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Developmental Psychology Syllabus
Developmental Psychology Syllabus
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COU
URSE REQUIIREMENTS
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The Class::
In this cou
urse we willl focus primaarily on hum
man developm
ment. Reading
g assignmentss are
specified in
n the schedulee. Examinatio
ons are schedu
uled (4). For each exam ap
pproximately 50%
of the quesstions will com
me from the teext readings an
nd 50% from tthe lecture maaterial.
Attendancce:
Although attendance
a
willl be taken in this course, students
s
are exxpected to atttend every leccture.
It will be impossible too receive a passing
p
gradee in this courrse without understanding
u
and
he material preesented both in
i the text and
d during the leectures.
knowing th
Learning Outcomes:
O
The course should ressult in the students high
her awarenesss of the seq
quence of huuman
ng developmen
ntal change annd stability (e.g., hereditaryy and
developmeent, the processses underlyin
environmen
ntal influencees), explanatiions for indiv
vidual differeences in deveelopment, andd the
theoretical perspectivess and researcch methods currently beeing used to examine huuman
developmeent.
Assignmen
nt
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
m
Final Exam
Homework
k/Group Workk
Participatio
on
Total
Possible Points
P
Percent of Final G
Grade
100 pts
22%
100 pts
22%
100 pts
22%
owest exam)
100 pts
(drop lo
100pts
22%
50 pts
12%
450 pts
100%
Courrse Syllabus
Berger, K.S
S. (2011). Thee Developing Person Throu
ugh the Life Sppan: 6th Editio
on. New Yorkk:
Worth.
Tex
xts & References
PhD Wald
den Universityy, Counseling
g Psychology, 2000
MA Godd
dard College, Psychology and
a Counseling
g, 1996
BFA Univ
versity of Norrth Carolina School of the Arts,
A 1978
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detailed eexplanation would be very helpful
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for proospective stud
dents to get a pre-approvval for credit--transfer from
m
th
heir home un
niversity in ad
dvance.
WE
EEK (PERIOD
D)
WEEK
KLY TOPIC & CONTENTS
S
COURSE MATERIAL
M
&
ASSIGNME
ENTS
Chapter 1, 2, 3
Mon. Ch.1
Tues. Ch. 1
Wed. Ch. 2
Thur. Ch. 3
Chapter 4
Mon. Ch. 4 - Germinal
Tues. Ch. 4 Embryo/Feetus
Chapter 5, 6, 7
Mon. Ch. 5
Early Childhood
C
Biosocial, Cognitivee,
opment
Psychoosocial Develo
Middlee Childhood
Biosocial, Cognitive,
Develoopment
Tues. Ch. 6
Wed. Ch. 7
m 2(Ch. 5.6.7))
Thur. Exam
P
Psychosocial
2
Tues.Ch. 12
Wed. Ch. 13
m 3(Ch. 11,12,
2,13)
Thur. Exam
REF
FERENCE
Courrse Syllabus
WE
EEK (PERIOD
D)
WEEK
KLY TOPIC & CONTENTS
S
COURSE MATERIAL
M
&
ASSIGNME
ENTS
Chapters 14
4, 15, 17, 18
Mon. Ch. 14
4 Presentatioons
Tues. Ch. 15
5 Presentatioons
Wed. Ch. 17
7 Presentatioons
Thur. Ch. 18
8 Presentatioons
Chapters 20
0, 23
Epilogue
Adulth
hood & Late Adulthood
Biosocial Developm
ment
6
a Dying
Death and
Mon. Ch. 20
Tues. Ch. 23,
2 Epilogue
Wed.
Final
F
Exam (Ch.
REF
FERENCE