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Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology. Jamie Anderson. Course Overview. Assignments Discussions Quizzes. Course Description Textbook Course Schedule Student Expectations. Course Description:. This is a 16 week course that covers human development from conception through adulthood.

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Developmental Psychology

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  1. Developmental Psychology Jamie Anderson

  2. Course Overview Assignments Discussions Quizzes • Course Description • Textbook • Course Schedule • Student Expectations

  3. Course Description: • This is a 16 week course that covers human development from conception through adulthood. • Includes physical, cognitive, emotional and social development. • Also includes an overview of research methods that are used in developmental psychology.

  4. Required Textbook Invitation to the Life Span Author: Kathleen S. Berger ISBN # 978-0-7167-5466-4

  5. Course Schedule • Week 1 & 2: • The Beginning • Week 3 & 4: • The First 2 Years • Week 5 & 6: • Early Childhood • Week 7 & 8: • Middle Childhood • Week 9 & 10: • Adolescence • Week 11 & 12: • Adulthood • Week 13 & 14: • Adulthood (c.) • Week 15 & 16 • Late Adulthood

  6. Student Expectations • Late Policy No late work is accepted; no exceptions. • Attendance Students are expected to attend all classes to fully comprehend the subject and do well.

  7. Assignments • There will be assignments every other week based on material covered. • 8 total assignments • All assignments are worth up to 25 points and will be graded according the the assignment rubric located in the course syllabus.

  8. Discussions • Students are expected to complete two discussions per month (8 total). • Students can pick one topic from three choices. • Discussions are worth up to 20 points. • Discussions must be 250 words in length and will be graded according to the discussion rubric located in the course syllabus. • All discussions will be completed on the class blog: http://devpsy-anderson.blogspot.com/

  9. Quizzes • There will be a chapter quiz for every chapter covered. • Each quiz is worth up to 15 points. • Some quizzes will have extra credit questions worth up to 5 additional points.

  10. Grades

  11. References: • Berger, K. S. (2009). Invitation to the Life Span. New York: Worth Publishers. • Grobman, K. H. (2008).Developmental Psychology. Retrieved November 13, 2011 from http://www.devpsy.org/topics/index.html

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