Child Development
Spring 2004
Marlowe C. Embree, Ph.D.
2:00-3:15 p.m., Monday and Wednesday
Room 084
See also General Syllabus Information
Textbook:
Hetherington, E. Mavis, and Parke, Ross D. Child development: A contemporary viewpoint (5th ed.) Boston: McGraw Hill, 1999.
Text reading list and study guide
Course Outline:
Mon. 1/26 Unit 1 (Introduction; schools of thought)
Wed. 1/28 Unit 2a (Research designs)
Mon. 2/2 Unit 2b (Cross-sectional vs. longitudinal approaches)
Wed. 2/4 Unit 3a (Genetics)
Mon. 2/9 Unit 3c (Heritability)
Wed. 2/11 Unit 4a (Prenatal development)
Mon. 2/16 Unit 4b (Social history of birth)
Wed. 2/18 Unit 5 (Sensation and perception)
Mon. 2/23 UNIT EXAM #1
Wed. 2/25 Unit 6a (Attachment theory)
Mon. 3/1 Unit 6b (Extensions of attachment theory)
Wed. 3/3 Unit 7a (Erikson)
Mon. 3/8 Unit 7b (Erikson, cont'd)
Wed. 3/10 Unit 7c (Piaget)
Mon. 3/15 Unit 7d (Piaget, cont'd; Vygotsky)
Wed. 3/17 Unit 8a (Learning competencies)
SPRING BREAK (3/22 through 3/26)
Mon. 3/29 Unit 8b (Objectivism and constructivism)
Wed. 3/31 UNIT EXAM #2
Mon. 4/5 Unit 9a (Family systems perspective)
Wed. 4/7 Unit 9b (Parenting styles)
Mon. 4/12 Unit 9c (Birth order and sibling effects)
Wed. 4/14 Unit 9d (Friendship patterns)
Mon. 4/19 Unit 10a (Moral development - Kohlberg)
Wed. 4/21 Unit 10b (Generational cyclicity and culture)
Mon. 4/26 Unit 11a (Gender identity and gender roles)
Wed. 4/28 Unit 11b (Anaclitic identification)
Mon. 5/3 Unit 11c (Androgyny)
Wed. 5/5 Unit 12 (Psychopathology and resilience)
Term paper or field project DUE
Mon. 5/10 UNIT EXAM #3
Mon. 5/17 FINAL EXAM (1:00-3:00)
Earning Your Grade:
Two unit exams, 40 points apiece ................. 80 points possible
If you complete all three unit exams, your lowest exam grade will be dropped.
Term paper or field observation project .......... 40 points possible
Comprehensive final exam ........................... 80 points possible