Course Syllabus
Behavioral Science Department
Santa Rosa Junior College Spring 2017
Instructor: Narmeen Nasseem, M.A.
PSYCH 4 Child and Adolescent Psychology: (3 Units) Transfer: CSU, UC
Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent
Class Sections : I teach two sections : #5474 and # 5476
Instructor email address: nnasseem@santarosa.edu
Office Location : 1690 Emeritus Hall Tel. # 707- 527-4606
Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs. from 12:00noon – 1:30pm
By appointment when schedule conflict exist.
Via e-mail : nnasseem@santarosa.edu
The course syllabus is akin to ( like) a contract between the instructor and the student.
The instructor gives the student a document with the timeline of topic lecture coverage.The due dates for the course requirements that include: Discussion, Assignments, Quizzes and Exams. The expectations that the instructor has of the student in regards to conduct and behavior in class and all other information related to the course requirements
Therefore, a student whose goal is to be successful in the course that they enroll in, finds it beneficial to read the course syllabus/contract. Then the student is better able to plan and manage the demands of the course given the many other demands that they have in their life outside of the course.
Everything related to this course is on the tabs on the left side of the Canvas page, and on respective links in the weekly Modules on the Canvas course page, as well as, on the weekly To Do List in the weekly Modules on the Canvas course page.
Required Textbook
Berger, Kathleen Stassen (2015). The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence. (10th.ed). Worth Publishers, N.Y., N.Y.
The required textbook is available for your purchase at the SRJC bookstore, or on-line. Please note that all the questions for the Quizzes and Exams will come from the respective chapters from the 10th. edition of the required text book. Hence, please purchase the required edition.
**A copy of the required textbook is placed on reserve for your limited use (2 hours) at the Reserve Desk in the SRJC Doyle Library. It is catalogued under Call #RJ131 B385, the instructor's name and course name**.You will need to present your valid SRJC student ID card.
Computers, Technology and Internet Access
Computers and technology can fail at the most inopportune moment. Therefore, please have a back-up plan. Computer or technology failure, or that you do not have access to the Internet in your home, will not be an acceptable excuse in this course for not submitting the respective course requirements on the specified due date and time. Resist from waiting until the last minute to start any of the course requirements. Starting the course requirements for submission early and not waiting until the last minute might also allow you to exercise the back-up plan when computer and technology failure occurs or that you do not have access to the Internet in your home.
You have access to computers and to the Internet at the SRJC libraries on the Santa Rosa and Petaluma campuses. You also have computer access and Internet access at your town library, at an internet cafe, or at your friend/s.
Required Software
- Adobe Reader (Links to an external site.)
- QuickTime Player (Links to an external site.)
- Flash Player (Links to an external site.)
- Open Office (Links to an external site.)
Canvas
Please note the Canvas clock will close the respective course requirement promptly at 11:59pm on the indicated due date; regardless of what time you started the course requirement, whether you are finished or unfinished with completing the course requirement, or whether or not you have hit the Submit tab. Canvas will not allow you to submit the respective course requirement after 11:59pm on the indicate due date. "Canvas would not allow me to submit my quiz, or exam, or discussion, or assignment " will not be an acceptable excuse in this course for not submitting the respective course requirements on the specified due date and time. Therefore, start and complete the course requirements for submission early, and do not wait until the last minute.
Technical Problems with Canvas
Please do not contact me with technical problems since I do not have the technical knowledge to be able to help you.
When problems of course requirement submission or any things related to Canvas arise , please click on the Help icon "?" on the left, bottom of the Canvas course page. Canvas help is available 24/7.
Reading Schedule for the chapters in the required textbook
Wk. 1 Jan. 17 - 22 | Chp. 1 Intro. & History | |
Wk. 2 Jan. 23- 29 | Chp. 2 Developmental Theories | |
Wk. 3 Jan. 30- Feb. 5 | Chp. 3 New Genetics | |
Wk. 4 Feb. 6- 12 | Chp. 4 Prenatal Development & Birth | |
Wk. 5 Feb. 13 - 19 | Chp. 4 Prenatal Development & Birth | |
Wk. 6 Feb. 20- 26 | Chp. 5 First Two Years & Biosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 7 Feb. 27 - Mar.5 | Chp. 6 First Two Years & Cognitive Dev. | |
Wk. 8 Mar. 6 - 12 | Chp. 7 First Two Years Psychosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 9 Mar. 13 - 19 | Chp. 8 Early Childhood & Biosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 10 Mar. 20 - 26 | Spring Break , Yeah !!!!!!!! | |
Wk. 11 Mar. 27 - Apr.2 | Chp. 9 Early Childhood & Cognitive Dev. | |
Wk. 12 Apr. 3 - 9 | Chp. 10 Early Childhood & Psychosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 13 Apr. 10 - 16 | Chp. 11 Middle Childhood & Biosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 14 Apr. 17 - 23 | Chp. 12 Middle Childhood & Cognitive Dev. | |
Wk. 15 Apr. 24- 30 | Chp. 13 Middle Childhood & Psychosocial | |
Wk. 16 May 1 - 7 | Chp. 14 Adolescence & Biosocial | |
Wk. 17 May 8- 14 | Chp. 15 Adolescence & Cognitive Dev. | |
Wk. 18 May 15 - 21 | Chp. 16 Adolescence & Psychosocial Dev. | |
Wk. 19 May 22 - 26 | Finals |
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Distinguish among significant theoretical perspectives on the development of children and adolescents.
2. Differentiate between chromosomes and genes, recessive and dominate traits, and monozygotic and dizygotic twins.
3. Discuss chromosomal and genetic abnormalities relevant to the psychological maladjustment of the child.
4. Describe how psychological and environmental factors such as maternal stress, nutrition, teratogens, sexually transmitted diseases, and drugs influence the development of the child.
5. Examine the brain structures, intellectual growth, perceptual processes, memory, and language development of the child in the infancy, childhood and adolescent years.
6. Explain how attachment, social deprivation, child abuse and neglect, day care, temperament, and gender differences influence the infant's social and emotional development.
7. Discuss the influence of parenting styles, siblings, peer interactions, and gender roles in the early childhood years.
8. Describe the factors that contribute to and delineate treatment strategies for childhood obesity, eating disorders, elimination disorders, ADHD, and learning disabilities.
9. Provide causal factors and treatment options for separation anxiety, conduct disorder, childhood depression, and drug abuse in the middle childhood and adolescent years.
10. Discriminate among the various theories that describe the adolescent's self-concept, emotional, cognitive and moral development.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Examine the historical background that gave rise to present day compassionate and rational attitudes toward children and their special developmental needs.
2. Distinguish major psychological theories, which predict how humans develop from prenatal to adolescence.
3. Gain an understanding of the different psychological perspectives used in viewing human development.
4 . Come to understand the rich diversity in human development.
5 . Be exposed to the research methods utilized in gathering data about child and adolescent development.
6 . Demonstrate the ability to use search engines and library databases to locate, evaluate and synthesize information related to psychology
7. Demonstrate the ability to critically review research and integrate research findings in writing papers.
8. Learn and utilize the guidelines set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association ( APA) in formatting papers written in behavioral sciences.
NO LATE WORK POLICY
Please note the NO LATE WORK policy in place in this course.You are required to submit all components of each of the Discussion, Assignment, Quiz, Exam, on the due date indicated and no later than 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on the indicated due date.
Submitting any components of the Quiz, Exam, Discussion, Assignment at a later time or date than the due date indicated is not an option in this course. You are required to submit all components of Discussion and Assignment, partial work is not an option and it will result in zero points for that particular Discussion , Assignment.
Please be advised that last minute emergencies (which often do occur) do not constitute a reason for not getting the course requirements done and submitted on time. Start pacing your self and be prepared for emergencies that will inevitably come up. So plan ahead, resist from waiting until the last minute to start any of the course requirements and support yourself to finish and submit all work by and on the specified due date and time.
Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission of any of the course requirements back up. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
No Extra-credit opportunity and No make-up opportunity
Please note there will be no make up opportunity for the non -submission of the course requirements that include: Discussion, Assignments, Quizzes and Exams. For example, if you miss completing and submitting any course requirement because you are traveling, or you forgot the course requirement was due on the specified date, or you had computer problems, or you waited till the last minute to complete and submit the course requirement , etc. you will receive a zero for that course requirement. All course requirements are on-line ( on Canvas ), you are expected to start, complete and submit all course requirements on- line (on Canvas) and on time. Resist from waiting until the last minute to start any of the course requirements and support yourself to complete and submit all course requirements by and on the specified due date and time.
Please note the Canvas clock will close the course requirement promptly at 11:59pm on the indicated due date; regardless of what time you started the course requirement, whether you are finished or unfinished with completing the course requirement, or whether or not you have hit the Submit tab.
Please do not approach me to request extra credit or make up opportunities for any of the course requirements, that you have not completed and submitted. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Important Dates
Day Class Begins: |
Tues. Jan. 17, 2017 |
Day Class Ends: |
Thurs. May 25, 2017 |
Day/Time of Final Exam: |
Thurs. May 25, 2017 |
Last Day to Add without instructor's approval: |
Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 |
Last Day to Add with instructor's approval: |
Sun. Feb. 5 , 2017 |
Last Day to Drop and be eligible for enrollment/course fee refund: |
Sun. Jan. 29, 2017 |
Last Day to Drop without a 'W' symbol: |
Sun., Feb. 5 , 2017 |
Last Day to Drop with a 'W' symbol: |
Sunday, November 20, 2016 |
Last Day to Opt for Pass/No Pass: |
Sun. Feb.26, 2017 |
First Census Date |
Mon. Feb. 6, 2017 |
Assessment
In order to assess your progress in this course you will be required to take and submit multiple-choice quizzes, multiple-choice exams as scheduled and complete and submit Discussions and Assignments.
Course Requirements & points breakdown
480 points - 16 Multiple Choice Quizzes (30 questions each quiz, and each quiz is worth 30 points)
360 points - 6 Multiple Choice Exams (60 questions each exam, and each exam is worth 60 points)
240 points - 6 Discussions ( each Discussion is worth 40 points each)
240 points - 6 Assignments (each Assignment is 40 points each )
3 points - Check -in Assignment
1,323 points - Total number of points possible in this course.
Course Grading
Your grade at the end of the semester is based on the points that you accumulate during this course, divided by the total number of possible points in this course (1,323 points).
If you wish to know how you are doing in this class at any time during the semester, in the Global Navigation in the left side of this course page click on the "Grades" tab, to view the scores you have accumulated thus far, then add together all of the scores/points you have accumulated to date and divide that figure by the total number of points possible to date.
I will grade on a simple percentage basis with 90% of the total points necessary for an "A", 80% for a "B", 70% for a “C” , 60% for a “D” and 50% for an “F”.
It is my hope that you will support yourself for success and start, complete, and submit each course requirement on and by the specified due date and time.
Quizzes
You will take 16 quizzes throughout the semester. All quizzes are multiple choice . Each of the quizzes is worth 30 points. You will complete and submit each of the 16 quizzes on- line ( on Canvas). Each quiz is open from the start of each new week from 12:00am (0:00hr.), and will close on the indicated due date promptly at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Please note that whether it is a quiz or an exam, on Canvas the word Quiz is used to denote (indicate ) either a quiz or an exam. Canvas Guide : How do I take a quiz?
You can take each quiz as many times ( multiple times) as you wish until its respective due date. And each quiz must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PST on its due date. The highest score that you receive from the multiple takes will be recorded.
Late work will not be accepted. Each Quiz must be completed and you must click on the Submit tab no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) and on the due date indicated. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your Quiz will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Quiz . Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. Please do not approach me to request extra credit or make up opportunities for any of the quizzes you have not completed and submitted . I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Exams
You will take 6 exams throughout the semester. All exams are multiple choice You will complete and submit each of the 6 exams on line ( on Canvas). Each of the 6 exams is worth 60 points. Please note that whether it is a quiz or an exam, on Canvas the word Quiz is used to denote (indicate ) either a quiz or an exam. Please click on the Canvas Guide : How do I take a quiz?
Each of the 6 exams will open/be live at 12:00 am ( 0:00hr.) on the due date indicated and it will close on the same day promptly at 11:59pm PST. Please note that the link for each respective exam will open/be live on the course Canvas page on the due date starting at 12:00am (0:00hr).
You are allowed 1 attempt only for each exam. You will have 1 hour 30 minutes from the moment you start, to complete each exam, and hit the Submit tab.
The Canvas clock will close the exam promptly at 11:59pm PST, on the indicated due date ; regardless of what time you started the exam, whether you are finished or unfinished with taking the exam, or whether or not you have hit the Submit tab.
Late work will not be accepted. Please note, failure to click on the Submit tab will result in your exam not being scored and you will receive a zero on this particular exam.
Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Please do not approach me to request extra credit or make up opportunities for any of the exams you have not completed and submitted . I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Discussions
Throughout the semester, all students will complete and submit 6 Discussions. Each Discussion will include, your essay format, response to the instructor’s prompts, complying to any other requests made by the instructor related to the respective Discussion, and your response to one classmates' response to the instructors prompts. Each Discussion is worth 40 points.
The instructor’s prompts are related to a particular topic covered in the respective chapters in the required textbook. The instructor’s prompts, and the instructions for completing and submitting each Discussion, will appear on a link in the respective weekly Module on the Canvas page. To complete and submit each Discussion, you must click on the Post Reply tab on the bottom, left corner of the respective Discussion's instruction page on the respective link in the weekly Module on the Canvas page.
Your response to the instructor’s prompt/s must be in essay format, single spaced, and no less than 250 words. ( Please turn on the word -counter function). Your response must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting format is not allowed nor accepted, use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade.
Your response to your 1 classmate's response to the instructor’s prompts must be in essay format, single spaced, and no less than 125 words each ( please turn on the word -counter function). Your response to your classmate must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting format is not allowed nor accepted use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade.
You are required to complete all the components of each Discussion . You will not get partial credit for partially completed work.
Each Discussion is due by 11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) on the indicated due date . If you fail to click the Post Reply tab by 11:59 pm PST on the indicated due date, your Discussion will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Discussion.
Late work will not be accepted. Each Discussion must be completed and you must click on the Submit tab no later than 11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) and on the due date indicated. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your Discussion will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Discussion. Any component of the respective Discussion submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular Discussion. Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. Please do not approach me to request extra credit or make up opportunities for any of the discussions you have not completed and submitted . I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Assignments
Throughout the semester, all students will complete and submit 6 Assignments. Each Assignment will include: an activity, proof of completing the respective activity, your essay format response to the instructor’s prompts regarding that activity, complying to any other requests made by the instructor related to the respective Assignment, and your response to one classmates' response to the instructors prompts. Each Assignment is worth 40 points.
The instructor’s prompts are related to a particular topic covered in the respective chapters in the required textbook. The instructor’s prompts, and the instructions for completing and submitting each Assignment, will appear on a link in the respective weekly Module on the Canvas page. To complete and submit each Assignment, you must click on the Post Reply tab on the bottom, left corner of the respective Assignment’s instruction page on the respective link in the weekly Module on the Canvas page.
Your response to the instructor’s prompt/s must be in essay format, single spaced, and no less than 250 words. ( Please turn on the word -counter function). Your response must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting format is not allowed nor accepted, use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade.
Your response to your 1 classmate's response to the instructor’s prompts must be in essay format, single spaced, and no less than 125 words each ( please turn on the word -counter function). Your response to your classmate must be in formal language; use of inappropriate language, swearing, abbreviations, texting format is not allowed nor accepted use of small case "i" when referring to yourself, or using small case alphabet to start a new sentence is not allowed nor accepted and it will have negative consequences on your grade.
You are required to complete all the components of each Assignment . You will not get partial credit for partially completed work.
Each Assignment is due by 11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) on the indicated due date . If you fail to click the Post Reply tab by 11:59 pm PST on the indicated due date, your Assignment will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Assignment.
Late work will not be accepted. Each Assignment must be completed and you must click on the Submit tab no later than 11: 59 pm Pacific Standard Time( PST) and on the due date indicated. If you fail to click on the Submit tab by the due date and by 11:59 pm PST your Assignment will not be scored and you will score zero for that particular Assignment. Any component of the respective Assignment submitted via e-mail will not be evaluated and you will receive a zero for that particular Assignment. Please do not approach me to extend the due date or time or to open the submission back up. I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request. Please do not approach me to request extra credit or make up opportunities for any of the assignments you have not completed and submitted . I will not consider your request nor accommodate your request.
Protocol for communicating with the instructor and with your classmates on-line
I really enjoy receiving e-mails from students. And I enjoy office visits from students. And I really appreciate the enthusiasm that most students show for the course and the course requirements.
I would like for you to read the following information so that we are all on the same page when it comes to communicating online .
If you have a question about something related to the course, you can either visit me in my office or you could communicate with me via e-mail. Please read the following to ensure that you get a reply from me to your e-mail.
There is an email feature inside of Canvas , hence you can e-mail me from the Canvas page of this course. You can also email me at : nnasseem @santarosa.edu
Please be aware that I am teaching 6 classes this semester. Therefore, every time you e- mail me, please remember to identify yourself and indicate your first name and last name in your ending salutation, the course name, the section number of the class in which you are enrolled .
In addition, to the information listed in the previous sentence, please also include in your e-mail , a beginning salutation such as Hello Ms. Nasseem or Dear Ms. Nasseem and an ending salutation such as Sincerely, or Thank you, then your first and last name, the course name, the section number of the class in which you are enrolled.
Please do not address me as “Hey” _____, or send me an e-mail without a beginning and an ending salutation, or without your first and last name, course name and section number. I will most likely not read an e-mail such as that, and as a result, you will not get a reply from me. The same guidelines also apply when we have an e-mail trail going between us.
When you are speaking with your fellow classmates in the Discussions and Assignments, you are expected to adopt the same protocol in terms of using a beginning salutation such as Hello _____, and ending salutation such as Cheers, Good Wishes or any other such appropriate salutation.
Please use formal language, do not use texting language . Politeness and graciousness is mandatory. Sometimes people in the on-line environment are emboldened to present themselves and treat others rudely and ungraciously. Rudeness and unprofessional conduct is unacceptable and will not be tolerated in this course. You are encouraged to conduct yourself in a friendly, mature, professional manner in your interactions with your classmates and your instructor.
When can you expect a reply to an email question message that you sent me, the instructor?
During the school week, (Monday through Friday) I will check email once a day, during my office hours. Please be aware that if you email me in the evening. I may not respond to your email until the following day.
Please note that I will not check email over the weekend, and any messages sent after 7:00 p.m. on Fridays will not be returned until the following Monday. Lastly, please be sure to check your email during the week, for messages and/or audio files from me pertaining to this course. Please also remember that I will be sending emails only to your SRJC account. So please let Admission & Records know your correct and current e-mail address.
Generally, you can expect a response to your email question within 24 hours during weekdays. However, for messages sent over the weekend, you can expect a response on Monday.
Academic Honesty
All written work is to be original. Please do not jeopardize your college career or your grade in this class by using papers than are not written by you, or using "recycled papers" from other classes , cheating on quizzes and exams or plagiarism (copying verbatim from an outside source and failing to identify the source and omitting the use of quotation marks ) .Students who plagiarize or cheat may be suspended for one or two class meetings by the instructor and referred to the Vice President of Student Services for discipline sanction, in cases of egregious violation. Please read the college policy/procedure on academic integrity at: http://www.santarosa.edu/polman/3acadpro/3.11P.pdf
Dropping the Class
If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it. A student may be dropped from any class when that student's absences exceed ten percent (10%) of the total hours of class time. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact the instructor to avoid being dropped from the class.
Student Health Services available at SRJC
Your student fees have paid for the Student Health Services available at SRJC, hence you will not be charged a fee for using the Student Health Services on campus.
This is the web address for the Student Health Services at SRJC: https://shs.santarosa.edu
Mental Health Screening available on line
24/7 Mental Health screening accessible on the Resources and Referrals page on the SRJC Student Health Service website (Password: SRJC) http://www. mentalhealthscreening.org
Military Pathways Screening Program http://www.military health.org
Mental Health Services are provided on the Santa Rosa Campus at :
Plover Hall Room 559 707- 524-1595
Mental Health Services are provided on the Petaluma Campus at :
Richard Call Building Rm. 610 – Phone 778-3919
Health magazine for SRJC students
Student Health Services has an on- line health magazine for SRJC students called Student Health 101 access by clicking on the Student Health l0l link on the Student Health Services website or access from “My Cubby”
Writing Center
In writing your response/s in Discussion and Assignment , please be aware that you are writing for an academic, college course. Please remember that you are not writing to or talking with a friend therefore, your writing must be formal, written in full sentences and grammatically correct and coherent/understandable.
If your Basic English language skills for essay writing need attention, you may benefit from using the English language lab at both SRJC campuses, http://www.santarosa.edu/english/wc_sr.html
Standards of Conduct
Students who register in SRJC classes are required to abide by the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Violation of the Standards is basis for referral to the Vice President of Student Services or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Student Code of Conduct page.
Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. Students are encouraged to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:
SRJC Writing Center Lessons on avoiding plagiarism
SRJC's statement on Academic Integrity
Special Needs
Every effort is made to conform to accessibility standards for all instructor-created materials. Students should contact their instructor as soon as possible if they find that they cannot access any course materials. Students with disabilities who believe they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resources (527-4278).
Course Summary:
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