TEDX1871X - Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom
Course Description
The course, Understanding Aggression, has been divided into four chapters and five to ten exercises within each chapter. The first chapter reviews the history of aggression in America. It explains how we (the country) got to where we are in terms of aggression and violence. The chapter discusses the cost of aggression. It asks the question: Is America Safe? It discusses whether aggression is always bad. The chapter concludes with odds and ends and aggression in general.
The second chapter deals with how we have learned to be aggressive. It discusses how aggressive thoughts many times become aggressive actions. The course reviews the “us versus them” side of aggression and violence. Chapter 2 also deals with how alcohol, temperature and driving can increase aggression and violence. The chapter reviews the role of television and how TV may be a tutor for violent behavior. Is high aggression often found in people who tend to have low empathy? This chapter will discuss this issue. The chapter will also cover how words and teasing can be expressions and forms of aggression.
The third chapter centers on aggression and violence as crimes. It explores arson, assault and crimes of fear. The chapter also will discuss vigilante justice and/or injustice. Along with criminal aggression the chapter takes a look at guns and gangs in America’s schools; how bullying affects our schools and classrooms; how dress can affect acts of aggression and violence in schools and society. The chapter speaks to sexual harassment and the aggression involved with acts of harassment. There are also several sections on aggression and violence in the home, parental fighting and how this affects children in the home.
Chapter 4 speaks to working with and raising children to resist violence. It gives suggestions to educators and parents on how to deal with and counteract aggressive or violent behavior, but educators should not use these interventions without training and administrative approval. This chapter deals with dating, and how it can be impacted by aggressive behavior and date violence. It speaks to how television affects the aggressive behavior of our children. The chapter reviews child tantrums, and what to do about them. Chapter 4 is summarized with several exercises on win-win scenarios for remediation and effective problem solving techniques.
The chapters and exercises are sequential and, although it is not required, they should be completed in the order in which they are presented in the program. After completing these four chapters you should have a framework for understanding and working with aggressive behavior. This also may help you understand why students with high aggression are a challenge in a regular education setting.
After you complete each chapter of the course, an examination will be used to evaluate your knowledge and ability to apply what you’ve learned. An explanation of the examinations will be given later in this syllabus.
View Understanding Aggression: Coping with Aggressive Behavior in the Classroom syllabus for additional information.
Key Benefits
- 100% online self-paced course.
- No prior experience required.
- No textbooks and other materials required for purchase.
Learning Modules Include
- Chapter 1: Introduction & Characteristics
- Introduction
- How Did We Get Here?
- The Costs of Aggression
- Is Aggression Always Bad?
- America, the Safe
- Chapter 2: Behaviors & Techniques
- Learning to Be Aggressive
- Us Versus Them
- Aggressive Thoughts and Aggressive Actions
- Low Empathy, High Aggression
- Television as a Tutor: Aggression 101
- Alcohol and Aggression: Courage in a Bottle
- Does the Victim Help Cause Violence?
- Words That Hurt
- Hot Days, Hot Tempers
- Auto Aggression
- Jump! Jump! The Suicide-baiting Crowd
- Chapter 3: Acts & Forms of Violence
- The Journey to Crime
- Other Acts of Aggression
- Vigilante Injustice
- Fear of Crime
- The Home & Family
- Sports Violence: Past, Present & Future
- Play Fighting & Real Fighting – Is there a Connection?
- The Ride to & Through School: Safe or Scary?
- Teaching Prosocial Behavior to Antisocial Youth
- A Short Course on Gangs
- Chapter 4: Preventing Violence
- Raising Children to Resist Violence
- Tantrums
- Nonaggressive Children From Aggressive Environments
- Dating as a Dangerous Game
- Let’s Both Calm Down, Then We’ll Talk
- Take my Wife, Please
- Why Is Aggression so Hard to Change?
- Downsizing Deviance
- Complex Problems Demand Complex Solutions
- A Look to the Future
Course Learning Outcomes
- To review the history of aggression and how society came to be such an aggressive place
- To identify the causes of aggressive behavior, both internal and external
- To explain how aggression is expressed in various social settings such as schoolyards, classrooms, sports, homes, etc.
- To identify perpetrators and victims of aggression and violence
- To identify locations of high aggression and violence
- To provide solutions for reducing aggression and violence in classroom and other school settings
- To provide information on how educators can help students/children reduce feelings of aggression and violent tendencies
Requirements to Enroll
No application is needed to enroll. All learners are eligible to enroll in the course. There are no admission requirements. It is recommended that learners have a high school diploma or GED, and have basic computer and internet knowledge.
Semester Open-Enrollment Schedule:
- Spring = January - April
- Summer = May - August
- Fall = September - December
*Please note that students are only allowed to register max 5 TEDX courses per semester period*
Estimated Time to Completion
This course can be completed in approximately 40 hours of asynchronous work.
Access Time
Learners will have access to their course learning modules for up to 365 days from the date of enrollment.
CEUs and PDUs
- CEUs 4.0 National University Continuing Education Units
Certificate of Completion
Learners will be awarded a National University Workforce and Community Education, Professional and Continuing Education Certificate of Completion after satisfying the course requirements below:
- Complete all four information sections showing a competent understanding of the material presented in each section.
- Complete all four section examinations, showing a competent understanding of the material presented. You must obtain an overall score of 70% or higher, with no individual exam score below 50%, to pass this course. *Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
- Complete a review of any section on which your examination score was below 50%.
- Retake any examination, after completing an information review, to increase that examination score to a minimum of 50%, making sure to also be achieving an overall exam score of a minimum 70% (maximum of three attempts). *Please note: Minimum exam score requirements may vary by college or university; therefore, you should refer to your course addendum to determine what your minimum exam score requirements are.
- Complete a course evaluation form at the end of the course.
Refund Policy
We at National University want all of our students to have a positive and rewarding learning experience. In the event that a student is not completely satisfied with a course, we offer a refund policy to ensure satisfaction.
To be eligible for a refund, the student must submit a written request, including a valid reason, within 9 calendar days of registering for the course. Additionally, the student must not have attempted more than 25% of the course.
To request a refund, email PACE@nu.edu and include your full name, student ID, and course name. Your reason for requesting a refund will be carefully reviewed, and we reserve the right to refuse a refund if we determine the request to be invalid.
If you meet the eligibility criteria and are approved for a refund, we will issue a refund to your original method of payment within 60 days of the refund approval.