Department of Child and Family Development CFD 375C Human Development: Adolescence/Adulthood Spring 2015 Instructor Contact Information Instructor: Hsing-chen Tung, Ed. D. Office: EBA 401 Monday 11am - 12pm (Walk-In okay) Monday 12pm - 2pm (By appointments only) Wednesday 10:15am - 10:45am (By appointments only) Thursday 10:45am - 11:15am (By appointments only) Phone: 619 594-4445 Email: htung@mail.sdsu.edu The best way to contact the instructor is through Email. Please put the course number and your name in the email subject line. Emails are normally replied within 48 hours during weekdays. Students may also call during the walk-in office hour. Section and Enrollment Information Class meeting: Monday & Wednesday 9am-9:50am Class location: P 144 Schedule number: 20532 Course prerequisites: For CFD majors: 1. Proof of credit or concurrent registration in a CFD 378 lab class1. Submit either a hard copy or an electronic copy of your schedule or transcript showing your name. Students selecting the Child Development Specialization should enroll in CFD 378B or CFD 378D. Students selecting the Family Development Specialization should enroll in CFD 378C and CFD 378D. For questions on which specialization to select, visit the Undergraduate Advisor, Prof. Pamela Gardner. 1 2 2. Signed CFD Reflective Learning Portfolio Agreement. Please find the agreement on CFD website under “CFD students.” Submit either a hard copy or an electronic copy. To submit the electronic copy of #1, #2, and #3 prerequisites, copy and paste them into a file. Click on “Submit Prerequisites Here” on the side bar after you log into Blackboard. Then click on “View/Complete” and type your name. The submission title can be your name. (If you are taking multiple courses with the instructor, put all the course numbers in the submission title.) Then you will browse your computer to attach the file. 3. Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better. 4. If you do not have a degree audit report to show your preparation for the major, you may submit your unofficial transcript with the following 10 courses circled or highlighted. Each of these needs a C or better: Bio 100, Psy 101, Soc 101, Psy 280 (or Soc 201 or an elementary statistics class), CFD 135, CFD 270, CFD 270L, CFD 272, CFD 275 and CFD 278. For Psych majors minoring CFD: Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better For all other CFD Minors: Completion of all lower division preparation for the major courses with a grade of C (2.0) or better Psy 101, CFD270 and CFD 270L, each with a D- or better. Enrollment and crashing policies: Students will be dropped from the class if prerequisites are not submitted by Monday Jan 26. Crashers with prerequisites will be accepted if there are spaces. Course Description This course provides a comprehensive overview of physiological, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional development of the individual in cultural contexts from age 12 to old age. Throughout the course, the aim is to relate practical issues and concerns to theory and research. The ultimate goal is that upon completion of the course, students will be ready to apply the professional knowledge while working with people in these age ranges -adolescents to individuals in late adulthood. Student Learning Outcomes The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) has implemented Family Life Education Content Areas for preparing family development professionals. This course utilizes these areas in identifying course goals/objectives and course instructional activities, assigning course requirements, and creating assessments. The following table identifies how these areas are aligned with the Student Learning Objectives for the course, as well as with each course assignment. Visit the following Web site for detailed listing of the content areas. 2 3 Family Life Education Content Areas by National Council on Family Relations: http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/FLE_Content_Areas_2011.pdf Student Learning Objectives Assessment NCFR Areas 1. Identify/Describe the developmental 3 exams characteristics/ issues/concerns of the 1 essay individual from age 12 to late adulthood in the in-class activities/ quizzes major domains: physical, motor, cognitive, language and psychosocial NCFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 2. Identify/Describe the main ideas of the major theories and research on adolescent/adulthood development 3 exams NCFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 3. Articulate the psychological perspective from the standpoint of an individual in the ages ranges of adolescence through late adulthood 1 essay 4. Acknowledge the importance of cultural influences on adolescent and adulthood development 3 exams 5. Apply the knowledge of adolescent and adulthood development to real life situations 3 exams 6. Analyze personal development based on theories and research on adolescent and adulthood development 1 essay 1 essay in-class activities/ quizzes in-class activities 1 essay NCFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 NCFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 in-class activities/ quizzes 1 essay in-class activities in-class activities NCFR: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 NCFR: 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 CFD Departmental Goals this Course Meets: Goal #1: Students know and understand typical and atypical development characteristics and needs across the lifespan. Goal #2: Students know and understand family dynamics and interaction across the lifespan. Goal #3: Students use their understanding of and relationships with children and families to design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive learning and development for all children and families. Goal #4: Students demonstrate in-depth, critical knowledge of theory relevant to the child and family development profession. Goal #5: Students possess high-level communication skills. 3 4 Goal #6: Students demonstrate a high level of cultural competence. Course Materials You will be bringing the textbook to class a few times. A black-and-white copy of this text is on reserve in the SDSU Library. Santrock, J. W. (2013). Life-Span development (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. (ISBN: 978-007-803-5326) --OR the customized copy with the required content, chapters 11 through 20: Santrock, J. W. (2013). Human development/learning: Adolescents through adulthood (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. (ISBN 10: 1308-008-392) American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (ISBN10: 1-4338-0561-8; This text can be purchased online for about $20.) Assessment and Grading Assignments and Exams Required assignments The three exams will be multiple-choice application questions. The exams are not cumulative. Each exam will cover information from lectures and the required readings. Be on time for the exam. If you are late for the exam and a student has already finished it and left the classroom, you will receive a zero for the exam. No exam will be given to students before the scheduled exam time. Contact the professor before the test for any special arrangements that are necessary. A make-up exam will not be given except in the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the student (e.g. severe illness or death in the family). In such situations, a written documentation by an appropriate professional must be provided. There is one required essay, Finding a Path to Purpose. This assignment gives you an opportunity to contemplate your purpose of life while you relate your personal experiences and development to theories and research of adolescent/adulthood development. Length: 5-6 pages Points possible 240 (80 points each) 90 points 4 5 Required assignments Points possible In-class activities (unannounced): Several times throughout the semester, students will participate in activities and some quick, low stakes quizzes during class. Each quiz will be about the foundational material from the reading of the day, and will mostly start at the beginning of the class. Students who come in late will not be able to make up for the quiz unless documentation is provided. We will go by the classroom clock. Any accommodations needed should be brought to the professor’s attention within two weeks after the semester starts. TOTAL 70 400 Final Grades Please be advised that we do not round up for the final grade (e.g., 79.5% to be round up to B-). Final grades will be based on the total points earned. How the total points are converted into the final grades is as what follows: A = 372-400 points A- = 360-371 points B+ = 348-359 points B = 332-347 points B- = 320-331 points C+ = 308-319 points C = 292-307 points C- = 280-291 points D+ = 268-279points D = 252-267 points D- = 240-251 points F = < 240 points Grading Policies Papers must be turned in AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS ON THE DAY THEY ARE DUE. Both the hard copy and the Turnitin copy need to be on time. 10 minutes into class, assignments are considered late. An assignment will receive a reduction of 20 points for being late each week. Assignments delivered via E-mail are not accepted. However, if you are not able to turn in your assignments during class because of extraordinary circumstances, your Turn-It-In copy still needs to be submitted by the time it is due, and you need bring a hard copy of the assignment and a documentation signed by a professional by the next class. After verification of your circumstances, your assignments will then be considered on time. The last day to turn in any assignments is 8am on Monday May 11. Students must write their own names on the in-class activity sheets. Students who arrive 15 minutes late (by classroom clock) to class may not write their names on the activity sheets. Likewise, students who leave class early, after completing the activity, will not receive credit. An in-class assignment/quiz needs to be handed in right after it is finished for credit. Falsification will result in no credit for the activity, plus 3% deduction in the course score. An attempt to correct any error in the grades would not be honored if it has been two weeks since the points were posted on Blackboard. Within a week after points are 5 6 earned, grades will be posted. Please monitor your own progress and contact the instructor immediately if you suspect any error. Missed in-class assignments must be made up within two weeks after your absence. A written documentation signed by an appropriate professional is needed to make up an in-class assignment. Each student is allowed only one absence for the semester and may make up that missed in-class assignment without documentation. CFD 375C Course Activities and Schedule Week/Date Topics Reading 1 1/21 Introduction of Course Syllabus 2 1/26 Ch. 11 Physical Development in Adolescence pp. 355-373 1/28 Ch. 11 Cognitive Development in Adolescence pp. 373-385 2/2 Ch. 11 Cognitive Development in Adolescence 2/4 Ch. 12 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence pp. 387-400 2/9 Ch. 12 Socioemotional Development in Adolescence pp. 400-416 2/11 * instructions of essay, bring instructions & textbook 2/16 Ch. 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood pp. 420-434 2/18 Ch. 13 Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood pp. 434-449 2/23 Ch. 14 Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood pp. 451-457 2/25 Ch. 14 Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood pp. 457-465 3/2 Ch. 14 Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood pp. 465-479 3/4 Exam #1 3/9 Ch. 15 Physical Development in Middle Adulthood pp. 480-494 3/11 Ch. 15 Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood pp. 494-507 3 4 5 6 7 8 APA instructions 9 10 3/16 Ch. 16 Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood pp. 508-520 3/18 Ch. 16 Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood pp. 520-531 3/23 Ch. 17 Longevity pp. 534-542 6 7 3/25 Ch. 17 The Course of Physical Development in Late Adulthood pp. 543-551 *Essay due 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 3/29-4/4 No Class – Enjoy your spring break! 4/6 Ch. 17 Health in Late Adulthood pp. 551-563 4/8 Exam #2 4/13 Ch. 18 Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood pp. 564-573 4/15 Ch. 18 Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood pp. 573-580 4/20 Ch. 18 Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood pp. 580-593 4/22 Ch. 19 Theories of Socioemotional Development about Late Adulthood pp. 594-602 4/27 Ch. 19 Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood pp. 602-611 4/29 Ch. 19 Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood pp. 611-619 5/4 Ch. 20 Death, Dying, and Grieving pp. 620-632 5/6 Ch. 20 Death, Dying, and Grieving pp. 632-644 5/11 Monday 8am-10am Exam #3 Course Policies and Expectations Participation in class, including listening, taking notes, and speaking up Present for instructions for the essay (2/11). Completion of readings on time, which helps you understand lectures better and earn good scores on quizzes and exams Completion of assignments on time, which ensures that you avoid late assignment penalty Download and print out the PowerPoint slide presentation for each lecture. The slides will be posted on Blackboard a few days before each lecture. College-level quality writing: legible and proofread. An assignment will be returned to you prior to grading if it is difficult to read. In most cases, your assignments will then be late and you will lose points. Consider using the free Mentoring Services provided by the CFD department to improve your writing if necessary. The application form is posted under “course documents” on Blackboard. You can also make an appointment at the Writing Center of the university at http://writingcenter.sdsu.edu/. 7 8 Academic integrity: Plagiarism is six or more words in succession borrowed from another student’s work, published literature, or internet sources without quotation marks. Rephrasing others’ ideas without citation is also plagiarism. Instances of plagiarism and cheating will result in failure of the course and referral for disciplinary procedures. Classroom etiquette: Turn off cell phones prior to class. Headsets and cell phones are not allowed during class and the exams. Laptops are a great device for taking lecture notes, but it is very disrespectful to be emailing and surfing the Internet during class. Please refrain from chatting and other inappropriate behaviors during class. Points will be deducted for such behaviors. The course syllabus, announcements, and course documents will be posted on Blackboard. Announcements might also be sent via Email. It is recommended that students provide an SDSU Rohan student Email account for Blackboard and check for course communication on a regular basis. Student Blackboard Support: http://its.sdsu.edu/blackboard/BB9/index.html Taskstream: CFD Majors who are enrolled in this course will need to have a TaskStream electronic portfolio subscription, and be enrolled in the appropriate TaskStream "Program" which contains your program portfolio. More information about purchasing a TaskStream subscription and enrolling into a TaskStream Program is posted on Blackboard, as well as available in the “Portfolio” section of the Child and Family Development website: http://coe.sdsu.edu/cfd/portfolio/index.php Student Work Samples: Your work, without the name, may be selected by the instructor to keep on file. The work that is selected will be used solely for the purposes of evaluation from higher education accreditation institutions (e.g., NAEYC, NCATE). Guidelines for Turnitin.com: Students agree that by taking this course all required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. You may submit your papers in such a way that no identifying information about you is included. Another option is that you may request, in writing, that your papers not be submitted to Turnitin.com. However, if you choose this option you will be required to provide documentation to substantiate that the papers are your original work and do not include any plagiarized material. Teaching Methods Adolescent/Adulthood Development is a fascinating subject matter and the course is intended to be relevant, meaningful, and inspirational! The ultimate goal of the course is that you will be ready to use the human development knowledge you have acquired right after you finish it, and develop the habit to continue thinking and learning about yourself and from people around you. 8 9 Multimedia, such as videos and photos of adolescents and adults in action, will be shown to illustrate developmental characteristics/issues. Lectures and demonstrations will be used often to introduce the course concepts. During the lectures, whole group discussions will also take place. Your thoughts and comments are welcomed, and your practical knowledge gained from life experiences and working with adolescents and adults will certainly enrich our discussions. During class, students will often be working on independent and group activities and answering questions when lectured concepts are applied, personal development is reflected upon, knowledge is actively constructed, and critical thinking is encouraged. The aim of completing these activities is to hone understanding so that you will not only do well on all other graded work you will submit, but also gain practice on applying knowledge to real-life situations. Student Disability Services (http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/sds/) If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive, and that I cannot provide accommodations based upon disability until I have received an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is appreciated. Absence from a Class The course schedule is subject to change. Changes made will be announced in class. It is the student’s responsibility to find out about the changes from your classmates or the instructor if you are absent from a class. Students need to borrow the detailed notes from their classmates after being absent. Below please write down the names, phone numbers and emails of three classmates whom you could call to borrow notes after your absence. 1. 2. 3. To be enrolled in CFD 375C, I have read and accept the policies and terms as herein stated. ___________________________________________ Student Signature (Keep this page for yourself.) __________________________ Date 9