Course Syllabus

Human Sexuality

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Course Description

This course explores personal, social, cultural, and historical beliefs, attitudes, and values toward human sexuality. Topics may include reproductive anatomy and physiology, psychosexual development, and contemporary, social, cultural, and political issues.

Essential Objectives

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the biological basis of sexuality including male and female anatomy, physiology, and roles in reproduction.
2. Discuss sexuality from a developmental perspective, including gender roles and social and emotional changes throughout the lifespan.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the continuum of sexual expression and identity.
4. Discuss psychosocial roles of intimacy, love, communication skills, and consent in sexual behavior.
5. Describe commonly used methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, pros and cons of using different methods, and reasons why they may fail.
6. Identify causes, symptoms, and impact of common sexually transmitted infections.
7. Explore the current understanding in the field of psychology regarding normative sexual behavior and sexual disorders as identified in the current diagnostic manual.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary political and cultural issues related to human sexuality.
9. Distinguish between fact and opinion, recognize unstated assumptions, and evaluate arguments according to the quality of supporting evidence.
10. Locate, select, and effectively use research materials that address specific issues in the study of human sexuality.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Fall 2024 textbook details will be available on 2024-05-20. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Evaluation Criteria

Papers: 20%

Weekly Discussions/Participation: 30%

Final Research Paper: 35%

Midterm Exam 15%

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100%

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

You must respond to two other posts per week to earn the credit for participation.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Each missed week (which means no submissions) you lose points and are considered absent. Over 3 missed weeks and you may not pass the class. Reach out if there are extenuating circumstances.

I will accept late work within the week it is due. Such as if you did not submit your Friday initial post, I will accept it for points lost if submitted by Monday night. After the week is due, you must reach out to me. I don't normally accept late work beyond the week they are due, so this needs to be discussed with me.

I am willing to give one extension per semester. Reach out to me about this.

Do not submit late work expecting me to grade it unless there was a previous discussion about this issue made. It is up to my discretion whether I accept beyond the week it is due.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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