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SPE 566 Syllabus and Schedule

 

 

SPE 566 - Applied Behavior Analysis in Inclusive Settings

 

Spring 2018, Session B

 

Class #30532 and 30535

 

Monday, 3/12/2018 - Tuesday, 5/1/2018

 

COURSE INFORMATION

 

Instructor Information

 

Lead Instructor: Vanessa Fessenden, Ph.D., BCBA

 

ASU Email: Vanessa.Fessenden@asu.edu

 

Office Hours: Please contact for appointment - email and phone calls will be returned within 24 hours.

 

Office Location: This course is conducted 100% online and utilizes the class Virtual Office for ongoing communication. Individual and group voice and video meetings are available by appointment.

 

Catalog Description

 

Examines definitions, characteristics, assumptions and basic principles of applied behavior analysis. Describes and applies fundamental elements of behavior change, including reinforcement schedules, modeling, shaping, chaining and other behavior change procedures. Activities center on the design and delivery of social skill interventions with individuals with special needs in inclusive settings.

 

Detailed Description

 

In this course, students will study ABA approaches and concepts related to social behaviors of students across a variety of settings. Students will apply ABA concepts and terms learned in assigned lessons/readings and audio lectures to their assignments and discussions throughout this course. More specifically, they will learn how to define behavior, write specific social behavioral goals, measure social behavioral changes, and apply social skills interventions.

 

Prerequisites

 

None.

 

Course Format

 

This class will be conducted as an online learning course, including but not limited to online discussions, written, and applied projects. For an accelerated 7.5 week session, a student should be prepared to spend approximately 15-18 hours a week on coursework for a 3-credit class.

 

Course Texts, Materials, and Resources

 

Required Course Text

 

Mayer, G. R., Sulzer-Azaroff, B., & Wallace, M. (2013). Behavior analysis for lasting change (3rd ed.). Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY: Sloan Publishing. ISBN: 9781597380508

 

Purchase the course text(s) from the ASU Bookstore or another retailer of your choosing. To locate textbooks for Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College online programs, search by the 5-digit class number or “browse” for your course under the West (not ASU Online) campus.

 

Required Materials and Resources

 

  1. Microsoft Office 365is licensed for active students to install on personal systems (Mac and PC) at no cost. Office 365 includes Microsoft Excel software - You will use Excel as a resource throughout your program to create and display graphs of behavior.

 

  1. Relias Learning Online Video Textbook (formerly known as ATS/Relias) - The Relias Learning Applied Behavior Analysis Online Video Textbook provides video demonstrations of principles and procedures covered in this class and throughout the program. The video-based materials are interspersed with pre- and post-tests and end of chapter competency checks. Your Relias license includes access to resources, such as data forms, procedural checklists, protocols, etc. You must use your own individual account, issued in your name, to access the Relias resources for this course. You may not use another student’s account or an account provided in the name of another institution. Details on purchasing and accessing the Relias Learning Online Video Textbook are provided in the Blackboard course site.

 

  1. Access to a computer or device that can record audio/video is required. See the “Technology Requirements and Skills” section in this document for additional technology requirements.

 

 

 

Provided Materials and Resources

 

ASU Online Course Materials are available via My ASU in the My Classes area. All ASU students have free access to this web resource, including the ASU Blackboard Course Management System.

 

  • For help accessing the online course materials, including logging on, submitting work, troubleshooting, etc., please refer to the ASU Online Technical Support page or the Technical Support page located in the online course materials.

  • To monitor the status of campus networks and services, please visit the ASU System Health portal.

  • My Apps provides free software tools, including free virus scan software, online applications, and information about discounted software for purchase.

 

Adobe Connect - All students will receive access to Adobe Connect (free of charge) for use during this course. Adobe Connect is a web-based, synchronous (live) collaborative resource. Students will use Adobe Connect for weekly discussion team meetings. An earphone/microphone (the type used with a mobile phone) and a webcam are needed for discussion team meetings. (Please see the Adobe Connect link in our course site for additional information on earphone/microphones and webcams.) 


 

 

 

Digication ePortfolio - All students enrolled in SPE 566 will receive (free of charge) a Digication ePortfolio account. This account will be used throughout your program to assemble artifacts and examples of your work and experiences. No prior experience with ePortfolio development is required. You will be provided with specific instructions on assembling your ePortfolio. Your ePortfolio will demonstrate your abilities to analyze, synthesize, and apply information and experience gained through your program. All assignments completed in this course will be uploaded to your ePortfolio and ‘aligned’ with your program guidelines at completion of your program.

 

Recommended Materials and Resources

 

Cooper. J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007). Applied behavior analysis (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780131421134

 

Please Note: Although optional for this particular course, the purchase of this book is strongly recommended for students in the ABA program. Please save this textbook, as it will be the required textbook in most other ABA courses.

 

Student Learning Outcomes

 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

 

Student Learning Outcomes

Standards

BACB Task List 4 (TL4)

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

  • Lawfulness of behavior

  • Selectionism (phylogenic, otogenic, cultural)

  • Determinism

  • Empiricism

  • Parsimony

  • Pragmatism

  • Environmental explanations of behavior (as opposed to mentalistic)

  • Distinguish between radical behaviorism, methodological behaviorism, and structuralism

  • Distinguish among the conceptual analysis of behavior, experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis, and behavioral technologies

FK01 - FK09

2. Distinguish between verbal and non-verbal operants:

  • Echoics and imitation

  • Mands

  • Tacts

  • Intraverbals

FK43 - FK46

3. Measurement concepts:

  • State the advantages and disadvantages of using continuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial and whole interval recording, momentary time sampling)

  • Identify the measurable dimensions of behavior (e.g., rate, duration, latency, or into response times)

  • Evaluate changes in level, trend, and variability

  • Evaluate temporal relations between observed variables (within and between sessions, time series)

FK47, FK48, H04, H05

4. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental elements of behavior considerations and change:

  • State and plan for the possible unwanted effects of reinforcement, punishment, and extinction

  • Use positive and negative reinforcement, appropriate parameters and schedules of reinforcement

  • Use problems in prompts fading, modeling and imitation, shaping, and task analysis

  • Use discrete trials and free operant arrangement and verbal operant as the basis for language assessment

  • Establish echoic stimulus control

  • Use mand, tact, intraverbal and listener training

  • Use positive and negative punishment, identify and use punishers, use appropriate parameters and schedules of punishment

  • Use extinction, combinations of reinforcement, punishment and extinction, response independent (time-based) schedules of reinforcement, and differential reinforcement (i.e., DRH, DRA, DRI, DRL, DRO)

D01 - D21

5. Measurement:

  • Measure frequency (i.e., count) and rate (i.e., count per unit time)

  • Measure duration, latency, inter-response time (IRT), percent of the occurrence, and trials to criteria

  • Determine the level of interobserver agreement

  • Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of measurement procedures

  • Design, plot and interpret data using equal interval graphs and a cumulative record to display data

  • Design and implement discontinuous observational methods (e.g., partial and whole interval, momentary time sampling), choice measures, continuous observational measurement, and event records

A01 - A14

 

 

 

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