PSY 220: Behavior Management

This document outlines the expectations for this course from week to week.

Content: This column refers to the Lesson Plans and activities (quizzes, discussions, and/or assignments) located in the Lessons section in Blackboard.

Other Due Dates: This column outlines additional work (special assignments, projects, interviews, etc...)

Graded material is posted below in RED.

Schedule Content Other Due Dates
Week 1

Begins Monday January 6
Graded work is due January 12 at midnight

  • Lesson 1: Introduction and Orientation
    • Lesson 1 Quiz
    • Lesson 1 Discussion A
    • Lesson 1 Discussion B
  • Lesson 2: Dignity and Behavioral Support
    • Lesson 2 Discussion
    • Lesson 2 Quiz

 

 

Week 2 Begins Monday January 13
Graded work is due January 19 at midnight
  • Lesson 3: Defining Behavior
    • Lesson 3 Discussion
    • Lesson 3 Assignment
 
Week 3

Begins Monday January 20
Graded work is due January 26 at midnight

  • No classes Monday January 20 - Martin Luther King Day
  • Lesson 4: Positive Reinforcement and Punishment
    • Lesson 4 Discussion
    • Lesson 4 Quiz
  • Lesson 5: Negative Reinforcement
    • Lesson 5 Quiz

 

Week 4

Begins Monday January 27
Graded work is due February 2 at midnight

  • Lesson 6: The ABC's of Behavior Management
    • Lesson 6 Assignment

 

Week 5

Begins Monday February 3
Graded work is due February 9 at midnight

  • Lesson 7: Teaching Functional Skills
    • Lesson 7 Quiz
  • Lesson 8: Role of Environment
    • Lesson 8 Discussion

 

 

Week 6

Begins Monday February 10
Graded work is due February 23 at midnight

  • Lesson 9: Role of Choice
    • Lesson 9 Discussion
 
Week 7

Begins Monday February 17

  • Winter Recess
 
Week 8

Begins Monday February 24
Graded work is due March 2 at midnight

  • Lesson 10: Interactions
    • Lesson 10 Discussion

 

Week 9

Begins Monday March 3
Graded work is due March 9 at midnight

  • Lesson 11: Prompting
    • Lesson 11 Discussion
    • Lesson 11 Assignment

Mid Term Grades are Due March 8

Mid Term Grades will be calculated based on Weeks 1-8

Discussions - 50%
Lesson Quizzes - 25%
Lesson Assignments - 25%

Week 10

Begins Monday March 10
Graded work is due March 16 at midnight

  • Lesson 12: Error Correction
    • Lesson 12 Quiz

 

Week 11

Begins Monday March 17
Graded work is due March 23 at midnight

  • Lesson 13: Chaining
    • Lesson 13 Discussion
 
Week 12

Begins Monday March 24
Graded work is due April 6 at midnight

  • Lesson 14: Program Implementation
    • Lesson 14 Assignment (this assignment is actually due April 27)
  • Lesson 15: Problem Solving
    • Lesson 15 Discussion

 

 

Week 13

Begins Monday March 31

  • Spring Recess
 
Week 14

Begins Monday April 7
Graded work is due Apirl 13 at midnight

  • Lesson 16: Functional Analysis
    • Lesson 16 Discussion
    • Lesson 16 Quiz
 
Week 15

Begins Monday April 14
Graded work is due April 20 at midnight

  • Lesson 17: Data Collection
    • Lesson 17 Discussion
    • Lesson 17 Assignment

 

Week 16

Begins Monday April 21
Graded work is due April 27 at midnight

  • No classes Monday April 21 - Patriots Day
  • Lesson 18: Evaluating a Written Behavior Support Plan
    • Lesson 18 Discussion
  • Lesson 19: Performance Analysis and Performance Engineering
    • Lesson 19 Discussion
Lesson 14 Assignment is due this week
Week 17

Begins Monday April 28
Graded work is due May 4 at midnight

  • Class Wrap up and Evaluation
Final Grades are due May 13