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____SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE______ PSYCHOLOGY 206 Section: NP Item #1634 WINTER 2005 2-3:30 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Room 4137 INSTRUCTOR: Nancy Jago Finley Office: 4126 Phone: 587-6980 E-mail: nfinle@sccd.ctc.edu Office hours: by appt.
REQUIRED BOOK: The Developing Person Through the Lifespan, 6/e, by Kathleen Berger, Worth Publishers. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores human development from conception to old age, death, and dying. We examine the interrelationship between biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial factors as we progress through the lifespan. One goal of the course is to develop an appreciation for the challenges and opportunities facing each age. In Psychology 206, we practice thinking critically and creatively about development and exploring similarities and differences in gender, and across cultures and nations. Course Outcomes and Objectives:
Topical Outline : I. Orientation to Developmental Psychology
II. Biosocial Development
III. Cognitive Development
IV. Social Development
V. Death and Dying COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING 1. On-line Quizzes (35% of final grade). Each week, starting Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005 , you will be required to submit your results for chapter quizzes (open-book) to me as per instructions found in Worth Publisher’s website corresponding to our text. The address for this companion website is: http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/bergerlifespan6e/ On Tuesdays starting Jan. 11, we will meet in Room 3165, a computer lab classroom where everyone will have use of a computer with fast internet access. Come to the lab classroom on Tuesdays with your textbook as you’ll likely want to use class time to take the quizzes. They must be submitted to me by midnight Tuesday. Late submissions will not be accepted. Early (before Tuesday midnight) submissions are fine. The specific chapter quiz assignments and due dates can be found in the course calendar.
2. On-line case study exercises (30% of final grade). Each week, starting Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005 , you will be required to bring to class a keyboarded, up to one page, essay in response to the case study exercise assigned to you for the assigned chapter(s) for the week (10 points each). These exercises are found at the companion website described above. You’ll most likely want to complete these exercises during lab time on Tuesdays. See course calendar for chapter assignments and due dates. 3. Term Project (30% of final grade) . Choose one of the options described below for your term project:
OPTION A: Child-Study Project . This option involves closely studying a child and writing up your findings. The information presented should involve biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial development, and include predictions about the person’s future as well. The research for this assignment can be done in pairs or trios, but you must do your own writing. Click on the link above for detailed specifications for the project. OPTION B: Adolescent- or Adult-Study Project . This option involves closely studying an adolescent or an adult and writing up your findings. The information presented should involve biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial development, and include predictions about the person’s future as well. The research for this assignment can be done in pairs or trios, but you must do your own writing. Click on the link above for detailed specifications for the project.. OPTION C: Institution Report. This will involve visiting a community institution that is intended, at least in part, to serve developmental needs. It can be a formal organization (e.g., a school, a nursing home) or an informal institution (e.g., a park where pre-schoolers play, a health club). The research for this assignment can be done in pairs or trios, but you must do your own writing. Click on the link above for detailed specifications for the project . The final papers for Options A, B, and C should be 10-12 pages long. Attaching research notes and using photos would be fine but they should be in addition to the 10-12 pages of text. OPTION D: Service Learning . If you choose this option, you’ll be spending a minimum of 16 hours in a community organization that is intended, at least in part, to meet developmental needs. On the date specified in the course calendar, you’ll need to turn in your 3-5 page Service Learning term paper. Detailed specifications for this term paper will be forthcoming. NOTE: Part of your grade for the term project will be determined by submission of your proposal and interview questions (Options A, B, and C) by the due dates specified on the course calendar. All papers submitted to me for credit must be typed, double-spaced, and reflect college- level writing (i.e., free from grammatical, spelling and typographical errors – Papers with too much “static will be returned without credit). (2-pt. Penalty/class day for late papers).
4. Attendance and Participation (5% of the grade). You will be expected to attend class, to be on time, and to participate actively in all class learning activities. Occasionally you’ll be asked to do some in-class writing that will count toward this part of your grade. GRADING If you earn your grade will likely be between 90-100% 3.5 and 4.0 80-89% 2.5 and 3.4 70-79% 1.5 and 2.4 60-69% 0.7 and 1.4 Below 60% 0.0 Seattle Central has many excellent resources to assist students with disabilities. If you are in need of extra assistance or services, please let me know. Or you can call counselor, Al Souma at 587-4169 or e-mail him. You can earn up to 100 extra credit points by activities mutually agreed upon. 100 extra credit points will automatically raise your final grade one tenth of a point (i.e., if, at the end of the quarter, your final grade is a 2.3 and you have earned 100 extra credit points, you will be given a 2.4. If you earn more or less than 100 extra credit points, they will not affect your grade.) Some Suggestions:
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