Course Description
Human Behavior and Social Environment 2 will continue to explore major theories of human development from infancy to old age, and the interaction between human behavior and the social environment. The person-in-environment perspective will be emphasized, and the reciprocal interaction between the individual and larger systems such as families, organizations, and communities. (3 credits)
Prerequisites
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
- SWK 101: Introduction to Social Work
- SWK 320: Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate an understanding of the psychosocial developmental tasks and life events that require adaptive responses across the life course.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the biological, psychological, social, cultural, economic, and political factors that impact human behavior development across the life course.
- Demonstrate an understanding of biopsychosocial functioning, and the ways in which healthy development, health, adaptive coping, and well-being are supported and constrained by relationships with others including institutional, organizational, and other environmental structures and practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the uses and limitations of the concepts of normal developmental milestones, abnormal development, and critical, alternative views of development challenging these concepts.
- Demonstrate an understanding about the relationship between the life course perspective and individual unique life stories as a configuration of specific life-events and person-environment transactions over time.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge across the lifespan to assess person and environment for social work practice.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) / Competencies
- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
- Engage in Policy Practice
- Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
General Education Outcomes (GEOs)
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Course Activities and Grading
Assignments | Weight |
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Discussions (Weeks 1-8) | 20% |
Written Assignments (Weeks 5 and 7) | 30% |
Quizzes (Weeks 4 and 6) | 15% |
Final Exam (Week 8) | 35% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbook
This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are openly licensed, educational resources that can be used for teaching, learning and research. OER may consist of a variety of resources such as textbooks, videos and software that are no cost for students.
Additional Resources
- Video and reading links assigned by the instructor.
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1,5 | 1,2,3,4 | Topic: Introduction and Pre-Adolescence
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2 | 1-5 | 1-5 | Topic: Early Adolescence
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3 | 1,2,3,5 | 2,3,4,5 | Topic: Middle Adolescence
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4 | 1,2,4,5 | 1,2,3,4,6 | Topics: Late Adolescence
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5 | 1-4 | 1-6 | Topics: Early Adulthood
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6 | 1-5 | 1-6 | Topics: Middle Adulthood
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7 | 1-5 | 1-6 | Topic: Late Adulthood
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8 | 1-5 | 2-6 | Topic: The Elder Years
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.