Online Developmental
Psychology
Psy 165
using
Blackboard
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY will look at our development
over the life span- from conception to death- and we’ll see how and why
people change and how and why people remain the same as we grow older.
Within each of eight life span periods, we'll study the development
process from the point of view of three distinct categories-
biosocial (physical), cognitive and psychosocial (social).
This online class will focus on issues of special interest to parents and
students in fields such as child development, education, nursing,
education, psychology, and social work.
I look forward to working with you throughout the semester.
PLEASE NOTE: this online course has a
required on-campus orientation and two required on-campus
exams:
the required and mandatory on-campus orientation is Sat., Jan
20, from 10:00-11:00 am
in Room D111;
the required and mandatory on-campus exams are Sat March 10 from 10:00am-11:00am in room D111 & Sat
May 19 from 10:00am - 11:00am in room D111.
In addition: you must have a working email account.
Please note that this is NOT a
self-paced online class. A schedule is posted and you are expected to
meet the deadlines/due dates for weekly quizzes, discussion board posts,
and assignments.
We will be using Blackboard as our
online system. It is fairly easy to use; for those of you who are used to
WebCT, just navigate around the site. One thing though this version of Bb
doesn't have its own email system. You can email from the class
site but you will receive and read your emails from your normal email account.
On-line classes
"meet" entirely online and can be assessed 7/24 from anywhere. The only
on-campus meetings are an orientation and the two exams (see above). Yet
they are different from
face-to-face classes in another way; that is, you as the student have to
take more responsibility for learning the course material; you must be
more motivated, more organized, and more self-disciplined than if
you were taking a class on campus.
You
must consistently set aside at least 6-9 hours a week to study this
material. One suggestion from a former “A” student is to actually write
on a calendar the
times when you will study and
faithfully stick to this schedule.
Click here to decide if an online course is for you: http://www.gcccd.net/online/faq.htm
TEXT:
The author is Kathleen S. Berger.
The Developing Person through the Life
Span
6th edition
To the left is a picture of the front cover.
It's BLUE,
NOT RED.
ISBN: 0-7167-9159-5
The text I've ordered is in paperback form (to
save you $) but a hardback text of the same edition is fine;
GRADING:
Your final grade will be based on:
• scores from 26
online open book quizzes and 4 online open book tests
• quality of participation in online discussions-
typically 1 per week
• scores from
assignments- typically 1 per week
• a project
• scores on two
on-campus exams
• extra credit
opportunities
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me
at:
mailto:judith.phillips@gcccd.edu