David P. Hurford, Ph.D. dhurford@pittstate.edu
PSYCH 263
Fall, 2013
207-C Whitesitt Hall
235-4534
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 2:00-4:30, other times by appointment.
Berger, K. S. (2011). The developing person through the lifespan (8th ed.). New York: Worth Publishing.
[ISBN: 1-4292-3203-X (Hard Cover), 978-1-4292-3445-0 (Loose Leaf)].
Four Scantron answer sheets, Form # F-1712-ERI-L (the pink form). It is the responsibility of the student to bring a Scantron sheet to each of the exams. It can be purchased at the book store or in the Psychology &
Counseling Office.
There will be four non-cumulative exams covering both text and lecture material. Exams will consist of multiple choice questions.
Exam Date Text Chapters Covered
1 September 13 1 - 7
2 October 14 8 - 13
3 November 8 14 - 19
4 December 9 20 - 25
Students are expected to take the exams at the regularly scheduled times. In the event that a legitimate and unavoidable circumstance forces missing an exam, the instructor must be notified before the time of the exam. All missed exams that have been legitimately missed can be made up, but they will be taken during finals week.
Lecture material is supplementary to, and may not follow, the text. All of the material assigned in the text, however, is the responsibility of the student. This course covers a variety of topics. The topics that are assigned in the text are covered quite well by the text and will not be (for the most part) duplicated in lecture.
This allows me to cover some topics that are newly forming in the field and cannot be found in textbooks.
Students should not get the impression, however, that the information in the text is not an important component of the course. At this stage in your academic development, you should be able to intelligently read the text and form questions regarding your reading that can be asked in class. Information that is important for the exam will be highlighted before each exam. The student should have the material read long before the exams (see suggested reading assignments below).

By the end of the semester you should be able to:
1. Describe development, including biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial, as developing processes, involving continuity and change.
2. Analyze different developmental events from the perspective of the major theories of development; cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic, and recognize those theories when used by others to examine behavior.
3. Explain how research contributes to the understanding of development and evaluate and use research findings to investigate a topic of interest to you.
4. Recall important developmental concepts and be able to recognize and apply these concepts in various situations.
5. Formulate relevant questions about developmental processes and events and use standardized techniques for gathering objective answers to those questions.
6. Have a thorough understanding of the timing and sequence of development throughout the lifespan.
Have an understanding of the issues most relevant to parenting success.
Attendance will be taken on a regular basis.
http://www.pittstate.edu/audiences/current-students/policies/rights-and-responsibilities/academicmisconduct.dot
It is important that all students have the same access to lecture material. As a result, students should not whisper or talk during lecture. You might feel that others cannot hear you, but this is invariably not the case.
My experience is that other students will find this behavior irritating and will resent it. Please keep this in mind and refrain from having discussions in class that are not part of what is happening in the course at that time.
In addition, do not bring laptops or other electronic devices to the class to be used for any purpose other than class material or note taking. Other students will be distracted by your use of these devises. As humans, we are also information processors. It is extremely difficult for us not to attend to what you are doing on your computers during lecture. Please be considerate of your fellow students.
Pittsburg State University Syllabus Supplement from the Registrar’s Office: http://www.pittstate.edu/dotAsset/bb75904b-3796-4ec1-8c80-23ea1f2e678c.pdf

Students may withdraw in accordance with University policy.
Source Points
Grade
Exam I 60
Exam II
Exam III
60
60
B
Exam IV 60
C
Total Points 240
D
F
Percentage
81% - 100%
72% - 80%
63% - 71%
53% - 62%
< 53%
Total Points
194 – 240
173 – 193
151 – 172
127 – 150
< 128

Class Date
August 19, 21, 23
August 26, 28, 30
September 2
September 4, 6
September 9, 11
September 11
September 13
September 16
September 16, 18
September 20, 23
September 25, 27
September 30, October 2
October 4, 7
October 9
October 11
October 14
October 16
October 16, 18
October 21, 23, 25
October 28, 30
November 1, 4
November 6
November 8
November 11
November 13, 15
November 18, 20
November 22, 25
November 27, 29
December 2
December 4
December 6
December 6
December 9 (Finals Week)
Chapter
1, 2
3, 4
Labor Day
5, 6
7
Review (On Canvas)
Exam I
Feedback Exam 1
8, 9
10
11
12
13
Review (On Canvas)
Fall Break
Exam II
Feedback Exam II
14, 15
16, 17
17, 18
19
Review (On Canvas)
Exam III
Feedback Exam III
20
21
22
Thanksgiving Break
23
24
25
Review (On Canvas)
Exam IV

m b e r
D e c e b e r
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S e p t
A u g u s t
Fall 2013
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Classes
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Exam I
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Family Day?
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Homecoming
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Exam II
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Fall Break
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Exam III
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Thanksgiving Break
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Final’s Week
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Exam IV
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Commencement
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