PSYCHOLOGY 255 SPRING 2022 SYLLABUS Patrick L Bowman M S LPC BCPCC Psychology Department Instructor Office Hours or by appointment Monday 10 00 12 00 2 30 3 30 Tuesday 11 00 12 00 2 30 3 30 Wednesday 10 00 12 00 Friday 1 00 4 00 Virtual Office patrick bowman louisiana edu email https ullafayette zoom us TBA Physical Office Girard Hall 207 Lafayette LA 70504 337 482 6598 General Course Overview This course provides basic information related to physical cognitive social and emotional aspects of human development from conception through adolescence Major theories of development are considered as well as biological environmental and sociocultural influences on developmental progression General Course learning objectives Identify and evaluate various philosophical and psychological perspectives and theories within the field of developmental psychology Demonstrate an understanding of the cognitive social emotional and biological changes that take place from conception through late adulthood Demonstrate and apply knowledge of major concepts and contextual influences on infant child adolescent and adult development Required Textbook Santrock Essentials of Lifespan Development 7e Loose leaf text with Connect and Proctorio Plus McGraw Hill 978 1266622069 or Santrock Essentials of Lifespan Development 7e Connect access card with Proctorio Plus McGraw Hill 978 1266621321 You will also be expected to create a McGraw Hill Connect account The link to access the Santrock material is on the Moodle page via the Connect link McGraw Hill logo This will be available on January 13 2022 Beginning on this day you can access the Santrock material with a 14 day free access if you have not purchased the book code After this you must either have an access code or pay for the content The cost for the online purchase Connect with Proctorio plus should be 80 You may purchase a Connect access card looseleaf hard copy also available at the University bookstore or directly from the Connect link on the Moodle course Below is a video that walks a student through how to register for Connect through Moodle http video mhhe com watch ja1kVStroxBtehYi7oSBas General Class Student Expectations Lifespan is my favorite course to teach and is also my most frustrating course to teach for the same reason because it covers so much good stuff Students are expected to attend class face to face or via Zoom access announcements on Moodle and follow the course syllabus regularly Please consistently keep up with reading of PowerPoint frames completing the SmartBook assignments and other learning activities that may be included in the future Doing so will aid you in preparing wisely and appropriately for exams and facilitate your success in the course ZOOM or Face to Face Meetings we will have Zoom or face to face class meetings 2 times per week Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 9 30 AM Please check your announcements regularly Our 1st meeting will be Thursday January 13 at 9 30AM Please be prepared by downloading Zoom to your device Please let us all be respectful and courteous during our time together Again please do your very best to attend classes zoom or face to face as indicated keep up with regular reading of PowerPoint frames along with the textbook and Smart Book assignments more to come related to that to prepare wisely and appropriately for exams and be successful in the course Special Announcement Due to the recent increase in the Omicron variant of the COVID 19 virus the University has announced that the delivery of some courses will be temporarily modified to ensure the safety of students and faculty The delivery of this course will be modified through January 28 2022 The delivery will be temporarily changed to Remote via ZOOM for the 1st 2 weeks You will be able to access the Zoom lectures by clicking the Zoom link to be located on the Moodle course page By January 24 2022 the University will make an announcement detailing whether delivery will return to regular instruction on January 31 2022 or if temporary modifications of course delivery will be extended in response to the presence of the COVID 19 virus in our community Students must wear face masks face coverings that completely cover nose and mouth to every class and throughout the class session Exams There will be 4 exams The fourth will be the final exam Each exam is worth 100 points The exams will be multiple choice 50 questions Exams will be based primarily on material presented in lectures PowerPoint frames and textbook material Smartbook activities are designed to be helpful in preparation for exams as well Exams will be proctored and taken on the exam will have a time limit in which it must be completed Unless otherwise indicated students will have 60 minutes to complete the exam once the attempt has started More information to follow Each Connect platform Tentative chapter arrangement for respective exams Exam 1 Chapters Covered 1 2 2 3 4 FINAL 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 Smart Book Exercises each of the 15 chapters will have a smart book exercise in Connect Some exercises will be shorter than others Most smart book chapter exercises are worth a total of 5 points for completion chapters 4 5 8 10 11 12 15 16 17 Several are worth a possible 10 points chapters 1 2 3 6 9 13 if completed fully totaling a possible 100 points To get full credit these Smart book exercises must be completed within the timeframe specified I will comment about this further later The smart book exercises may be amended I will notify you in advance of any changes Optional Extra Credit Assignment optional not mandatory Choose option A B C or D 15 points Due by April 12 A Short paper related to some aspect of Human Development 1 Length 3 to 5 pages typed doubled spaced 2 No fewer than 3 references References are to be cited in the body of the paper 3 Paper must include separate title page with your name on it 4 No folders necessary Staple paper at upper left hand corner 5 A position and or personal summary statement must be included in the last paragraph B Journal Reports 1 2 page summary of journal articles Each two page journal article summary is worth up to 5 points You may as many as 3 2 Articles must not be dated prior to 2019 3 A position and or evaluative statement must be included in each journal summary 4 Summaries typed doubled spaced 5 A copy of the first page of each article must accompany each summary C Written reports of psychological presentations 1 Attend up to