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                                              DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY                                                    Sondra Saterfield, Professor

                                              Psychology 200 OLH/OMH                                                                   Office: 13-128  Phone: 650 306-3288   

                                              eCollege: http://online.smccd.edu                                                         Office Hours: 10-11 Mon/Wed; 9:30-10-30 Tues/Thurs/Fri email   

                                                                                                                                                          E-mail:   saterfield@smccd.net

                                     SPRING Semester 2008                                                              Website: http://www.smccd.net/accounts/saterfield                    

                                                                                 

                                                                             
                                                                                                         

Course Description: This course provides a board overview of psychological variables contributing to human development from birth through old age. Its content covers biological, cognitive, social, and emotional changes that occur during the human lifespan from pre-natal stages through dying and death. Students will be introduced to underlying processes of human development and the interrelatedness of many contributing disciplines with particular focus on research studies that illustrate principles of developmental psychology. Course activities are designed to promote the interplay between biology and environment, highlighting culture and social issues, while emphasizing the lifespan perspective of development. Classic and emerging theories are presented with a multitude of research-based, real-world, and cross-cultural examples.

 

Requirements:

Required Text: Development through the Lifespan by Laura E. Berk, 4th Edition with

Other reading assignments as indicated in class and online

Internet access and a valid E-mail address

 

Method of Online Instruction :

 

1.  Lecture

2.  Discussion Board                               

3.  Writing activities

4.  Videos, PowerPoint Slides  

5. Quizzes/ Final Exam

 Course Requirements:

  1. QUIZ: students will log on to eCollege weekly to access chapter quizzes. After reading the assigned textbook chapter, students will take a 25 item multiple-choice quiz. Results from your quiz will generate a score that will be accessible on eCollege gradebook. Quizzes will be available on Thursday and Friday of each week and the quiz is times for 60 minutes. Students will be quizzed and graded on 19 Chapters.

  2. Family History Report: A written one page single spaced paper identifying siblings, parents, family background, and grandparent’s background will be required by the third weeks of this course. Students are required to include a photo of them selves as a baby or a picture as a small child.  Students are to upload this written assignment to eCollege website in the DROPBOX. Due date for this assignment is listed on the website.

  3. Examinations. There will be a semester final examination.The final exams will be on-line and will be 100 multiple-choice questions.                

    Final Exam       Chapters 1-19      Final Exam Week May 26*  
    * Note: Failure to complete final examination will result in a failing grade for the course.

         

  4. Research Paper and Class presentation:

    (a) Students can select from topics discussed in class or from textbook

    (b) Paper: 4 to 6 page written research paper in 12-point font and students are to follow APA style writing. Late submission of research paper will result in points deducted

    (d) Research paper submission will be to upload paper on eCollege in the DROPBOX.

     

  5. Journal Article: Students are required to write a summations of a Psychology journal article. The summary is to be no more than two pages with a title page and reference page (4) pages in all, and a copy of the article must be attached. Psychological or related journal, newsletter, or magazine articles must be scholarly, refereed and peer review. The summary of the article must be written in APA style, formatted title page, double spaced, with reference page. Late submission of journal article summary will result in points deducted.

 

Grading:

 

Note that all assignments must be completed in order to satisfactorily complete the course (receive a grade of C or better). However, this does not mean that the mere completion of the assignments ensures that you will receive a C. The quality of your work will determine your grade for the course. 

 

Required assignments:

                                                                                                          

Quizzes                                                       16      400 pts

Discussion Board Postings                          16      400 pts    

Family History                                                        50 pts 

Journal Articles                                                     100 pts

Research Paper and Presentation                          200 pts

Final Exam                                                           100 pts

TOTAL POINTS                                             1250 pts

                                               

   Grading Rubric           90-100%  =  A         77-89%= B            60-76%  = C          40-59%   = D            Below 39% = F

 

Course Learning  Outcomes:  By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

 

*          Describe the development of human beings in a social, cultural, and historical context.

*              Depict the methods used in developmental research and the ethical standards involved.

*              Distinguish among the different theories of human development.

*              Describe the impact of heredity and environment on human development.

*              Describe prenatal development and the birth process.

*              Describe neonatal development.

*              Describe development during infancy, early childhood, middle and later childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood.

*              Study particular developmental events from the perspectives of the major developmental theories and identify those theories when used by others to analyze events.

*              Explain how research contributes to the understanding of development, and critically evaluate how research fits with particular developmental theories.

*              Apply knowledge about development to real-life situations.

 

Attendance Policy:  Students are expected to follow college policy for number of absences (for an online course that equates to attending to weekly course activities) before being dropped from class roll as well as the procedure for officially withdrawing from a course.  It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdrawal from a course. Students should be mindful of the last day to withdraw from a semester length course. Too many absences from class will result in a lower grade for the course.