Developmental Psychology 2004
Social Science Department, Seminole Community
College
Professor K. G. Noone
Classroom L-015 Library Building
Office L-016B Library Building
Phone 407-328-2086
Fax 407-328-2419
NooneK@scc-fl.edu
Course Description:
[DEP-2004, Developmental Psychology (3 credit-3 hours);
Prerequisite/co-requisite: PSY 2012 - General Psychology or permission of the
instructor of the department chair.] The study of the effects
of biological, psychological, maturational, and social factors on human
behavior at various stages of development. This course partially
satisfies requirements of S.B.E. 6A-10.30. Please be advised that Dep 2004 is a Gordon Rule Course. The Requirements of the
Social Science Department is that in order to pass this course, students are
required to write a minimum of 3000 words. Please govern yourself accordingly.
Required
reading: Human
Development Updated 7th edition. Be advised that it is easier and less
expensive to purchase texts on line directly from the publisher. The web
address of the publisher is www.mhhe.com. The ISBN number is 0-07-282595-2. Specify a
paper copy, as it is cheaper than a hardbound edition. Several pieces of
refereed research and a few magazine articles may also be provided for the
student. Further, the
instructor will be handing out several pieces of peer-reviewed work during the
course of the semester for the student to read. There is also research on
reserve in the LRC. Instruction will be offered about these readings during the
course of the semester. Further,
information on the web will be offered throughout the course.
List
of Basic Units: Introduction and brief review of General Psychology, Writing
for research & clinical purposes
Adulthood Genetics Prenatal,
birth, Infancy
Intelligence cognition Childhood
Attachment Methodology The structure of the professional
literature
Adolescence Death
Office
Hours:
Office hours are
Course
Objectives:
The
purpose of the present course is to provide the student with a superficial view
of how humans change across time. The course has two themes: firstly, to
present to the student the academic and professional structure of psychology
including the nature of research and clinical writing; secondly, to provide to
the student how biological health and proper nurturance can combine to maximize
psychological health.
Course
Rationale: This course
should benefit education, nursing psychology and social science majors for their
degree requirements as well as being necessary for their professional
knowledge. It should also benefit any other student as it provides one with
knowledge as to how the self develops. A quantum theoretical (non-Cartesian)
approach to the subject is defined and explored.
Course Management Guide: 1. No make-ups are allowed unless
there are serious mitigating circumstances that can be documented. Makeup’s
provide a burden on the instructor and student assistant, Further, it is an
unfair advantage to the person making up the exam in that they have more time
to study than students who take exams at regularly scheduled times. Regardless
of the circumstances, 10% of the earned grade will be deducted. 2. Late papers
will be discounted 10 points. They will not be accepted two weeks
after the due date. 3. When Cheating or plagiarism has occurred, the
instructor may take academic action ranging from denial of credit for or
assigning a grade of "F" on a specific assignment, examination, or
project, to assigning a grade of "F" for the course. The student may
also be subject to further sanctions such as disciplinary probation, suspension
or dismissal from the college. This is a very serious aspect of course
management. STUDENTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT NOT HAVING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CITATIONS ON ALL WRITTEN WORK LEAVES THE WORK VULNERABLE TO CHARGES
OF PLAGIARISM. This means that in writing a research paper the student
must credit where they obtained the material used. They must cite this within
the paper. Further, a bibliography must be provided. If this is not done, the
paper will receive no higher than 10 pts out of 100. Remember that using the
web is the same as going to the library. As one obtains books from a library,
one obtains books that are also on the web. There are bad sources and good
sources. All must be evaluated and credited. Further, this instructor will use
a program to identify and compare papers with familiar sources. Plagiarism is a
growing problem and this instructor will give a student an "F" in the
class if plagiarism is discovered.
4.
No grades will be given by email or
over the phone. 5. While attendance is at the discretion of the
student, it is the instructor’s observation that the fewer classes attended,
the lower the grade earned. The student is required to attend class. Seminole State administration requires records of their
attendance. In the case of online and other distance learning courses,
student participation is constantly monitored.
6.
The policy on Incompletes has changed. No one can receive an
Incomplete without a specific contract and reason prior to the end of the
course. Further, incompletes must be completed according to college policy.7.
The policy on withdrawals has also
changed and the dates of withdrawal must be adhered to. Please check the
college website. If one has not finished the work at the proper time, a
withdrawal or incomplete will not be given. Further, and most
important, this professor will not give withdrawals. The student must initiate
and handle all paperwork for a withdrawal. Last Day to withdrawal is
In
this course you have three writing assignments.
Here are some
considerations about the papers you will turn in. This is a Gordon Rule Course
and requires 3000 words. The papers that you write must be handed in on time to
be considered for grading. Further, they are academic papers and as such must
be written in a formal and professional manner. PLEASE USE THE APA STYLE of citation. I will not accept the MLA SYLE that uses the author's last name and
a page number. Go to the writing center if you are in doubt. You are absolutely
required to have both internal and external citations. If you do not properly
reference the material in your paper, the paper is VULNERABLE TO CHARGES OF
PLAGIARISM. Please take this seriously as your grade depends on proper
citations. As far as grading goes, I personally do not read peoples names as I
grade. The grade is based solely on the work. An average paper that has nothing
remarkable about it that generally covers most of the bases will get a
"C." If the paper demonstrates good organization, excellent diction
and grammar, and presents thoughtful content, a grade of "B" is
given. If the paper is exceptional and demonstrates good analytical skills, a
grade of "A" is given. Do not FAX Or E-Mail PAPERS. We will provide
students with a regulation cover page for all written work.
1.
The Annotated Bibliography is due October 7.
You are to research and develop a bibliography on peer-reviewed research
on an assigned topic. Only assigned
topics are acceptable. You must have 10 entries. This must be
written in APA style and the entries must be annotated. A bibliography is a
list of references. Annotation means briefly described. One of the pieces of
research you have on this list, you must locate to review for the critique due
on October 28.
Several website address and class
instructions will be offered to the understanding how to do the bibliography
and all other writings. You must print the first page of each article.
2. The critique of refereed research
This paper is due on October 28. The paper must have a copy of the peer-reviewed research that you critiqued, stapled to the paper. To obtain a copy of peer re-viewed research, you must get a copy of a piece of research from your bibliography. No other research is acceptable. This is a very formal paper. The paper must be well organized. A proper introduction is required. You must begin by stating exactly what your purpose is and what you will cover and the sequence that you will cover various topics. You must cover the following subjects thoroughly: why you chose this particular piece of research, any problems you had, a thorough summary of the research, its strong and weak points, and your opinion on the general subject the research addresses. Generally in this paper, one would not need a bibliography, however you must distinguish internally between what is your thought and that of the author's thought or words. This paper will give you an idea of the research side of psychology.
3.The Simulated Report of Psychological Services
This paper is due on
November 18. It requires
that you spend time in front of a 7-year-old child. Please replicate the format
given to you and do not change the format as you will
be graded on Form as well as Content. In the Demographic Section, use initials for the child and his
parents so not to identify the child. Fill out everything else except for the
address. In the Reason for Referral
section put, to fulfill a project in my developmental psychology class. In the Background Information section
put information about the child that is in the past that might impact the
child. This is information that you did not observe. You need to state where
you received the information. For example, who was the informant? In the Behavioral
Observations section put information that you personally observed. You
will use the phrase for example a lot in this section. In the Test Results section you will
report the result of two "tests" which are actually projects for you
to learn. You will state as follows:
Test Results: I. Goodenough Draw a PersonSee attached In this section you will attach a drawing the
child made of himself and a drawing he made of his family. II. The Piagetian Cognitive tasks. 1.
Conservation of Numbers, 2. Conservation of Liquids, 3.
Conservation of Length, 4. Conservation
of Area, 5. Conservation of Substance, 6.
Understanding Parts and Whole In this
section you test the child and put whether the child passed or failed specific
tasks. See your handout on Piaget in order to understand the tasks. In the Interpretation section you will
cover three topics: 1. Discuss the drawing in terms of what it looks like
physically and what you think it says about the child. 2. Discuss the child's performance on
the Piagetian Tasks in terms of how he went about the
tasks (i.e. was he confidant, etc.?) and what Piagetian
Stage he is in given his performance.
3. Discuss your observations about the child. This will be your longest
section. In the Summary, Conc. And recommendations section
(the shortest section) put a few brief sentences summarizing the entire report,
a sentence of conclusion (e. g. X is
doing very well) and a sentence of recommendation (e.g. I recommend he stay in the same environment.) This writing is
to give the student an idea of the type of clinical writing a psychologist
performs. The purpose of this assignment is not to undermine the
confidentiality of a child's life. You
are not to play at being a Jr. Detective or at being a clinician. You are to
merely learn about report writing and how Piagetian
theory works. Above all, you are to respect the child and the child's family.
Please obtain permission from the adult responsible for this child before your
proceed. This is a task done by many developmental psychology and education
students in every college in the country. It is for learning about form writing
and Piaget.
Schedules of Lectures and Assignments:
Fall Term I, 2003
There are Five Tests
These
are approximate dates. Each class has it’s own
personality, so to speak, and many learn material more quickly, or less quickly
then indicated on the syllabus. You must attend class regularly to find out if a
change has been made.
Test
One September 16
Test
Two October 12
Test
Three October 28
Test
Four November 30
Test Five December 9
There are Three Professional Writings
An Annotated bibliography of 10
peer-reviewed research articles due October 7
Research: The critique of peer-reviewed
research is due October 28
Clinical: The Report of Psychological
Services is due November 18
Grades: 93-100=A 82-92=B 70-81=C 60-69=D
How to
Organize your Formal Writings, e.g. Book or Research Reviews, Critiques or
Research Term Papers
You will be reviewing
several articles in this course. When you review the
articles, you will want to follow a certain structure or organization.
First, as the writer, you must consider the reader. If you are going to
pitch the ball, you must set up the catcher. The best way to do this in
academic writing is to have an introduction to your paper that anyone can
pick up and read and consequently, understand WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THE PAPER
IS, WHAT THE PAPER WILL COVER, AND THE SEQUENCE OF TOPICS THE READER WILL READ. Do not, at this stage
in your academic career, worry about being
creative. You have a job to do in reviewing a paper, and you should think of
it as building a structure. So, the first paragraph tells all. One may start of
by stating the purpose after a few beginning sentences. For example, if you are
reviewing an article on reading you might have the following opening
introductory paragraph:
Children entering first grade
often have difficulty learning how to read. How
children acquire knowledge of sounds may be the key in learning to read. The
purpose of the present paper is to critique of the peer-reviewed research
entitled "The Psychological Understanding of Phonemes." Joseph Burkowsky of
the
Psychology in May 2000. In this critique I will briefly discuss my personal
interest in reading and why I chose this research to review. I will
thoroughly summarize Dr. Burkowsky's work, paying
particular attention to the
result and conclusion sections. A discussion of weak points of Dr.
Burkowsky's selection of subjects and his lack of a
proper baseline will be
explored. I will highlight the strengths of the research. A suggestion for
further research on phonemes will be offered. Finally, my own opinions on
how to teach reading will be offered to the reader.
This introduction tells any academic reader what this paper is about. The
writer can now take this paragraph as an outline and being to construct the
paper. So, you now can think of building a paper. Construct your introductory paragraph by
telling the reader the purpose of the paper YOU are writing. Give the reader information on what you will
cover in order to accomplish your purpose and the sequence in which the reader
will encounter the information. After
this information, build the body of the paper topic, by topic, thoroughly
covering what you said you would cover in your introduction. Now you build a paragraph (or two) of conclusion in which you
very briefly mention some of the highlights of what the reader read. Any title can be thought of as the shortest
summary.
Remember, for the purposes
of this class, you will want to include a thorough summary, perhaps
difficulties that you had, a critique that includes what was done well and what
was questionable in the logic or structure of the writing that you are
reviewing, and finally, you will want to include your opinion of the overall
topic of the writing or discuss an issue that you think is important.
The final piece to a piece
of formal academic writing is the documentation. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! You must cite your sources internally. Everything you learned, acquired, found,
researched, quoted from someone else, YOU