Sociology of Aging

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• WelcomeStudents

Video Series Growing Old in a New Age
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• Contact Information
• Instructor Jo-Ann FoleyOffice Rodda
  North 233 Hours Please make an appointment.
  (Preferred T/Th at noon in the ECE Library- 2nd
  Floor of the Child Development Center.)
• E-Mail FoleyJ_at_scc.losrios.edu
• Instructor Website http//www.scc.losrios.edu/joa
  nnfoley/
• Course Website http//www.scc.losrios.edu/joannfo
  ley/sociology-aging/
• D2L Access https//d2l.losrios.edu/

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• Textbook Information
• Required Textbook
• Child, Family, School, Community Socialization
  and Support Berns 10th Edition ISBN
  9781305088979
• Students may purchase the required text at the
  SCC College Bookstore, Student Book Exchange,
  online bookstores like Amazon or Half.com,
  download an e-book or rent a book at Chegg.com.
• There should also be a copy of the text at the
  SCC Library Reserve Desk and at the Davis Center
  for a 2 hour maximum checkout.
• If you choose to use an different edition of the
  text, it is your responsibility to compare your
  text with the current text for updated
  information and reorganization of the material.
  Older copies of the text might be found on
  the 3rd floor of the Learning Resource Center.

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• The VIDEO SERIES Growing Old in a New Age
• enhances this class.
• How to View Course Videos

The VIDEO SERIES Growing Old in a New Age
accompanies this course. You will view 13
one-hour programs introducing key concepts and
facts. Selected experts provide
commentary. Where to View Course Videos The
video series may be viewed at the Annenberg
Learner website.
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• Course RequirementsThis course is offered
  entirely online. Students must have basic
  computer familiarity such as uploading documents,
  saving documents as RTF (Rich Text Format) files,
  searching the Internet, and basic problem solving
  ability.
• Coursework can be submitted from any computer
  with Internet access. Computer labs on the SCC
  Campus can be found on the following website
• http//www.scc.losrios.edu/campusservices/computer
  labs/

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• Your Weekly Online Routine
• Check your email and connect to the D2L site
  regularly, (AT LEAST 3 times per week).
• Read the NEWS on our Course Home Page and then
  click on CONTENT to access each Weekly
  Assignments folder.
• For each WEEK, you should do the following, and
  in this order
• Complete the assigned Readings and view Video
  Program(s).
• View the PowerPoint sections.
• Complete the chapter Assignments and Activities.
• Upload assignments into the Dropbox.
• Participate in the Discussion Board topics each
  week.
• Review using the chapter study guides and/or
  quizzes.

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• Assignments and Activities
• The DUE DATE for weekly assignments is Tuesday
  evening at 1155pm.
• Exceptions are the Practice Quizzes and Make-Up
  Exams as noted on the Tentative Class Schedules.
• To receive full credit, assignments must be
  submitted by the DUE DATE. Illness and other life
  challenges are not excuses for forgetting and/or
  not being aware of due dates and assignments.
• Ignorance of an assignment does not excuse the
  student from the responsibility of turning that
  assignment in on time. If you are unsure of an
  assignment ask fellow students in addition to the
  instructor.
• The END DATE is when the assignment folder
  closes, and ACCESS ENDS.
• Once assignments have been graded, no late papers
  will be accepted.

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• Assignments and Activities (continued)
• Spell-check, and proof-read your assignments
  before submitting them.
• Cite any sources used to complete assignments.
• Save class documents (your assignments) as RTF
  (Rich Text Format) files.
• Your papers and assignments have specific folders
  to use for submission to the D2L DROPBOX.

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• Assignments and Activities (continued)
• Term PaperAll assignments must be your own work.
  When writing a research paper you often need to
  refer to the work of other peopleto describe
  their research or ideas, or to quote them, for
  example. Whenever you refer to, paraphrase, or
  quote the theories or research of other people,
  you need to indicate in your paper the source of
  your information. Thoroughly documenting your
  sources has a number of advantages for example,
  you help your reader to check the accuracy of
  your description of the source, and the
  credibility of the source itself.
• Disregarding the documentation of your
  sources will result in an F on the assignment. No
  exceptions.
• Semester Research Paper Senior Living
  Facilities (150 points) DUE 12TH WEEK
• Written Report at least 5 pages typed. The
  subject of the report is to compare at least 2
  different Senior Living Facilities. (More details
  will be given later in the semester.)
• An outline of points to discuss will be provided.
• The paper is to be written in paragraph format,
  not question/answer format.

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• Discussion Boards
• The discussion boards are divided by week. Scroll
  down the Discussion Board page to find the Weekly
  Forums and Topics.
• You will be required to post to each topic and
  then respond to one other students post per
  topic.
• For any given discussion board topic you can
  receive
• 3 points for your original POST
• 2 points for REPLYING to another student
• TOTAL of 5 POINTS for EACH discussion board
  topic.
• Disappearing from the Discussion Boards is like a
  student not attending class, and as such your
  disappearance from the boards will result in
  being dropped from the class.

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• Exams
• There will be three exams
• Each exam consists of 50 multiple-choice
  questions.
• You will have 90 minutes to complete the entire
  exam.
• Exams are worth 200 points each.
• Even though the exams are open book, online, and
  taken at your convenience, you should always
  study for them as you would any other exam.
• The instructor will give a Make-up Exam within
  one week of the original Exam. Students may take
  the Make-up Exam
• If they missed the original Exam.
• To raise an unsatisfactory score (if you scored
  below 70 on the Exam).
• Students taking the Make-up Exam will receive
  no higher than 70 of the possible points 140
  pointsC) for their Make-up Exam score.
• If you scored higher on the Exam you may keep
  that score

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• Grading
• Students grades will be based on accumulated
  points from all
• participation (discussion boards),
• assignments,
• reaction papers,
• semester projects,
• practice quizzes and exams given throughout the
  semester.
• The points will be totaled at the end of the
  semester.
• Final Semester grades will also reflect
  completion of all assignments on time, consistent
  class participation (discussion board),
  cooperation throughout the semester.

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• Incompletes
• An Incomplete grade will not be given simply
  because you have gotten behind in your course
  work
• College policy requires that a student must have
  a passing grade up to 4 weeks before the end of
  the semester, on all required course work up to
  that time.
• An incomplete is only to be given in dire
  circumstances such as personal illness, or a
  death in the immediate family.

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• Communication
• If you have questions or problems, make sure to
  speak up and let me know about it at the earliest
  opportunity. Just like you would raise your hand
  in class to ask for a question or clarification,
  you can send an email to me to get help (or you
  ask a question in the Cyber Cafe of the
  discussion board).
• The longer you wait, the less chance that you
  will get the help you need in time to solve your
  problem.
• So, please speak up!

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• Communication (continued)
• Special Accommodations
• If a student requires special accommodations,
  s/he must
• inform the instructor, and
• submit the necessary paperwork during the first
  two weeks of the semester.

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• Communication (continued)
• Email- Student To Instructor
• When emailing your instructor always do the
  following
• The SUBJECT of your email must say Sociology of
  Aging Online (or SoA-Online).
• Sign your message using your FIRST and LAST
  name, as you are registered with the college.
• Include previous thread of the email if it is an
  ongoing communication.
• Do NOT type your message in all capital letters.

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• Communication (continued)
• Email- Instructor To Student
• I will respond to all emails as soon as possible.
  Please understand, I may not be available 24/7.
• If multiple students have a concern, the response
  may be posted on the D2L NEWS on the COURSE HOME
  page as a FAQ (frequently asked question).
• SCROLL through the NEWS items regularly.
• I may also send announcements using the D2L email
  system.
• So, please keep your email address UPDATED in
  D2L.

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• Communication (continued)
• Phone MessagesWhen leaving a voice message
• Minimize background noise, it can drown-out your
  voice. (Wind, others talking)
• Speak SLOWLY and CLEARLY so I can understand what
  you are saying. Be prepared to leave a message
  BEFORE you call, so you know what you are going
  to say.
• Leave your phone number EACH TIME you call.
• Please repeat your phone number a second time so
  I can confirm that I wrote it down correctly.
• Follow-up on messages. If you havent heard from
  me after several days- to a week, please try
  again. Messages sometimes get accidentally
  dropped or lost.

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• Communication (continued)
• Student-To-Student Communication
• Your fellow students are valuable resources for
  your learning.
• The Discussion Board offers a tool to ask
  questions and communicate with each other.
• The Discussion Board Forum (called Cyber Café) is
  an area created for students to "virtually" hang
  out and get to know one another (in a politically
  correct manner, of course)...
• Post any course relevant questions that you may
  have here -- this may include questions about due
  dates, activities, tests, how to access a link,
  etc.
• Answer each others' questions and help each other
  out. Please check this board each time you log on
  and see if you can be of assistance to a
  classmate.
• As always, keep the tone positive.

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• Now it is time to check out
• D2L (Desire to Learn)
• View the D2L Orientation PowerPoint slides.
• Complete the D2L Sample Class Final.
• Submit your Certificate of Completion to our
  Class Dropbox.
• Take our Class Orientation Quiz.
• After doing so, the Weekly Content will open.
• Thanks for viewing the Class Orientation
  PowerPoint.