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Frederick Community College ED/PS 208 –Human Growth and
Development Summer
2009 – 8 Week Session |
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Please
remember you must use your FCC Student Email address for this course. Sign
into your account via the login page: https://myfcc.frederick.edu |
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Instructor
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Name: Tanya Zink |
Office:
N/A |
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E-mail: TZink@frederick.edu |
Cell
Phone Number: 703-638-5707 Home Phone Number:
301-358-3913 |
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Office
Hours: By
appointment only. |
Campus
Mail Box #: 436 Located
across from the Financial Aid Office in "A" Building. |
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Course
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: None |
On-campus
Exams: Two |
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Prerequisites:
EN 52 or ESL 99 |
Last Day to Withdraw:
July 8 |
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Course
Description: |
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Presents
central concepts related to parameters of human development through the life
span. Includes physical, social, emotional, and mental development at various
stages of life. Considers the influence of culture as well as individual
differences. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Upon
completion of this course students will demonstrate 1.
Identify the major developmental psychologists and their contributions to the
study of human growth and development. 2.
Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical constructs and terminology
used in developmental psychology. 3.
Explain the developmental tasks of each of the major stages of human
development. |
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Instructional Methods: |
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Exams, papers, assignments,
discussion board, weekly participation |
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Text(s)
for Course: |
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A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development (4th
Edition) by John Santrock. |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 3rd week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to
evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course. |
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Evaluation
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Tests /
Papers / Projects |
Point
Value |
Final Grade Scale |
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Midterm Final Discussion board X 3 50 pts. each Muddiest Point Discussions 5 pts. each X 8 weeks Reaction Paper Chapter Quizzes X 15 3 pts each |
100 100 150 40 65 45 |
A- 450 - 500 B- 449 - 400 C- 399 - 350 D- 349 – 300 F 299 and below |
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Details on the all course related work are
offered within the Blackboard course. |
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If the graded performance for online assignments
differs significantly from the grade average for proctored assignments, the
instructor reserves the right to administer additional tests. All written assignments must feature one inch
margins with readable font no larger than 12 pt. All assignments are expected
to be free of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors.
Ideas should be expressed with clarity and papers should include proper
language usage, sentence structure, and paragraph structure. Students who
have difficulty with written assignments should contact the Writing Center
for assistance. |
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Attendance/Participation
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Weekly
attendance in this class is required. Students
will participate in weekly muddiest points on blackboard. |
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Email
Policy: |
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Academic
Honesty: |
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Work
in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic
Honesty. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. As a student, it is
your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and
ideas. |
FCC provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise
qualified students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (Section 504) and amendments.
Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations must
contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at
301-846-2408 (A Building, Room 106A) in order to request and apply for
services. The SSD office will require
appropriate documentation of a disability.
Questions related to accommodations or services can be directed to the
SSD office. Additional information
related to services can be viewed at the following FCC web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.
If you currently receive services from the SSD
office, please submit your Student Success Plan to me and make an appointment
with me to discuss your accommodations and needs in class. I will hold any information you share with me
in strict confidence unless you give me permission to do otherwise.
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Topical Outline |
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Week |
SUBJECT |
CONTENT- Read and do weekly
assignments |
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Chapter 1: Introduction to
Life Span Chapter 2: Biological
Beginnings |
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Chapter 3: Physical Development & Biological
Aging Chapter 4: Health Chapter 5: Motor, Sensory & Perceptual
Development |
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Chapter 6: Cognitive
Developmental Approaches Chapter 7: Information
Processing |
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Chapter 8: Intelligence Chapter 9: Language
Development |
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Chapter 10: Emotional
Development Chapter 11: The Self,
Identity & Personality |
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Chapter 12: Gender &
Identity Chapter 13: Moral Development,
Values & Religion |
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Chapter 14: Families,
Lifestyles & Parenting Chapter 15: Peers & The
Sociocultural World |
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8 |
Final Exam |
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