HDFS 2100 Human Development: Infancy through Adolescence Syllabus Summer Semester Excluding materials for purchase, syllabus information may be subject to change. The most up-to-date syllabus is located within the course in HuskyCT. Course and Instructor Information Course Title: Human Development: Infancy Through Adolescence Credits: Three credits Format: Online Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Open to sophomores or higher. Professor: Meg Galante-DeAngelis Email: mary.galante-deangelis@uconn.edu Office Hours/Availability: of a general nature should be posted in the Q and A section in the Board of our HuskyCT site. This way everyone can have access to the answers. I will check our site every day for questions. For more private concerns, email me at the above UConn email. I will return any emails with 24 hours. Course Materials Required course materials should be obtained before the first day of class. Texts are available through a local or online bookstore. The UConn Co-op carries many materials that can be shipped via its online Textbooks To Go service. For more information, see Textbooks and Materials on our Enrolled Students page. Required Materials: Item 1. Infants, Children and Adolescents (Allyn & Bacon, Seventh Edition), Laura E. Berk Item 2. Virtual Child (Prentice Hall), Edition 2, Frank Manis Additional course readings and media are available within HuskyCT, through either an Internet link or Library Resources Additional course readings and media are available within HuskyCT, through either an Internet link or Library Resources Course Description HDFS 2100: Human Development: Infancy through Adolescence: Individual development and behavior from prenatal period through adolescence; impact of peers, school, other social agencies, and especially the family. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory survey course on child development from infancy to adolescence. We will use a multidisciplinary perspective to examine the biological, psychological, cultural, and sociological influences that combine to shape the individual development of children. This class will help you to develop an understanding of concepts, methods, and research findings central to the study of child development..
Course Objectives By the end of the semester, students should be able to: 1. Identify and analyze major developmental stages, processes, and milestones from conception to adolescence in the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional domains. 2. Identify and analyze relational, familial, cultural, economic, political and historical contacts that influence development 3. Explain the major theoretical perspectives that inform the study of human development. 4. Differentiate characteristics of typical and atypical development from conception to adolescence 5 Identify and analyze the interdependence and importance of maturation and social/environmental factors on the developmental domains to recognize and describe individual developmental patterns Course Outline (and Calendar if Applicable) Module 1: Topic 1 - Introduction and Chapter 1 - History, Theory, and Research Module 1: Topic 2- Biological and Environmental Foundations Module 2: Topic 1- Prenatal Development Module 2: Topic 2- Birth and the Newborn Baby Module 2: Topic 3- Physical Infancy and Toddlerhood Module 2: Topic 4- Cognitive Infancy and Toddlerhood Module 2: Topic 5- Emotional and Social Infancy and Toddlerhood Module 3: Topic 1- Physical Early Childhood Module 3: Topic 2- Cognitive Early Childhood Module 3: Topic 3- Emotional and Social Early Childhood Module 4: Topic 1- Physical Middle Childhood Module 4: Topic 2- Cognitive Middle Childhood Module 4: Topic 3- Emotional and Social Middle Childhood Module 5: Topic 1- Physical Adolescence Module 5: Topic 2- Cognitive Adolescence Module 5: Topic 3- Emotional and Social Adolescence Instructor s note: Although you are highly encouraged to use the weekends to read and prepare the course assignments, no assignments are due on weekends. When the Protocol (found in the Group Forums) notes that you must participate in s 1 3 on all three days they are open and in 4 on both of the two days it is open, none of the required participation days fall on a weekend. Summer Session I Week 1 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Module 1:Topic 1 - History, Theories and Research Strategies Module 1:Topic 2 Genetic and Environmental Foundations In Assignments: Bronfenbrenner Form Module 2: Topic 1 Prenatal Development Module 2: Topic 2 Birth and the Newborn Baby
Week 2 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Module 2: Topic 3 Physical Infancy and Toddlerhood Continues: Pro/Con Children Module 2: Topic 4- Cognitive Infancy and Toddlerhood Continues: Pro/Con Children Continue Module 2: Topic 5 Emotional and Social Infancy and Toddlerhood s Begins: Pro/Con Children Continues: Pro/Con Children Ends: Pro/Con Children Week 3 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Module 3: Topic 1 - Physical Early Childhood Continues: Zero Tolerance Module 3: Topic 2 - Cognitive Early Childhood Continues: Zero Tolerance Module 3: Topic 3 - Emotional and Social Early Childhood Begins: Zero Tolerance Continues: Zero Tolerance Ends: Zero Tolerance Week 4 Day 16 Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20 Module 4: Topic 1 - Physical Middle Childhood Begins: Sexting Module 4: Topic 2 - Cognitive Middle Childhood s Continues: Sexting Module 4: Topic 3 - Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood s Ends: Sexting Module 5: Topic 1 - Physical Development in Adolescence Parenting Style Test Results Posted Begins: Prom
Week 5 Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24 Module 5: Topic 2 - Cognitive Adolescence Continues: Prom Continues Module 5: Topic 3 - Emotional and Social Adolescence Ends: Prom Ends In Assignments: Narcissism Personality Quiz Results and Response to Results Final Virtual Child Reflection Course Requirements and Grading Summary of Course Grading: Course Components Weight Component A: Virtual Child 10% Component B: Virtual Child Inspired Parent Meeting s 10% Component C: Assignments 10% Component D: Video Quiz 10% Component E: s 60% Component A: Virtual Child We are fortunate to be able to use Virtual Child this semester. Virtual Child is a simulation program designed to give you the opportunity to use the information that you learn through class lecture and readings as well as your life experience to raise a child from birth through adolescence. We will use the experience of raising our virtual children as the anchor for our in-class discussions, parent meetings and assignments. You will be required to raise your child on a strict schedule and will be graded on your progress. You will receive a grade for raising your child to the age listed below on the following time schedule. The Virtual Child program keeps track of each time you enter and what questions you answer. It is your
responsibility to check your HuskyCT for your grades and to bring any questions to my attention within 24 hours of the grades being posted. No grades will be researched or reconsidered at the end of the semester. Partial credit will not be given for partial completion of the raising of your child within any of the deadline quartile periods. Any deadline missed will result in a grade of zero for that quartile. Tracking your Virtual Child: Your child must be: Date Time Raised through 3 years old At end of Module 2 Day 11 at 10:00 AM Raised through 6 years old At end of Module 3 Day 16 at 10:00 AM Raised through 12 years old At end of Module 4 Day 20 at 10:00 AM Raised through 18 years old On Module 5 Topic 2 Day 23 at 10:00 AM For Technical Support for the Virtual Child Program: 1. Visit http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/247pearsoned.cfg/php/enduser/home.php?p_sid=xoy7yo_j 2. Click on the tab for Chat and fill out information. 3. A representative will Live Chat with you to help you with your problem. Because we have such a short semester, Live Chat is the only way to get an answer/help and not lose time in your raising of your Virtual Child. 4. Do not send them a question by email. Emailing may take days to get your problem fixed and you will then have missed deadlines that cannot be postponed (remember each Topic in this class is a week s worth of material.) 5. It is not possible for me to solve your Virtual Child problems this must be done with the support of Virtual Child Technical Support. Instructor s Note: You MUST follow the schedule listed on the Course Module Checklist when raising your Virtual Child. The Checklist will tell you what age your Virtual Child while you are working on each Module and Topic of the semester. ( For complete directions for using the Virtual Child read the Virtual Child Directions which can be found on the HuskyCT Syllabus and Calendar Page.) Component B: Virtual Child Inspired Parent Meeting s You will be placed in a Parent Support group made of up to five students from this class. Your group will be given a series of problems/issues related to each of the developmental age levels. Your small group discussion is meant to simulate a group of parents discussing an issue. This discussion will take place on a discussion board specifically organized for your group. You will use your parenting experience gained from raising your virtual child and your life experience to discuss the question and come up with an answer. The parent meeting is a group activity and cannot be made up or done alone. Component C: Assignments Several modules will have individual assignments that will provide an opportunity to synthesize your readings, Virtual Child and life experiences. Component D: Video Quiz Many modules include videos that illustrate key points in our lectures. There will be short quizzes on many of these videos. Component E: s
There will be an at the end of each Topic in each Module 16 in all. These assessments will use multiple choice questions to encourage you to synthesize the information in each topic and to express your understanding of the material. Grading Scale: Undergrad Grade Letter Grade GPA 94-100 A 4.0 90-93 A- 3.7 87-89 B+ 3.3 83-86 B 3.0 80-82 B- 2.7 77-79 C+ 2.3 73-76 C 2.0 70-72 C- 1.7 67-69 D+ 1.3 63-66 D 1.0 60-62 D- 0.7 <60 F 0.0 Dates and Late Policy All course due dates are identified in the (choose appropriate location). Deadlines are based on Eastern Standard Time; if you are in a different time zone, please adjust your submittal times accordingly. The instructor reserves the right to change dates accordingly as the semester progresses. All changes will be communicated in an appropriate manner. No Assignments will be accepted late. Feedback and Grades I will make every effort to provide feedback and grades in 24 hours. To keep track of your performance in the course, refer to My Grades in HuskyCT. Ban on Use of WIFI for Taking Course s You should not take assessments in this or any other on-line class using wifi because the band of wifi does not remain constant. Even if you feel you have a strong wifi connection, and even if the the wifi does not go down it can affect your ability to take or complete the assessments. You must use a hard wired computer to take all assessments in this class. If after this warning you still decide to use wifi to take an assessment, you do so at your own risk and the assessment WILL NOT be reset for you to retake. For more information including tips from the University about on-line coursework. I ask everyone to read the following information before taking any exams - which is hyperlinked at the access point of every exam - Important Instructions for Exams Please read and then copy Test Taking FAQ from UConn Digital Learning Center.pdf This will assure you a better test taking experience.
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