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Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - EDUC 422 C100

Learning Disabilities (4)

Class Number: 3634

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Mar 2, 2018
    Fri, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Apr 12, 2018
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PSYC 250 or corequisite of EDUC 315 or 473. Students may be required to successfully complete a Criminal Record Check.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A study of conceptual and historic foundations of learning disabilities and an introduction to the methodologies of diagnosis and of learning disabilities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Education 422 reviews the theories that explain the origins and nature of learning disabilities in children and adults. The history of the field, conceptual and operational definitions of learning disabilities, and the expression of learning disabilities in diverse subject areas are discussed. Information gleaned from this course forms a framework for the more practical dimensions of teaching children with learning disabilities presented in Education 424: Learning Disabilities laboratory (for which EDUC 422 is a prerequisite or corequisite).

Grading

  • Assignments 55%
  • Mid-term Exam 15%
  • Final Exam 20%
  • Discussions 10%

REQUIREMENTS:

Students must have a successful SFU Criminal Records Check in order to enroll.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Handbook of Learning Disabilities (2nd Ed. 2014), Swanson et al.
ISBN: 9781462518685

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas unless noted otherwise on the course outline.
https://canvas.sfu.ca

Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

All CODE courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40

Exams
 If applicable, please refer to Canvas for the most updated Take Home Midterm/Final exam times. Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam).

Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).

This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.


*Important Note for U.S. citizens: Effective Summer 2016, as per the U.S. Department of Education, programs offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education or correspondence are ineligible for Federal Direct Loans. This also includes scenarios where students who take distance education courses outside of their loan period and pay for them with their own funding, and attempt to apply for future Federal Direct Loans. 

For more information about US Direct Loans please visit and to read our FAQ on distance education courses, please go here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid/international/us-loans/federal-direct-loan.html

 

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS