2040A-001

Psychology 2040A-001

Child Development

If there is a discrepancy between the outline posted below and the outline posted on the OWL course website, the latter shall prevail.

1.0    CALENDAR DESCRIPTION

A survey of theory and research in developmental psychology including learning, cognition, perception, personality and social development in infancy and childhood.

 

Antirequisites: Psychology 2044, 2410A/B, 2480E, Health Sciences 2700A/B and the former 3700A/B

 

Antirequisites are courses that overlap sufficiently in content that only one can be taken for credit. So if you take a course that is an antirequisite to a course previously taken, you will lose credit for the earlier course, regardless of the grade achieved in the most recent course.

 

3 lecture hours, 0.5 course


2.0    COURSE INFORMATION

       Instructor: Dr J Bruce Morton                

       Office and Phone Number:  WH324; 519-661-2111 x84795          

       Office Hours: By appointment

       Email: bmorton3@uwo.ca          

 

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       Time and Location of Classes:                      Tuesdays, 7:00-10:00 pm, SEB 1059


If you or someone you know is experiencing distress, there are several resources here at Western to assist you.  Please visit:  http://www.uwo.ca/uwocom/mentalhealth/ for more information on these resources and on mental health.

Please contact the course instructor if you require material in an alternate format or if you require any other arrangements to make this course more accessible to you. You may also wish to contact Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) at 519-661-2111 ext 82147 for any specific question regarding an accommodation.

3.0  TEXTBOOK

Bukatko, D. & Daehler, M. W. (2012).  Child Development; A thematic approach (6th  Edition). Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.


4.0    COURSE OBJECTIVES

The goal of this course is to introduce the theoretical, methodological, and empirical foundations of the field of Developmental Psychology.

   4.1    STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, the successful student should be able to:    

 

Learning Outcome

Learning Activities

Assessment 

Knowledge and Understanding

Identify (I) and distinguish (Di) concepts related to psychological development.

Readings.

 

Lectures.

 

Class discussion.

Examinations (IDi)

 

 

Abilities   

Apply knowledge of developmental research methods.

 

Apply knowledge of developmental research theory.

Readings.

 

Lectures.

 

Class discussion.

Examinations

 

 

 


5.0     EVALUATION

MIDTERM 1 = 33%

MIDTERM 2 = 33%

FINAL = 34%

Exams will consist exclusively of multiple-choice questions.  

 

MIDTERM 1 will be based on the first 4 lectures and associated assigned readings.

MIDTERM 2 will be based on lectures 5, 6, & 7 and associated assigned readings.

The FINAL will be based on lectures 8, 9, & 10 and associated assigned readings.

 

No exam will be cumulative.

 

Students who are unable to attend a MIDTERM examination and who provide necessary documentation will be given an opportunity to write a MAKE-UP examination. There will be one date and time for the MAKE-UP exam which will be determined after the MIDTERM exam date. The format of the MAKE-UP exam will be different than the format of the MIDTERM exam. 


Although the Psychology Department does not require instructors to adjust their course grades to conform to specific targets, the expectation is that course marks will be distributed around the following averages:


70%     1000-level and 2000-level courses
72%     2190-2990 level courses
75%     3000-level courses
80%     4000-level courses
   
The Psychology Department follows the University of Western Ontario grading guidelines, which are as follows (see http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/grades_undergrad.pdf ):

A+  90-100      One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
A    80-89        Superior work that is clearly above average
B    70-79        Good work, meeting all requirements, and eminently satisfactory
C    60-69        Competent work, meeting requirements
D    50-59        Fair work, minimally acceptable
F    below 50    Fail



6.0  TEST AND EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

MIDTERM 1: Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 7pm 3M-3250

MIDTERM 2: Tuesday, November 8, 2016, 7pm 3M-3250

FINAL EXAM: Scheduled by the Registrar’s Office (December 10-21)


7.0   CLASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 13, 2016:  Introduction

Chap. 1

 

Tuesday, September 20, 2016: Biological foundations

Chap. 3 (pp. 70-79; 96-103)

 

Tuesday, September 27, 2016: Brain development

Chap. 5 (pp. 152-161)

 

Tuesday, October 4, 2016: Perceptual and motor development + REVIEW

Chap. 5 (pp. 165-172); Chap. 6 (pp. 206-232)

 

Tuesday, October 11, 2016: MIDTERM EXAMINATION

 

Tuesday, October 18, 2016: Cognitive development I: Jean Piaget

Chap. 8 (pp. 278-300)

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016: Cognitive development II: Information processing

Chap. 8 (pp. 301-319)

 

Tuesday, November 1, 2016: Language development & Theory of Mind

Chap. 7, Chap. 9 (pp. 331-337)

 

Tuesday, November 8, 2016: MIDTERM EXAMINATION

 

Tuesday, November 15, 2016: Emotional development & Attachment  

Chap. 11

 

Tuesday, November 22, 2016: Parenting and Peer relationships

Chap. 14 (pp. 514-520); Chap. 15

 

Tuesday, November 29, 2016: Abnormal Development: Williams syndrome & autism

TBA

 

Tuesday, December 6, 2016: REVIEW



8.0     STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC OFFENCES

Students are responsible for understanding the nature and avoiding the occurrence of plagiarism and other scholastic offenses. Plagiarism and cheating are considered very serious offenses because they undermine the integrity of research and education. Actions constituting a scholastic offense are described at the following link:  http://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf

As of Sept. 1, 2009, the Department of Psychology will take the following steps to detect scholastic offenses. All multiple-choice tests and exams will be checked for similarities in the pattern of responses using reliable software, and records will be made of student seating locations in all tests and exams. All written assignments will be submitted to TurnItIn, a service designed to detect and deter plagiarism by comparing written material to over 5 billion pages of content located on the Internet or in TurnItIn’s databases. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western and Turnitin.com http://www.turnitin.com

Possible penalties for a scholastic offense include failure of the assignment, failure of the course, suspension from the University, and expulsion from the University.



9.0    POLICY ON ACCOMMODATION FOR MEDICAL ILLNESS

Western’s policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness can be found at:
http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/2016/pg117.html

Students must see the Academic Counsellor and submit all required documentation in order to be approved for certain accommodation:
http://counselling.ssc.uwo.ca/procedures/medical_accommodation.html


10.0        OTHER INFORMATION

Office of the Registrar web site:  http://registrar.uwo.ca

Student Development Services web site: http://www.sdc.uwo.ca

Please see the Psychology Undergraduate web site for information on the following:

    http://psychology.uwo.ca/undergraduate/student_responsibilities/index.html

- Policy on Cheating and Academic Misconduct
- Procedures for Appealing Academic Evaluations
- Policy on Attendance
- Policy Regarding Makeup Exams and Extensions of Deadlines
- Policy for Assignments
- Short Absences
- Extended Absences
- Documentation
- Academic Concerns
- 2016 Calendar References

No electronic devices, including cell phones, will be allowed during exams.