Development Through the Life Span PSYCHOLOGY 2314.01 Murphy Science 107 Tues/Thurs. 11:00 Fall, 2017 PROFESSOR: Dr. Lynn New Office: Marshall Hall 103 lnew@etbu.edu Office hours: MWF 9 10; TR 9-12; other times by appointment Office: 923-2091 TEXT: Invitation to the Life Span (3 nd Ed.) by K.S. Berger, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1-319-01588-6; ISBN-10: 1-319-01588-3 Student Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of physical, psychological, social, and cognitive development throughout the life span, from conception to old age. 2. Apply developmental theories to case studies illustrating problems of childhood and adolescence. 3. Evaluate the role of specific sociocultural factors in various forms of human development. 4. Compare and evaluate the effectiveness of different parenting styles in fostering a child s intellectual, social, and emotional development 5. Identify some of her/his own current levels of development and reflect on the possibilities for future growth. ETBU COURSE CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course is a brief overview of the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial developmental changes that occur throughout the life span, from prenatal development through death. This course does not count toward a major or minor in the Department of Psychology & Sociology. Prerequisite None CLASS ATTENDANCE East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75 percent of all class meetings. For additional information, please refer to page 34 of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. It is the responsibility of the students to notify the instructor in advance of upcoming University-approved absences. Students who accumulate university-approved absences (athletic teams, musical organizations, and other authorized groups) will be allowed to make up work missed as a result of that activity provided that: A. The activity was properly scheduled; B. The absence was authorized in advance; and C. Arrangements were made with their instructors prior to the absence.
Such absences are, nonetheless, counted as classes missed. Students who exceed the absence limit in a course before the official withdrawal date will have the opportunity to withdraw from the class. Students in this situation who do not choose to withdraw on or before the official withdrawal date or who exceed the absence limit in a course after the official withdrawal date will receive a grade of XF. If you must miss class due to an ETBU activity, please notify the instructor prior to missing class. Work submitted early, will not be penalized STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Turn phones off. Don t send or read text messages or play games on your phone during class. Refrain from distracting side conversations Respond to each other s comments and opinions thoughtfully and respectfully. Laptop use is discouraged; it is more often a temptation to social media than an academic tool. If you do bring your laptop, use it for class related tasks only. These guidelines reflect expectations for professional behavior in the work place; students who consistently do not meet these expectations may be asked to leave. COURSE GRADE: 4 Exams 40% What Have You Learned? Questions 20% Quiz/Essay 30% Presentations 10% Exams: Four exams are scheduled for the semester. Each exam will focus on concepts presented in units of study consisting of three chapters each, although the final exam will include information from a list of review topics from throughout the course. Each exam will be primarily multiple choice questions and short answer essays. Students will need a thin scantron answer sheet for each exam. Criteria for grading short essay answers: Is the answer clear, precise, and well-reasoned? Does the answer demonstrate comprehension of basic principles and concepts?
What Have You Learned? Questions Reading and understanding the textbook is essential for success in this course. Each week you will be asked to write and turn in answers to questions from the reading. Almost every chapter in the textbook is divided into four sections. At the conclusion of each section, you will find a number of What Have You Learned? questions. You are to select 5 questions to answer from each section. Your answers to these question must be typed, printed, and brought to class. Information about when these assignments are due will be provided in class each week. Quizzes & Short Essays Students understanding of assigned readings and concepts presented in class will be assessed weekly by means of quizzes and/or short essays. There will be no pop quizzes or essay assignments. All assignments for quizzes or short essays will be made in the preceding class period. If you miss a class, you are responsible for finding out about possible assignments and being prepared when you return to class. Presentations Within each unit of study, every student will be expected to collaborate with fellow students to make a brief (10 minute) presentation to the class. Group presentations first will explain a concept from the textbook and then expand our understanding of the topic via internet research. Each member of the group must submit a one-page report with one paragraph devoted to the explanation from the text and one paragraph summarizing additional information discovered in the internet research. Although students are encouraged to collaborate on this assignment, reports must reflect individual work and individual ways of describing the content of the presentation. A list of possible topics for the presentations will be provided in class, but students may select alternative topics from the same chapter if they wish. TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE Aug. 22 Ch. 1: The Science of Development Understanding How and Why The Life-Span Perspective 24 Theories of Human Development Using the Scientific Method 29 Ch. 2: Genes and Prenatal Development Life Begins From Zygote to Newborn 31 Problems and Solutions Nature and Nurture Sept. 5 Ch. 3: The First Two Years: Body & Mind Growth in Infancy Surviving in Good Health (Student Learning Outcome #1) 7 Infant Cognition Language
12th Exam 1: Chs. 1-3 14 th Ch. 4: The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development. Emotional Development Development of Social Bonds (Student Learning Outcomes # 2 & 4) 19 th Theories of Infant Psychosocial Development Infant Day Care 21 st Ch. 5. Early Childhood: Body & Mind Body Changes Thinking during Early Childhood 26 th Language Learning (Student Learning Outcome #3) 28th Oct. 3rd Ch. 6: Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development Emotional Development Challenges for Caregivers Teaching Right and Wrong Harm to Children (Student Learning Outcome #4) 5 th FALL BREAK Oct 10th Exam 2: Childhood, Chs 4-6 12 th Ch. 7: Middle Childhood: Body & Mind. Skip pp. 254-271: Teaching & Learning Health Habits and Problems in Middle Childhood Cognition 17 th Ch. 8: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development The Nature of the Child Families and Children (Student Learning Outcome #4) 19th The Peer Group Children s Moral Values 24th Ch. 9, Adolescence: Body & Mind Skip p. 341-347: Teaching & Learning Puberty Thinking, Fast and Slow 26 th. Unit Review 31 st Exam 3: Chs. 7 9
Nov. 2nd Ch. 10, Adolescence: Psychosocial Development Identity (Student Learning Outcome #5) Human Relationships 7 9 Sadness and Anger Drug Use and Abuse 10 th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw from a Class 14th 16th 2nd Ch. 11: Emerging Adulthood: Body, Mind, & Social World Physical Development Cognitive Development Becoming Your Own Person (Student Learning Outcome #5) Ch. 13: Adult Psychosocial Development Personality Development in Adulthood Intimacy: Connecting with Others 24 th Thanksgiving Holiday 28-29 Ch. 13, continued Generativity: The Work of Adulthood Unit Review Dec. 5-8 FINAL Exam Week Exam 4 : Chs. 10,11 & 13 Our Final Exam: Tuesday, December 5 th, 11:00 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES A student with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course by contacting the Office of Academic Success, Marshall Hall, Room 301, and providing the required documentation. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success will notify the student and the student s professor of the approved accommodations. The student must then discuss these accommodations with his or her professor. Students may not ask for accommodations the day of an exam or due date. Arrangements must be made prior to these important dates. For additional information, please refer to pages 40-41 in the new 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. STUDENT POLICY ON RECORDINGS Personalized audio and/or video recordings of classroom lectures or other academic meetings, events, and presentations must be approved by the faculty member teaching the course. Any recordings are the sole property of East Texas Baptist University and are subject to the provisions of applicable copyright law. Students may not distribute or disseminate these recordings in whole or part through any public or private
forum, social media, or the internet. All recordings must be deleted and/or destroyed at the end of the term. Failure to follow those policies may be subject to sanction under this rule. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating, illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor s solutions manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple courses. Students are not allowed to recycle student work without permission of the faculty member teaching the course. Students must ask permission before submitting the work since it will likely be detected by plagiarism detection programs. If the student does not inform the instructor or ask permission before the assignment is due and submitted, the instructor may treat this as an academic integrity offense. Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty by a student include one or more of the following: Failure of the class in question Failure of particular assignments Requirement to redo the work in question Requirement to submit additional work All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University. COURSE WITHDRAWAL A student may withdraw from a course or courses or from the University beginning with the first day through 75 percent of the semester without academic penalty. The final day to withdraw from this course is Friday, November 10. To withdraw from a course or courses or from the University the student must secure a withdrawal form from the Registrar s Office, his/her advisor, or from the ETBU website, and follow the directions on the form, securing all required signatures. Students must process their own withdrawals. For additional information, please refer to page 28 of the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog. GRADUATING SENIORS Graduating seniors will need to complete final exams and turn in all final assignments no later than Tuesday of finals week in order for faculty to upload grades to the registrar by noon on Wednesday of finals week. Graduating seniors should notify their instructor and make appropriate arrangements. Students who fail a course(s) and/or who have not completed their course work or chapel credits before commencement will NOT be allowed to participate in commencement ceremonies. WEAPONS IN CLASS The on-campus possession of firearms, explosives, or fireworks is prohibited with the exception of the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles (as described in SB1907) Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law, may not enter this property (ETBU) with a concealed handgun. The ETBU President may grant authorization to a qualified and certified full-time faculty or staff member, who is a license holder
with a concealed handgun to conceal carry on the University campus, at a University-sponsored event or within or on a University vehicle.