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Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: Adult Development and Learning

Course Title: Department: Instructor: Contact Information:

BU318 - Adult Development and Learning Business Sharif Muhammad, M.A. E-Mail -- Vita (248) 789-0513 (available 9 AM – 7 PM, EST – seven days a week)

I am available to you throughout the course. When trying to reach me, please try email first unless it is an urgent situation. I will check my email frequently and respond within no more than 24 hours. If, however, your message is urgent, please feel free to contact me by telephone.

There is no assigned text book. I will provide weekly lectures and you will be reviewing internet sites.

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to the study of adult development and learning.
The course samples a broad range of topics, including biological foundations, development, learning, and cognition.

Academic Honesty:

Both Canyon College and I trust that each student will maintain high standards of honesty and ethical behavior. All assignments submitted in fulfillment of course requirements must be the student's own work. Where outside sources are used as references, work submitted must be identified and appropriately cited.

Submission of Work

This course is divided into six units. Each unit contains a lecture, web reading and one paper. Please spell and grammar check your paper before sending. Double space your work. Put your name, the name of the course and the date of submission at the beginning of your submission.

Please send each unit as a whole – There are no examinations in this course. Your learning will be evaluated through your practical application of the theory in your written work. To ensure that you receive full point value, use specific rather than general examples in your papers.

Unit 1
Theories of Adult Development with Stages

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Web Assignment: Search the Web and find one web site discussing this topic and review it – send the web address and two paragraphs over viewing the web site
3. Write 300 word paper using a personal experience to explain one of the theories discussed.

Unit 2
Theories of Adult Development without Stages

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Web Assignment: Search the Web and find one web site discussing this topic and review it – send the web address and two paragraphs over viewing the web site
3. Write 300 word paper using a personal experience to explain one of the theories discussed.

Unit 3
Learning: Classical Conditioning

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Web Assignment: Search the Web and find one web site discussing this topic and review it – send the web address and two paragraphs over viewing the web site
3. Write 300 word paper using a personal experience to explain one of the theories discussed.

Unit 4
Operant Conditioning and Skinner’s Box

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Web Assignment: Search the Web and find one web site discussing this topic and review it – send the web address and two paragraphs over viewing the web site
3. Write 300 word paper using a personal experience to explain one of the theories discussed.

Unit 5
Cognitive Processes and learning

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Web Assignment: Search the Web and find one web site discussing this topic and review it – send the web address and two paragraphs over viewing the web site
3. Write 300 word paper using a personal experience to explain one of the theories discussed.

Unit 6
Putting it all together

Assignment:

1. Read the lecture posted
2. Write 1000 word paper identifying your understanding of the learning process for an adult. Include some of your understanding of adult development. Include real life examples.

Grading:

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6

Web Assignment Paper Web Assignment Paper Web Assignment Paper Web Assignment Paper Web Assignment Paper Final Paper

50 points 200 points 50 points 200 points 50 points 200 points 50 points 200 points 50 points 200 points 250 points

Total available points:

1500 points

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1500 - 1450 1449 - 1400 1399 - 1350 1349 - 1300 1299 - 1250 1249 - 1200 1199 - 1150 1149 - 1100 1049 - 1000 999 - 950 949 - 900 899 - 000

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