INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

OFFICE HOURS

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (From Academic Course Guide Manual/Workforce Education Course Manual/NCTC Catalog

GRADING CRITERIA

Grading Scale:

A = 90-100 points; B = 80-89 points; C = 70-79 points; D = 60-69 points; F = 59 points and below

COURSE SUBJECT OUTLINE (Major Assignments, Due Dates, and Grading Criteria)

ASSIGNMENT DETAILS____________________________________________________________

Exams (20 points each = 60 points total): The exams on 9-25, 11-6, and during Finals the week of 12-10 will be administered in class.  You will have 50 minutes to complete Exams 1 and 2, and 2 hours to complete Exam 3.  Questions will be taken directly from class lectures and your assigned readings.  The tests will consist of approximately 40-50 multiple-choice type questions, except the final exam, which will be approximately 60-70 questions.  Please bring your own Scantron to the exams, as you will not be allowed to take the test without one.  There will be no make-up exams.  If you miss one of the exams, you will receive a grade of 0 on that exam.

Chapter Reading Analyses (6, 6, and 7 points, for a total of 20 points):  The semester will be subdivided into three sections.  For each section, you are responsible for picking 3 chapters and for writing a one-page, typed, and double-spaced analysis for each of the 3 chapters.  The due dates for the analyses are:  9-18, 10-30, and 12-3.  Analyses containing plagiarism will receive a grade of 0.

Developmental Autobiographies (6, 6, and 7 points, for a total of 20 points):  For each of the three sub-sections that divide the semester, you will write a two-page, typed, and double-spaced autobiography to illustrate important developmental principles, terms, theories, or concepts.  The point of these essays is to detail significant developmental influences in your own life.  These are due on 9-22, 11-3, and 12-7. 

Extra Credit Essay (0-5 points depending on quality):   Write a two-page, typed, and double-spaced essay that describes how your increased knowledge of developmental factors could benefit your intended occupation. You may take a small set of principles and apply them to your field in a detailed manner, or you may provide a holistic overview of multiple factors that could affect your field.  The key expectation for this essay is that you will thoughtfully apply developmental knowledge to the real world.  This essay would be due on the date of the final exam.

CLASS CALENDAR________________________________________________________________

Section One: The Biology of Development

8-28                                         Class Introduction and Review of Syllabus

8-30 and 9-1                            Chapter 1   Development throughout the lifespan

9-6 and 9-8                              Chapter 2   Early biological factors

9-11, 9-13, and 9-15               Chapter 3   Physical maturation and aging

9-18, 9-20, and 9-22               Chapters 4-5  Health and Sensorimotor;  Analyses due 9-18; Autobiography due 9-22

9-25                                          Exam # 1 over Chapters 1-5

Section Two: Intrapersonal Developmental Influences

9-25, 9-27, and 9-29               Chapter 6   Cognition    

10-2, 10-4, and 10-6               Chapter 7   Information processing

10-9, 10-11, and 10-13           Chapter 8   Intellectual functioning

10-16, 10-18, and 10-20         Chapter 9   Importance of language to development

10-23, 10-25, and 10-27         Chapter 10  Emotions and early attachment

10-30, 11-1, 11-3                    Chapter 11  The Sense of Self; Analyses due 10-30; Autobiography due 11-3

11-6                                          Exam # 2 over Chapters 6-11

Section Three: Social Contexts of Development

11-6, 11-8, 11-10                    Chapters  12-13  Gender, sexuality, moral development

11-13, 11-15, and 11-17         Chapters  14-15  Interpersonal factors, including family

11-20                                        Chapter 15  Peer influences

11-27, 11-29, 12-1                  Chapter 16  Academic and occupational achievement

12-3, 12-5, 12-7                      Chapter 17  Death and grief; Analyses due 12-3; Autobiography due 12-7

Week of 12-10                         Exam # 3 over Chapters 12-17; Extra Credit Essay due

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered. All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless the student is absent due to illness or emergencies as determined by the instructor.  It is the student responsibility to provide documentation as to the emergency for approval and judgement by the faculty member.  Approved college sponsored activities are the only absences for which a student should not be held liable and only when provided by a college official ahead of the absence.  Valid reasons for absence, however, do not relieve the student of the responsibility for making up required work.  Students will not be allowed to make up an examination missed due to absence unless they have reasons acceptable to the instructor.  A student who is compelled to be absent when a test is given should petition the instructor, in advance if possible, for permission to postpone the exam.  Student will be dropped from a class by the Registrar upon recommendation of the instructor who feels the student has been justifiably absent or tardy a sufficient number of times to preclude meeting the course’s objectives.  Persistent, unjustified absences from classes or laboratories will be considered sufficient cause for College officials to drop a student from the rolls of the College.  Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is November 9.

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the student handbook and published online.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty.  See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”. 

DISABILITY SERVICES (Office for Students with Disabilities)

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides support services for students with disabilities, students enrolled in technical areas of study, and students who are classified as special populations (i.e. single parents). Support services for students with disabilities might include appropriate and reasonable accommodations, or they may be in the form of personal counseling, academic counseling, career counseling, etc. Furthermore, OSD Counselors work with students to encourage self-advocacy and promote empowerment. The Counselors also provides resource information, disability-related information, and adaptive technology for students who qualify. For support, please contact the counselors at (940) 498-6207 or (940) 668-4321. Alternatively, students may stop by Room 170 in Corinth or Room 110 in Gainesville.

CORE CURRICULUM FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT AREA (For classes in the Core)_______     

o         Communication

o         Mathematics              

o         Life and Physical Science

o         Language, Philosophy & Culture

o         Creative Arts

o         Government/Political Science

X         Social and Behavioral Sciences

o         Component Area Option

o         American History

REQUIRED CORE OBJECTIVES (For classes in the Core)

X             Critical Thinking

X              Communication

X              Empirical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

o           Personal Responsibility

X              Social Responsibility

COURSE TYPE

o           Academic General Education Course (from ACGM but not in NCTC Core)

X          Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course

o        WECM Course

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