PSYC311-01 ~ Developmental Psych

Instructor

Dr. Jen Cole Wright
    65 Coming Street, Rm 104
    953-8196, wrightjj1 @ cofc.edu
    Office hours: MWF 8-9am & 10-11am (and by appt)

Senior Mentor TAs
   Nina Deese, Contact: nldeese@edisto.cofc.edu
   Daniel Weissglass, Contact: deweissg@edisto.cofc.edu
   Office (Library) Hours: Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm --
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Required Materials

Required Reading:

Text: Development through the Lifespan (5th ed). Berk.
Buy hardcopy of text or online eBook version through MyDevelopmentLab.
Read about Obama's new Textbook Tax Credit.
The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research (Schwartz, 2008)

Resource links for text:

MyDevelopmentLab (you will need to log in and register with your access code -- comes with textbook or buy online -- and you will sign up for our class with the following code: cm950434.

Required Technology: i>clicker remote response pad (to be used for in-class quizzes)

You will need to register your i>clicker online. PLEASE REGISTER BY FRI, 9/3!
Please go to: https://www.iclicker.com/registration to register.
NOTE: when registering, you will use your CofC STUDENT ID.

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Week	Mon	Weds	Fri	Topic
23-Aug		Intro: What is Developmental Psychology?	Intro: Syllabus	Introduction to Developmental Psychology
30-Aug	Ch 1	Ch 1, Ch Q's	Ch 2-3	Sect 1: Theory & Research/ Sect 2: Foundations
6-Sep	Ch 2-3	Ch 2-3	Ch 2-3	Sect 2: Foundations
13-Sep	Ch 2-3	Ch 2-3	In-Class Debate	Sect 2: Foundations
20-Sep	Ch 2-3, Q's	Ch 4-6	Ch 4-6	Sect 3: Infancy
27-Sep	Ch 4-6	Ch 4-6	Ch 4-6, Ch Q's	Sect 3: Infancy
4-Oct	Exam 1	Ch 7-8	Ch 7-8	Sect 4: Early Childhood
11-Oct	No Class	Ch 7-8; Obs Journal #1 Due	Ch 7-8	Sect 4: Early Childhood
18-Oct	Ch 7-8	Ch 7-8, Ch Q's	In-Class Debate	Sect 4: Early Childhood
25-Oct	Ch 11-12	Ch 11-12	Ch 11-12	Sect 6: Adolescence
1-Nov	Ch 11-12	Ch 11-12	AME - No Class	Sect 6: Adolescence
8-Nov	Ch 11-12, Ch Q's	In-Class Debate; Journal Obs 2 Due	Ch 17-18	Sect 6: Adolescence
15-Nov	Ch 17-18	Ch 17-18	Ch 17-18	Sect 9: Late Adulthood
22-Nov	Ch 17-18	No Class	No Class	Sect 9: Late Adulthood
29-Nov	Ch 17-18, Ch Q's	Ch 19	In-Class Debate; Journal Obs 3 Due	Sect 9: Late Adulthood/ Sect 10: End of Life
6-Dec	Exam 2			Sect 9: Late Adulthood
13-Dec