INSTRUCTOR
’S SYLLABUS Fall 2006Course Number: LRCM-8636.CO1
Course Title: Birds, Bees, and Urban Legends, Sexual Health in the Misinformation Age
Course Credit Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 6, Lab Hours: 0
Course Delivery Method: Lecture, Lab
Blended Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Appraise biopsychosocial influences on sexual health across the life span.
2. Evaluate sources of information related to human sexuality and current health issues from a research perspective.
3. Assess the impact of individual decision-making factors on sexual functioning and the response cycle.
4. Analyze behavior management skills pertaining to conception, contraception and STD causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Please visit http://iws.ccccd.edu/syllabus for generic course descriptions and student learning outcomes for the individual courses, as well as the Collin academic honesty statement.
Instructors Information: Instructor’s Names: Dr. Linda Adams and Valerie Smith
Office Number: Dr. Linda Adams, A217, Valerie Smith, B230
Office Hours: Adams: M.W., 12-2, T. TR., 1-2, Smith T., 1-2; CPC, MWF 10-11am
Contact Information: Adams: Office (972) 881-5777, email:
ladams@ccccd.eduSmith: Office (972) 548-6808, email: vsmith@ccccd.edu
PHED Office: (972) 881-5925
Class Information
Class meeting times: T. TR., 10am-12:45pm
Class meeting location A216
You may repeat this class once after receiving a grade, including W
Textbook: None required. Readings will be made available online via the LRC E-Reserves system.Students will be introduced to, instructed in, and responsible for understanding navigation of the use of this system.
Supplies: None
Method of Evaluation: A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=59 and below
| Assignment | Maximum points possible | Grade Earned |
| Mid-term Exam | 20 | |
| Final Exam | 20 | |
| Labs (2@ 5 pts. each) | 10 | |
| Participation | 10 | |
| Cancer Project | 20 | |
| STD Project | 20 | |
| Total Points Possible | 100 |
Assignment Descriptions:
* Students are required to choose two of the five lab options.
**Students are required to complete BOTH projects.
| *Lab Option #1: Kinsey | Sept. 14th | View the film account of the life of Alfred Kinsey and complete the assignment pages given out in class. | 5 points | |
| *Lab Option #2: 3-D Anatomy Models | Sept. 28th | Develop a 3-D model of female or male sexual anatomy. Label each part and explain function. | 5 points | |
| *Lab Option #3: Atypical Behavior | Nov. 30th | Define and examine a specific atypical sexual behavior in greater depth than covered in the text. Provide causes, treatments and social implications. | 5 points | |
| *Lab Option #4: Design a Comprehensive Sexual Education Program | Dec. 7th | Prepare a comprehensive K-12 sex education curriculum suitable for presentation to a local school board. Presentation must include a written proposal. | 5 points | |
| *Lab Option #5: Design a Sexual Health Program for Seniors | Dec. 7th | Relate cardiovascular health and sexual functioning. Prepare a presentation for adults over 40. Presentation must be supplemented by a written summary or proposal for the program. | 5 points | |
| **Project #1 Cancer Presentations | Oct. 12th | Use
type of cancer assigned to you and your group to develop an informative skit
about the cancer, which you will present to the class. Each student will also submit an individual summary paper on the assigned form of cancer. |
20 points | |
| **Project # 2 STD campaign | Nov. 16th |
Construct a campaign for informing young adults about the risks and
consequences of certain behaviors. Each student will also submit an individual summary paper of research reviewed that supports the program s/he has designed with the group. |
20 points | |
| Attendance/Participation Policy and Rubric: 2 FREE Absences…After 2 absences have been exhausted,1 point will be deducted from the attendance grade for each successive absence. This will impact the final grade for this class. If you are late 10 minutes or more to class you will be counted absent. If you decide to nap in class, that will also be counted as an absence. | ||||
Course Withdrawal Policy: Last date to withdraw from class: Nov. 2006. You may repeat this course for credit only one time.
ADA Statement: It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This college will adhere to all applicable Federal and State laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office (G-200) or 881-5898, (TDD-881-5950) in a timely manner if he/she desires to arrange for accommodations.
Course Outline
| Week of | Preparation | Topics | Special Notes | Assignments |
| Aug. 28th | Syllabus | -Introduction to the course and
resources available to you as a CCCCD student.
-Examination of dimensions of wellness and the sociohistorical influences on individual impressions of and the norms regarding sexuality. Myths about both will be discussed. |
Familiarize with the online E-Reserves | |
| Sept. 4th | (ER) Ch. 2 Crooks and Baur: Sexual Research Methods | Why is intellectual health important? How is the data we will study this semester compiled? What are some of the difficulties and considerations specific to sex research? In other words, how do we separate fact from fantasy? | No school Monday for Labor Day! | |
| Sept. 11th | (ER) Taking Sides-Should Prostitution be Legal? | --The interplay of health and occupation. What are some of the risks and legal implications of working in the sex trade? | -Census Date: Sept. 13th- Last day to drop without "counting" on transcript | Lab #1 |
| Sept. 18th | (ER) Ch.4-Hyde & DeLamater ; Taking Sides-Is the G-Spot a Myth?; Should Female Circumcision be Banned? | -Female anatomy, physiology and
health issues
-Overview of the menstrual cycle -Male anatomy, physiology and health issues -The symbolic representation of the penis in art, literature and social relationships |
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| Sept. 25th | (ER) Current Perspectives-Late diagnosis Klinefelter’s | -Hormones, stress and the brain -Gender development |
Lab #2 | |
| Oct. 2nd | (ER) Taking Sides-Is Masters and Johnson an accurate model? | -Aspects of sexual arousal and
variation of response -Cardiovascular health, poor health and sexual functioning |
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| Oct. 9th | (ER) Ch. Sixteen-Insel & Roth | Cancers | Group presentations | |
| Oct. 16th | (ER) Ch. Nine and Ten Insel & Roth ; Taking Sides- Should Schools Pay Damages for Sex. Harassment? | -Drugs, alcohol and tobacco and
the social relationship to sex and functioning -Hooking up and rape |
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| Oct. 23rd | Attraction: What makes someone
"sexy?" "You never listen/talk to me…." -The role of communication in relationships |
Midterm Exam on Tuesday, Oct. 24! | ||
| Oct. 30th | Pop culture tells us that "All
You Need is Love," but also that "Love Stinks," and even that "Everybody
Loves Raymond." What do social scientists have to say?
-Myths and the reality of managing relationships |
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| Nov. 6th | (ER) Taking Sides-Condoms in school; Fertility treatments | To parent or not to parent?
What a question! Conception and parenthood as processes and choices -The role of technology in fertility issues -The beauty and blood of birth |
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| Nov. 13th | Online link: Roe v. Wade (1973)-Majority and dissent opinions; (ER) Freakonomics, Ch. 4 | Abortion The highest incidence rates of STDs occur in the 15-24 demographic. What are some of the barriers to recognizing symptoms and decreasing infection rates? |
Final withdrawal date Friday | STD campaign |
| Nov. 20th | (ER) Taking Sides-Is Oral Sex Really Sex? | -Behavioral variation How does society identify, define and respond to atypical behaviors? |
No classes 22nd-24th. Have a lovely holiday! |
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| Nov. 27th | (ER) Current Perspectives-Adult recollections of childhood; Taking Sides- Is Pedophilia Always Harmful? | -Child sexuality and gender
development -The role of sexuality in adolescence What role does sex play as we age? How are we affected by cultural images of sexual relations as a "young person’s game." |
Lab #3 | |
| Dec. 4th | Course summary | Labs #4 & 5 | ||
| Dec. 11th | REVIEW—TUESDAY, DEC. 12TH,
10AM-NOON FINAL EXAM— THURSDAY, DEC. 14th, 11:30AM-1:30PM |
Finals week |
**This syllabus is tentative. The professor reserves the right to make alterations to segments of this course and/or syllabus as necessary.
Rev. 08.29.06