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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 January 7
Graded work is due January 13 at midnight

  • Introduction to the Course, Syllabus, and Expectations
  • Introductory Discussion (found in the Lessons folder)
  • 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

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 January 14
Graded work is due January 20 at midnight
  • Lesson 5: Multicultural Perspectives on Childbirth
  • Lesson 6: Early Physical and Motor Development
    • Lesson 6 Quiz
  • Lesson 7: Self Awareness
    • Lesson 7 Quiz
    • Lesson 7 Discussion
  • Lesson 8: Early Cognitive Development: Genetic Epistemology
    • Lesson 8 Discussion
 
Week 3

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

  • Lesson 9: Early Cognitive Development: Information Processing
    • Lesson 9 Quiz
  • Lesson 10: Early Cognitive Development: Mind, Culture, and Language
    • Lesson 10 Discussion
  • Lesson 11: Erikson: Developing Trust, Autonomy, and Initiative
    • Lesson 11 Discussion
  • Lesson 12: Attachment
Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy Special Assignment Due
Week 4

Begins Monday January 28
Graded work is due February 3 at midnight

  • 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
  • Lesson 16: Family Systems Theory
    • Lesson 16 Quiz
    • Lesson 16 Discussion
 
Week 5

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

  • 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 6

Begins Monday February 11
Graded work is due February 24 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 7

Begins Monday October 18

  • Winter Break
 
Week 8

Begins Monday February 25
Graded work is due March 3 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
  • Lesson 28: Love, Intimacy, Puzzle Pieces
    • Lesson 28 Discussion

Mid Term Grades are Due March 2

Mid Term Grades will be calculated based on Weeks 1-6

  • Lessons 1-24 Discussions (25%)
  • Lessons 1-21 Quizzes (25%)
  • Cultural Dimensions of Pregnancy (30%)
  • Biography Proposal (25%)
Week 9

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

  • Lesson 29: Divorce and Remarriage
    • Lesson 29 Discussion
  • 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 10

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

  • Lesson 33: Midlife and the Midlife Event
    • Lesson 33 Discussion
  • Lesson 34: Introduction to Marcia’s Theory of Identity Status
  • Lesson 35: Middle Age: Their Kids and Their Parents
    • Lesson 35 Quiz
    • Lesson 35 Discussion

Identity Status Special Assignment is Due

Week 11

Begins Monday March 18
Graded work is due March 24 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 March 25
Graded work is due April 7 at midnight

  • Lesson 38: Mental Health and Aging
    • Lesson 38 Quiz
 
Week 13

Begins Monday April 1

  • Spring Break
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 14

Begins Monday April 8
Graded work is due Apirl 14 at midnight

  • Lesson 39: Work, Friends, and Family in Late Life
    • Lesson 39 Discussion
 
Week 15

Begins Monday April 15
Graded work is due April 21 at midnight

  • Lesson 40: Successful Aging
    • Lesson 40 Discussion
Biography is due
Week 16

Begins Monday April 22
Graded work is due April 28 at midnight

  • Lesson 41: Death and Dying
    • Lesson 41 Quiz
  • Lesson 42: Grieving Across the Lifespan
    • Lesson 42 Discussion
Reflection on the Biography Special Assignment is Due
Week 17

Begins Monday April 29
Graded work is due May 6 at midnight

  • Wrap Up and Discussion of Biographies
    • Course Evaluation Discussion Board