DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
HCSV 265-99 INTERSESSION 2008
Human Sexuality
Instructor: Linda Mc Afee Bilsborough Office:
Class time: M-F 8:30-11:50 a.m. Email: lbilsborough@csuchico.edu
Phone: 898-4068; Messages 898-6661 (dept. office) Fax: 530-898-5107
Office Hours: Times by appointment
Texts:
Crooks, R. and Baur, K., Our Sexuality, 10th Edition,Wadsworth
Publishing Co.
HCSV 265 Course Packet-Purchase at A.S. Bookstore.
Course
Description:
Overview of human sexuality, including psychosexual development, gender
roles, reproductive systems, pregnancy and childbirth, contraception, abortion,
sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, relationships, sexual
orientation, sex and the law, sexually explicit materials and sexual
dysfunction. This is an approved General Education course.
Scope of the
Course:
Sexuality is an integral part of one's personality throughout life. Knowledge and understanding of one's sexuality
are crucial in making positive, constructive decisions regarding the aspects of
self-awareness and self-esteem. It is
also important in making decisions regarding the physiological aspects of
sexual development and reproduction as well as in the social aspects of both
intimate relationships and gender role behaviors.
This course acknowledges the multitude of cultures in the
Objectives:
1. To facilitate an atmosphere
of learning, communication and development of knowledge for life long learning
and understanding of human sexuality.
2. To present a forum for
discussion of current sexual issues including controversial topics such as:
abortion, rape, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, sexual dysfunction,
contraception, and conception.
3. To present accurate anatomy
and physiology of human sexuality and reproduction and to dispel previous
misinformation and/or myths.
4. To present, explore, and
discuss human sexual issues regarding college students.
General Education:
HCSV 265 satisfies Area E - Lifelong
Learning designed to equip human beings for life-long understanding and
development of themselves as integrated physiological, psychological, and
sociological entities.
Lifelong Learning:
All learning should have relevance
beyond the present moment. The human
organism witnesses change in each of its moments through the life course, yet
it is itself a continuous physiological, psychological, and social being. Part of General Education should provide
instruction that fosters understanding of the self as a complex, integrated
being that is at once physiological, psychological, and social. Each course, therefore must:
1.
address issues that are likely to be important to most of our students
throughout most of their lifetime;
2.
significantly incorporate and integrate theory, data, and perspectives
from each of three broad areas of human life: the physiological, the
psychological, and the social;
3. have substantial written projects that ask the student to; a) integrate the ideas and materials of the course and b) apply the ideas and materials of the course to themselves and their own projected life course.
Student Responsibilities:
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory. Promptness is
appreciated, as late arrivals are disruptive to all. Students may miss no more than one session
without being penalized by a one grade reduction.
Examinations:
You will have the joy of taking two examinations. Each exam will consist of one hundred objective
questions. Exam content is drawn from
your textbook, class discussions, videos, guest lectures and handouts. Make-up exams are discouraged and given
during finals week, unless special arrangements have been made. (200 points
each)
Classroom Decorum:
Students are expected to respect the
learning process by refraining from side-conversations during class. Additionally, electronic devices should be
silenced and not utilized during class (this includes text messaging).
All
General Education courses have a writing requirement of 1500 words. For this
course, the writing requirement is fulfilled by the following:
Mini-Writes:
Three writing assignments will be
assigned throughout the Intersession.
Each will deal with an issue of sexuality and focus on your candid
response to that issue. A separate
handout for each mini-write is included in your course packet and will include
specific details. NO LATE MINI WRITES.
Quick Writes:
Several in-class writing activities
will be assigned throughout the Intersession.
These assignments may focus on a video, guest speaker, personal, or
controversial topic. The point values
and number of Quick Writes will vary. No make ups are possible for Quick
Writes.
Grade Determination:
2 Examinations @ 200 each 400
3 Mini-writes @ 30 each 90
Quick Writes 50 *Actual points may vary
610 points possible
Grade Distribution:
Definition of letter grading symbols: (College Catalog2007-2009)
90-100% = A SUPERIOR WORK: Achievement so outstanding that it is normally attained by
relative few students.
80-89% = B VERY GOOD WORK: Achievement clearly better than adequate competence in the subject
matter/skill, but not as good as the superior achievement of students earning
As.
70-79% = C ADEQUATE WORK: Achievement
indicating adequate competence in the subject matter/skill. This level will usually be met by a majority
of the students in the class.
60-69% = D MINIMALLY ACCEPTABLE WORK: Achievement which meets the minimum requirements of the course.
Human Sexuality
Bilsborough
HCSV 265-99 Intersession 2008
COURSE
SCHEDULE
DAY / DATE TOPIC(s) ASSIGNMENT(s)*
1 1/7 Introduction and Orientation Chap.
1, (2)
Historical
Perspectives
Love
and Sex Chap.
7,8,
Communication
Issues
2 1/8 Male Anatomy/Physiology Chap.
5
Female
Anatomy/Physiology-Structure/Function Chap.
4
Sexual Response Chap.
6
3 1/9 Infant,
Child, Adolescent Development Chap.
12
Puberty,
Adult Sexuality Issues Chap.
13
4 1/10 Considering Parenthood Chap.
11
Infertility
Concerns
5 1/11 Conception, Pregnancy, Stages Chap.
11
Biological development
1/14 Holiday-Martin Luther King’s
Birthday
6 1/15 Childbirth Phases/stages. Cesarean
section.
Traditional,
Underwater Mini Write #1 Due: 1/15
7 1/16 Exam #1 (Chap. 1,4-8,11-13)
Contraception Chap.
10
8 1/17 Birth Control Methods
M.A.P., E.C.,Abortion, RU 486
9 1/18 Sexually
Transmitted Infections Chap.
15
HIV
Disease/ AIDS Mini Write #2 Due 1/12
10 1/21 Variations in Sexual Behaviors Chap.
16
Gender
Roles/GLBTQ Issues Chap.3,9
Mini Write #3 Due 1/21
11 1/22 $ex for $ale
Pornography Chap.
18
12 1/23 Outside Study Day-No class.
13 1/24 Harassment/Assault/Rape Chap.
17
Sexual Disabilities and
Dysfunctions Chap.
14
14 1/25 Exam #2-Final (Chap. 3,9,10,14-18) Bring
#882 Scantron
Note:
Actual schedule may vary slightly.