Distance Learning Course Interaction Plan

 

 

Course Number and Title: PSY 216 Human Development

 

Instructor: Sabra Jacobs

 

Telephone Number (if any):

 

Email Address: Sabra.Jacobs@hcc.edu

 

Office Hours (if any):

 

Online Hours: Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm

 

Communication Policy: Please contact me using the message system within the WebCT course shell

 

 

 

__X__ Asynchronous Course ____ Synchronous Course

Asynchronous: This kind of distance education is characterized by an emphasis on "learning on demand" or "as needed communication" between students and faculty from multiple locations at times convenient to participants.

Synchronous: This form of distance education entails the use of live, two-way communication among and/or between students and faculty in a scheduled or "fixed" point(s) of time(s), much like classroom-based instruction.

 

 

Course Description:

 

A study of human development with emphasis on the broad physical, maturational, and behavioral changes occurring throughout the life span and the factors and conditions that influence these changes.

Prerequisite: PSY 110

 

 

Required Textbook & Materials:

Kail, R. & Cavanaugh, J. (2010). Human Development: A Lifespan View. Fifth Edition. Wadsworth/Thompson Learning Publishers: United States.

 

 

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, each student should be able to:

1. Describe the major developmental milestones throughout the human lifespan. 2. Explain the major research methods and data collection strategies used by developmental psychologists. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationships between the physical, cognitive, and social growth of humans. 4. Explain some of the underlying factors influencing personality development and abnormal behavior patterns. 5. Reflect upon the relevance of current theory and research findings to your own growth and development.

 

Methods of Instruction: Online – Distance Learning

Students are required to engage in the following interaction(s) for successful completion of this course:

Your attendance will be taken on the due dates of your written work and through a tracking mechanism within the WebCT system. Failure to submit your work in a timely manner (on or before the appropriate test or Homework Assignment due dates) will indicate an absence. There will be no exceptions. Extra Credit points may be accrued through the following:

0 absences = 15 points

1 absence = 10 points

2 absences = 5 points

3 absences = 0 points

Student grades will be lowered 1 grade level for each absence beyond the third absence.

Written work will include exams, homework assignments, and optional extra credit projects.

 

 

This course may include, but not be restricted to, the following interactions:

 

1. in person meetings YES NO X

2. telephone interactions YES NO X

3. electronic interactions (email, internet...) YES X NO

If yes, dates, times, places are to be specified…

Due dates for tests and homework assignments will be supplied in the course syllabus. Also, students may contact me through the course email system whenever they have a question about the course or its content.

 

 

Evaluation of Student’s Progress:

 

The final grade in this course will be determined based on the total number of points accumulated from the various exams and homework assignments plus the bonus points accrued from any extra credit work and attendance. Exams (4 @ 50 points each) 200 points (each exam question is worth 1.67 points) Reflection Papers (10 @ 10 points each) 100 points (2 points for spelling and grammar and up to 8 points for answering each assignment fully and correctly) Intergenerational Paper (1 @ 100 points) 100 points (70 points for biographical content, 15 points for compare/ contrast/prediction of future generation, 5 points for assignment evaluation, 10 points for spelling and grammar) Extra Credit Projects (Optional) + points Attendance +/- points Total 400 points

The scale below shows the relationship between the points you have earned from course assignments and exams and the letter grade you will receive.

A = 372 – above A- = 360—371 B+ = 348—359 B = 336—347 B- = 320—335 C+ = 308—319 C = 296—307 C- = 280 – 295 D+ = 268—279 D = 256—267 D- = 240 – 255 F = 239 – below