PSY 241 71PC, Fall 2010

Course Description: This course is a study of human growth and development. Emphasis is placed on major theories and perspectives as they relate to the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of development across the life span. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general core requirement in social/behavioral sciences.

Berk, L.E. (2010). Exploring lifespan development, 2nd ed. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-205-74859-4

Module schedule:

Icebreaker – Thursday, August 19, 2010 to Friday, August 27, 2010

Module One - Saturday, August 28, 2010 to Sunday, September 5, 2010

Reading Assignment
The assignment should be completed by August 29, 2010
Writing Assignment
The assignment should be completed by September 5, 2010
This assignment counts100 points.
Module Quiz
The assignment should be completed by September 5, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points.
Discussion Forum Assignment
The assignment should be completed by September 1, 2010 (original post) and September 5, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Module Two - Monday, September 6, 2010 to Sunday, September 19, 2010

Part One:

Reading Assignment (Chapter two)
The assignment should be completed by September 7, 2010
Writing Assignment (Chapter two)
The assignment should be completed by September 10, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.
Module Quiz (This covers chapters two, three and four)
The assignment should be completed by September 19, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter four assignments)
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter two)
The assignment should be completed by September 8, 2010 (original post) and September 10, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Part Two:

Reading Assignment (Chapter three)
The assignment should be completed by September 11, 2010
Writing Assignment (Chapter three)
The assignment should be completed by September 15, 2010
This assignment counts100 points.

Module Quiz (This covers chapters two, three and four)
The assignment should be completed by September 19, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter four assignments)

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter three)
The assignment should be completed by September 12, 2010 (original post) and September 14, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Part Three:

Reading Assignment (Chapter four)
The assignment should be completed by September 16, 2010
Writing Assignment (Chapter four)
The assignment should be completed by September 19, 2010
This assignment counts100 points.
Module Quiz (This covers chapters two, three and four)
The assignment should be completed by September 19, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter four assignments)
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter four)
The assignment should be completed by September 17, 2010 (original post) and September 19, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Module Three - Monday, September 20, 2010 to Thursday, September 30, 2010

Part One:

Reading Assignment (Chapter five)
The assignment should be completed by September 21, 2010
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter five)
The assignment should be completed by September 23, 2010 (original post) and September 25, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)
Writing Assignment (Chapter five)
The assignment should be completed by September 25, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.
Small Group Assignment
The assignment should be completed by September 30, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points
Module Quiz (This covers chapters five and six)
The assignment should be completed by September 30, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter six assignments)

Part Two:

Reading Assignment (Chapter six)
The assignment should be completed by September 26, 2010
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter six)
The assignment should be completed by September 28, 2010 (original post) and September 30, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)
Writing Assignment (Chapter six)
The assignment should be completed by September 30, 2010
This assignment counts100 points.
Small Group Assignment
The assignment should be completed by September 30, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points
Module Quiz (This covers chapters five and six)
The assignment should be completed by September 30, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter six assignments)

Module Four - Friday, October 1, 2010 to Monday, October 11, 1010

Part One:

Reading Assignment (Chapter seven)
The assignment should be completed by October 2, 2010
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter seven)
The assignment should be completed by October 4, 2010 (original post) and October 6, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)
Writing Assignment (Chapter seven)
The assignment should be completed by October 6, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.
Small Group Assignment II
The assignment should be completed by October 11, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points (found on the group pages)
Module Quiz (This covers chapters seven and eight)
The assignment should be completed by October 11, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter eight assignments)

Part Two:

Reading Assignment (Chapter eight)
The assignment should be completed by October 7, 2010
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter eight)
The assignment should be completed by October 8, 2010 (original post) and October 11, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)
Writing Assignment (Chapter eight)
The assignment should be completed by October 11, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.
Small Group Assignment II
The assignment should be completed by October 11, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points (found on the group pages)
Module Quiz (This covers chapters seven and eight)
The assignment should be completed by October 11, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter eight assignments)

Module Five - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 to Sunday, October 24, 2010 (Fall Break: October 14-16, 2010)

Part One:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Reading Assignment (Chapter nine)
The assignment should be completed by October 13, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter nine)
The assignment should be completed by October 18, 2010 (original post) and October 20, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter nine)
The assignment should be completed by October 20, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.

Module Quiz (This covers chapters nine and ten)
The assignment should be completed by October 24, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter ten assignments)

Part Two:

Reading Assignment (Chapter ten)
The assignment should be completed by October 21, 2010
Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter ten)
The assignment should be completed by October 22, 2010 (original post) and October 24, 2010 (two responses).
This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)
Writing Assignment (Chapter ten)
The assignment should be completed by October 24, 2010
This assignment counts 100 points.
Module Quiz (This covers chapters nine and ten)
The assignment should be completed by October 24, 2010
This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter ten assignments)

Module Six - Monday, October 25, 2010 to Friday, November 5, 2010

Part One:

Reading Assignment (Chapter eleven)

The assignment should be completed by October 26, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter eleven)

The assignment should be completed by October 27, 2010 (original post) and October 30, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter eleven)

The assignment should be completed by October 30, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment III

The assignment should be completed by November 5, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points (found on the group pages)

Module Quiz (This covers chapters eleven and twelve)

The assignment should be completed by November 5, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter twelve assignments)

Part Two:

Reading Assignment (Chapter twelve)

The assignment should be completed by November 1, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter twelve)

The assignment should be completed by November 2, 2010 (original post) and November 5, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter twelve)

The assignment should be completed by November 5, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment III

The assignment should be completed by November 5, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points (found on the group pages)

Module Quiz (This covers chapters eleven and twelve)

The assignment should be completed by November 5, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points.

Module Seven – Saturday, November 6, 2010 to Wednesday, November 17, 2010

PART ONE:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Seven runs from Saturday, November 6, 2010 to Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Reading Assignment (Chapter thirteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 7, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter thirteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 8, 2010 (original post) and November 10, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter thirteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 10, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Module Quiz (This covers chapters thirteen and fourteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 17, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter fourteen assignments)

PART TWO:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Seven runs from Saturday, November 6, 2010 to Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Reading Assignment (Chapter fourteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 12, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter fourteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 14, 2010 (original post) and November 17, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter fourteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 17, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Module Quiz (This covers chapters thirteen and fourteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 17, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points.

Module Eight – Thursday, November 18, 2010 to Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (Thanksgiving Break: November 24-27, 2010).

PART ONE:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Eight runs from Thursday, November 18, 2010 to Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (Thanksgiving Break: November 24-27, 2010)

Reading Assignment (Chapter fifteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 19, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter fifteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 20 (original post) and November 22, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter fifteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 22, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment IV

This assignment should be completed by November 30, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points

Module Quiz (This covers chapters fifteen and sixteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 30, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter sixteen assignments)

PART TWO:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Eight runs from Thursday, November 18, 2010 to Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (Thanksgiving Break: November 24-27, 2010)

Reading Assignment (Chapter sixteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 23, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter sixteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 28, 2010 (original post) and November 30, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter sixteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 30, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment IV

This assignment should be completed by November 30, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points

Module Quiz (This covers chapters fifteen and sixteen)

The assignment should be completed by November 30, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points.

Module Nine - July 20, 2010 to July 24, 2010 Wednesday, December 1, 2010 to Friday, December 10, 2010

PART ONE:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Nine runs from Wednesday, December 1, 2010 to Friday, December 10, 2010

Reading Assignment (Chapter seventeen)

The assignment should be completed by December 2, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter seventeen)

The assignment should be completed by December 3, 2010 (original post) and December 5, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter seventeen)

The assignment should be completed by December 5, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment Conclusion (Individual exercise)

This assignment should be completed by December 10, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points

Module Quiz (This covers chapters seventeen and eighteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 10, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points. (This will be found with the chapter eighteen assignments)

PART TWO:

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Nine runs from Wednesday, December 1, 2010 to Friday, December 10, 2010

Reading Assignment (Chapter eighteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 6, 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter eighteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 7, 2010 (original post) and December 10, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter eighteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 10, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points.

Small Group Assignment Conclusion

This assignment should be completed by December 10, 2010

This assignment counts 100 points (You will find the submission page for this with the chapter seventeen assignments)

Module Quiz (This covers chapters seventeen and eighteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 10, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points.

Module Ten – Saturday, December 11, 2010 to Thursday, December 16, 2010

The following assignment summary lists the due dates and assignment point values for the assignments included in the items below the assignment summary.

Module Ten runs from Saturday, December 11, 2010 to Thursday, December 16, 2010

Reading Assignment (Chapter nineteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 12 2010

Discussion Forum Assignment (Chapter nineteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 13, 2010 (original post) and December 16, 2010 (two responses).

This assignment counts 100 points (50 points for original post and 50 points for two responses)

Writing Assignment (Chapter nineteen) EXTRA CREDIT

The assignment should be completed by December 16, 2010

This assignment is for extra credit.

Module Quiz (This covers chapter nineteen)

The assignment should be completed by December 16, 2010

This assignment counts 50 points.

Schedule Overview:

Module One: Icebreaker and Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
Module Two: Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Module Three: Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood and Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Module Four: Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood and Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood.
Module Five: Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood and Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood.
Module Six: Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence and Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
Module Seven: Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood and Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
Module Eight: Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood and Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood.
Module Nine: Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood and Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
Module Ten: Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement