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Schedule

Course Schedule

  • Course length: 16 weeks

Important notes:

  • Unless otherwise specified, all assignments and activities are due at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due dates noted in the Course Schedule.
Course Orientation

Readings
  • Syllabus
  • BACB Documents
  • Examity Student Quick Guide
  • Practice Exam

Assignments

Orientation Tasks
 
Lesson 1: Introduction to Intervention
Task List
  • H-1
  • H-2
  • H-3
  • H-4
  • H-6
  • H-7
  • H-8
  • H-9

Readings
  • Cook et al.

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 1 
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 1 
Lesson 2: Using Reinforcement to Strengthen Behavior
Task List
  • G-2
  • G-3
  • G-5
  • G-13
  • G-17
  • G-18
  • G-19

Readings
  • Textbook Chapters 11 and 12, 28, and 29
  • St. Peter Pipkin & Vollmer

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 2 
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 2 
 
Lesson 3: Establishing Stimulus Control
Task List
  • G-2
  • G-4
  • G-10

Readings
  • Texbook Chapter 17
  • Cihon et al.
  • Fisher et al.

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 3
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 3 
 
Lesson 4: Instructional Procedures I - Modeling & Imitation
Task List
  • G-9
  • G-6
  • G-5

Readings
  • Textbook Chapter 21
  • Cardon & Wolcox
  • Rosales et al.

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 4
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 4 
Exam 1 (Lessons 1–4): Online Proctored

Time Frame

One week to complete.
Lesson 5: Instructional Procedures II - Shaping & Chaining
Task List
  • G-7
  • G-8

Readings
  • Textbook Chapters 22-23
  • Kobylarz et al.

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 5 
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 5
 
Lesson 6: Instructional Procedures III - Equivalence-Based Instruction
Task List
  • G-12

Readings
  • Textbook Chapters 19 and 20
  • Sidman

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 6
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 6 
 
Lesson 7: Using Reinforcement and Extinction to Weaken Behaviors
Task List
  • H-4
  • H-5
  • G-14
  • G-15

Readings
  • Textbook Chapters 24-26
  • Iwata et al.
  • Athens & Vollmer
  • Iannaccone et al.

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 7 
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 7
 
Lesson 8: Using Punishment Procedures to Decrease Behavior
Task List
  • G-16
  • H-5

Readings
  • Alberto & Troutman - pages 276-292
  • Keeney, Fisher, Adelinis, & Wilder
  • Slocum, Vollmer, & Donaldson
  • Review Texbook Chapters 14 & 15

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 8 
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 8 
 
Lesson 9: Generalization and Maintenance of Behavior Change
Task List
  • G-20
  • G-21
  • G-22

Readings
  • Textbook Chapters 29 and 30
  • Hayes & Van Camp
  • Stokes & Baer

Assignments
  1. Reading Discussion 9
  2. Group Seminar to be scheduled
  3. Assignment 9
 
Exam 2 (Lessons 1–9): Online Proctored

Time Frame

One week to complete.

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