Psychology 230 – Psychology of Adolescence Course Section 01/OL Instructor Marie C. Andreoli, M.A. Credits 3 Term Summer 2010 Meetings N/A
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Course Description & Information
Online Learning Expectations: To be successful academically, online students must be able to navigate & search the internet, use Pre-requisites, Co- email, attach and upload documents, download & save files, and have requisites, & other access to and use Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint. restrictions Any Writing Assignment sent via email will receive a grade of 0. Psychology 230 (Adolescent Psychology) focuses on the social, cognitive, and biological development of adolescents. The course follows human development from pre-adolescence to late adolescence and young adulthood. The influence of heredity, family, culture, school, and peers will be examined as contexts within which Course Description adolescents develop. Common adolescent problems, adolescent biological/psychological/social adjustments and learning differences will be explored. This course also offers an introduction to the major topics, methods of study and theoretical perspectives of contemporary adolescent psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 101.
Updated January 2011 1 Adolescence, 13 th ed., by John Santrock (ONLY THE TEXT) Required Readings Various readings
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Course Objectives:
To increase students’ theoretical and empirical knowledge about Increase student knowledge of the how adolescents typically grow, major theories and content areas of think, learn, and interact with adolescent development others
Provide an overview of the Students will gain an understanding competencies and limitations of of the role of scientific inquiry in the the developing adolescent study of adolescence
To show how adolescents are To encourage students to consider unique (as individuals and as a adolescent development from a separate age group) and the cultural perspective in order to impact that their contexts have on maintain awareness of the differences their development and similarities across cultures
To encourage critical thinking about research and issues in To familiarize students with empirical adolescent development and see methods used in the field of how these relate to real life adolescent development experiences
Updated January 2011 2 Grading Quizzes (11 x 10 pts.) 165 Discussion Forums (13 x 6 pts.) 90 Weekly Assignments (15 x 10 pts.) 130 Webquests (2 x 30pts. 60 Mid Term Exam 50 Final project 100 ____ Total points 595
You can calculate your percentage and estimate your letter grade by using this formula: Grading (credit) Percentage score = (total points you have/ total points possible) x 100. . I Criteria recommend you keep track of your points so there are no surprises at the end of the semester. Scores will be posted on BlackBoard. Please check your scores regularly to ensure they are correct.
The grade scale for this class will be: A = 95-100 C+= 77-79 F = below 60 A- = 90- 94 C = 74-76 B+= 87-89 C- = 70-73 B = 84-86 D+= 67-69 B- = 80-83 D = 60-66
Assignments, Writing Assignments (150 pts.): Quizzes, Mid Term You will find writing assignments for each chapter posted under Exam and Final “chapter learning modules.” Each writing assignment is due on Project Sunday at 11:59pm. Chapter modules will close at that time and the contents will no longer be available.
Assignments will only be accepted through Black Board. Assignments submitted via email will receive a grade of 0.
These assignments are to be in your own words – please do not copy them verbatim from the book. You need one outside reference besides your text to complete each assignment. Please stay away from Wikipedia since that is not a valid website. Please look for valid websites for your additional reference. If you use the book, a web site, or a journal article, you must reference it (APA style) after your essay. You can find instructions for these writing assignments under “how to’s” on the button menu.
You essays must be in a WORD document and then submitted back on the upload assignments page.
Please read “how to do the weekly writing assignments” under the “how to’s” on the button menu.
After I correct your essays, you will find them under my grades. Go to “tools,” then “my grades” and you can click on your score, open your paper, and review the comments I have made at the bottom of the assignment. Please read my comments and make corrections in future essays. I will not take points off incorrect APA style until after the first two assignments are submitted. If I correct your APA style and you persist in ignoring my corrections, I get cranky,
Updated January 2011 3 and then your grade suffers. You don’t want me cranky.
Webquests (60pts): There will be two webquests throughout the summer session. These webquests will involve finding a video on the web (HULU or Youtube) that portrays an adolescent issue. This can also be a TV show that centers on an adolescent or has an adolescent in the main story line. You will then discuss in a separate discussion forum how the adolescents are portrayed, what issues they may be experiencing and how they are resolved; stereotypes about adolescents, and what parts adults or peers play in the lives of the adolescents. Instructions and due dates will be posted under “announcements” for these webquests.
Quizzes (165 pts.): There will be 13 quizzes during the summer session, each of which will be worth 15 points. Quizzes will be found under chapter learning modules and can be taken as many times each week as you wish in order to better your score. You will be able to drop your two lowest quizzes for your final grade or you can take only eleven of the quizzes. Quizzes will disappear along with the learning module each Sunday at 11:59pm. There will be absolutely no make-up quizzes. If you fail to submit a quiz, for whatever reason, you receive a zero for the quiz grade. There will be 20 minutes allotted for each quiz.
Please read “how to take the quizzes” under the “how to’s” on the button menu.
Mid Term Exam (50 pts.): There will be a mid-term exam given the week of October 18th through July 5th . This mid-term will be in the same format as the weekly quizzes.
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Final Project (100 pts.): There will be a powerpoint slide presentation (minimum 15 slides; maximum 25 slides) due on August 6th . This will be a group project with groups to be determined by the instructor by the second week of the session. The instructor will also list possible topics for your presentation. Each topic may be used only once so once the topics are posted, please get your request in early. This presentation will be posted with your comments under a separate discussion forum.
Please read instructions for this project under “final project” on the button menu.
Updated January 2011 4 Discussion Forum (90 pts.) Each week for 10 weeks, there will be one discussion forum posted. You must respond to the instructor and also to two other students. See “instructions for posting to the discussion forum under “course Discussion Board information.” Each response is worth three points for a total of nine Criteria points per week. The discussion forums will be posted each Monday and you will be locked out on the following Saturday night at 11:59pm. Please read “instructions for posting to the discussion forum under the “how to’s” on the button menu.
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Psychology 230 Course Outline – Summer 2010
Updated January 2011 7 Week of June 7, 2010 Chapters 1 & 2
Week of June 14, 2010 Chapters 3 & 4
Week of June 21, 2010 Chapters 5 & 6
For the first three weeks, chapter learning modules will be available for 10 days. After that
time, the following chapter learning modules will be available for seven days.
Week of June 28, 2010 Chapter 7
Week of July 5, 2010 Chapter 8
Week of July 12, 2010 Chapter 9
Week of July 19, 2010 Chapter 10
Week of July 26, 2010 Chapter 11
Week of August 2, 2010 Chapter 12
Week of August 9, 2010 Chapter 13
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Please address me by my first name. I feel very comfortable if you call me Marie.
E-mail – please do not send me an email with no salutation or “hey.” I will not respond. If you would like a response from me please begin your email with “hi Marie, hello Marie, or hey Marie,” but please use my name.
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