Syllabus for 204:
Effective and Significant Approaches
Instructor: Deirdre K. Mithaug, Ph.D.
E-mail: Deirdre@universalclass.com
Course
Description:
This course presents educational
approaches that are effective in establishing high rates of learning, building
self-regulation skills, and increasing prospects for self-determination for
children and youth with autism spectrum disorders.
Course
Goals:
By
the end of the course, the student will demonstrate knowledge and skills related
to:
A.
Applied Behavior Analysis Instruction (Early speaker behavior, curriculum for
establishing listener repertoires, behavior increase and decrease principles,
measurement, and teachers as scientific decision makers)
B. Self-Regulation (Assessment, monitoring
adaptive responding and teaching choice-making and problems
solving)
C. Self-Determination (Definition,
assessment, instruction, opportunities for self-determination and encouraging
self-determination in daily living)
General
Course Requirements:
1.
Read all lecture presentations and internet
information.
Readings provided on the
internet will supplement, not duplicate course lectures.
2.
Tests.
Complete 3 final examinations.
The tests will assess your knowledge of information from lectures and
readings. The student is
responsible for all lecture and reading information, as any of this material may
be included on the test.
3.
Online Assignments. In addition to the final examinations,
various online assignments must be completed.
Reading
Materials:
Specific readings will be provided after some of the lecture
presentations. Students are
responsible for linking onto the particular website and obtaining the
information requested.
Grading
Policy:
1.
All assignments are due on the specified due date.
2.
If an assignment is late due to an "excused" absence, it
is due the next day (or on a date arranged with the professor). If it is not
turned in, the student will not be allowed to advance to the next assignment and
complete the requirements for the course.
3.
Exams and online assignments may not be made up unless
an excused absence is granted, and prior arrangements have been made to take the
exam or complete the activity at another time.
GRADING: Across 3 Units
90-100% of points = A
80-89% of points = B
70-79% of points = C
60-69% of points = D
59 or below =
F
The instructor reserves the right to change
course requirements or course schedule as deemed necessary. The final grade and its determination
(based on completion of all requirements) is the purview of the instructor.
