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.
Antirequisite(s): Psychology 2410A/B, Psychology 2480E and the former Psychology 2044.
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
Course Weight: 0.5
2.0 COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor: Dr. J Bruce Morton
Office and Phone Number: WIRB 5178
Office Hours: By appointment
Email: bmorton3@uwo.ca
Teaching Assistant: Christine Moreau
Office:
Office Hours: By appointment
Email: cmoreau5@uwo.ca
Time and Location of Classes: Tuesdays 7pm – 10pm; UCC146
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:
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Learning Activities |
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Knowledge and Understanding |
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Identify (I) and distinguish (Di) concepts related to psychological development. |
Readings.
Lectures.
Class discussion. |
Examinations (IDi)
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Abilities |
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Apply knowledge of developmental research methods.
Apply knowledge of developmental research theory. |
Readings.
Lectures.
Class discussion. |
Examinations
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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 Western's 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 2, 2018; UCC146
Midterm 2: Tuesday, November 6, 2018: UCC146
Final Exam: Time and location TBA by Registrar’s Office (December 10-21)
7.0 CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 11, 2018: Introduction
Chap. 1
Tuesday, September 18, 2018: Biological foundations & Brain development
Chap. 3 (pp. 70-79; 96-103)
Chap. 5 (pp. 152-161)
Tuesday, September 25, 2018: Perceptual and motor development + REVIEW
Chap. 5 (pp. 165-172); Chap. 6 (pp. 206-232)
Tuesday, October 2, 2018: MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Tuesday, October 9, 2018. FALL READING WEEK
Tuesday, October 16, 2018: Cognitive development I: Jean Piaget
Chap. 8 (pp. 278-300)
Tuesday, October 23, 2018: Cognitive development II: Information processing
Chap. 8 (pp. 301-319)
Tuesday, October 30, 2018: Language development & Theory of Mind
Chap. 7, Chap. 9 (pp. 331-337)
Tuesday, November 6, 2018: MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Tuesday, November 13, 2018: Emotional development & Attachment
Chap. 11
Tuesday, November 20, 2018: Parenting and Peer relationships
Chap. 14 (pp. 514-520); Chap. 15
Tuesday, November 27, 2018: Abnormal Development: Williams syndrome & autism
TBA
Tuesday, December 4, 2018: REVIEW
FINAL EXAM TBA (December 10-21)
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://westerncalendar.uwo.ca/PolicyPages.cfm?Command=showCategory&PolicyCategoryID=1&SelectedCalendar=Live&ArchiveID=#Page_12
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
- 2018 Calendar References
No electronic devices, including cell phones and smart watches, will be allowed during exams.
