Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 CHDV1410-03: DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: ADULTHOOD & AGING (3.0 units) Monday and Wednesday 12:15pm-1:30pm Instructor: Natalie Belcher, MA Email: npfost2@calstatela.edu Online Office: Zoom (zoom info on canvas) Office Hours: Thursday 12pm-1pm or by appointment Health, Safety, and Community Agreement: We need to take care of each other. 1. All individuals indoors are required to wear masks when in the classroom and around others. Masks will be widely available on campus. 2. Everyone should engage in regular health self-screenings and stay home if you have any symptoms. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, and shortness of breath (more details can be found on CDC website). If you experience these symptoms, you should get tested for COVID. 3. If you come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID, we recommend you get tested yourself. 4. If you test positive for COVID, please: a. Stay home and avoid contact with others, except for seeking medical care if needed. b. We urge students who test positive for COVID-19 to contact the Student Health Center at (323) 343-3302. The SHC will do contact tracing and notify students and faculty who may have been in contact with you. c. Students may seek medical care from the Student Health Center (SHC). Please call first at (323) 343-3300 before visiting the SHC. The SHC is following the guidelines of Public Health in assessing and caring for patients presenting with symptoms. For other information and hours of operation, please visit the Student Health Center webpage. If students have questions about their symptoms, they can call 323-343-3302. d. Separate yourself from other people in your home and avoid sharing personal items. According to L.A. County Public Health Guidelines, you must stay home until: i. At least 5-7 days have passed since your symptoms first started or you first tested positive and ii. You do not have a fever for at least 24 hours (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers) and iii. Your symptoms improve. e. Seek urgent medical care for serious symptoms such as difficulty breathing or inability to keep fluids down. f. L.A. County Public Health offers more detailed guidance on what to do if you are sick with COVID-19. 5. If the instructor tests positive, they will inform the Department, and the university will conduct contact tracing. Also, if the instructor gets sick, the in-person classes will turn to remote instructions or be canceled. 6. Please stay up to date with requirements and changes to vaccinations: https://www.calstatela.edu/healthwatch/covid-19-vaccination-faq 7. For more information, please contact the COVID-19 Hotline (323) 343-3385 or see the Cal State LA Health Watch website: https://www.calstatela.edu/healthwatch Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 Please read: Even if you do not have COVID (received a negative test) but you have symptoms of sickness please stay home. Since I am pregnant, this is a very risky time for me to get sick. For the safety of others and myself, If you have any symptoms of sickness please do not come to class. As long as you communicate with me, I will be happy to provide you with an extension on the missed activity. Please make sure to only say you are sick if you are actually sick. If you say you are sick multiple times throughout the semester, a makeup activity will not be allowed unless there is a unique circumstance. Required Text: Berger, K.S. (2020) The Developing Person through the Life Span, 11th edition. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. Course Description: Study of adult development from emerging adulthood through the end of life in dynamic and diverse contexts; examination of interaction among biological, social/cultural, and psychological domains from a developmental perspective Course Goals: · Study developmental phenomena from adulthood to aging regarding ethics of research, classic research studies, methodology, interpretation, and applicability to diverse populations. · Use information learned in this course to better understand one's own and others’ experiences of development across the life span. · Learn developmental theories that incorporate the importance of place, time, and culture in shaping development. · Understand that the development of individuals is shaped by their membership in families and communities embedded in larger society and historical/political/physical environments. · Apply theories and concepts of the development person Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course: 1. Students understand the study of development as a scientific and theory-driven process (Foundational knowledge) a) Students can identify the basic steps of scientific inquiry b) Students can define and apply key terms related to developmental research, such as experimental, correlational, longitudinal, observational. c) Students are familiar with some classic examples of developmental research and their significance for current understandings of development d) Students can describe the key elements of major developmental theories and apply them to examples of adult development 2. Students develop awareness of the major social, cognitive, and physical changes in adults from early/emerging adulthood through the end of life and the factors that influences that development (Foundational knowledge) a) Students can describe general developmental features of different age periods, such as emerging adults, middle adulthood, older adults Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 b) Students can discuss the influences of genetic inheritance and environmental experiences on human development c) Students are aware of risk factors and protective factors that influence human development through adulthood d) Students are aware of the changing social contexts throughout lifespan development, including changes in family structures, and needs and opportunities for health care and social support e) Students understand the role of larger contexts, such as ethnicity and culture, in shaping development and experiences within communities throughout adult development 3. Students can use information learned in this course to better understand their own past and future experiences, and to interpret information in daily life (Integration) a) Students consider experiences with their own parents and/or grandparents with respect to knowledge about adult development b) Students may reflect on course material to consider their own future developmental tasks, such as long-term relationships with family members, friends, and community members; changing health status; c) Students are knowledgeable consumers of popular media information about adulthood, able to interpret reports of research findings or news stories with their knowledge of development 4. Students can demonstrate their learning through successful performance in assessments of multiple types (Learning How to Learn) a) Students develop effective study habits for reading textbook material and reviewing key concepts b) Students select appropriate responses to multiple-choice questions on course content c) Students communicate information learned in the course through clear written prose d) Students assess their own knowledge and use their assessment to guide their study behavior and assistance-seeking Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 Course Work 1. Activities: There will be various activities throughout this class to ensure participation, punctuality, critical thinking, reading, and preparation for course assignments and the final. These activities may consist of individual or group work during class. Students must be present in class in order to receive points for activities. These activities cannot be made up unless there is an excusable absence based on CSULA guidelines. ● Students will receive a zero for any missing activities and ½ off if the activity is incomplete ● worth 30% of your overall grade ● must be completed during class time and you must be in class to complete activities (if you submit an activity but were not in class it will be result in a Zero) ● Must be completed during time allowed for activities (when lecture is over and you are dismissed to work on the activity) if you complete the activity during the lecture and submit to leave class early it will result in a Zero. 2. Individual Sustainability Plan Paper: As students in a postish-pandemic world, self-care and coping strategies are more important than ever. For this paper, you will develop a plan on how to cope with internal and external stressors and focus on self care to remain or get back into your resiliency zone. The goal is to refer to this paper when experiencing stress as a student trying to complete multiple assignments or any other stressors that can arise. 2. Interview Papers: Students will interview three different individuals one for each age group and will write a paper based off of each interview. This will provide students the opportunity to develop academic writing skills and to explore course topics in more depth. Details will be posted on Canvas. 3. Group Presentation: Students will present on one life phase of one developmental domain. They will have to present on a current issue within that age and developmental domain and will provide a solution. Presentations will be recorded via Zoom and posted in a discussion board for peers to view and comment. 4. Midterm: A multiple-choice test on the 9th week will be taken. Questions will be on everything covered up to the 9th week. The test will be online and not timed. It will open at 12am and close at 11;59pm. Any use of textbook, powerpoint slides, and notes are allowed. 5. Final exam: An cumulative multiple-choice test will be taken during finals week. The test will be online and not timed. Any use of textbook, powerpoint slides, and notes are allowed. 6. Readings: You are expected to read the textbook chapter before we cover the Powerpoint material during class. What chapter you should read will be under the assignments column the class before. Course Policies 1. Classroom Community: We will be covering a lot of material quickly throughout this course. We will be exploring and expressing ideas, discussing theories and current events, as well as examining issues in human development. ● Students are expected to be on time and stay until the end of class in order to fully participate in lectures and activities during the scheduled time of instruction. ● Students will be asked to participate in class ● An absence does not excuse missed or late work for activities. In order for an absence to be approved and for work to be made up, there must be communication for why the day was missed, preferably before missing class or within one week after missing the class. Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 ● Students are expected to be respectful of others opinions and be courteous of others. 2. Electronic Devices: ● Outside of class: it is required that you have access to a computer (there are computers available to you free at the library) to submit assignments and complete exams on Canvas ● During class: You will be asked to complete activities during every class. If you have access to a computer or electronic notepad or ipad please bring it to every class period to submit your activities on Canvas. Please only use the computer only if it is for notes, having the slides in front of you, or submitting on canvas. Using the computer for anything other than for the class is extremely distracting for other students. ● Phones; If you are using your phone to complete activities or have slides in front of you to take notes it is ok to use your phone. If you need to send a quick text message please be discrete so it is not distracting to your peers. If you need to have a back and forth conversation please step outside to text or call that person instead. Whatever material is missed while leaving the class you are responsible for learning. If you miss the beginning of the activity because of stepping out of class you will not be given more time. ● Throughout the semester, you will be asked to collaborate with other peers in the classroom. Please be respectful of each other by listening to others’ opinions and responding respectfully without using all caps if communicating through email or discussion board. 1. Missed/Late assignments: All online submission links close at the designated times. Missed/late activities and exams will not be accepted. If students miss these assignments they will be accepting a grade of zero for that assignment. Therefore, please plan accordingly. ● We are now in a basically paperless world. Most students do not own printers and the price for printing at the library adds up therefore, everything will be submitted on Canvas ● When submitting assignments, students must upload the correct assignment in order to receive a grade. Anything other than the correct assignment will result in a zero. ● Please use the text entry or google/word doc for activities and a google/word doc for big assignments (no PDFs or pages format will be accepted) ● Papers (individual sustainability plan and interview papers) submitted after the deadline are late. Students will lose 5% for the late submission and continue to lose 5% each day it is late. Late papers will only be accepted within 7 days of its due date. In the rare case of an emergency (with written documentation) or for excused absences, make-up work can be negotiated with the instructor. Please note that work is not an excuse to miss class. ○ Excused Absences: Students may have valid reasons to miss a class. These include: ● Illness or injury to the student ● Death, injury, or serious illness of an immediate family member or the like ● Religious reasons (California Education Code section 89320) ● Jury duty or government obligation ● University sanctioned or approved activities (examples include artistic performances, forensics presentations, participation in research conferences, intercollegiate athletic activities, etc. Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 2. Grading Disputes: If you wish to dispute the grade assigned to a graded assignment, you must do so IN WRITING via email within 48 hours after the assignment has been returned. Email must have appropriate email etiquette and be respectful. If the rebuttal is not within 48 hours or is not polite then it will not be reviewed. You must include a specific rationale for why your assignment deserves a higher grade. After receiving your rationale, I will be happy to review the dispute and consider its merits. Please note that more careful consideration of your work may result in either lowering or raising the disputed grade. 3. Classroom Resources & Technology: Assignment guidelines and grades will be posted on Canvas. You must log in by the end of the first week of classes. You are expected to check Canvas on a regular basis and get assistance early with any issues you may encounter. All assignments are submitted via canvas. 4. E-mail Communication: You must use your @calstatela.edu email when emailing the instructor. The instructor is not responsible for replying to e-mails from personal e-mail accounts (e.g. yahoo, gmail, etc.) as they often go into junk mail and are not received. You may also send a message via Canvas however, email is more preferrred. Canvas sends information to your @calstatela.edu, any message, notice, or reminder the instructor sends through canvas will be on canvas and go directly to your @calstatela.edu account. Check your settings on canvas to set the frequency of your canvas messages (I suggest a setting of immediate). 5. When writing an email to your instructor, include the class name and section, along with a description, in the subject line. For example: COM 206.01 RE: Design Project. 6. Use a signature with your full name at the end of your emails. 7. Students can expect a response within 48 hours during the week (Monday- Friday). I do not typically check e-mail/canvas messages on the weekends. Please plan accordingly. 8. If you have a question on an assignment please visit office hours or email me with enough time to respond. If you email me at 8pm with a question and the paper is due at 11:59pm you might not get a response in time. Please plan accordingly 9. Professional email etiquette when emailing the teacher is expected. All emails should begin with a greeting, then explaining the questions or reason for email, then ending and what course you are from after signing your name. Practicing professionalism when emailing is an important skill to develop especially when emailing a future employer. 10. Please see the example below of a professional email. ○ Good afternoon Natalie, I hope you are having a wonderful day so far. The reason for my email is that I noticed I received a zero on my Activity #5. I worked with my partner and she turned it in. Her name is Jessica Boan. Can you please review the grade I received at your soonest convenience? Thank you so much for your time. Best, Julie West 11. Student Conduct: The Department of Child and Family Studies assumes that all students will conduct themselves in accordance with University policies and regulations. Inappropriate conduct is subject to discipline as provided for in Title 5, California Code of Regulations (see student conduct: rights and responsibilities, and student discipline, CSULA General Catalog). Academic honesty is expected of all students in accordance with University policy. There are established university reporting procedures if a Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 student is suspected of committing an academically dishonest act. Please make sure that you are familiar with CSULA’s Academic Honesty Policy available at http://www.calstatela.edu/academicsenate/handbook/ch5a This policy defines academic honesty and policies and procedures associated with it. Note: Engaging in plagiarism violates the academic honesty policy and will be reported to the office of judicial affairs. ○ Plagiarism includes using the words or ideas of another as one’s own, either on purpose or unintentionally. This includes, but is not limited to, copying whole, portions, or the paraphrasing (rewording) of passages or information from any source in any academic exercise (written, digital, or oral) without giving credit to the author or source using an appropriate citation style. You must be able to prove that your work is your own. ○ Penalties for Plagiarism: Cheating and plagiarism (using someone’s work without acknowledging the source from which it came) constitutes academic dishonesty. There are established university reporting procedures if a student is suspected of committing an academically dishonest act. The penalty may range from no credit for an assignment, up to, and including exclusion, and/or a “F” grade for the course. All incidents will be reported to the office of judicial affairs. 12. Statement of Reasonable Accommodation: The instructor will provide reasonable accommodation to any student with a disability who is registered with the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD) who needs and requests accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may involve allowing a student to use an interpreter, note taker, or reader: accommodation may be needed during class sessions and for administration of examinations. For more information about the University’s policy on accommodation for students with disabilities, please see the OSD policy at http://www.calstatela.edu/osd/how-register-osd-student 13. Dropping and Adding: Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about adding and dropping courses, academic renewals, etc. For more information please visit the Registrar: https://get.calstatela.edu/registrar.htm 14. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): Taking multiple courses can be challenging to balance while managing other stressors. If you need therapy or a psychiatrist, Cal State LA offers free sessions. Please see CAPS at: Counseling and Psychological Services | Cal State LA After hours support 323.343.3300 15. Writing center: Since this is a writing intensive course, your ability to write proficiently by connecting concepts to course material, grammar, and APA will be evaluated. Written assignments are worth 40% of your grade. Please use grammarly (which is free for Cal State LA students) and use the writing center for extra support for your papers. Please see the writing center at: Center for Academic Success | Cal State LA 16. Being successful in this course: If you attend class, review the rubric and follow the prompts, read the textbook, turn in assignments, ask questions for clarity, and attend office hours and the writing center when needed, you should be able to pass this course. If you are registered with OSD please use your accommodations to support you during this course. I try my absolute best to be an accommodating and supportive teacher and communication with me is key in order to do that. . Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 17. Items on syllabus are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor to best suit the needs of the class. Check this google doc that will be updated for changes. Grading Criteria Your final grade will be calculated as follows Assignment Breakdown % Individual Sustainability Plan paper 8 In Class Activities 30 Interview Papers 30 Group presentation 15 Midterm 7 Final Exam 10 Total 100 Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE Class: Every Monday -Wednesday unless specified below Make sure to read the assigned chapter before class Wee Date Lecture Readings/Assignments k 1 Jan 23 Course Overview and assignment overview. First activity: get to know each other 1 Jan 25 Chapter 1: The Study of human development Read Chapter 1 2 Jan 30 No class today Asynchronous lecture on: Chapter 2: Theories and methods of Developmen Read Chapter 2 2 Feb 1 Intersectionality Crenshaw, K (2015) Why intersectionality can’t wait Watch entire video: Understanding my Privilege 3 Feb 6 3 Feb 8 4 Continue Intersectionality Will pick your topic for the group presentation and work on group contract Chapter 17: Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development Individual Sustainability Plan Paper due Mon Feb 6 11:59pm Chapter 17: Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development Read Chapter 18 Group contract due Friday Feb 17th 11:59pm Read Chapter 17 Feb 13 Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles 4 Feb 15 5 Feb 20 Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 Chapter 18: Emerging Adulthood Cognitive Development No class today Asynchronous lecture on: Chapter 18: Emerging Adulthood Cognitive Development and APA lecture if you haven’t already 5 Feb 22 Read Chapter 19 Chapter 19: Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Development 6 6 Feb 27 March 1 Chapter 19: Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial development Paper #1 Due Feb 27 at 11:59pm Chapter 17-19 presentations groups must submit presentation video and slides before class ends Discussion board responding to peers presentations due Friday 4th 11:59pm If you presented peer review due by Friday 4th 11:59pm Read Chapter 20 7 March 6 Upload presentation video to discussion board for peers to view Chapter 20: Adulthood: Biosocial Development 7 March 8 Chapter 20: Adulthood: Biosocial Development 8 March 13 Chapter 21: Adulthood: Cognitive Development 8 March 15 No class today! Instead, you will be taking your midterm Midterm Due will open at 12am and close and 11:59pm 9 March 20 Chapter 22: Adulthood: Cognitive Development Read Chapter 21 9 March 22 10 March 27-29 April 3 Chapter 22 Adulthood: Psychosocial development No class this week ! Enjoy your spring break! 10 April 5 Chapter 22: Adulthood: Psychosocial Development Chapter 20-22 presentations groups must submit video and slides before class ends Upload presentation video to discussion board for peers to view 11 April 10 Chapter 23: Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development 11 April 12 Chapter 23: Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development Read Chapter 22 Paper #2 Due April 3rd at 11:59pm Discussion board responding to peers presentations due Friday 7th 11:59pm If you presented: peer review due Friday 7th 11:59pm Read Chapter 23 Child & Family Studies Department Cal State University, Los Angeles 12 April 17 Spring 2023 CHDV 1410-03 Read Chapter 24 Chapter 24: Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development 12 April 19 Chapter 24: Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development 13 April 24 Chapter 25: Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development Read Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Late Adulthood Psychosocial development Paper #3 Due Friday April 28 at 11:59pm 13 April 26 14 May 1 Chapter 17-19 presentations groups must submit video and slides before class ends 14 May 3 Upload presentation video to discussion board for peers to view No class today! Asynchronous lecture on: the Epilogue Final activity due by 11:59pm Discussion board responding to peers presentations due Friday May 5th 11:59pm If you presented: peer review due Friday 5th 11:59pm 15 May 8 No class today! Use this time to complete course evaluation and begin preparing for your final 15 May 10 No class today! Prepare for your final May 15 or May 17 TBD Online multiple choice final 16 Final Exam is multiple choice and will be submitted online. It will open at 12am and close at 11:59pm