2
200
199_____
198
197 1.1
196
195_____
194
193 1.0
192
191_____
190
189 0.9
188
187_____
186
185 0.8
184
183_____
182
181 0.7
180____(60%)
179 0.0
D
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Survey of Sociology
COURSE CALENDAR
Chapter
1
2
3
4
5
Exam #1 – July 9
Chapter
6
7
8
9
10
Exam #2 – July 19
Chapter
11
12
13
14
15
Perspectives on Sexuality
Sex Research
Gender Issues
Female Anatomy & Physiology
Male Anatomy & Physiology
Sexual Arousal & Response
Love
Communication
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Orientations
Contraception
Conceiving Children
Childhood & Adolescence
Sexuality and the Adult Years
Sexual Difficulties
Exam #3 – Aug. 1
Chapter
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18
19
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Sex Therapy & Enhancement
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Atypical Sexual Behavior
Sexual Victimization
Sex for Sale
Exam #4 – Aug. 10
Comm. logs due 12:00 Noon Aug. 9
Comprehensive exam –Aug. 13
All dates subject to change
You must take the exam on the date and time scheduled.
Aug.3rd. is the last day to withdraw
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HOW TO STUDY
1. Read the chapter ahead of the lecture
A. Read the “Exam Concepts” first
B. Read the chapter summary next.
C. Scan the chapter and highlight the key concepts and terms
(in bold print and italics) that apply to the Exam Concepts
D. Underline definitions of terms in the text
E. Read the chapter
I. Ask yourself questions about each major heading
Turn headings into questions
II. Read just for the answer to the question
2. Come to “class” each day.
A. Look at the Course Calendar to see what topics are being
discussed that week.
B. Open the Power Point presentation for that topic.
C. Open the podcast (recording) for that topic.
D. Have both the Power Points and the podcast open on the computer
desktop at the same time.
E. Play the podcast and view the Power Point slides as appropriate.
F. Take good notes in class
G. Compare the notes to the book to see what topics were discussed
in both class and text.
3. After class
A. Review notes quickly
B. Check off terms that were discussed in class from the, "Terms and
concepts to remember".
4. Between the review day and the exam
A. Listen (repeatedly) to the review tape
B. Read sections of the book that
I. Were presented in the review
II. Not discussed in class.
Remember:
Anything in class or the book may be on the exam. However, this approach
will help you focus your study time on the material that is most apt to be on
the exam.
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SOC/PSY 230
(Distance Learning)
Daily Calendar
Summer ‘07
The following dates (beginning the Monday of each week) are suggested weeks to work
on each chapter to keep you on track for the exams. You may move faster if you wish,
however, the exams will be given on the dates indicated.
DATE
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 19
July 23
July 30
Aug. 1
Aug. 6
Aug. 9
Aug. 10
Aug. 13
TOPIC
Syllabus, and Perspectives (Ch. 1)
Sex Research (Ch. 2)
Gender Issues (Ch. 3)
Female Anatomy (Ch. 4)
Male Anatomy (Ch. 5)
Review
Exam #1
Sexual Arousal (Ch. 6)
Love (Ch. 7)
Communication (Ch. 8)
Sexual Behaviors (Ch. 9)
Sex Orientation (Ch. 10)
Review
Exam #2
Contraception (Ch. 11)
Conceiving Children (Ch. 12)
Childhood (Ch. 13)
Adult years (Ch. 14)
Sexual Difficulties (Ch. 15)
Review
Exam #3
Sex Therapy (Ch. 16)
Sexual Diseases (Ch. 17)
Atypical Behavior (Ch. 18)
Sexual Victimization (Ch. 19)
Sex for Sale (Ch. 20)
Review
Communication Logs Due before 12:00 Noon (By email)
(Logs received after 12:00 noon will receive no (Zero) credit.
Exam #4
Comprehensive exam
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Name: _________________________
Communication Log
Soc/Psy 230 (DL)
Date
Phone / Email
Discussion
Chat Room
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The objective of this communication log is for you to be involved in the class
by emailing, posting items for discussion, responding to a discussion posting, or being
involved in a chat room to help answer your questions regarding the class material.
You may receive 15 points for this activity, one for each time you do something.
Please keep track of when you do each of these activities by downloading this form to
your desktop, and putting in the date for each activity, with an ”X” in the appropriate box.
You can receive credit for a maximum of three activities each week. In other
words, you can not do all 15 things the last two days of the quarter. It is the instructor’s
hope that this activity will make the course more enjoyable and interactive for you.
Remember, your instructor can check on the accuracy of what you indicate here.
If you show you did something, and there is no record of it, you will lose all 15 points for
this activity. Any communication logs received after the due date and time indicated in
this syllabus will receive no (zero) credit.