HD 101-02, Human Development Across the Lifespan
Fall 2009
Instructor Information:
Yoshie Sano
McClaskey Building, Room 214
Phone: 360-546-9124
Fax: 360-546-9076
Office Hours:
W, 10:00-12:00, or by appointment
Email:sano@vancouver.wsu.edu
Home page:http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/sano/sano.html
Course Information:
Schedule:
T, Th, 10:35 - 11:50 a.m.
Location:
Undergraduate Classroom Building, Room 107
Description:
This course is designed to provide a unified, integrated introduction to human development, and to become a foundation for more specialized courses in Human Development as well as related fields such as Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Communications. Students will be introduced to human development concepts, issues, and theories spanning prenatal and infancy periods through aging and death. The class materials cover lifespan development from a psychosocial ecological perspective focusing on individuals, families, organizations, communities, and their interrelationships.
Student Objectives:
By the end of this class, students should:
- Understand the impact and interrelationships of the cognitive, biological, social, and psychological domains in human development..
- Be aware of basic theories which guide the study of human development including psychosocial, learning cognitive, and humanistic, and their applications in human development.
- Demonstrate the ability to use human development knowledge to understand and interact in age appropriate ways with people at various stages of the life span.
- Understand the personal, family, organizations, community, and cultural human development experiences through analysis and application of human development research, theories, and concepts.
- Develop knowledge of effective preventive and interventive school and community based human services programs.
- Develop an awareness of, and appreciation for, diversity including individual, family, community, national, and cultural.
Required Texts and Other Materials:
Required Text:
Santrock, J. W. (2009). Life-span deelopment, (12th, ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Classroom Requirements:
Grading Procedures and Assignments
1. Self-reflective Short Paper
Students will be asked to write a short paper (no longer than 5 pages—not including title page) explaining your views on how you have developed into the person you are now. You are required to apply theories and concepts that you learned in class in your paper. This paper is worth 30 points. Due date: October 29, 2009 by 5pm.
2. Group Project
Students will be required to examine a well-known person’s developmental trajectory from a psychosocial ecological perspective, focusing on interrelationships among individual, family, community, society, and culture. As a group, students will write an analysis paper of a maximum of 10 pages—not including title page. You are free to choose any adult individual as long as you have access to detailed information of the person’s life course. Some examples of some individuals are President Barack Obama, Mother Teresa, Ludwig van Beethoven, Donald Trump, and Michel Jackson.
Through this group paper, students are expected to demonstrate comprehension, analyses, and application of theories and concepts that are learned in the class. Use information in the textbook to support your arguments for your analyses of the person’s life-course. Your paper should include the following sections:
- Infancy
- Early childhood
- Middle and late childhood
- Adolescence
- Adulthood (Depending on the person you chose, you may want to create subsections of Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood)
- Death (if applicable)
Students are expected to initiate dialogue with the instructor in a timely fashion to discuss possible topics, and to obtain feedback regarding the content of the paper. The following timetable is expected:
- Get into groups of 3-5 and decide on a well-known person you will focus on throughout the semester. These activities will be conducted on August 27, 2009.
- Project topic and Group contract should be submitted by September 8, 2009. This should include a 1-page description of the project idea. 10 points.
- Project outline should be submitted to the instructor on October 20, 2009. 10 points.
- Project paper should be submitted to the instructor on December 1, 2009. 40 points.
- Group presentation will take place on December 3, 8, and 10. 40 points.
3. In-Class/Outside Class Activities/Brief Reflections:
Students are required to participate in in-class and outside class activities and write brief reflections on the topic discussed in the class. These assignments/reflections are designed to help you think critically about, and react to, course material and experiences. In addition to responding to questions or issues that will be assigned in class, it should be used to explore your reactions to the readings, lectures, videos, and/or class discussions. My sense of your engagement with the course will come, in part, from reading your reflection.This will total 100 points and will be graded pass/fail. The number of in-class activities/reflection papers depends on the instructor’s evaluation on class progress. The in-class activities and brief reflections cannot be made up. However, students can drop one activity's points at the end of the semester and replace with a perfect score.
4. Exams
Students are required to take three mid-term exams and a final exam. Exam format will be multiple choice, true/false, and short answer. Exams will cover readings and lectures. Make-up exams will not be given except under special circumstances and with prior approval granted by the instructor. Each exam is worth 100 points for a total of 400 points. See dates on tentative schedule.
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Grading:
Summary of Grade Requirements
| Requirement | Points w/Final Exam | |
|---|---|---|
| Exams | ||
| Exam 1 | 100 |
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| Exam 2 | 100 |
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| Exam 3 | 100 |
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| Final Exam | 100 |
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| Assignments | ||
| Self-reflection Paper | 30 |
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| Project | ||
| Project topic | 10 |
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| Project outline | 10 |
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| Poster paper | 50 |
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| Project presentation | 50 |
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| In-Class Activities/Reflections | 100 |
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| TOTAL | 650 |
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Grading Scale
The following grading scale will be used for this class:
| Grade | Percent |
|---|---|
| A | 100-94 |
| A- | 93-90 |
| B+ | 89-87 |
| B | 86-83 |
| B- | 82-80 |
| C+ | 79-77 |
| C | 76-73 |
| C- | 72-70 |
| D+ | 69-67 |
| D | 66-60 |
| F | 59 or below |
General Information:
Written Assignments
All assignments will be evaluated for content, form, completion of assignment requirements, grammar, and composition. All assignments unless otherwise noted must be word-processed, double-spaced, ONE side of the page only. All assignments must be submitted with a title page which includes your name, course number, date, and assignment type.
Grade Appeals:
Grade appeals must be submitted to the instructor in writing, preferably by email, within one week after the return of the assignment. Provide justification for the grade change and state how many points you feel should be added to your grade. No verbal appeals will be considered. Final course grades must be appealed within one week of receipt of the grade.
Extra Credit:
Five extra credit points will be given when you complete the class evaluation for this class. The class evaluation will be conducted at the end of the semester.
Late Assignments:
Written materials turned in after 5:00 pm on the assigned due date will be penalized five points per working day (M-F). Papers may be faxed to the department number listed in the syllabus. Please include the instructor’s name and course number on the cover sheet. Papers may be left in the student drop box on the second floor of the McClaskey building. Papers may be sent via email to meet the deadline requirement, but a print copy must be submitted for grading.
Procedures for Submitting and Retrieving Papers and Assignments:
The HD Department maintains a student drop box for students submitting assignments to HD faculty. Students use the student drop box on the second floor of the McClaskey Building. Directions are located on the top of the box. The box is checked several times daily and the contents distributed according to the faculty name you have placed on the envelope. DO NOT submit assignments by putting them in the file cabinet. The file cabinet is used only for returning graded assignments to students and for students to pick up copies of non-graded class materials such as class notes, etc. All graded material will be returned in an envelope with each student's name and the course number on the outside and placed in the alphabetical files by LAST name. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT A COPY OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN BE SAVED ELECTRONICALLY AND THAT YOUALSO KEEP A PAPER (HARD) COPY. All student papers will be maintained in the HD file cabinet for six weeks following the posting of grades at the end of each semester. After six weeks, all papers, tests, etc. will be shredded.
Attendance:
Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity is the cornerstone of the university and will be strongly enforced in this course. Any student found in violation of the academic integrity policy will be given an “F” for the course and will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. For additional information about WSU’s Academic Integrity policy/procedures please contact (360) 546-9573.
Disability Accommodation:
Accommodations may be available if you need them in order to fully participate in this class because of a disability. Accommodations may take some time to implement so it is critical that you contact Disability Services as soon as possible. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Services, located in the Student Resource Center on the Lower Level of Student Services Center (360) 546-9138.
Emergency Notification System:
WSU has made an emergency notification system available for faculty, students and staff. Please register at myWSU with emergency contact information (cell, email, text, etc). You may have been prompted to complete emergency contact information when registering for classes on RONet. In the event of a Building Evacuation, a map at each classroom entrance shows the evacuation point for each building. Please refer to it. Finally, in case of class cancellation campus-wide, please check local media, the WSU Vancouver web page and/or http://www.flashalert.net/. Individual class cancellations may be made at the discretion of the instructor. Each individual is expected to make the best decision for their personal circumstances, taking safety into account. Safety plan website - http://safetyplan.vancouver.wsu.edu/.
Important Dates and Deadlines:
Students are encouraged to refer to the academic calendar often to be aware of critical deadlines throughout the semester. The academic calendar can be found at www.registrar.wsu.edu/Registrar/Apps/AcadCal.ASPX. Questions regarding the academic calendar can be directed to the Office of Student Affairs in VSSC 100 or call 360-546-9559.
Academic Requirements:
Electronic Mail:
All students are required to be on email to further communication between students and the instructor. As of May 2009, all students are required to use a WSU Vancouver email address. Email will no longer be sent to non-WSU email accounts. You can sign up for your WSU Vancouver email account by going to http://my.wsu.edu/. If you have any questions during this process please contact the helpdesk in Pullman at email.wsu.edu or by phone at 509 335-4357.
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Schedule:
Tentative Course Outline:
| Week | Date | Readings/Assignments |
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| 1 | Aug 25 | Syllabus/Overview |
| Aug 27 | Introduction |
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| 2 | Sept 1 | Beginning of Life Chapters 2 and 3 |
| Sept 3 | Creating a Group Contract Infancy Chapters 4-6 |
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| 3 | Sept 8 | Creating a Group Contract Infancy Chapters 4-6 Group Topic and Contract Due |
| Sept 10 | Creating a Group Contract Infancy Chapters 4-6 |
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| 4 | Sept 15 | Mid-Term Exam I |
| Sept 17 | Early Childhood |
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| 5 | Sept 22 | Early Childhood Chapters 7-8 |
| Sept 24 | Early Childhood Chapters 7-8 |
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| 6 | Sept 29 | DVD: The Up Series I |
| Oct 1 | Middle and Late Childhood Chapters 9-10 |
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| 7 | Oct 6 | Middle and Late Childhood Chapters 9-10 |
| Oct 8 | Middle and Late Childhood Chapters 9-10 |
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8 |
Oct 13 | Mid-Term Exam II (Instructor at conference) |
| Oct 15 | Work day for group project (Instructor at conference) |
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9 |
Oct 20 | Adolescence Chapters 11-12 Group Project Outline Due |
| Oct 22 | Adolescence Chapters 11-12 |
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10 |
Oct 27 | DVD: The Up Series II |
| Oct 29 | Early Adulthood Chapters 13-14 Self-reflective Paper Due |
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Nov 3 | DVD: The Up Series III |
| Nov 5 | Middle Adulthood Chapters 15-16 |
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12 |
Nov 10 | Mid-term Exam III |
| Nov 12 | Work Day for Group Project (Instructor at conference) |
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13 |
Nov 17 | Late Adulthood Chapters 17-19 |
| Nov 19 | Late Adulthood Chapters 17-19 |
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| Nov 23-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday Week | |
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Dec 1 |
Death, Dying, and Grieving Chapter 20 Group Project Paper Due |
| Dec 3 | Students' presentation | |
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Dec 8 | Students' presentation |
| Dec 10 | Students' presentation | |
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Dec 15-19 | Class will be notified of the date/time for the Final Exam |
Useful Links:
You may find some useful information at web sites listed on the department resources page.