PSYC 330 A Lifespan Developmental Psychology

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1 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 1 PSYC 330 A Lifespan Developmental Psychology June Session June 1 July 25, 2015 Course Description Physiological, environmental and interactive variables influencing human development from conception to death Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Proctored Exams: Final Textbooks Berk, Development Through Life Span 6/e. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, ISBN-13: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6/e ISBN 13: Textbooks for the course may be ordered from MBS Direct. You can order online at (be sure to select Online Education rather than your home campus before selecting your class) by phone at For additional information about the bookstore, visit Course Overview In this course you will examine human development from conception to death. You will analyze, discuss, and perform simple experimental tasks. You will critique articles found online and reenact simple developmental experiments. You will explore various news/current events sites to see how the theories of development can be applied to everyday life. Each week the class will focus on a different developmental stage and the related psychological theories.

2 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 2 Technology Requirements Participation in this course will require the basic technology for all online classes at Columbia College: A computer with reliable Internet access, a web browser, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office or another word processor such as Open Office. You can find more details about standard technical requirements for our courses on our site. Course Objectives Illustrate the life-long nature of human development. Illustrate how changes at one developmental level affect development at subsequent levels. Measurable Learning Outcomes Grading Describe and explain the major biological changes that occur across the lifespan, beginning in the prenatal period and extending to death. Identify important developmental theories and be able to describe their range of explanatory power. Identify the timing and nature of specific gains in cognitive ability over the lifespan, as well as losses (if any). Identify the major psychosocial influences on and concerns of the individual across the lifespan. Grading Scale GRADE POINTS PERCENT A B C D F Grade Weights ASSIGNMENT POINTS PERCENT s % zes % Paper % Final Exam % Total % Schedule of Due Dates Week Assignment Points Due date Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 1 20 Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday

3 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 3 20 Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 4 20 Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 5 20 Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 6 20 Friday/Sunday Paper 100 Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday Friday/Sunday 7 20 Friday/Sunday Friday Assignment Overview Friday 8 20 Saturday Final examination 180 Saturday Total 600 : The purpose of each quiz is to monitor your comprehension of the information presented in the text reading for each week. All weekly quizzes will be due during the current week by Midnight Sunday. Time Limit: 40 minutes. : There will be two discussion questions each week. You should post a minimum of three posts for each discussion question. You must make one reflection and two replies to other people for each question. Great interaction, as you will see, requires more than just the minimum. Each discussion question requires: 1. A 3-paragraph (or more) reflection from you by midnight Friday of each week. A paragraph is at least 3 complete sentences. 2. Two significant replies to other student s reflections by midnight Sunday. In order for the discussions to be effective, these timelines must be met. Do not ask for extensions past these times because it is unlikely anyone will return to read your late post. Paper: During Week 6 each student will submit a formal paper, in MS Word format, on a specified lifespan developmental psychology topic. The topics will be made available during week 3. I take 10 points off if submitted during week 7 and 20 points off if submitted during week 8 before midnight Wednesday. No paper will be accepted after Wednesday midnight of week 8.

4 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 4 Final Exam: The final exam must be taken in a proctored setting. There will be 60 multiple choice questions. No books or notes will be allowed. Cell phones, thumb drives and other electronic devices are not allowed. Time Limit: 120 minutes. Course Schedule Week 1 Prenatal Development to Birth Readings: Chapters 1-3 Assignments 1-1 Welcome: The discussion for this week will revolve around getting to know each other, the class environment and the internet. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. 1-2 Nature vs. Nurture Debate: This task is designed to familiarize students with both the Internet and the field of Lifespan Psychology. Explore the web links that are available to you in the References Section. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. The quiz will cover the readings in Chapter 1-3. The quiz will only be available during Week 1. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Week 2 Infancy and Toddlerhood Readings: Chapters 4-6 Proctor 2-1 Evaluating Toys designed for Infants and Toddlers: In this task, students will conduct a field experiment to evaluation toys for Infants and Toddlers and determine if a child in that age range has the perceptual capacity and the motor skills required to play with it effectively. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. 2-2 Temperament & the Goodness-of-Fit Model: Look at the two distinct models of Temperament, how it is measured, and the child rearing implications. For this topic, you will look at the two distinct models of temperament, how it is measured and the child rearing implications. Go to Then answer the questions posed in the discussion. Week 3 Early Childhood The quiz will cover the readings in Chapter 4-6. It will only be available during Week 2. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Your Proctor information needs to be placed in the Dropbox by the end of Week 2. Readings: Chapters Early intervention for those at risk: In this task, the class will research and evaluate specific intervention programs designed for at risk children. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment.

5 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e Educational Television: This task will require each student to watch an hour of television for children and evaluate the appropriateness of the program. Students will compare the incidents of pro-social behavior with the aggressive acts and discuss the socialization messages children might internalize. The quiz will cover the readings in Chapters 7 & 8. It will only be available during Week 3. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Week 4 Middle Childhood Readings: Chapters 9-10 Week 5 Adolescence 4-1 Learning in School: The student will examine the impact of class size and educational philosophies on the child s motivation and academic achievement. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. 4-2 Competitive School Activities: The student will examine the effects of competitive school activities. Do they encourage or discourage students? Do they foster a mastery orientation or a learned-helplessness approach? The quiz will cover the readings in Chapters It will only be available during Week 4. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Readings: Chapters Imaginary Audience, Personal Fable and Peer Pressure: The class will examine current media information related to adolescents and discuss the implications of the concepts of imaginary audience, personal fable and peer pressure. 5-2 Crisis Intervention: The class will examine crisis situations that an adolescent might face. An evaluation of local services will be performed to determine if the adolescent has community support available to learn to effectively deal with crisis situations. This quiz will cover the readings in Chapter It will only be available during Week 5. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Week 6 Early Adulthood Readings: Chapters Examining the Psychological Impact of Attending College: The class will discuss the impact that their academic and non-academic activities have had on their cognitive development, their attitudes and their values. 6-2 Leaving Home: The class will discuss the related thoughts and feelings about moving out of their parental home for the first time. The issues of autonomy vs. Attachment and interdependence vs. Independence will be addressed

6 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 6 Paper Your paper must be submitted in the Dropbox by Midnight Sunday. You can find more details about the assignment in the course Content in Week 3. It will be due by the Sunday midnight of week 6. I take 10 points off if submitted during week 7 and 20 points off if submitted during week 8 before midnight Wednesday. No paper will be accepted after Wednesday midnight of week 8. This quiz will cover the readings in Chapters It will only be available during Week 6. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Week 7 Middle Adulthood Readings: Chapters Double Standard on Aging: The class will evaluate current media advertisement to determine if there is a double standard in their approach to male and female aging issues. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. 7-2 Midlife: Is it the Prime of our Lives or strictly Over the Hill? The class will examine our cultural beliefs about midlife via a debate as to whether midlife is prime of our lives or strictly over the hill. The quiz will cover the readings in Chapters 15 & 16. The quiz will only be available during Week 7. It will be closed at midnight Sunday evening. All students are expected to take the quiz. Week 8 Late Adulthood Readings: Chapters (Note s are due by Friday this week) 8-1 Age related changes to the Five Senses: The class will research the resources available to an individual who is faced with age related changes to the five senses. 8-2 Death and Dying: Coming to Terms with Life: The class will examine the stages that individuals must face as they approach their own mortality. Please see the area of the course for complete description of assignment. This quiz will cover the readings in Chapters It will only be available during Week 8. It will be closed at midnight Saturday of week 8. All students are expected to take the quiz. Final Examination The final examination will be provided to the student during the last week of class. There will be 60 multiple choice questions. You must complete the exam in a proctored setting. The examination will be available online for a one time only access. The student will not be able

7 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 7 to log in and out of the examination. The Final Examination is due by Midnight Saturday of week 8. Neither books nor notes will be allowed. Cell phones, thumb drives and other electronic devices are not allowed. Course Policies Student Conduct All Columbia College students, whether enrolled in a land-based or online course, are responsible for behaving in a manner consistent with Columbia College's Student Conduct Code and Acceptable Use Policy. Students violating these policies will be referred to the office of Student Affairs and/or the office of Academic Affairs for possible disciplinary action. The Student Code of Conduct and the Computer Use Policy for students can be found in the Columbia College Student Handbook. The Handbook is available online; you can also obtain a copy by calling the Student Affairs office (Campus Life) at The teacher maintains the right to manage a positive learning environment, and all students must adhere to the conventions of online etiquette. Plagiarism Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas and your written presentation of these ideas. Presenting the words, ideas, or expression of another in any form as your own is plagiarism. Students who fail to properly give credit for information contained in their written work (papers, journals, exams, etc.) are violating the intellectual property rights of the original author. For proper citation of the original authors, you should reference the appropriate publication manual for your degree program or course (APA, MLA, etc.). Violations are taken seriously in higher education and may result in a failing grade on the assignment, a grade of "F" for the course, or dismissal from the College. Collaboration conducted between students without prior permission from the instructor is considered plagiarism and will be treated as such. Spouses and roommates taking the same course should be particularly careful. All required papers may be submitted for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers may be included in the Turnitin.com reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. This service is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com site. Non-Discrimination There will be no discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, ideology, political affiliation, veteran status, age, physical handicap, or marital status. Disability Services Students with documented disabilities who may need academic services for this course are required to register with the Coordinator for Disability Services at (573) Until the student has been cleared through the disability services office, accommodations do not have to be granted. If you are a student who has a documented disability, it is important for you to read the entire syllabus before enrolling in the course. The structure or the content of the course may make an accommodation not feasible. Online Participation You are expected to read the assigned texts and participate in the discussions and other course activities each week. Assignments should be posted by the due dates stated on the grading schedule in your syllabus. If an emergency arises that prevents you from participating in class, please let your instructor know as soon as possible.

8 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 8 Attendance Policy Attendance for a week will be counted as having submitted a course assignment for which points have been earned during that week of the session or if the proctoring information has been submitted or the plagiarism quiz taken if there is no other assignment due that week. A class week is defined as the period of time between Monday and Sunday (except for Week 8, when the week and the course will end on Saturday at midnight). The course and system deadlines are all based on the Central Time Zone. Cougar All students are provided a CougarMail account when they enroll in classes at Columbia College. You are responsible for monitoring from that account for important messages from the College and from your instructor. You may forward your Cougar account to another account; however, the College cannot be held responsible for breaches in security or service interruptions with other providers. Students should use for private messages to the instructor and other students. The class discussions are for public messages so the class members can each see what others have to say about any given topic and respond. Late Assignment Policy An online class requires regular participation and a commitment to your instructor and your classmates to regularly engage in the reading, discussion and writing assignments. Although most of the online communication for this course is asynchronous, you must be able to commit to the schedule of work for the class for the next eight weeks. You must keep up with the schedule of reading and writing to successfully complete the class. Any late assignments must be pre-approved. Course Evaluation You will have the opportunity to evaluate the course near the end of the session. Course evaluations will open on Sunday of Week 5 and will remain open until Thursday of Week 7. A link will be sent to your CougarMail that will allow you to access the evaluation. Be assured that the evaluations are anonymous and that your instructor will not be able to see them until after final grades are submitted. Proctor Policy Students taking courses that require proctored exams must submit their completed proctor request forms to their instructors by the end of the second week of the session. Proctors located at Columbia College campuses are automatically approved. The use of Proctor U services is also automatically approved. The instructor of each course will consider any other choice of proctor for approval or denial. Additional proctor choices the instructor will consider include: public librarians, high school or college instructors, high school or college counseling services, commanding officers, education service officers, and other proctoring services. Personal friends, family members, athletic coaches and direct supervisors are not acceptable.

9 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 9 Additional Resources Orientation for New Students This course is offered online, using course management software provided by Desire2Learn and Columbia College. The Student Manual provides details about taking an online course at Columbia College. You may also want to visit the course demonstration to view a sample course before this one opens. Technical Support If you have problems accessing the course or posting your assignments, contact your instructor, the Columbia College Helpdesk, or the D2L Helpdesk for assistance. Contact information is also available within the online course environment. CCHelpDesk@ccis.edu ex helpdesk@desire2learn.com Online Tutoring Smarthinking is a free online tutoring service available to all Columbia College students. Smarthinking provides real-time online tutoring and homework help for Math, English, and Writing. The Writing Center can be used for writing assistance in any course. Smarthinking also provides access to live tutorials in writing and math, as well as a full range of study resources, including writing manuals, sample problems, and study skills manuals. You can access the service from wherever you have a connection to the Internet. I encourage you to take advantage of this free service provided by the college. Access Smarthinking through CougarTrack under Students->Academics->Academic Resources. Grading Criteria Points Paper Criteria 10 Posting is on time and answers given for all questions. Answers are complete and concise. 5 Late or Answers are not complete. E.g. 1 response and 1 reply or missing 2 replies. 0 No post submitted Points Criteria = A Paper presented in appropriate APA format, well thought and good coverage of material = B Assignment is late, Paper presented, well thought out with appropriate references, not in APA format = C Assignment is late, Paper presented, medium well thought out but no references provided and/or poor coverage of material/or poor APA = D Assignment is late, Paper presented, poorly thought out and does not adequately cover material and/or no APA.

10 Columbia College Online Campus P a g e 10 Below 60 = F Poor effort all around.