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 23
Graded work is due Sunday January 29

  • 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 30
Graded work is due Sunday February 5
  • Lesson 3: Defining Behavior
    • Lesson 3 Discussion
    • Lesson 3 Assignment
  
Week 3

Begins Monday February 6
Graded work is due Sunday February 12

  • Lesson 4: Positive Reinforcement and Punishment
    • Lesson 4 Discussion
    • Lesson 4 Quiz
  • Lesson 5: Negative Reinforcement
    • Lesson 5 Quiz

 
Week 4

Begins Monday February 13
Graded work is due Sunday February 19

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

 
Week 5

Begins Monday February 20
Graded work is due Sunday February 26

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

 

 
Week 6

Begins Monday February 27
Graded work is due Sunday March 5

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

Begins Monday March 6
Graded work is due Sunday March 12

  • Lesson 10: Interactions
    • Lesson 10 Discussion
 
Week 8

Begins Monday March 13
Graded work is due Sunday March 19

  • Spring Recess

 
Week 9

Begins Monday March 20
Graded work is due Sunday March 26

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

 
Week 10

Begins Monday March 27
Graded work is due Sunday April 2

  • Lesson 12: Error Correction
    • Lesson 12 Quiz

 
Week 11

Begins Monday April 3
Graded work is due Sunday April 9

  • Lesson 13: Chaining
    • Lesson 13 Discussion
 
Week 12

Begins Monday April 10
Graded work is due Sunday April 16

  • Lesson 14: Program Implementation
    • Lesson 14 Assignment (this assignment is actually due May 7)
  • Lesson 15: Problem Solving
    • Lesson 15 Discussion

Reminder - Lesson 14 Assignment is worth 10% of the course grade.
Week 13

Begins Monday April 17
Graded work is due Sunday April 23

  • Lesson 16: Functional Analysis
    • Lesson 16 Discussion
    • Lesson 16 Quiz
 
Week 14

Begins Monday April 24
Graded work is due Sunday April 30

  • Lesson 17: Data Collection
    • Lesson 17 Discussion
    • Lesson 17 Assignment
 
Week 15

Begins Monday May 1
Graded work is due Sunday May 7

  • 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 16

Begins Monday May 8
Graded work is due Saturday, May 13

  • Wrap up and Evaluation