1. Developmental Psychology Jamie Anderson

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

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/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 Final GradesPointsPercent A526-58590%-100% B468-52580%-89% C410-46770%-79% D351-40960%-69% F350 and below59% and below

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 http://www.devpsy.org/topics/index.html