NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS

 

Course Title:	Lifespan Growth & Development
Course Prefix & Number:		PSYC2314	Section Number:	400	Semester/Year:	F/2018
Semester Credit Hours:		3	Lecture Hours:	3	Lab Hours:
Course Description (NCTC Catalog): Life-Span Growth and Development is a study of social, emotional, cognitive and physical factors and influences of a developing human from conception to death.
Course Prerequisite(s):
Required Course Materials: Santrock. A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development. 8th Edition. McGraw Hill. ISBN:9781260532012

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name of Instructor:	Kenneth McKenna, Ph.D.
Campus/Office Location:	Corinth / 212
Telephone Number:	940-595-9152
E-mail Address:	kmckenna@nctc.edu   Please send all course related questions through Canvas course email.

 

OFFICE HOURS

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
10:50-11:50am Room 201		10:50-11:50am Room 201

 

 

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

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
	Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
	Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
	Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage and parenting.
	Explain the biosocial, cognitive and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
	Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic and psychodynamic).
	Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
	Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process.

 

 

 

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements	Graded Course Elements	Percentage or Point Values
14 Chapter Exams	Chapter Exams – Course text -Life-Span Development - Santrock	350
1 paper	Integrative paper on your personal development that includes all 6 of our Student Learning Outcomes (see above) Paper is due on Nov. 30th	100
1 Final Exam	Over all 17 chapters	300

 

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

 

There are 750 possible points including exams and paper.

Grades are determined on the following basis:

A = 90%           675 points and above

B = 80-89%      600-675 points

C = 70-79%      525-600 points

D = 60-69%     450-525 points

F =  <60%         below 450 points       

 

Exams:

Each week you are responsible for one chapter of reading and a 25 point exam on that chapter.  Chapter exams are all done on Canvas.  Each weeks exam will become available to students at 12:01am on Monday of that week in Canvas.  Each chapter exam will be completed online through Canvas and the due dates for completion of the exams will be Friday at 11:59pm of the same week.  The last day of the course is the Final exam.  The final exam class period will be twice as long as a regular class period.  The Final Exam is worth 300 points and will include questions from each of the chapters covered during the semester.  Our Finals week is December 10^th – 14^th 2018.   Our Final Exam is tentatively scheduled for December 10^th 2018 from 9:30am-12:30pm.  The specific Finals Week schedule may change and if it does change notification will be made on the course page in Canvas.

 

Integrative Paper:

This is a paper about your personal life-span development.  The content of the paper should address all six areas of the student learning outcome measures above as they apply to your personal development.  The paper will be graded on how clearly the student outcome measures are addressed.  The format should be double spaced, and the paper should be a minimum of 5 pages long, not counting title page or reference pages.   Paper must include your name, the name of the college, the course number and section, and the due date.  Papers are due November 14^th by 11:59 pm.  The paper is worth 100 points.

 

Class Policies:

Expectations for the course are that you are registered for this course; will have access to a working computer, or use the school computers during times they are accessible; you will have access to Canvas; you will have access to the e-book.  All assignments require access to the e-book and McGraw-Hill Connect.

 

All work must be turned in on Canvas.  The paper will be turned in on Canvas through VeriCite.

VeriCite is a program that automatically checks for plagiarism.  Academic dishonesty may be grounds for removal from the course by college administration.

 

No non-class-related use of cell phones, smart watches, or any other electronic devices during class.  There will be no audio recording of the instructor without instructor’s consent.  There will be no video recording of the instructor without the instructor’s consent.

 

Any assignment turned in after the date is considered late.  Late work will be accepted, however 10% (basically a letter grade) will be deducted from the score on the assignment for every day it is late.  Scores will not be rounded.   There will be no makeup exams.  If you miss an exam you lose that score.  There are no extra credit assignments offered in the course.  Grade disputes are made in writing to the instructor, followed by a meeting with the instructor, followed if need be by written appeal to the Social Sciences Department Head, followed by a meeting with the department head, followed if need be by written appeal to the college Grade Appeals Committee.

 

No non-class-related use of cell phones, smart watches, or any other electronic devices during class.

 

Attendance will be taken, and if a student misses a substantial number of class periods that student will be reported to the school administration and possibly removed from the course.

 

Technical issues are referred to the NCTC I.T. Department.  To arrange help submit an e-ticket to the I.T. Department.

 

All emails to the instructor must be sent through NCTC email/Canvas.  I will answer emails within 24 hours, except on weekends and holidays.

 

 

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. From Board Policy FC (LOCAL)

Additional Instructor-specific Absence Policy:

Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is ______September 27^th, 2018 _________.

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

 

                X Critical Thinking

                X Communication

                X Emperical and Quantitative

o           Teamwork

            X Personal Responsibility

                X Social Responsibility

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