FL Tech ABA Professional Development Program

BEHP 5000 Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis July 2011-October 2011

INSTRUCTIONAL HANDBOOK Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA

All the material in this instructional handbook is copyrighted (1992) by: Dr. Jose A. Martinez-Diaz and ABA Technologies, Inc., except when noted. No portion may be copied, duplicated, printed, or otherwise reproduced, or used in training, without permission, in writing, by the author. If permission is given, the author must be credited.

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SYLLABUS - Course #1 BEHP 5000

Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis
Instructor & Course Author: Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA
TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION ....................................................................................3 WHO TO CONTACT ..............................................................................................................4 INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS ALLOCATION .............................................................................6 TASKS FROM BACBS BEHAVIOR ANALYST TASK LIST COVERED IN BEH 5000 .....6 SESSION SUMMARY ............................................................................................................7 STUDY GUIDE OUTLINE ......................................................................................................8 TEXTBOOKS & ARTICLES ...................................................................................................8 GRADING CRITERIA (THIS COURSE IS GRADED AS PASS OR FAIL) ........................9 COURSE/UNIVERSITY POLICIES ........................................................................................9 POLICIES/RULES (NOT ALREADY COVERED) ................................................................14 PROGRESS RECORD BEHP 5000 ....................................................................................15 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCESS IN CLASS (READ THOROUGHLY)! ...................16

Florida Tech ABA Professional Development Program

Our courses may be used to meet inst ructional requirements for certification in behavior anal ysis but are not the onl y requirement for certification: The Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. (BACB): The BACB has approved our two Professional Development course sequences as meeting the coursework requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and the Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) examinations.
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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

Program Director, Course Developer & Instructor:
Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA Associate Professor and Chair, Behavior Analysis Degree Programs, and Program Director, ABA Professional Development Program, Florida Tech

Course Credits: 3 semester credits (45 Class Hours) Delivery method for this professional development course:
Distance learning; On-line

Course Description:
This graduate-level 45-hour course covers concepts, principles and processes derived from the experimental analysis of behavior, how they relate to Applied Behavior Analysis, and definitions and characteristics of ABA. In addition, the course introduces a few behavior change procedures. Though in a different sequence, the present course covers tasks from content areas #2, #3 and #9 from the third edition of the BACBs Behavior Analyst Task List (BACB, 2005).

Components
7 Instructional Units, covering a total of 11 Study Guides. Units delivered through interactive videos + Acquisition ASRs*, in short segments for 35+ total hours 10 1-hour interactive online sessions with co-instructors = 10 total hours Eight online tests (two forms available) and one online proctored final exam Acquisition ASRs (Active Student Responding Exercises)* 6 CyberRat Assignments (optional)
* ASRs are Active Student Responding Exercises; questions provided by the instructor during instructional videos. Students will write down their responses and later enter them into ANGEL. See Acquisition ASRs below for more information.

Course Dates
July 15, 2011-October 6, 2011 Each Unit takes between one and two weeks to complete. Final Exam: September 27- October 6, 2011

Course Material Availability

Course material for the next unit is made available on Fridays at 12:01am Eastern Time on the date that the unit exam is turned on for the previous unit.

Online Meetings
Online Meetings for each unit begin on Tuesdays and the LAST Online Meetings for that unit will be held on Mondays. You must attend the online session you are assigned to. You may not miss more than 3 Online Meetings and still pass the class. You may not make-up more than 2 class sessions. For full details see Grading Criteria below.
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Test Availability
The Unit Tests are always turned on Fridays at 12:01 am Eastern time and turned off at 11:59 pm Eastern time on the following Tuesday. Tests must be COMPLETED prior to the shut off deadline.

Getting Started
Prior to gaining access to the course materials students will first need to complete the Secure Remote Proctor Device Delivery Confirmation Survey. Questions should be answered completely and accurately to ensure that the correct proctor device is delivered to the student. The proctor device will be used during the final exam. During orientation week students should complete all items in the Start Here folder in the ANGEL course site under the course materials tab. Completion of the Precourse Assessment, Student Information Survey, and Course Procedures Quiz are required before access to the unit one materials will be provided. The first item to be completed is the Pre-course Assessment. The purpose of the Pre-course Assessment is to determine the students baseline level of knowledge on concept and principles that will be taught in the course. This is not a graded Assessment. Upon completion of this assessment students will be granted access to the second required item, the Student Information Survey. Students should answer all questions on the Student Information Survey completely and honestly so we may better serve students needs. The final required item in the Start Here folder will appear after the first two are completed. The Course Procedures Quiz will cover processes and procedures outlined in this syllabus. Bonus points will be earned for completing this quiz.

WHO TO CONTACT
Email all questions to your assigned co-instructor first! You may locate your
co-instructors email address in ANGEL under the Course Materials tab in the Online Meeting Links folder. Course content Course schedule CyberRat Grades Online Meetings Tests, ASRs etc. Your co-instructor is your first point of contact. ONLY questions your co-instructor cannot answer about the above issues will be forwarded to the appropriate staff member. If you email a staff member before first contacting your co-instructor, you will be re-directed to your Co-instructor. When sending an e-mail to your co-instructor or a staff member, please be sure to include the following information: Subject Line: Description of topic prefaced by course number (if course-related): For example: BEHP 5000 ASR Fluency Drill. If the e-mail you send requires an immediate response, add urgent to the subject line. Salutation: Sign your e-mail with your full name

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If you need assistance with a specific issue that your co-instructor cannot help you with or would like to give feedback about your co-instructor or other aspects of the program please use the following table to determine the best person to contact.

Staff Contact Information

Information Needed Registration, subscriptions, mock exams or section changes Media/audio, problems with videos or podcasts ANGEL problems, unable to access test or ASRs, etc Trouble logging into ANGEL, Problems with Fl Tech email, issues with TRACKS account Tech Support, problems with download, purchase or use of CyberRat Staff Member to Contact Student Coordinator, Jennifer Bornemann abareg@fit.edu, or call 321-674-8382 and follow prompts. Fill out support form in ANGEL or at https://support.fit.edu/support/aba/, or call 321-674-8382 and follow prompts. ANGEL Administrator, Beverly Strickland Fill out support form in ANGEL or at https://support.fit.edu/support/aba/, or call 321-674-8382 and follow prompts. FIT Tech Support (321) 674 -7284, or email techsupport@fit.edu CyberRat Tech Support sales@psych-ai.com or info@psych-ai.com

Co-instructor feedback- positive (my coinstructor is really great) or negative (my Co-instructor Manager co-instructor is ignoring my emails) Carelle Harris-Fortune: caharris@fit.edu feedback. 5000-5002 Curriculum questions or Lead Co-Instructor, Corey Robertson feedback that co-instructor could not crobertson@fit.edu answer. 5003-5004 Curriculum questions or Lead Co-Instructor, Jan Montgomery feedback that co-instructor could not jmontgomery@fit.edu answer. Questions/issues that cannot be answered by co-instructors or one of the above individuals will be forwarded to: Cindy Schmitt Director, Behavioral Science and Technology cschmitt@fit.edu and then to: Dr. Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, BCBA Program Director

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INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS ALLOCATION

CONTENT AREA 2. DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS and 3. PRINCIPLES, PROCESSES AND CONCEPTS 9. BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCEDURES and 10. SYSTEMS SUPPORT. CONTACT HOURS BCaBA BCBA 40 of 40 required 40 of 45 required

5 of 40 required

5 of 45 required

The present course fulfills the following instructional requirements for certification in behavior analysis: (1) The total definition & characteristics and principles, processes & concepts" requirement, and: (2) Part of the behavior change procedures & systems support requirement for certification as a BCBA or BCaBA. In addition, the class fulfills: (3) Most of the definition & characteristics and principles, processes & concepts" requirement, and: (4) Part of the behavior change procedures & systems support requirement for certification as a BCBA or BCaBA. NOTE: CA = Content Area from the BACB Behavior Analyst Task List (BACB, 2005)

TASKS FROM BACBS BEHAVIOR ANALYST TASK LIST COVERED IN BEHP 5000
2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 3-16 3-17 CONTENT AREA 2: DEFINITION AND CHARACTERISTICS Explain and behave in accordance with the philosophical assumptions of behavior analysis, such as 2 the lawfulness of behavior, empiricism, experimental analysis, and parsimony. Explain determinism as it relates to behavior analysis. 2 Distinguish between mentalistic and environmental explanations of behavior. Distinguish among the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and behavioral technologies. Describe and explain behavior, including private events, in behavior analytic (non-mentalistic) terms. Use the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley 1968) for evaluating 2 interventions to determine if they are behavior analytic. 2 articles from the behavior analytic literature. Interpret CONTENT AREA 3: PRINCIPLES, PROCESSES AND CONCEPTS Define and provide examples of behavior/response/response class. Define and provide examples of stimulus and stimulus class. Define and provide examples of positive and negative reinforcement. Define and provide examples of conditioned and unconditioned reinforcement. Define and provide examples of positive and negative punishment. Define and provide examples of conditioned and unconditioned punishment. Define and provide examples of stimulus control. Define and provide examples of establishing operations. Define and provide examples of behavioral contingencies. Define and provide examples of functional relations. Define and provide examples of extinction. Define and provide examples of generalization and discrimination. Describe and provide examples of the respondent conditioning paradigm. Describe and provide examples of the operant conditioning paradigm. Define and provide examples of echoics and imitation. Define and provide examples of mands. Define and provide examples of tacts.

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Define and provide examples of intraverbals. Define and provide examples of contingency-shaped and rule governed behavior and distinguish 3-19 between examples of each. CONTENT AREA 9: BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCEDURES 9-2 Use positive and negative reinforcement: b. Use appropriate parameters and schedules of reinforcement. 9-5 Use response-independent (time-based) schedules of reinforcement. 9-6 Use differential reinforcement. 9-10 Use modeling and imitation. 9-11 Use shaping. 9-21 Use stimulus equivalence procedures. 9-22 Plan for behavioral contrast effects. From BACB (2005). Behavior Analyst Task List, Third Edition . Reprinted by permission.

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SESSION SUMMARY
Unit
Unit Material Available

5000 Session Content Orientation (Getting Statred) Study Guide 1 Study Guide 2a, 2b Study Guide 2c Study Guide 3 Study 4a (part 1)

Online Meeting Scheduled

Test Dates 7/15-7/26

Note Required Orientation Meeting One week unit Two week unit Two online meetings Two 50pt Tests** One week unit Two week unit Two online meetings ONE Unit test One week unit One week unit One week unit ALL Assignments Due****

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7/15/2011 7/15/11* 7/29/2011 8/12/2011 8/19/2011 9/2/2011 9/9/2011 9/16/2011

7/19-7/25 7/26-8/1 8/2-8/8 8/9-8/15 8/16-8/22 8/23-8/29 8/30-9/5*** 9/6-9/12 9/13-9/19 9/20-9/26

Course Procedures Quiz 7/29-8/2 8/5-8/9 8/12-8/16 8/19-8/23 9/2-9/6 9/9-9/13 9/16-9/20 9/23-9/27 Form A: 9/27-10-5 Form B: 9/28-10/6

Study 4b (part 2) Study Guide 5 Study Guide 6a Study Guide 7a, 7b

Final Exam

*Unit 1 materials will become available after completion of all items in the "Start Here" folder in ANGEL **Unit 2 has two 50 pt tests (Unit 2 Part 1 Test and Unit 2 Part 2 Test) ***No online meetings held 9/5 (Labor Day Holiday). Credit will be given. ****No assignments will be accepted past the Unit 7 deadline.

STUDY GUIDE OUTLINE

Study Guide #1: Behavior, and the Environment (Tasks 3-1 & 3-2).
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Study Guide #2A (old 2): Unlearned Environment Behavior Relationships (Pre-requisite for Tasks 313&14). Study Guide #2B (old 3): Some Basics of Learning and Jack Michaels Classification Scheme (Task 3-9). Study Guide #2C (old 4): Respondent Conditioning (Task 3-13). Study Guide #3 (old 5): Operant Conditioning and the Effects of Consequences on Behavior (Task 3-14 and Tasks 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-9, & 3-11). Study Guide #4 (old 6): Antecedents & Operant Behavior: Stimulus Control, Discrimination & Generalization, Motivating Operations, Omnibus Terms, & Multiple Functions of Stimuli (Tasks 3-14, 3-9, & 3-11 revisited and Tasks 3-7, 3-12, & 3-8). Study Guide #5 (old 9): Shaping, Reinforcement Schedules, and Behavioral Contrast (Tasks 9-2b, 95, 9-6, 9-10, 911, 9-21, & 9-22). Study Guide #6 (old 7): Verbal Behavior (Tasks 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, & 3-18). Study Guide #7A (old 10): Assumptions of Behavior Analysis, Radical Behaviorism, and Mentalistic versus Environmental Explanations of Behavior (Tasks 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, & 2-5). Study Guide #7B (old 11): Definition and Characteristics of Behavior Analysis (Tasks 2-4, 2-6, & 27). Study Objectives: Each Study Guide includes a set of study objectives that specify the material that you are to learn for the tests. Rather than having to guess what is important or what you will be responsible for mastering, the study objectives spell it out. However, the objectives are NOT solely the guided notes but are much broader, incorporating other information from class and readings. NOTE: The Tasks listed for the Study Guides are from the BACB Behavior Analyst Task List (BACB, 2005). Specific instructional objectives for each task are provided in the Study Guides.

TEXTBOOKS & ARTICLES

Textbooks may be purchased from FL Techs online bookstore at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/fit.htm. Articles are available online through the FL Tech library.

Required:
1. Cooper, Heron, & Heward (2007), Applied Behavior Analysis, 2/E. Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0131421131 Michael, J. (2004). Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis, Revised Edition. Kalamazoo, MI: Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis. ISBN: 0235868515 BACB (2005). Behavior Analyst Task List , Third Edition. Tallahassee, FL: BACB. Print your own at: www.BACB.com Martinez-Diaz, J.A. (2000). Concepts and Principles of Behavior Analysis: An Instructional Handbook. The Instructional Handbook consists of Study guides, PowerPoint presentations and ASR worksheets for each unit. Students may purchase a complete Instructional Handbook online. The handbook is approximately 465 pages in length and is being provided for purchase to save students time and printing costs. However, these documents will also be available for download in the course materials folder of each unit. Students who do not purchase the complete handbook should print the PowerPoint slides, study guide and ASR

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worksheet for each unit and put them in a large three ring binder. This handbook is available for purchase online through Lulu via the following link. Note: you must create a log-in to purchase through Lulu. http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/instructional-handbook-concepts-andprinciples/7266406

Highly Recommended (Not Required):

1.Catania, A.C. Learning, Fourth Edition (1998). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall: (800) 947-7700. ISBN: 0-13-235250-8 2. Skinner, B.F. (1953). Science and Human Behavior. NY: The Free Press. ISBN: 0029290406 3. CyberRat computer program. Can be purchased and downloaded online. See detailed purchase and download instructions in the course materials section of ANGEL for more information.

GRADING CRITERIA (This course is graded as Pass or Fail)

1. Acquisition ASRs 2. Attendance & Participation in On-Line Meetings 3. Tests 4. Comprehensive Final Exam TOTAL POINTS Course Procedures Quiz Timely Bonus Attendance Bonus Participation in Surveys CyberRat Extra Credit Assignments 1 to 6 Maximum Bonus Points 105 50 700 145 1000 5 24 10 12 12 63

Bonus Points

MAXIMUM POINTS FOR COURSE

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PASSING CRITERION: 70% (101 points) or above on the final exam AND 800/1000 (80%) overall for the course. Note that the Passing Criterion of 800 points INCLUDES points earned in the final. Progress Record: Students should use the progress record provided in this syllabus to track their performance throughout the term. Enter points for ASR entry, attendance and test grades, etc as they are earned. For the most accurate record, also indicate any assignments or tests that were completed late and the points that will be deducted from these items according to the rules outlined in this syllabus. Note that in order to pass the course students must earn 800/1000 points including points earned on the final AND students must earn at least a 70% on the final. If BOTH criteria are not met the student will not pass the course. Instructional Videos: There are approximately 5 hours of video for each unit. Two week units will have approximately 10 hours of instructional videos. Students are encouraged to begin watching the videos as soon as they are made available. Students should have printed relevant materials for the unit (study guide, PowerPoint, ASR answer sheet) available while watching the instructional videos. Videos may be viewed in two different formats in the unit folder on ANGEL course site or they may be accessed via iTunesU. For those watching videos in ANGEL please pause the video at the beginning and let it fully load (green bar will move completely to the right) before watching. This will give the best video and audio. The iTunesU option allows students to download the videos and watch them from their own computer over and over again, burn them to a CD, USB
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drive, or DVD, or transfer them to a video iPod. Complete instructions on how to access videos via I-tunes U can be found under Course Materials on the ANGEL course site. Students may also listen to the videos via the podcasts posted in the unit folders on the ANGEL course site. Listening to the videos should be used to supplement and review the material and should NOT be used in place of watching the instructional videos. Acquisition ASRs: Acquisition ASRs are Active Student Responding exercises presented in the video lectures. The instructor will ask a question and the student will have several seconds to respond by writing their response on the ASR worksheet specific to that unit. The instructor will also provide the correct answer. Answers to Acquisition ASRs should be typed into ANGEL after watching the interactive videos and prior to your online session. Except for unit 2 of the course, units that are two weeks in length ASR answers should be entered into ANGEL after watching ALL of the videos and before the SECOND online meeting for the unit. ASRs must be completed in ANGEL before access to the unit test will be permitted. Fifteen points per unit (105 total) may be earned for completing all the Acquisition ASR exercises. Note that points are earned by completing the Acquisition ASRs, not for correctness. Incorrect answers will not count against your Acquisition ASR score. Completion of ALL unit ASRs is REQUIRED. Failure to complete ALL ASR assignments may result in the failure of the course. Online Meeting Assignment: You must be assigned to an online section and you must attend the Online Meetings for your assigned section only. You may not attend on-line sections to which you are not assigned (other than formal make-up sessions). The student is responsible for assuring his or her own assignment to an online section. This must occur no later than the 3rd week of classes, since each week without having an assigned section will count as a missed class. Those who remain unassigned into the 4th week of the course will not pass the course, having missed more than 3 online classes. When selecting an online meeting, keep in mind that you are responsible for viewing all videos for the unit PRIOR to the online meeting. Online meetings: Students must attend a minimum of 7 out of 10 Online Meetings, earning a total of 35 attendance points to pass the course. Two (2) make-up meetings count towards this minimum of 7. However, you are strongly encouraged to attend all 10 Online Meetings. Attendance Bonus: If 10 of 10 online meetings are attended the student will receive an attendance bonus of 10 points. Make up meetings (up to 2) count toward this bonus. Participation in Online Instructional Meetings: Five points may be earned for participating in each of 10 Online Instructional Meetings. Students are expected to attend AND participate in online meetings. Participation includes asking questions, answering polls, etc. Students logged in, but not participating during an online meeting will be logged out by the co-instructor and will not receive credit for the session. If illness or other circumstances keep you from fully participating in an online meeting please alert the co-instructor to these circumstances by using the chat or private chat function in the classroom at the beginning of the session. Missing an Online Meeting/Holidays/Cancelations: If you miss an instructional Online Meeting, you receive a 0/5 for that session. You must attend the Online Meetings you are assigned to. You can miss only 3 instructional Online Meetings and still pass the course!!! Online meetings will NOT be held on University approved holidays. Those students assigned to sessions scheduled to take place on a University approved holiday will automatically receive attendance points for the meeting even though their meeting did not take place. These students may opt to attend a make-up meeting without penalty (will not count toward the limit of 2 makeup sessions) if they so choose. In the unlikely event of an unscheduled cancelation of an online meeting, alternative options will be provided and/or attendance credit will be given. Online Make-up Sessions: Two instructional Online Meetings may be made-up by attending one of the designated make-up sessions for that unit. Detailed instructions regarding how to reserve a spot and attend a make-up session will be posted on the ANGEL course site, in the
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online meeting folder, under the course materials tab. Attendance points will be earned for make-up meetings attended for up to 2 make-up sessions. Make-up instructional Online Meetings beyond 2 will count as missed sessions. Make-up meetings will not be held on University approved holidays unless otherwise noted. Note: Students who miss in excess of 3 online meetings (earn less than 35 attendance points), regardless of the reason, will not pass the course!!! Online Meeting Attendance: Following each online meeting Co-instructors will enter attendance points for those students who attended the session into ANGEL. Students should also track their attendance points in the provided progress record. If attendance points are not entered by the co-instructor within 24hrs of the online meeting students should contact their coinstructor and copy caharris@fit.edu. Students who do not attend their regular online session will receive a zero for that meeting until they attend a make-up session. Questions about attendance should be directed to the students co-instructor. CyberRat: Starting in unit three of the course you will have the option to complete 6 CyberRat assignments for extra credit. These assignments involve the application of the principles that you will learn in class to the training of a virtual Rat. In addition to being entertaining, these assignments are designed to give you a more complete understanding of the concepts and principles taught throughout the course. Participation in CyberRat is encouraged for all students, but is especially recommended for those who are struggling to understand the material or who want to go beyond book learning to the application of behavior analytic principles in a controlled setting. Each assignment is worth 2 points for a total of 12pts. The assignments will all be completed online using both the CyberRat program and ANGEL. Experiments will be completed in CyberRat and short answer questions about each experiment will be entered into ANGEL. Both the assignments in CyberRat AND the short answer questions in ANGEL must be completed to receive credit. Assignment should be completed throughout the term at the students own pace, but all assignments MUST be submitted prior to the unit 7 test deadline. Any assignments submitted past the specified deadline will not earn points. For information about the purchase of CyberRat see the Getting Started with CyberRat guide and the CyberRat Assignments document in the course material section of ANGEL. Students are encouraged to purchase and begin the CyberRat assignments early in the term to ensure that there is enough time to complete all 6 assignments. Tests: All tests and exams are "closed book.. Two 50-point tests (unit 2, part 1 and Unit 2 part 2) and six 100-point tests (units 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7) will be administered for a total of up to 700 points. You may not refer to any book, article, notes, email, or web page source. You may NOT refer to any course documents or videos including, but not limited to, those provided in ANGEL. You may not have anyone else helping you while taking a test or receive answers from another individual or provide answers to another student. You may use a basic calculator. Academic honesty is taken very seriously. Students found to engage in or suspected of engaging in inappropriate conduct risk failure in the course. Each unit test should be taken in one, uninterrupted sitting. Students may not stop and restart a test. Time limits apply for all unit tests. See test instructions in ANGEL for more information on time limits. Students must be able to respond to test items accurately and with fluency (quickly). Once the time limit is exceeded the test will automatically be submitted even if the test is not completed. Tests will be based on the objectives covered by the interactive videos and instructional Online Meeting prior to the test and/or the readings which are assigned prior to that time, but may include material covered earlier on. All tests are multiple-choice. Two alternate forms of each Unit Test are available starting the last Friday at 12:01am of a unit and through the following Tuesday at 11:59pm of the next Unit. Form A must be taken first and then form B may be taken if you so choose. You earn the better of the two grades. If taking both versions of the exam you must complete BOTH versions prior to the deadline. If form A is taken on-time,
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form B may NOT be taken late for any reason. Test Bonus: A 3-point bonus is awarded in each unit for taking Test A on time (Up to 24 bonus points). NOTE: NO TEST MAY BE COPIED AND/OR PRINTED IN ANY MANNER. NO TEST OR EXAMINATION (QUESTIONS/ANSWER-SHEET) IS EVER TO BE DUPLICATED OR REPRODUCED. TEST ITEMS (OTHER THAN ASR FLUENCY DRILL ITEMS) MAY NOT BE PRINTED, WRITTEN DOWN ON PAPER, TYPED ON A COMPUTER, OR COPIED IN ANY WAY. ALL TEST MATERIALS ARE AND REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE INSTRUCTOR. COPYING OF TEST ITEMS OR CHEATING ON UNIT TESTS MAY RESULT IN FAILING THE COURSE ACCORDING TO FLORIDA TECHS ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY. Missed/Late Tests: You must complete all tests. Missed tests should be made up within one week of original end date for that test. If you must take a test late you do not need to ask for permission as long as it is taken within one week of the original test end date. For those taking a unit exam past the test deadline only ONE form of the test (form B) will be available. A second form of the test will not be available to those taking the test late. BONUS POINTS WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO TESTS TAKEN LATE. If due to an emergency or other unforeseeable circumstance you must take a test more than 1 week late points will be removed from the total possible score. That is, tests taken in excess of 1 week late will be docked 10 points per week past the 1 week deadline (e.g. if you take the test 2 weeks late the highest score you can receive is a 90). Late tests must be submitted by the unit 7 test deadline. The unit 7 test and final exams may NOT be taken late. Participation in Surveys: You will receive bonus points for every available survey that you participate in up to a maximum of 12 points. Final Exam: A comprehensive final examination worth 145 points must be completed at the conclusion of the course and will be proctored via the required Securexam Remote Proctor (SRP) device. Prior to taking the exam students are required to take the Securexam practice test in angel to ensure the device is working properly and must read and follow all exam instructions. You must complete the entire final exam and score 70% or greater on the final exam in order to pass the course, even if you have earned 800 or more points before the final exam. You may take two forms (A and B) of the final exam if you so choose. Exam B is optional and may be taken if the student scores less than 70% on form A or has not accumulated enough total points in the course, including points earned on form A of the exam. Form A must be taken first. If you choose to take both forms of the final exam you must wait 24 hours between taking form A and form B of the exam. If you choose to take both forms of the test BOTH must be taken before the test deadline. Exam dates are available in the session summary of this syllabus. Please note, the form A exam deadline is before the form B deadline. Students will NOT be permitted to take either form of the final exam late for any reason. Please note that illness, or technical difficulties will not result in an extension of the final exam deadlines. For this reason students are encouraged to NOT take their final exam on the last day it is offered. The exam(s) will be available on-line, but the Securexam Remote Proctor Device provided must be used. The device will authenticate the students identity and monitor both the student and the students computer for the entire testing period. More information and final exam instructions will be distributed at the end of the term. Please read all exam instructions thoroughly. Final Exams taken outside of the USA: All final exam criteria will be the same for students living outside the United States. However, International students may have to pay an import tax
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fee on the proctoring device or may be required to provide a web camera and microphone for proctoring of the final exams. Email abaproctor@fit.edu for more information. *Final Exam Proctor: Legislative action through the Higher Education Opportunity Act requires that any college offering distance learning courses for credit have processes through which the institution establishes that the student who registers in the distance educationcourse or program is the same student who participates in and completes the program Sec 49b (20 U.S.C. 199B (ii)) In an effort to comply with the Higher Education Opportunity Act, ensure the credibility of the ABA online course series, uphold the integrity of the final exam(s) and protect our students we are now utilizing Securexam Remote Proctor (SRP) for all final exams. This device will be mailed to all students and additional information and instructions will be provided after the start of the course. For questions about final exams proctoring please contact abaproctor@fit.edu. Identity Verification- Students may be asked to verify their identity and/or unannounced, realtime identity checks conducted one or more times during the term. Final Grade: Your total earned points for online meeting attendance, ASR entry, test grades and final exam will be summed. Points for tests submitted late will be deducted according to the rules outlined in this syllabus. Bonus points earned (course procedures quiz, attendance bonuses, CyberRat, Surveys) will also be summed and added to the total accumulated points. The resulting number will be divided by the maximum possible points (1000), to give a final percentage in the course. This course is graded pass/fail. Students are required to accumulate 800 total points and score a 70% on the final exam to pass the course. The Passing Criterion of 800 points INCLUDES points earned in the final. Please note that deduction of points earned in ANGEL for late entry of ASRs or late completion of tests is done by hand at the end of the term. If assignments are completed late the progress record in ANGEL may be incorrect until the grade book is updated to include these deductions. For the most accurate progress record students should indicate on their progress record all points earned AND any deductions that will be taken, according to the syllabus, for late assignments.

Other Course Policies

Course Materials/Videos- All course materials and videos are copyright by Jose MartinezDiaz and should be used ONLY by registered students. Those who are not students of the FL Tech ABA program are prohibited from viewing unit videos or obtaining copies of course materials including, but not limited to, study guides, and PowerPoint Presentations. Students are prohibited from sharing or distributing course materials and videos with individuals not taking the course. Registered students will have access to course materials and videos during the term in which they are enrolled only. Course materials turn off the last day of the final exam for the term. After this date students will no longer have access to study guides, PowerPoint presentations and other course related documents. Students who would like to access the course videos after the course has ended for the purposes of studying for the BCBA or BCaBA exam may purchase a subscription to the course videos. FL Tech also offers a mock exam for a nominal fee to assist students prepare for the BCBA and BCaBA exams. Please contact abareg@fit.edu for more information about video subscriptions and mock exam availability. Failure Policy- Students who receive a grade F in a given course due to lack of points or a score less than 70% on the final exam will need to retake the course at their own expense. Students who do not obtain a passing grade in the course for any reason will not be permitted to
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proceed to the next course in the series until a grade of passing is earned in the previous course. Students who fail a course will also not be permitted to take the failed course concurrently with the next course in the series.

University Policies
Academic Honesty: All forms of academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty and plagiarism are subject to disciplinary action up to and including suspension or expulsion from the university. Periodic academic integrity checks will be conducted. Students suspected of academic dishonesty on a unit exam will receive a zero on that unit test and may face additional disciplinary action. Cheating in the online environment includes but is not limited to; giving or receiving information during an exam, using unauthorized material (like notes) during an exam, unauthorized dissemination or receipt of exams, exam materials, contents, or answer keys, taking an exam for another student or asking someone to take an exam for you. For complete information about academic dishonesty policies and definitions please see http://www.fit.edu/current/documents/plagiarism.pdf. Withdrawal Policy: To withdraw from a course, the student must complete a withdrawal form within 6 weeks of the course start date. Failure to attend classes or verbal notification to instructors does not constitute an official withdrawal. Students who withdraw without filing the proper form will receive a failing grade of F. When a student drops a course on or before the last day to do so, as shown in the Academic Calendar, the course will not appear on the permanent academic record. After this date, a W will appear on the permanent record for each dropped course. Students withdrawing from a course will forfeit all registration and fees paid to the University for the course. Please note the ABA Online program academic calendar is different than the on-campus or the extended studies academic calendar. Students are encouraged to assess their own situation before the withdraw deadline and apply for a withdrawal from the course if they, for any reason will not be able to satisfactorily complete the course. Incomplete Policy: Incompletes will be considered on a very limited basis. An I is given when a course cannot be completed because of extraordinary circumstances beyond the students control. An I indicates that course work is qualitatively satisfactory and there is reasonable expectancy that completion of the remaining work would result in a passing grade. The student must submit a signed letter to the ABA office officially requesting an Incomplete. In addition the student may be required to submit appropriate documentation to verify the life event that prohibits the on time completion of the course. Examples include a letter from a doctor, death certificate or obituary. The instructor (co-instructor) must provide a statement of the work to be completed to the head of the academic unit. Only those students who have a reasonable likelihood of passing the course based on an assessment of their grades by their co-instructor will be considered. Those students who are granted an incomplete must complete the work at the earliest possible time but prior to the beginning of the seventh week of the following term, unless an earlier deadline is established at the time the I is recorded and the student is notified of this fact. The I will automatically become an F in the seventh week unless an approved waiver has been filed with the Office of the Registrar. Students with incomplete status will only be permitted to take ONE form of the final exam. In addition, those requesting an incomplete may NOT begin the next course in the series until the previous course is completed.

RULES/INFORMATION (NOT ALREADY COVERED)

1. You are responsible for anything that occurs during interactive videos and instructional Online Meetings, including announcements, changes of schedule, additions to or deletions
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from the study objectives, etc. If you miss an interactive video or instructional Online Meeting, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. Never plead ignorance! The schedule listed on ANGEL is the correct schedule for this course. If you miss one interactive video or instructional Online Meeting for any reason, you are responsible for getting all notes and completing all reading assignments prior to the test. You must be ready for participating in meetings and, especially, for Unit Tests, which must be taken on time. FLORIDA TECH email accounts will be the primary route of contact with students. Students are responsible for all email announcements and information sent to them via their FLORIDA TECH email address. Students should check their FLORIDA TECH mail on at least a daily basis. Dates and/or policies in this syllabus may change at anytime at the discretion of Dr. Martinez-Diaz or due to changes in university policies. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as the information is available. In the January term (March) clocks advance forward by one hour and in the October term (November) clocks will be set back by one hour. For those who live in states or countries where the time does not change in the spring and fall meetings times may change within the term. Please take this into consideration when registering for your online meeting section. See the course calendar for more information.

PROGRESS RECORD BEHP 5000 July 2011 ATTENDANCE & ASR RECORD
Unit ASR Points Attendance Points
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Orientation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

N/A /15 /15 2 Online Meetings for Unit 2 /15 /15 2 Online Meetings for Unit4 /15 /15 /15 /105

/5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /50

TOTAL POINTS RECORD

UNIT Test #1 Test #2 Part 1 Test #2 Part 2 Test #3 Test #4 Test #5 Test #6 Test #7 Final Exam Total ASR Points Total Attendance Points CyberRat Assignments
(All 6 be completed for credit)

Test A / 100 / 50 /50 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100

Test B / 100 / 50 /50 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100

Best Test Score / 100 / 50 /50 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 100 / 145 / 105 / 50**

Timely Bonus /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3

Late Deductions*

Cumulative Points / 100 / 150 /200 / 300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 700 / 845 /960 /1000

1 /2

2 /2

3 /2 /5 /10 /12

4 /2

5 /2

6 /2

/ 1000 /1000 /1000 /1000***

Course Procedures Quiz Attendance Bonus Participation in Surveys

*tests taken in excess of 1 week late will be docked 10 points per week past the 1 week deadline **students need a minimum of 35 attendance points to pass the course. Attendance points are earned for regular and make-up sessions. ***It is possible to earn up to 1063/1000 due to all the bonus points.

POINTS NEEDED TO PASS COURSE =800/1000 Points. Passing criterion includes points earned on the final exam. Your Total Points:__________ FINAL EXAM POINTS NEEDED TO PASS = 101/145 (70%). Your Final Exam Points: __________ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUCCESS IN CLASS (READ THOROUGHLY)!
This syllabus will serve as our contract for the course. It explains, as clearly as possible, all of the requirements for this course. As such, it is expected that you will be familiar with this syllabus and keep it for reference throughout the term. For each Unit, follow these steps: A. Print and Familiarize: 1. If you did not purchase the Course Handbook, print all documents that are part of the Instructional Handbook (provided on ANGEL ) as they are posted. Keep all documents in a 2-inch, or 3-ring
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binders. Separate sections by Unit. 2. Prior to watching the interactive videos, familiarize yourself with the Study Guide, PowerPoint slides, and Acquisition ASR Sheets that will be covered in that interactive video for that Instructional Unit. B. Watch and participate in the Webcasts (unit videos) by completing the Acquisition ASRs NOTE: Each Instructional Unit is broken down into several interactive videos by Study Guide Objectives. 1. Plan to start watching an interactive video as close to the first date listed for that unit as possible. 2. When you watch the interactive video, actively respond by writing down the key words in the Guided Notes in the corresponding Study Guide. If you miss any key words, you can look them up in the PowerPoint slides after completing the interactive video. 3. Take additional notes. Examples and non-examples are particularly helpful. 4. You should take a break after each segment. You may do related reading assignments. 5. Watching about one hour each day works better than watching for five hours straight. 6. If you find yourself drifting, stop viewing the interactive video and log-in at a later time. 7. During the interactive video, respond to each of the Active Student Responding exercises in the Acquisition ASR Sheet (many are provided in the PowerPoint slides). Feedback is provided on the interactive video. 8. After completing the Acquisition ASR Sheet, please enter your responses on ANGEL . You will receive additional feedback. Completion, regardless of number correct, will earn your full 15 points (see below). Your data will be used by your co-instructor to determine what needs to be emphasized during the Online Meeting for that unit. Please do not enter your ASR answers into ANGEL until you have completed ALL the ASR. C. Reading Assignments & ASR Fluency Drill (Prior to Online Meeting with Co-Instructor): 1. After finishing watching a segment or the whole interactive video, complete your reading assignment. 2. Relate the reading assignments to the objectives in the Study Guides. 3. Refer to and review the Study Guides and PowerPoint slides while reading. 4. Take the Unit ASR Fluency Drill. Review your results (feedback is provided instantly). Your data will be used by your co-instructor to determine what needs to be emphasized during the Online Meeting for that unit. 5. Prepare questions to ask the co-instructor during the online instructional meeting. D. Instructional Online Meeting with Co-Instructor: 1. Prior to the first Online Meeting, get a headset for your computer 2. Log-on to the Adobe Connect Online Meeting at least 3 minutes before the start time BUT NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE START TIME. 3. Actively participate in the instructional Online Meeting with the co-instructor by asking and answering questions and polls. E. Focus on Fluency in a Cumulative Manner: Learn the material in each Unit to fluency. Make up flashcards for the key terms. Have someone drill you several times per week. (SAFMEDS) not just on the Unit you are on, but on all previous Units. F. Unit Tests: 1. Take each Unit Test on the first scheduled day if possible. If not, take on the second day. Then, go back and study the material you missed and then take the second test. Take both forms of each test if time permits (you get the higher of the two grades and you learn more). 2. Tests are to be done on time! If you miss a test, schedule a make-up within one week. G. Email your assigned co-instructor or post on the discussing board any questions or concerns. H. Actively participate in the Discussion Board for the course!

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