DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSYC. 240

SYLLABUS

I.              COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

A survey and  exploration  of the issues and concepts dealing  with age-related behavior and developmental  changes  during  each of the different periods of our life span:  from conception, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age and death.  It includes the physical (body changes and motor skills); cognitive (thought and language); psychosocial (emotions, personality, and  social relationships) during each period of the life span.

II.            GOAL STATEMENT: 

The purpose of PSYC. 240 is to provide the student with an overview  of   the human  developmental  process as it relates to all of the internal growth and intellectual  changes, as well as social changes as the human  learns of the world. 

III.           TEXT: Life-Span Development", John W.               Santrock,  7th ed.

IV.           LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

A.     The student will read the chapters                  corresponding to the lecture and discussion. 

B.            The student  will complete each  quiz as the class progresses  through the text.  Each  quiz   will  cover two consecutive chapters. 

C.                The student  will  either do a 6-10                   paged research paper, typed, and                   double-spaced  or five experiments, 2-3                   pages each.

 

V.                EVALUATION: 

Students will be awarded points based on: 

A.                Test results. 

B.                Research paper or 5 experiments. 

VI.                GRADING SCHEME:

90  - 100% = A

80  -   89% = B

70  -   79% = C

60  -   69% = D