We will be using WebCT as a communication enhancement in this course. You will be receiving information and turning in some assignments through this medium. I will give a brief in-class demonstration on using WebCT and am willing to help any student having problems using it. Just ask!

Unit 1 – Chapters 1, 3, & 4

Introduction and overview of 3 stages of adulthood (young adulthood, mid-life, late life)  

Unit 2 – Chapters 12, 5, 6, & 7

Psychological & Cognitive aspects of aging

Unit 3 – Chapters 8, 9, 10, & 13

Relationships, Retirement, Living Arrangements ,& Death

The grading scale for the course will be based on the standard 90, 80, 70, 60 percent divisions.

This assignment consists of reviewing 2 research articles on the topic of aging. You will be able to select these articles based on your own interests, but they must relate to aging. One should be from a journal and one can be from a popular source such as magazine, newspaper, or internet. You will summarize the article, then give your own evaluation and thoughts about the issue. The completed paper should be 4 or 5 pages, double spaced, with APA style references.

Portfolio Project

This will be a collection of smaller assignments (think of it as a scrapbook) that you can work on throughout the semester, but it will be turned in as one document. The format of your final product can be either a paper booklet or a digital collection (Word and/or PowerPoint) if you have the technological capability. Detailed information on requirements for the portfolio will be provided in WebCT. Relax, it's way more fun than writing a paper! J

 Attendance

Attendance is essential for achieving the maximum benefit from your college experience. It is your responsibility to be present for class. Although much of the course material will be covered in the text, some will not. There will be several in-class activities with no make-ups allowed. Doing well in the class will require regular attendance.

Under extreme circumstances or for university approved absences, if you anticipate missing a test, you may arrange in advance to take the test up to one week before or up to one week following the test date. If you are ill the day of a test, you will need to let me know BEFORE class time that you will not be present for the exam and then you will need documentation of that illness. Any test not made up within one week of the test date must be taken during the final exam period along with the final. All tests taken during the final exam period will be short-answer and essay rather than multiple choice.

Plagiarism or cheating of any kind will not be tolerated and will result in failure of the course in addition to university disciplinary action.

Courtesy

Courtesy and respect toward the instructor and fellow students will be expected at all times.

Disabilities

Accommodations will be made for any students with disabilities. Please contact the Office of Disability Services in 9 th Street Hall at 581-6583 for more information or documentation.