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Human Growth & Development =

Course: DEP 2004

Summer C, 2009 = --Instructor:=20 Dr. Russell McGuff

When: (Ref# 69628) Mon - Thu 12:10 AM - 1:05 PM
Office:=20 History and Social Sciences Building, Room 218 Phone:=20 201-8157
Email: mcguffr@tcc.fl.edu FAX Number: 201-8164 (put = "attn.=20 Dr. McGuff" on it)
Webpage:=20 http://faculty.tcc.fl.edu/hss/mcguffr/index.htm
Office hours: = 11:00 -=20 12:00 M-H, or just drop by. I'm actually there a lot more=20 often.
First day of class: May 6th=20
Last day of class: July=20 17th
Final Examination: As = printed in=20 schedule of courses: _________________.

Course Objectives:

To gain an understanding = of the major=20 theories of human development and to think critically about them. =

To begin to recognize the = effect that=20 our development has on each of our lives, on society at large, and on = our=20 environment.

To appreciate the effects = our various=20 life tasks have on our daily experiences of relating to those around us. =

To build habits of = critical and=20 generative thinking about the human experience.

To build written and = spoken critical=20 evaluation skills while demonstrating mastery of new knowledge about = human=20 development.

To build a knowledge base = that will=20 permit further study in the fields of psychology, generally and human=20 development, specifically.

Attendance Policy:

ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED OF = ALL, and=20 active participation in lecture/discussion is what makes a good class = possible.=20
Attendance is required and will be taken at each class.
Coming = to class=20 late or leaving early will be considered 1/2 an absence.
You must be=20 pre-certified to take each exam. Missing more than three classes before = any exam=20 disqualifies you from taking that exam.
A zero will be given for any = uncertified/missed exam, which will be used in calculating your final = grade.=20

If you are absent from = class you are=20 responsible for all work assigned, and all the information provided = during your=20 absence, just as if you had attended.

It is considered a = courtesy for you=20 to contact me in advance in the event of any absence from lecture. I = hereby=20 thank you in advance for Your courtesy.

There will be no make-up = of any=20 unexcused absence that results in a missed test. You must contact me = (leave a=20 message) either BEFORE OR ANYTIME ON THE DAY of the test you miss to be = excused=20 Otherwise you will not be eligible for a make-up. I will not make any = judgment=20 about WHY you are missing it, only that you are acting responsibly WHEN = you miss=20 it. No student may make up more than one test. If you are permitted to = take a=20 make-up exam it will be given at my office (HSS 218) on Wednesday, July = 8th at=20 8:30 AM.

TCC's attendance policy = states that=20 any student who misses more times than a class meets for any one week = may be=20 withdrawn with an AW. I will not automatically drop you due to absences. = If you just stop attending, without dropping, expect to get an=20 "F."

Please come see me first = if you have=20 plans to drop the course. Often when students think they should drop, = they can=20 consider better ways to succeed, and many can still pass!

Absences for military = service, jury=20 duty, college sponsored activities that were approved by the college = president,=20 and religious holidays are excusable if the Assistant Vice President for = Instruction at TCC is given prior notification. See me as well and keep = me=20 informed.

Grading Policy:

Your grade will be a function of your = total of=20 scores on:
Test 1 (100 points -Multiple Choice), the Midterm (200 = points=20 -Essay test), Test 3 (100 points -Multiple Choice the final exam (200 = points=20 -Multiple Choice), and any pop quizzes (up to 20 points each) that might = or=20 might not be given during the semester.

Class participation is = required,=20 and up to 20 additional points are available to those who = demonstrate=20 interest, and who contribute meaningfully and most often. This class = will be as=20 stimulating, thought provoking, relevant, and as fun as YOU make = it!

IF YOU MAKE LESS THAN 140 points (a = "C") on Test=20 2 you MUST complete TWO of the Critical Journal Review (CJR) papers = described=20 below.

Grading Scale:

540 - 600=20 points =3D A         Test 1=20 ___________
480 - 539 points =3D=20 B         Test 2 = ___________
420 -=20 479 points =3D C         Test 3=20 ___________
360 - 419 points =3D=20 D          Final=20 ___________
359.....or below =3D=20 F            = Total=20 ___________

Optional/Critical Journal Review = (OJR/CJR)=20 papers:

You may also earn up to 30 additional = points=20 toward your final grade by reviewing up to two journal articles on = topics in=20 Human Development. I will provide a copy of an article and you will type = a brief=20 (350 word minimum) summary and critique of the article. YOU MAY NOT = DIRECTLY=20 QUOTE THE ARTICLE you are critiquing at any time.
You must hand the = article=20 back in to me, highlighted, along with your critique/summary. I will = grade each=20 paper on a 15 point scale. Thus, each article successfully reviewed will = be=20 worth up to 15 extra points toward your total points (600 = maximum).
THE LAST=20 DATE on which I will accept OJR's/CJR's is July 8th. NO EXCEPTIONS! Any = student=20 who tries to hand OJR/CJR write-ups in the last full week of class will = be=20 summarily executed, without trial or hearing, and his or her lifeless = body will=20 be fed to a teeming horde of 1000 (or more) rabid and ravenous = Australian sugar=20 gliders. Or, I will simply refuse to read them, depending upon my mood = at the=20 moment. You have been warned!

Plagiarism (the use of someone else's = IDEAS OR=20 WORDS without giving proper credit) is cheating. Plagiarism or any other = form of=20 cheating will result in a zero on the work and disciplinary action from = the=20 school.

CELL - FREE CLASSROOM=20 POLICY:
Cell phones, smart-phones, = i-Pods,=20 PDA's, and text messaging have become a near daily distraction in many = college=20 classrooms. Their interruptions are disruptive to classes and their = distractions=20 keep people from being fully involved in class, so they impede learning. = The=20 following policy shall apply throughout the semester:
Classrooms in = the=20 History & Social Sciences Building are CELL PHONE-FREE academic = learning=20 environments. Cell phones, PDA's, beepers, i-Pods, etc. may not be used = in the=20 classroom, nor will they be permitted to disturb the learning of others = at any=20 time. All cell phones and electronic devices must be turned off = and=20 put away upon entering the classroom. Cell phones, etc. should not = be=20 visible on desks, nor be in students' hands or laps in our classroom. = Any=20 student who violates this policy and/or anyone whose cell phone = sounds=20 during our class must immediately leave class, will be counted absent, = and may=20 not return until the following class meeting. If it happens during a = test, that=20 person's test will be considered complete and immediately = collected.
TURN=20 OFF AND PUT AWAY YOUR CELL PHONE, PDA, i-Pod, smart-phone, etc.BEFORE = YOU WALK=20 IN THE DOOR. NEVER USE IT IN THE CLASSROOM.

CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE:

The center of = the=20 universe is a long, long way away. Nobody here (not you; not me) is its=20 representative. SOOO....
Be respectful of others and of their = opportunity to=20 learn. We will not waste much time on idle chit chat. Everything we talk = about=20 is part of the course. Be prepared to learn from others and to share = what you=20 know as well.
Arrive on time (=3Da few = minutes=20 early). Do not leave early. Do not leave the room to go to the restroom = or for=20 any other reason, except in a true emergency. When I arrive, class has = begun=20 --pay attention; I often announce important things and hand back papers = at the=20 beginning of class. If you have inadvertently arrived late, slip in = as=20 quietly and unobtrusively as possible; take a seat near the door, no = matter=20 where you might usually sit.
Turn off and put away (or = leave=20 at home) all beepers, cell phones (see policy above), i-pods, CD = players,=20 cassette recordings, radios, etc. Feel free to tape/record the class in = order to=20 assist you in reviewing your notes, but let me know if you are doing so. = You may=20 use a laptop in class only for course related work such as taking notes; = if your=20 laptop use becomes distracting to others it will be=20 prohibited.
Do not carry on private=20 conversations with others around you. Do not "hit on" or try to date = your=20 classmates while in class. You can do that at other times and=20 elsewhere.
Raise your hand and be = prepared to=20 keep it up; I try to call on everyone eventually. Do not hesitate to ask = questions offer comments or share insights; we will all benefit when you = do=20 so.
Be=20 prepared and well equipped. Always have a notebook, two number two = pencils and a=20 pen handy. Thus, you will never let yourself be surprised by a test, = quiz or=20 other class activity.

Text:
Feldman, Robert S. (2005). Human = Development=20 Across the Life Span; 4th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice=20 Hall.
............Plus supplemental outside readings as=20 assigned.

Read the material in advance so = you will=20 obtain maximum benefit from class discussion.
Offer comments, = questions and=20 input in every class. Class participation is a requirement of the = course!!!=20

Date:_____________________Topics and=20 Readings

5/6/09: Week 1 -
Reading: Chapters 1 & 2 (through p.=20 72)
Introduction, course requirements, policies. Why are we in = this=20 class?
How is development studied? Philosophy, Science and = Theory.
Nature=20 versus Nurture and Nature via Nurture, key issues for developmental = theories.=20 Reading: Chapter 2 (the rest)
Developmental periods and = critical=20 periods, milestones. Other key concepts.=20

5/11/09: Week 2 -
Reading: Chapter 3
Prenatal = development &=20 birth.
"The Miracle of Life."=20

5/18/09: Week 3 -
Reading: Chapters 3 & 4
The = importance of=20 early (and really early) care.
Reading: Chapter 5
Infancy=20 -physiological and biological development.
The rhythm of = life.
Cognitive=20 Development in Infancy.=20

5/25/09: Holiday
5/26/09:
Reading: Chapter 6:
Social = and=20 Emotional Development in Infancy
The rhythm of life.
Attachment = and=20 Primary Tasks.
----------------TEST 1 on Thursday=20 5/28/09------------------

6/1/09: Week 5 -
Reading: Chapter 7
The=20 preschooler:
Piagetian theory --a closer look. How does real thinking = start?=20
Language development, grammar, deep structure, and the use of = symbols and=20 signs.
Growth and motor milestones
Reading: Chapter 8 =
The=20 family drama: Developing gender identity, developing the ego, developing = a=20 social role --did Freud tell us something we forgot?
What is the self = and how=20 does "it" form?
The development of personality traits --from = emotional=20 states, conflicts and drives, or predispositions=20

6/8/09: Week 6 -
Reading: Chapter 9
"Boy, you're = growin' like a=20 weed!"
Coordination, skills, executive control over motor functions,=20 planning.
How does thinking change in the elementary = years?
Reversibility,=20 Time, Conservation, Hierarchical thinking, Logical = thinking.
Reading:=20 Chapter 10
Social skills, social status, social roles in = elementary=20 school.
Industry versus Inferiority --what is the source of self=20 esteem?
--------THURSDAY, 6/11/09: MIDTERM EXAM: (4 = Essays)-----------=20

6/15/09: Week 7 -
Reading: Chapter 11: = Adolescence
Puberty;=20 bigger, better, faster, more!!
Changes in the brain and body. How = hormones=20 alter who we are.
An updated view of psychosexual development: a = closer look=20 at becoming a teen.
The incomplete gift of abstract thought: the = world gets=20 big again.

6/22/09: Week 8 -
Reading: Chapter 12:
Identity = development in=20 adolescence. Marcia's extension of Erikson's theory
Sex and Drugs and = Rock=20 and Rap --and Drinking and Driving and Dying and Going to Jail
Risk = taking=20 and sensation seeking among teens.
NOTE: 6/24/09 (by 5:00 PM) is the = last day=20 to withdraw from the course and receive a "W."
6/25/09: = ----------TEST=20 3:----------------

6/29/09: Week 9 -
Reading: Chapters 13 and 14:
Formal = and=20 post-formal thought
Early adulthood tasks: Independence, Intimacy, = Going to=20 work, Making babies, Buying a home, Careers --what's next?
Levinson's = Seasons=20 introduced
Other ways of describing adult development -Havighurst, = Sheahy=20

7/6/09: Week 10 -
Reading: Chapter 15, 16, and = 17
Middle=20 age life tasks. More Erikson and Levinson, plus C.G. Jung!
Other = ways of=20 describing later adult development -Havighurst, Peck, Neugarten
Aging = -How=20 and why do we age?
Late life changes: Declining or Refining?

7/13/09: Week 11 -
Reading: Chapters 18 and 19
A ninth = stage for=20 Erikson?
Death and dying. E. Kubler-Ross' theory
Other views of = the end of=20 life

FINAL EXAM:
MTWH Class: Thurs 7/16 1:00 - 2:45 = PM
All=20 classes: Your final exams will take the entire period. Plan to be here = until the=20 very end.

In accordance with State Board of Education Rule 6A-14.0301, students = are=20 permitted a maximum of two (2) withdrawals per course. Upon the third = attempt,=20 the student will not be permitted to withdraw and will receive a grade = for that=20 course. Students who wish to withdraw from the term must complete the = official=20 Complete Withdrawal Form and have it approved by the Advising Director. = Students=20 eligible for withdrawal and who submit their request before the = withdrawal=20 deadline will receive a grade of W recorded upon their permanent record = for each=20 course in which they were enrolled at the time of withdrawal. No=20 instructorsignature is required, but your instructor prefers to meet = with you=20 well in advance of the withdrawal date, in order to discuss your=20 options.

This syllabus is also available in a large print version = for the=20 visually impaired.
This syllabus was last = updated on=20 May 5th, 2009 -R.M.

HONOR CODE

As an = academic=20 community devoted to the life of the mind, this class requires of every = student=20 complete intellectual honesty in the preparation and completion of all = assigned=20 academic work.

Honor Pledge

Honor, = integrity,=20 honesty and effort benefit everyone. I hereby recognize that my honor as = a=20 student of this class is dependent on my integrity, honesty and effort.=20 Therefore, I will not cheat, plagiarize or otherwise misrepresent the = work I=20 submit. I shall neither give nor receive unauthorized aid on any piece = of work,=20 nor knowingly tolerate any violation of the Honor Code of this = class.

I hereby = certify=20 that all the written work I submit in this course shall be my own = original=20 writing, that I will use no idea, fact, information, or phrasing from = any source=20 without giving credit by citing that source in my work, and that I shall = strive=20 to make as plain as possible the sources used in my work.

I hereby = certify=20 that the responses I give on tests in this course shall reflect only my = own=20 knowledge, study, effort and belief. I will not attempt to copy the work = of=20 others, and will not tolerate any attempt of others to copy my work. If = I detect=20 that any student in this class is attempting to copy my work or that of = others,=20 I will report my belief to my instructor immediately and without fear of = the=20 consequences for doing so.

I hereby = pledge my=20 honor, integrity, honesty and effort as a student, as a fellow human = being and=20 as a member of the academic community in this class.
Pledged on this = day,=20 ____/____/____ =20 _______________________________