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PSY 215: Developmental Psychology

This document outlines the expectations for this course from week to week.

Content: this column refers to the Lesson Plans and activities (quizzes and discussions) located in the Lessons section in Blackboard.

Special Assignments: this column refers to assignments located in the Special Assignments section in Blackboard.

Graded material is posted below in RED.

Schedule Content Information Special Assignments
Week 1

Begins Monday August 26
Graded work is due September 1 at midnight

  • Introduction to the Course, Syllabus, and Expectations
  • Introductory Discussion (click on the Discussions link in the menu and select the discussion of this title)
  • Lesson 1: The Developmental Perspective and Developmental Clocks
    • Lesson 1 Discussion
    • Lesson 1 Quiz
  • Lesson 2: Developmental Theories
    • Lesson 2 Discussion
  • Lesson 3: Research in Human Development: Biography as Research
  • Lesson 4: Prenatal Development, Genetics, and Critical Periods
    • Lesson 4 Quiz
  • Lesson 5: Multicultural Perspectives on Childbirth
  • Lesson 6: Early Physical and Motor Development
    • Lesson 6 Quiz

Review the Biography description in the Biography folder on the main page of Blackboard

Submit your Biography Proposal as soon as possible.
Week 2 Begins Monday September 2
Graded work is due September 8 at midnight
  • Lesson 7: Self Awareness
    • Lesson 7 Quiz
    • Lesson 7 Discussion
  • Lesson 8: Early Cognitive Development: Genetic Epistemology
    • Lesson 8 Discussion
  • Lesson 9: Early Cognitive Development: Information Processing
    • Lesson 9 Quiz
  • Lesson 10: Early Cognitive Development: Mind, Culture, and Language
    • Lesson 10 Discussion
 Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy Special Assignment Due
Week 3

egins Monday September 9
Graded work is due September 15 at midnight

  • Lesson 11: Erikson: Developing Trust, Autonomy, and Initiative
    • Lesson 11 Discussion
  • Lesson 12: Attachment
  • Lesson 13: Gender Role Identity
    • Lesson 13 Discussion
  • Lesson 14: Aptitude for School: Intelligence and Exceptionality
    • Lesson 14 Discussion
    Lesson 15: Erikson: Developing Industry
    • Lesson 15 Quiz
  
Week 4

Begins Monday September 16
Graded work is due September 22 at midnight

  • Lesson 16: Family Systems Theory
    • Lesson 16 Quiz
    • Lesson 16 Discussion
  • Lesson 17: Social Groups and Social Control: Family, Friends, and Media
    • Lesson 17 Discussion
  • Lesson 18: Perspective Taking
  • Lesson 19: Puberty
    • Lesson 19 Discussion
  • Lesson 20: Concrete and Formal Operational Thinking/Information Processing
    • Lesson 20 Discussion
 
Week 5

Begins Monday September 23
Graded work is due September 29 at midnight

  • Lesson 21: The Development of Moral Reasoning
    • Lesson 21 Quiz
  • Lesson 22: Adolescence and Identity
    • Lesson 22 Discussion
  • Lesson 23: Erikson: Developing Identity and Intimacy
  • Lesson 24: The Myths and Realities of Storm and Stress
    • Lesson 24 Discussion
 
Week 6

Begins Monday September 30
Graded work is due October 6 at midnight

  • Lesson 25: What is Adulthood?
    • Lesson 25 Quiz
  • Lesson 26: Post Formal Operational Thinking
    • Lesson 26 Discussion
  • Lesson 27: Possible Selves
    • Lesson 27 Discussion
Identity Status Special Assignment is Due
Week 7

Begins Monday October 7
Graded work is due October 13 at midnight

  • Lesson 28: Love, Intimacy, Puzzle Pieces
    • Lesson 28 Discussion
  • Lesson 29: Divorce and Remarriage
    • Lesson 29 Discussion

 

At this time your interviews of your subject should be completed and you should be starting to pull together the paper to do the final write up.

 
Week 8

Begins Monday October 14
Graded work is due October 20 at midnight

  • Lesson 30: Finding Occupation and Finding Vocation
    • Lesson 30 Quiz
    Lesson 31: Working in a Changing World
  • Lesson 32: Learning to Relax
    • Lesson 32 Discussion

 
Week 9

Begins Monday October 21
Graded work is due October 27 at midnight

  • Lesson 33: Midlife and the Midlife Event
    • Lesson 33 Discussion
  • Lesson 34: Introduction to Marcia’s Theory of Identity Status
 
Week 10

Begins Monday October 28
Graded work is due November 3 at midnight

  • Lesson 35: Middle Age: Their Kids and Their Parents
    • Lesson 35 Quiz
    • Lesson 35 Discussion

 
Week 11

Begins Monday November 4
Graded work is due November 10 at midnight

  • Lesson 36: Aging and Late Life Demographics
    • Lesson 36 Discussion
  • Lesson 37: Late Life Cognition and Memory
    • Lesson 37 Quiz

 
Week 12

Begins Monday November 11
Graded work is due November 17 at midnight

  • Lesson 38: Mental Health and Aging
    • Lesson 38 Quiz
    Lesson 39: Work, Friends, and Family in Late Life
    • Lesson 39 Discussion
Biography is due
Week 13

Begins Monday November 18
Graded work is due November 24 at midnight

  • Lesson 40: Successful Aging
    • Lesson 40 Discussion
 
Week 14

Begins Monday November 25
Graded work is due December 1 at midnight

  • Lesson 41: Death and Dying
    • Lesson 41 Quiz
  • Lesson 42: Grieving Across the Lifespan
    • Lesson 42 Discussion

From November 25 through December 13 we will be conducting Course Feedback evaluations. Face-to-face classes will be adminisgering the evaluation in class whereas Online students are directed to complete the evaluation in the KVCC Portal.

 Reflection on the Biography Special Assignment is Due
Week 15

Begins Monday December 2
Graded work is due December 8 at midnight

  • Wrap Up
    • Course Evaluation Discussion Board