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PSYC-451 of Abnormal

Instructor: Chelsey Van Ness

Email: [email protected] (USD email best way to contact me)

Course Number: Psyc 451

Class Meetings: Week of 08/20/2018-12/12/2018

Office Hours: Anytime via email and by appointment via in-person or Collaborate

Greetings and Welcome to Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (Psyc 451)!

My name is Chelsey Van Ness and I will be your lecturer for this course. A little about myself: I am currently in my 2nd year in the USD program in pursuit of my Ph.D. I completed my undergrad at Morningside College in . I have a lot of different professional interests currently. I am very interested in childhood trauma, sexual assault, neurodevelopmental disorders, resiliency factors, and assessments. I find myself becoming interested and passionate about every new subject I learn throughout my ; therefore, I am guessing my interests will continue to grow and change. I enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking and kayaking, and also enjoy staying active through working out/fitness and sports. I also enjoy spending time reading, listening to a variety of different music, and watching Netflix. I am looking forward to meeting everyone online and learning more about everyone’s interests!

One thing to be aware of ASAP is that in order to remain registered in the course, you MUST log in during the first week of the class at minimum. If you have not logged in, you will be dropped from the course. Please refer technological difficulties to D2L support personnel at USD by calling Continuing Education at 800-233-7937 or 605-677-6240, or contact the Student Help Desk at [email protected], 1-877-225-0027or 605-658-6000 (Vermillion Campus).

Course Description:

This comprehensive survey course will provide you with an overview of abnormal psychology from evolutionary, biological, neurological, psychological, social, socio-cultural, and political perspectives. You will learn about symptoms, criteria for diagnosis, and possible causes and treatments for various mental disorders. By the end of this course, you will gain a greater understanding of abnormal psychology as a rapidly evolving science, and abnormal behavior within the context of normative behavior. You will make use of your critical thinking skills while gaining knowledge of interdisciplinary research from fields ranging from culture to associated with the development of .

Please note that a prerequisite to this course is Psyc 101.

As a result of learning the material associated with this class, students should be able:

• To gain an understanding of the physical, cognitive, social and personality aspects of abnormal psychology and implications across the life span within a variety of settings. • To identify the major diagnostic domains and specific criteria associated with various diagnoses. • To have an increased understanding of available treatment and interdisciplinary services for community members experiencing difficulties/disorders. • To identify the barriers associated with seeking and receiving therapeutic services. • To develop an awareness of cross-cultural perspectives in abnormal psychology.

Textbook & Materials

• Abnormal Psychology, 2nd Edition by William J. Ray. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. • ISBN: 9781506378282 • (Also available in electronic version) • https://edge.sagepub.com/rayabnormal2e/stud ent-resources

Technology Requirements

The University of South Dakota has established minimum technology requirements for participation in online courses. These are outlined under the “Technology Support and Requirements” section in the CDE Online Orientation document in the Getting Started widget on the course homepage.

Additionally, course lectures/office hours will be facilitated via a web-conferencing system called Collaborate.

General Course Schedule: In general, a typical week in this course will be sequenced as follows:

Day Task Monday Start of the week; open for work and discussions. New lecture available at 6 PM CT. Discussion for previous week’s material due at 11:59 PM CT. Tuesday Read material; open for independent work and discussions. Wednesday Read material; open for independent work and discussions. Thursday Open for independent work and discussions. “Weekly Chapter Quizzes” available in “Quizzes” under the “Assessment” tab in D2L. Friday Open for independent work/ discussions/ practice quizzes Saturday Open for work on discussions/assessments/practice quizzes Sunday Open for work on discussions/assessments/quizzes. Begin to prepare for the next week’s topic.

General Course Requirements and Expectations

The South Dakota Board of Regents defines a credit hour as constituting one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction, and two hours of out of class student work. To that end, as this is a three credit-hour course, students should expect to invest around nine hours per week in the course. Depending upon your studying style skills, you may end up spending more than nine hours a week on the course.

As this is an online course, we will not be meeting face-to-face, so this engagement requirement will be reproduced by the following activities, all of which will be due by the end of the week: posting in the weekly discussions; attending the lecture/watching recorded lecture; completing the weekly learning opportunities like the chapter review questions and from the on-line resources from Sage Publications: http://www.sagepub.com/sageEdge/ray/#.Uz79L00o7Gg

Other assessments at the discretion of the instructor may be assigned to help ensure the learning of course content.

IMPORTANT: This will not be a self-paced or correspondence-like course. You will be required— and given points based upon your performance—on the weekly requirements. Failure to do so may result in a reduced grade in the course, or being dropped from the course.

There will be a Midterm and Final Exam and will be taken via D2L. Dates are listed in the class schedule, however please pace the studying for your exams as there is quite a bit of content and material. You are not required to have a proctor in taking the exams; however it is based upon the honor system, and are closed book/resource/internet exams. You will be required to use the lockdown browser - Respondus LockDown Browser (LDB). You will be required to download and install on the computer from which you will be taking the exams. You will receive results on how well you did on the EXAMS within D2L Assessment Tab (Quiz Option) immediately upon taking the EXAMS.

There are Discussion Assignments throughout the semester. Please see the syllabus for further details.

Getting Started

First, you will want to access the course in Desire2Learn (D2L). This can be done via the USD student portal, http://myu.usd.edu, or directly via https://d2l.sdbor.edu. The course should be listed in under “My Courses.” Note: you will not be able to access the course until the start date, as indicated in WebAdvisor

Next, you should familiarize yourself with the CDE Online Orientation, which can be found in the Getting Started widget on the course homepage. It contains important information on accessing USD’s resources online.

Once in the course, you should do the following:

1. Read through the items in the Getting Started section on the top, left-hand side of the course homepage. 2. Orient yourself to the course components: News, Content (where all course materials reside), Discussions, etc. 3. Post your introduction in the first week’s discussion topic under Discuss. 4. Orient yourself to the Assessment Tab, where accessibility to the EXAMs (and practice quizzes) will be available via the Quizzes option.

Contact Me My contact information is listed at the top of this document. The best way to contact me is via my USD email account [email protected]. I will do my utmost to respond to your requests within forty-eight (48) hours on the weekdays.