Human Sexuality CRN: 30868 Charlotte Lofft, Instructor, Chabot College Online Syllabus and Study Guide Spring,

2014 Prepared November 16, 2013 HUMAN SEXUALITY

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Course Description This course examines the physiological and psychological aspects of sexual health in our contemporary society. Understanding the interrelationship of attitude and behavior as it relates to sexual well-being and sexual integrity. Emphasis will be on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that will contribute to a healthy individual. 3.0 hours. Course Learning Objectives 1. To identify the behaviors and attitudes necessary for sexual well-being and sexual integrity; 2. To describe varying perspectives on human sexuality and current research methods; 3. To identify and explain male and female sexual anatomy and physiology; 4. To describe and discuss the psychological aspects of human sexuality; 5. To explore the art of sexual communication; 6. To describe variances in sexual orientation; 7. To identify and evaluate contraceptive methods and reproductive choices; 8. To explain the process and complications associated with conception, pregnancy and childbirth; 9. To describe the effects of childhood and adolescent coital experiences; 10. To describe the risks and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). TEXT: Our Sexuality, 12th edition, Crooks & Baur, Wadsworth Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-133-943419 Office: Room 2036, Phone: 510-723-6873, Office Hours Posted on Office Door: By appointment. Email: clofft@chabotcollege.edu. Instructor: I am a Registered Nurse and have taught in the Chabot College Nursing Program since 1983. I have taught several sections of Health 1 and Health 8 for many years. My Nursing emphasis has been in the area of Obstetrical Nursing, and I have extensive experience in the area of Labor and Delivery Nursing as well as Newborn Nursing. I am also a member of the California Bar and have taught Business Law and Health Care Law at Chabot College and Las Positas College. Welcome to the course! This course will be totally online, so you must be self motivated to do the work on time. Please print out the Syllabus, which is posted on Blackboard. See the Syllabus and other announcements for further details.

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IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS INTO BLACKBOARD FOR THIS COURSE. YOU CAN DO THIS THROUGH A&R WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR THE COURSE. IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT POSTED IN THE FUTURE TELLING YOU HOW TO DO SO. Please review the Syllabus for all the details related to grading, weekly exams as well as the Discussion Board. The exams and Discussion Board materials are all graded and must be done to pass the course. I hope you enjoy the course and have a worthwhile learning experience. Again, consult the Syllabus every week or more often for guidelines on how to proceed with the weekly exams and Discussion Board items. In addition, you need to go to the COURSE MATERIALS section of the course every week to determine the details of the week's work. That is also where you will find the exams and Discussion Board items. You can contact me via email, clofft@chabotcollege.edu. The weekly exams are timed. You have about a minute per question to do them. YOU CANNOT START THEM AND THEN TAKE THEM LATER. THEY MUST BE TAKEN IN THEIR ENTIRELY ONCE YOU OPEN THEM. I will not participate in anonymous communication. Please be advised that it will be necessary for you to identify yourself when you send email to me. If your online name is different from the name in my records, then you must append your real name to the email message. This is true if you use someone else's computer as well. I will not answer emails that do not have the sender's real name included. Course Policies: 1.Online participation is mandatory. You will not pass if you fail to participate in the discussion boards. 2.There are weekly exams which are only available for specified times. You must take them according to the guidelines below. You will need to take them on Blackboard, a course management system. 3.Drop the class yourself if you dont plan to participate. Dont expect me to drop you. 4.The Power Point lecture materials, Syllabus and discussion board assignments are all posted on Blackboard. 5.There are weekly Discussion Board topics that will be graded at the amount of five (5) points maximum per Discussion Board assignment. The Discussion Board will be graded according to your number of postings and the content of the postings. 6.You can get technical assistance online at Blackboard/Online Help Request form. 7.GRADES: Each exam is worth the points as stated in the Syllabus. If I have to reset an exam because you locked out or because you went over the time I will deduct 10% from your score.

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8.Discussion Board materials are due on the dates listed in the Syllabus. If they are late, I will lower the grade. The maximum number of points you will be awarded for a Discussion Board item is five (5). You will find that the Course Materials section of Blackboard is arranged according to weeks. All of the materials as well as Discussion Boards and exams for each week are contained in the folder for the week. This should save you the effort of having to roam around different areas of Blackboard to find the work for the week. Refer to this Syllabus and the Course Materials section of Blackboard as your weekly guide to make sure that you are doing everything required. Refer to My Grades in Blackboard for a current summary of your grades. BLACKBOARD BASICS This is an On-Line course. Three hours of instruction will be provided On-Line every week in Blackboard, a course management system. It is essential that you have access to the Internet. The Discussion Board and its Internet interactions are required and will be graded. All of the exams are on Blackboard. It is essential that you have an understanding of Blackboard to take this course. You will not receive an orientation to Blackboard in this course. You must be prepared to do the Blackboard component independently. Help is available via the BB site on the Chabot College website. YOU MUST LOG INTO BLACKBOARD ON YOUR OWN AND GET STARTED WITH IT DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE COURSE OR I WILL DROP YOU FROM THE COURSE. I will be initially be keeping attendance and dropping students who are not involved. I will be keeping track of who logs into Blackboard at the beginning of the course. I need to do this so as to be able to submit the proper paperwork for the college census. Please be advised that I will do this by checking to see if you are logging into Blackboard and also if you are engaged in the Discussion Board activities as well as the exams. Looking forward to having an excellent semester. Log into Blackboard at www.chabotcollege.edu/distanceed I AM NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HELP THAT IS FROM CHABOT COLLEGE. Here are some suggested sources of help besides that available: 1. Library services for DE courses: http://chabotlibrary.blogspot.com 2. Checklist for Libraries and Labs, etc: http://chabotcollege.edu/Library/

Human Sexuality CRN: 30868 Charlotte Lofft, Instructor, Chabot College Online Syllabus and Study Guide Spring, 2014 Prepared November 16, 2013 3. Searchpath Tutorial: http//www.chabotcollege.edu/Library/searchpathclassic/

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IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU REGISTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS INTO BLACKBOARD FOR THIS COURSE. YOU CAN DO THIS THROUGH A&R. Students Can Now Use Personal Email in Class Web In addition to using zonemail or forwarding email to another email account, students now have the option to use a personal email account in Blackboard. To change the email address posted in Blackboard, students enter the actual email account in CLASS-Web, which then updates their email address posted in the Personal Information area in Blackboard. How to Update Your Email Address (for Blackboard): 1) Login to Class-Web 2) Select "What is my email address?" 3) Select "Update Email Address" 4) Under "Type of E-mail to Insert" select "Email for Blackboard" and press "Submit" 5) Enter the email address in the field next to "E-mail" and press "Submit" Complete login instructions, including verifying/changing your email address: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/online/Login/ For more information or request for help: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/online/ How to Get Help With Blackboard How to Get Help With Blackboard Online Learning Student Support Help Desk Request Help with Online Courses / Blackboard Fill out your information in the fields below to the best of your knowledge and click submit. You will receive a response from the Online Learning Student Support Help Desk usually within a few hours but no more than 24 hours (excluding weekends). ** My Contact Information (all fields required): Full Name (first and last): Student ID ("W" number): Email Address: My question is related to the following course information All fields required, but if you're not sure, just complete to the best of your knowledge or type in "don't know"): Course Subject and Number: (example: English 4) Course Registration Number (CRN): (example: 34268) Instructor Last Name: (example: Fernandez) Just registered or added within 24 hours? Yes or no Are you trying to access Blackboard through the Zone? Yes or no I need help with or have a question about: Problems logging into Blackboard (please provide details below, such as the error message) I am trying to access Blackboard through the Zone Please reset my password (Did you try the "Forgot Password" link?) I can login to Blackboard, but I do not see the course that I am enrolled in (Read this first) I am having a technical problem with Blackboard (i.e. quiz, assignment, survey; provide details below) I have a question about online courses (trying to add a class?) Other (be sure to provide details below) If a problem within Blackboard, answer the following: Computer Platform: Select One Windows/PC Mac Other Operating System: Select One Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows 98 Mac OS 10.x Mac OS 9.x Other Don't Know How to identify your operating system Browser: Select One Internet Explorer 8.x Internet Explorer 7.x Internet Explorer 6.x Mozilla 1.7 Firefox 1.x Safari 1.x AOL Other Don't Know How to identify your browser type Additional Details or Questions: If you

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received an error message, try to copy/paste into the text box below. If a problem with a quiz/test/exam/assignment, which one? Be sure to contact your instructor as well. The more details you can provide us, the better! **NEW: For face-to-face help, make an appointment by providing your preferred Day, Date, and Time in the box below. Online Learning Student Support Appointments are available throughout the summer months Mon-Thurs from 10am to 2pm (appointments will take place in the Library, upstairs in Building 100). If you are experiencing problems with this form, please send an email to onlinelearning@chabotcollege.edu and include your name, W number, course information, and details of the problem. DISCUSSION BOARD The Discussion Board materials will reflect chapter issues that are assigned and graded. Your participation in the Discussion Board is mandatory and points will be awarded for your performance. You are expected to post your work on time and to respond to others on the Discussion Board. The posting must be on time and must be appropriate to the problem assigned. There are a total of five (5) points per Discussion Board, which is a lot in the aggregate. If you only get 3, you are at 60% for that Discussion Board. Here are some tips on how to get 5s: 1. Have extensive, stimulating postings, not just a few sentences. 2. Discuss the health facts of the topic. 3. Have at least three (3) paragraphs of at least five (5) sentences per posting. 4. Get it in on time. Generally I do keep track of who gets the work in on time and, or, early. Grades recognize the effort so long as the work is of high caliber. Conversely, I wont award high-quality grades when the work is late. Hope this helps.

Discussion Board Grading Guidelines

Prepare the Discussion Board work in MS WORD or another word processor, and use the Spell Check and Grammar Check, then cut and paste it to the Discussion Board. Do not send it to me in email format. I only will accept it in the Discussion Board on Blackboard. Nobody wants to read lots of misspelled words or bad grammar on the Discussion Board. Class participation via the Discussion Board is a very important part of this course. You are expected to offer comments, questions and replies to the discussion question for each week, as well as provide substantive replies to your classmates. Your postings will be evaluated based on their quality: Does your posting indicate an understanding of the weeks topic? Does your posting stimulate discussion? Does your posting exhibit critical thinking and analysis? Does your posting include a discussion of the health facts of the topic?

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If you dont post before the end of the week-long access period, it will be too late to post and you will have missed out on getting any possible points for that posting. I will not grade the Discussion Board more than once. Dont ask me to do so. Netiquette

It is expected that you will observe professional speech and adult interpersonal relations online as well as in class. Points will be taken off if you are rude, discourteous or use inappropriate language or obscenities.
COURSE MATERIALS NOTE: The course is structured so that the last three Discussion Boards must be completed before the last week of class. There will be a lot of work with multiple discussion boards and exams every week. This will give you a chance to finish on time with relative ease. Week One I am giving more time for this to allow for late adds. Chapter 1: Perspectives on Sexuality Review Power Point materials on Blackboard. Discussion Boards: Five different Discussion Boards. All are due by midnight Sunday, February 2, 2014. Discussion Board 1: (Three paragraphs.) Should public schools provide abstinence only or comprehensive sex education? Why or why not? Discussion Board 2: (Three paragraphs.) Should same sex couples be allowed to marry? Why or why not? Discussion Board 3: (Three paragraphs.) Should health care companies be required to pay for birth control and abortions? Why or why not? Discussion Board 4 (Three paragraphs.) Should teens be able to obtain birth control or abortions without parental consent? Why or why not? Discussion Board 5 (Three paragraphs.) Should state and federal laws limit access to abortions? Why or why not? Exam: Chapter 1 will be available from midnight January 27- to midnight February 2, 26 points

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Chapter 2 Sex Research: Methods and Problems Review Power Point materials on Blackboard. Discussion Boards: Due by midnight February 9. Discussion Board 6: (Three paragraphs.) Is it reasonable to apply sex research findings to a larger population beyond the sample group? To what extent can legitimate generalizations be made? Discussion Board 7 (Three paragraphs.) What are some of the bias issues inherent in sex research? Exam: Chapter 2 will be available on Blackboard from midnight February 3 to midnight February 9, 25 points. Week Three Chapter 3: Female Anatomy and Physiology Three Discussion Boards Due midnight February 16 Discussion Board 8: (Three paragraphs.) How are some people redefining menstruation in a more positive fashion than the past? Discussion Board 9: (Three paragraphs.) Describe and compare the three different types of breast lumps. (Cysts, fibroadenomas, and malignant tumors.) Exam: Chapter 3 will be available from midnight February 10 to midnight February 16, 28 points Week Four Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology Review Power Point materials on Blackboard. Discussion Boards: Due midnight February 23 Discussion Board 10: (Three paragraphs.) What are the potential benefits and risks of male circumcision? Discussion Board 11 (Three paragraphs.) Describe the following: prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer. Discussion Board 12 (Three paragraphs.) Describe three different diseases or injuries that can affect the male genital and reproductive structures. Exam: Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology on Blackboard from midnight February 17 to midnight February 23, 26 points

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Week 5 Chapter 5: Gender Issues Discussion Board 13 (Three paragraphs.) Due by midnight March 2 How does social-learning interpretation of gender identity formation suggest that our identification with either masculine or feminine roles result primarily from the social and cultural models and influences to which we are exposed? Exam: Chapter 5 Available from midnight February 24 to midnight March 2, 20 points Week 6 Chapter 6 Sexual Arousal and Response Discussion Boards: Due by midnight March 9. Discussion Board 14: (Three paragraphs.) How does the aging process affect vaginal lubrication in women and what can be done about it? Discussion Board 15 (Three paragraphs.) How does the aging process affect the ability of a man to achieve an erection and reach orgasm? Discussion Board 16 (Three paragraphs.) How do some women respond to stimulation of the Grafenberg spot? How can this be incorporated by her partner to increase her enjoyment of sex? Exam: Chapter 6 On Blackboard from midnight March 3 to midnight March 9, 23 points Week 7 Chapter 9: Sexual Orientations Review Power Point Materials in Blackboard Discussion Boards Due midnight March 16 Discussion Board 17 (Three paragraphs.) How does the choice to come out effect a same sex persons life style? What are the issues he/she has to weigh? Discussion Board 18 (Three paragraphs.) Describe the relevant theories that attempt to explain the causes of homosexuality. Exam: Chapter 9 midnight March 10 to midnight March 16, 36 points.

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Chapter 10 Contraception; you have two weeks to complete this chapter and exam. Procrastinate at your personal peril! Review Power Point Materials on Blackboard. Discussion Boards: Due midnight March 30 Discussion Board 19: (Three paragraphs.) Discuss how a man can share contraceptive responsibility with his partner. Discussion Board 20 (Three paragraphs.) State three advantages of oral contraceptives and three disadvantages of them. What should the couple consider when deciding whether or not to use them? Discussion Board 21 (Three paragraphs.) State three advantages of cervical barrier methods of contraception. What should the couple consider when deciding whether or not to use them? Exam: Chapter 10 on Blackboard from midnight March 17-midnight March 30, 53 points Weeks 10 and 11 Chapter 11: Conceiving Children: Process and Choice; you have two weeks to complete this chapter and exam. Procrastinate at your personal peril! Review Power Point Materials on Blackboard Discussion Boards: Due on midnight April 13 Discussion Board 22 (Three paragraphs.) Describe three causes of infertility and discuss approaches to treatments. Discussion Board 23 (Three paragraphs.) Describe the issues inherent in a womans choice to be pregnant after age 35. What are some of the technologies available to her and her partner with respect to facilitating their decision making? Discussion Board 24 (Three paragraphs.) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of breast versus bottle feeding. Discussion Board 25 (Three paragraphs.) What was the decision in Roe v. Wade? Describe the Hyde Amendment and how states have rights with respect to abortion laws. Exam: Chapter 11 will be available on Blackboard from midnight March 31 to midnight April 13, 59 points. SPRING BREAK APRIL 14-18 - NO INSTRUCTION

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Week 12 Chapter 13: Sexuality and the Adult Years Review Power Point materials on Blackboard. Discussion Boards due by midnight April 27 Discussion Board 26: (Three paragraphs) What are some of the causes of the high divorce rate in the US today? What are some suggested approaches to reducing it? Discussion Board 27 (Three paragraphs) What are some of the issues surrounding premarital cohabitation as they relate to divorce statistics and break up? Exam: Chapter 13 will be available on Blackboard for one week only from midnight April 21 to midnight April 27, 24 points Weeks 13 and 14 Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections Discussion Boards Due by May 11 Discussion Board 28 (Three paragraphs.) Describe the current understanding of how HIV originated and spread. Discussion Board 29 (Three paragraphs.) What body fluids contain the HIV virus and how can individuals protect from infection? Discussion Board 30 (Three paragraphs.) Describe each of the following types of hepatitis and how it is spread and its impact effects on the human body: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C. Exam: Chapter 15 will be available on Blackboard for two weeks only from midnight April 21 to midnight May 11, 39 points.

METHOD OF GRADING:
There are thirty (30) required Discussion Boards at five (5) points each for a total of 150 points. There are thirteen (13) exams at various points per exam for a total of 359 points for exams. Grading Tabulation: Discussion Boards (30 at 5 points each) Exams (13 for a total of 359 points) TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE A = 90-100%, B= 80-89%, C=70-79%, D=60-69%, F=Less than 60%. 150 points 359 509 points