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Blinn College • Bryan • Social Science • Psychology - PSYC

PSYC-2306
Spring 2018 Section 335 CRN-24818 3 Credits
01/16/2018 to 05/10/2018 Modified 01/13/2018

LECTURE
MW 2:50-4:05 (Bldg A-222)

Instructor: Mr. Michael Pinney

Email: mpinney@blinn.edu
Office: Bldg A-239
Phone: 979-209-8935 / c979-217-6273
Website: http://ecampus.blinn.edu (http://ecampus.blinn.edu)

Office Hours: M=130-245 / T=130-245 / W=10-11 & 130-245 / Th=130-245 / F=10-12

Psychology 2306 provides an overview of human sexual behavior, including gender roles, gender differences,
values regarding sexual behavior and intimacy, responsible personal decision making, the biology of sex, and
sexually transmitted diseases. 48 contact hours. Credit: Three semester hours.

Requisites
None

Through the Texas Core Curriculum, students will gain a foundation of knowledge in human cultures and the
physical and natural world, develop principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and
advance intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning. For details relating to this core course,
please see:

http://www.blinn.edu/academics/core_curriculum.html (http://www.blinn.edu/academics/core_curriculum.html)

Identify common myths of human sexual functioning.

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Identify human sexual behaviors and sexual responses.

Explain the relationship between sexuality and developmental changes throughout the lifespan.

Describe the causes, symptoms, and treatments for sexually transmitted infections and the behaviors that
increase and decrease the risk of contracting an STI.

Describe the principles of effective communication and the specific barriers to effective communication about
sex and sexuality.

Use an academic sexual vocabulary.

Discuss cultural differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors.

Identify the occurrence and causes of sexual variations.

Identify contraceptive methods and how these methods prevent conception.

EDITION: 13TH 17
PUBLISHER: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781337127806
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4 SCANTRONS NEEDED FOR EXAMS !

(ONLY Apperson Datalink 1200 or Accuscan #28980 will be accepted and

graded!)

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EXAMS (50% of your grade)

Three exams (each worth 10% of your grade), plus a Final Exam (20% of your grade), will be given during the
semester. The first three exams will contain fifty to seventy-five (50-75) multiple-choice questions, a few short
essay questions, and will only cover the lecture and reading material since the previous exam, so they are non-
cumulative. The Final Exam will be cumulative and will contain one-hundred (100) multiple choice questions, and
several short answer essays. Refer to the course schedule listed in this syllabus for times or check the class
website for updated details.EXAMS MUST BE COMPLETED ON DATALINK / ACCUSCAN SCANTRONS OR
THEY WILL NOT BE GRADED (see first page of syllabus)

CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENTS (20% of your grade)

These assignments are designed to help you think critically about topics we are discussing in class. ALL of these
assignments are to be uploaded to the eCampus DROPBOX no later than 11:59pm on the due date. NO LATE
ASSIGNMENTS will be accepted, no exceptions, so please do not ask.

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WRITTEN PROJECT (10% of your grade)

This paper is required of all students. This brief paper (minimum 500 words) will involve your thoughts on living in
a hypothetical world in which nearly all public officials and corporate executives are lesbian or gay. How would
your perception of things change? How would you change and what would you be willing to do to rise up the
corporate ladder, or otherwise become wealthy? Full details on this assignment will follow in the coming weeks.

PARTICIPATION (20% of your grade)

Class Participation will constitute 20% of your final grade and will be based on 4 or more in class assignments,
discussions, quizzes and/or exercises.

GRADING SCALE: A=90-100% / B=80-89% / C=70-79% / D= 60-69% / F=0 – 59%

All policies, guidelines, and procedures in the Blinn College

Catalog (http://www.blinn.edu/catalogPDF/Admissions-Records-Financial-Aid.pdf), Blinn College Board
Policies (http://pol.tasb.org/Home/Index/1204), and the Blinn College Administrative Procedures
Manual (http://www.blinn.edu/admnpolicy/intro.htm) are applicable to this course.

Specific information on civility, attendance, add/drop, scholastic integrity, students with disabilities, final grade
appeal, alternative retailers, and campus carry. (http://www.blinn.edu/syllabus-policies/)

Notice of any action taken under these protocol and procedures, by Blinn College or its employees, may be
delivered by hand, through the U.S. Postal Service, or electronically to the student’s BlinnBuc e-mail account.
Notice shall be deemed received upon actual receipt, on deposit in the U.S. Mail, or upon entering the information
processing system used by Blinn College for BlinnBuc e-mail accounts, whichever first occurs.

INCOMPLETES

A grade of incomplete will only be given in serious extenuating circumstances such as a death in the immediate
family or an illness that requires hospitalization. This is school policy. You must have a passing grade and supply
official documentation verifying the circumstance. An incomplete will NOT be given in the case of vacation plans,
job conflicts, apartment lease problems, social engagements or forgetting about the last exam. If you need an
incomplete, you must speak with the instructor, provide the documentation and fill out the required paperwork
before you leave.

The last day to drop with a "Q" is April 27, 2018

EXTRA CREDIT

No extra credit assignments will be given during the semester.

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MAKEUP EXAMS

Makeup exams will be available in the Learning Center for exactly one week following the scheduled exam and
will contain different questions than the exams given in class. (If the exam is scheduled for Tuesday the 13th, the
makeup exam will be available from Wednesday the 14th through Monday the 19th). Extensions will only be given
in serious, extenuating circumstances such as a death or serious illness. If you cannot provide reasonable
verification of these circumstances, please do not ask for an extension. EXAMS MUST BE COMPLETED ON
DATALINK / ACCUSCAN SCANTRONS OR THEY WILL NOT BE GRADED (see first page of syllabus)

LATE ASSIGNMENTS

NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you are absent, please check your syllabus to see if an
assignment was given during the class you missed. Please note that an assignment not uploaded into the
eCampus DROPBOX by 11:59pm on the due date Will Not Be Graded.

Week 1 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture CONTACT

HRS
MLK DAY M- Ch 1 75 3
01/15/18
Introduction & Sexual IQ ...are you as smart as you think W- Ch 1 75
you are? 01/17/18
Week 2 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Sex Research - What did we learn & how? M- Ch 2 75 3
01/22/18
Sex Research - Possibly the best job ever? W- Ch 2 75
01/24/18
Week 3 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
It's a VAGINA! - ...now say it with me. M- Ch 3 75 3
01/29/18
The Vagina Monologues (continued) - What it does, how W- Ch 3 75
it does it and why... 01/31/18
Week 4 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Penis,Penis,Penis...Penis.......Penis........... M- Ch 4 75 3
02/05/18
Colonel Dick Johnson ...and how he controls men's lives! W- Ch 4 75
02/07/18
Week 5 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
EXAM 1 M- 75 3
02/12/18
Getting Down! - Understanding how it starts. W- Chs 6 75
02/14/18
Week 6 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Getting Down! (#2) - Understanding how it might M- Ch 14 75 3
unexpectedly end. 02/19/18
Gender …This is who I feel like I am. W- Ch 5 75
02/21/18
Week 7 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS

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Orientation- This is who (or what) I like! M- Ch 9 75 3

02/26/18
LOVE - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… W- Ch 7 75
02/28/18
Week 8 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
LOVE - Does LIKE + SEX = LOVE ? M- Ch 7 75 3
03/05/18
Communication is the key! - We need to talk… W- Ch 7 75
03/07/18
SPRING BREAK
Week 9 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
REVIEW & DISCUSSION DAY! M- 75 3
03/19/18
EXAM 2 W- 75
03/21/18
Week 10 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Sexual Behaviors - the beginnings "I'm just brushing my M- Ch 8 75 3
hair mom...!" 03/26/18
Sexual Behaviors -teen angst & drive - Experience and W- Ch 8 75
trying to figure things out... 03/28/18
Week 11 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Sexual Behaviors - adulthood - Using (and testing) what M- Ch 13 75 3
you think you learned... 04/02/18
Marriage, Divorce and the later years! W- Ch 13 75
04/04/18
Week 12 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
EXAM 3 M- 75 3
04/09/18
Sexual Consequences (or blessings) - The best laid W- Ch 11 75
plans of mice & men go awry... 04/11/18
Week 13 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Sexual Consequences (or blessings) ...cont' M- Ch 11 75 3
In real life it continues much longer than this lecture topic! 04/16/18
Avoiding Sexual Consequences - Is Coca-Cola an W- Ch 10 75
effective birthcontrol method? 04/18/18
Week 14 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Avoiding Sexual Consequences #2 / The stuff no one M- Ch 15 75 3
wants to think about 04/23/18
Why does it hurt when I pee?
The stuff no one wants to think about (#2) - Mind if I W- Ch 16 75
take a photo of your feet? 04/25/18
Week 15 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
The stuff no one wants to think about (#3) - Sexual M- Ch 17 75 3
Abuse and the effects 04/30/18
The stuff no one wants to think about (#4) W- Ch 18 75
The 3 Ps of the sexual underworld - (Pornography, 05/02/18
Prostitution & Politics)
Week 16 Meeting Details Dates Reading Lecture HRS
Final Exam Totals 2 hours and 15 minutes = 135 minutes Monday, May 7 315-530p 3
= 2.7 hours,
which rounds to 3 contact hours
Total Contact Hours (3 x 16 = 48) 48
Note: In the Carnegie Hour system 50 minutes = 1 contact
hour.

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Note: Instructor Reserves the Right to Vary this Schedule.

General
ACGM Approval Number: 42.0101.53 25
CIP Area: Psychology
Course Type: Academic
Core Course: Yes

Purpose
The purpose of this course is to increase the students understanding of human sexual behavior and decision
making as it applies to life from a standpoint of maintaining mental, social, and physical health. This course
will not only provide an additional choice for students pursuing an Associate of Arts degree with a psychology
or sociology major, it will also fulfill requirements for a behavioral science elective credit at four year
institutions and allow those students interested in pursuing a Bachelors degree in psychology or sociology to
continue work on their chosen major while enrolled at Blinn This course will contribute to the overall
education, civility, and personal well-being of Blinn Colleges student population.

Assessment
Program level student learning outcomes are measured by common assessments college wide. Course level
student learning outcomes are measured using varying assessments by campus.

Semester Schedule
Course objectives will be assessed by evaluating the student’s knowledge and understanding of course
material. This information will be obtained from student performance on a minimum of four major grades,
including three major exams, a comprehensive final (worth 10-30% of the course grade), written or other
assignments, and quizzes. As per Blinn College policy, participation in class will amount to at least 10% of the
student’s final grade. An average of at least 60% on all means of assessment is required for successful
completion of the course.

Individual instructors will insure that the course materials and evaluations are delivered in such a manner as
to fulfill the goals of the course. Since instructors have the freedom to structure their own classrooms,
presentations to suit individual teaching materials, styles and creativity, calendars may vary between classes.

Expanded Description
Human sexuality also discusses personal rights that individuals maintain legally and socially in their sexual
conduct. Students will be provided the opportunity to reflect on personal values and decision making.

Hours
Credit Lecture Lab Clinical Practicum Experiential

3 3 0 0 0 0

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