SYLLABUS
* CHILDHOOD & ADOLESCENCE * PSYCH 221
Fall 2008 *
Sections 1 & 3
Office Hours *
Professor: Dr. James P. Buchanan Mon. 9:00-9:50
Office: AMH 221 Wed. 9:00-9:50
Office Phone: 941-4267(VOICE MAIL) Fri . 9:00-9:50
Home Phone: 347-3856 * or by appointment
E-mail: buchananj1@scranton.edu
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TEXT: Santrock, John W (2008). Children. 10th Ed. Dubuque: W.C. Brown.
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Description:
This course will provide a survey of psychological theory and research dealing with the development and behavior of children from infancy to adolescence. The physical, cognitive, and social aspects of development, from infancy to adolescence, will be considered.
Objectives: The student will:
(1) Gain factual knowledge of the terminology, methods, and research findings within the field of child development.
(2) Learn the fundamental theories and principles of child development including being able to critique them.
(3) Learn how professionals in this field of child development go about the process of gaining new knowledge.
Examinations and Quizzes:
Exams will consist of 50 multiple choice questions. There will be two midterm exams and a final exam. Quizzes will consist of 5 multiple choice questions. There will be 12 quizzes (two will be dropped). Quizzes will be on chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, and will be announced the class before the quiz. The 3 exams will account for 150 points or 71% of your grade and the 10 quizzes will account for 50 points or 24% of your grade.
Makeup Policy:
1. Makeup exams must be cleared with the instructor prior to exam. Missed exams not cleared with instructor will be counted as an F and will be awarded 0 points.
2. Makeups must be taken as soon as possible after the missed exam. Failure to take makeup at scheduled time will be counted as an F and will be awarded 0 points.
3. NO makeups will be given for quizzes. The first two missed quizzes will count as dropped quizzes. For additional missed quizzes, if you have not exhausted your maximum of 6 cuts, a substitute quiz grade will be determined on a prorated basis from the exam covering that chapter. However, if you have exhausted your six cuts, you will be assigned a score of 0 for that quiz. Please note that quizzes will be given at the beginning of class. Arriving late after the quizzes have been passed out means you missed the quiz. Be on time to class.
Class
Participation:
You will be awarded up to 10 points for class participation. Class participation points will be based on clicker participation. Answering 100% of the clicker questions will get you the maximum of 10 points. Answering 95% to 99% will get you 9 points, 90% to 94% will get you 8 points, etc. Also, being correct on at least 90% of the questions will get you an additional 4 bonus class participation points, being correct on at least 80% of the questions will get you an additional 3 bonus points, being correct on at least 70% of the of the questions will get you an additional 2 bonus points, and being correct on at least 60% of the questions will get you an additional 1 bonus point.
Grades: Exam, Quiz, & Class Participation - Total Points Distribution
196-210 A 168-174 B- 133-140 D+
190-195 A- 161-167 C+ 126-132 D
183-189 B+ 147-160 C 0-125 F
175-182 B 141-146 C-
Rounding policy is .5 or greater
round up, less than .5 round down. You
must be in the point total range indicated above to receive a given grade. One point below the cut-off is the lower
grade!
Cut Policy:
A roll sheet will be passed out at the beginning of each class. If your name is not on the roll sheet, you have missed class! You will be allowed six absences (excused or unexcused) without penalty. On the 7th absence (excused or unexcused) your final grade will be dropped to the next lowest grade (e.g. a final grade of B would drop to a B-). For each additional set of 3 absences (excused or unexcused) past the 7th absence, your final grade will be dropped an additional grade (e.g. for 10 cuts a final grade of B would drop to a C+). Students are responsible for making sure they sign the daily roll sheet. Extraordinary circumstances will be taken into account in terms of this policy.
Extra Credit Assignments:
You can obtain up to eight extra
credit points by doing four of the extra credit assignments each worth 2 points. These assignments are described in separate
handouts and are due on various dates throughout the semester. No late assignment will be accepted after
due date.
Optional Popular Media Assignment:
An optional 50-point written
assignment is available which increases the total point distribution from 210
to 260 points. This optional assignment
is described in a separate handout and is due December 5th. Please note that this is NOT an
extra-credit assignment! No
late assignment will be accepted after due date.
Students are
responsible for all announcements made in class (e.g., change of test dates, announced
quizzes, etc.) and all materials passed out in class (e.g., handouts).
DATE TOPIC READING
ASSIGNMENTS
Aug. 25 Introduction
to Course
27 Issues, History Chap.
1
29 continued
Sept. 1 Labor
Day - no class
3 Theories of Development/Methodology
5 continued
8 continued
10 continued
12 continued
15 Genetics and Heredity Chap.
2
17 continued
19 Prenatal Development Chap.
3
22 continued/Birth Chap.
4
24 Birth continued
(Cost
of Baby Extra Credit Due)
26 Infant Physical Development Chap. 5
(Part
1, “Family Data”, Heritability of Height Extra Credit Due)
29 Infant Cognitive Development Chap. 6
Oct. 1 MIDTERM 1 Chaps. 1-5 (to pg. 164)
3 Infant Cognitive Development continued
6 Infant Cognitive Development continued
8 Infant Social Development Chap. 7
10 continued
13 SEMESTER BREAK
15 Infant Social Development continued
17 continued
20 Early Childhood Physical Development Chap. 8
22 Early Childhood Cognitive Development Chap. 9
24 continued
(Part 2,
“Questions”, Heritability of Height Extra Credit Due)
27 continued
29 Early Childhood Social Development Chap. 10
31 continued
Nov. 3 continued
5 Mid/Late Childhood Physical Development Chap. 11
7 Mid/Late Childhood Cognitive Development Chap. 12
(Internet Web Sites Extra Credit Due)
DATE TOPIC READING
ASSIGNMENTS
Nov. 10 MIDTERM 2 Chaps. 5 (from pg. 165) - 10
12 Mid/Late Childhood Cognitive Development continued
14 continued
17 cont’d - Mid/Late Childhood Social Development Chap. 13
19 continued
(Toy
Stores Extra Credit Due)
21 continued
(TV Realism
Extra Credit Due)
24 continued
26 Thanksgiving
28 Thanksgiving
Dec. 1 Adolescent
Physical Development Chap.
14
3 continued
(Piaget
Extra Credit Due)
5 Adolescent Cognitive Development Chap. 15
(Optional
Popular Media Assignment Due)
8 Adolescent Social Development Chap. 16
(Adolescent
Self Identity and MTV Extra
Credits Due)
TBA FINAL
EXAM Chaps.
11 – 16