SYLLABUS * CHILDHOOD & ADOLESCENCE * PSYCH 221

Spring 2010 * Sections 1 & 2

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 (2010). Children. 11th 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 95% to 100% of the total clicker questions will get you the maximum of 10 points. Answering 90% to 94.99% will get you 9 points, 85% to 89.99% 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, and 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:

Roll will be taken using the roll function of the clicker. If you have not signed in, you have missed the class! You will be allowed 6 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 in on the clicker. Extraordinary circumstances will be taken into account in terms of this policy.

NOTE: Violation of the cut policy will eliminate your opportunity to obtain extra credit points!

Extra Credit Assignments:

You can obtain up to four extra credit points by doing two 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. NOTE: Violation of the cut policy will eliminate your opportunity to obtain extra credit points!

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 May 12, 2010. 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

Feb. 1 Introduction to Course

3 Issues, History Chap. 1

5 continued

8 Theories of Development/Methodology

10 continued

12 continued

15 continued

17 continued

19 Genetics and Heredity Chap. 2

22 continued

24 Prenatal Development Chap. 3

26 continued/Birth Chap. 4

March 1 Birth continued

(Cost of Baby Extra Credit Due)

3 Infant Physical Development Chap. 5

(Part 1, “Family Data”, Heritability of Height Extra Credit Due)

5 Infant Cognitive Development Chap. 6

8 MIDTERM 1 Chaps. 1-5 (to pg. 164)

10 Infant Cognitive Development continued

12 continued

SPRING BREAK (March 15, 17, 19)

22 Infant Social Development Chap. 7

24 continued

26 continued

29 continued

31 Early Childhood Physical Development Chap. 8

April 2 EASTER BREAK

5 EASTER BREAK

7 Early Childhood Cognitive Development Chap. 9

9 continued

(Part 2, “Questions”, Heritability of Height Extra Credit Due)

12 continued

14 Early Childhood Social Development Chap. 10

16 continued

19 continued

21 Mid/Late Childhood Physical Development Chap. 11

23 Mid/Late Childhood Cognitive Development Chap. 12

(Internet Web Sites Extra Credit Due)

DATE TOPIC READING ASSIGNMENTS

26 MIDTERM 2 Chaps. 5 (from pg. 165) - 10

28 Mid/Late Childhood Cognitive Development continued

30 continued

May 3 cont’d - Mid/Late Childhood Social Development Chap. 13

5 Mid/Late Childhood Social Development continued

(Toy Stores Extra Credit Due)

7 continued

(TV Realism Extra Credit Due)

10 Adolescent Physical Development Chap. 14

(Piaget Extra Credit Due)

12 Adolescent Cognitive Development Chap. 15

(Optional Popular Media Assignment Due)

14 Adolescent Social Development Chap. 16

(Adolescent Self Identity

AND

MTV Extra Credit Due)

TBA FINAL EXAM Chaps. 11 – 16