SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: PSYC 14 Develpmental Psychlgy Humanities and Scial Sciences Divisin Psychlgy Department Psychlgy Develpmental Psychlgy Summer 2012 SECTION B - Official Curse Infrmatin 1. Recmmended Class Size: a. Maximum Class Size: 35 b. Class Size Apprval Date: 2. Methd f Instructin: þ Lecture Labratry Lecture and Labratry Wrk Experience, Occupatinal Wrk Experience, General Open Entry/Exit Independent Studies Distance Learning (Distance Educatin Delayed) fr nline curses. Distance (Hybrid Online) fr nline supprted curses 3. Cntact Hurs fr a Term: Nte: If nt a variable unit/hur curse, enter the hurs in the "Lw" clumn nly. Leave the hurs in the "High" clumn blank. Lw High Lecture: 54.00 T Lab: T Lab/Lecture Parity? Yes þ N Activity: T Clinical: T Ttal Hurs 54 T 4. Credit Units: 3.00 T 1 Unit f credit per eighteen (18) hurs f lecture cntact hurs fr a term 1 Unit f credit per fifty-fur (54) hurs f lab, activity r clinical cntact hurs fr a term 5. Taxnmy f Prgrams (TOPS) Infrmatin: a. TOPS Cde and Curse Prgram Title: Page 1 f 5
200100 - Psychlgy, General b. Curse Cntrl Number: (T be entered by the Instructin Office Only.) 6. SAM Pririty Cde:(Select One) Apprenticeship Curses ffered t apprentices nly. Advanced Occupatinal Curses taken in the advanced stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Each B level curse must have a C level prerequisite in the same prgram area. Clearly Occupatinal Curses taken in the middle stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Shuld prvide the student with entry-level jb skills. Pssibly Occupatinal Curses taken in the beginning stages f an ccupatinal prgram. þ Nn-Occupatinal 7. Please place this curse int the apprpriate discipline by selecting frm the drp dwn list. The discipline placement indicates what preparatin is needed t teach the curse. Discipline faculty may place their curses int mre than ne discipline as apprpriate: Psychlgy 8. General Curse Infrmatin a. Curse Credit Status: b. State Transfer Cde: c. State Classificatin Cde: d. Basic Skills Status/Level: e. Sprts/Physical Educatin Curse: D Credit Degree Applicable A Transferable, UC/CSU/Private A Liberal Arts/Sciences Degrees N Nt a Basic Skills Curse Yes ( Only check here if the curse is a physical educatin curse.) f. Grading Methd: g. Number f repeats allwed: Letter Grade Only Nn-repeatable Credit (equates t 0 repeats) h. Overlap/Duplicate Curse: 9. Curse Preparatin: Nte: If this curse has a new requisite, a cntent review supplemental frm must be cmpleted. Prerequisite Page 2 f 5
Crequisite þ Advisry Eligibility fr ENGL 1A Nne 10. Curse Special Designatrs 11. Curse Prgram Status þ Prgram Applicable Stand-alne 12. Funding Agency Categry: þ Nt Applicable Primarily develped using ecnmic develpment funds Partially develped using ecnmic develpment funds SECTION C - Transfer Status Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educatinal Design General Educatin and Baccalaureate Level Subcmmittee. þ CSU Transferable Apprval Date: þ UC Transferable SECTION D - General Educatin Request Mt. San Antni Cllege and CSU General Educatin curse apprval are submitted t the Educatinal Design GE and BL Subcmmittee fr apprval. 1. The Articulatin Officer submits the curse directly t the CSU Chancellr fr apprval. 2. Upn receiving apprval, the curse is apprved fr the Mt. SAC Assciate Degree GE and placed in the area(s) CSU apprval indicate(s). þ Yes N Apprved fr inclusin n Mt. SAC and CSU General Educatin List? 1. Mt SAC General Educatin Applicability: AAE - Life Lng Understanding ASE - Lifelng Understanding and Self-Develpment ASD2 - Elective Curses AAD2 - Elective Curses 2. CSU General Educatin Applicability (Requires CSU apprval): CSD9 - Psychlgy CSE - Lifelng Understanding and Self-Develpment 3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC apprval): IG4I - Psychlgy Page 3 f 5
SECTION E - Curse Cntent 1. Curse Descriptins a. Catalg Descriptin Psychlgical principles f human develpment acrss the lifespan, frm birth t death. This curse des nt fulfill the Title 22 requirements fr Child Develpment majrs. b. Class Schedule Descriptin: þ Yes N Is a curse descriptin t be printed in the Class Schedule? Psychlgical principles acrss the lifespan. This curse des nt fulfill Title 22 requirements fr Child Develpment majrs. 2. Curse Outline Infrmatin a. Lecture Tpical Outline: - Develpmental psychlgy: Overview f theries including histrical and current perspectives - Research methdlgy: Crss-sectinal, lngitudinal, crrelatinal, experimental, naturalistic bservatin, lab bservatin, survey, ethics, infrmed cnsent - Twin and kinship methdlgy - Cntrversies in Develpmental Psychlgy: Nature, nurture, discntinuus, and cntinuus develpment - Prenatal develpment: Genetics, pregnancy, and birth - Physical and brain develpment: Prenatal thrugh late adulthd - Perceptual and sensry develpment: Prenatal thrugh late adulthd - Theries f attachment - Cgnitive develpment: Infancy thrugh late adulthd - Scial and persnality develpment: Infancy thrugh late adulthd - Gender cnstancy, identity, and typing - Mral develpment - Family and ccupatinal develpment thrughut the lifespan - Racial and ethnic identity develpment - Theries f mate selectin and lve - Sexual develpment and disrders thrughut the lifespan - Final exam b. Lab Tpical Outline: 3. Curse Measurable Objectives: 1. Analyze the develpmental changes that take place during the prenatal, infancy, early and middle childhd, adlescence, early adulthd, middle adulthd stages, and later adulthd, and death. 2. Analyze the attachment prcess and its impact n psychlgical develpment thrughut the lifespan. 3. Analyze the stages f bereavement and death with an understanding f cultural differences. 4. Cmpare the majr develpment therists including Eriksn, Piaget, Vygtsky, Ainswrth, Lrenz, Levinsn, Watsn, Skinner, Khlberg, Gilligan, White and Freud. 5. Evaluate scientific research methds (lngitudinal, crss-sectinal, sequential, twin methd) used in develpmental psychlgy. 6. Evaluate the histrical and current traditinal appraches t the study f develpmental psychlgy. 7. Evaluate the Nature versus Nurture Cntrversy as it applies t develpmental psychlgy. 8. Evaluate the implicatin f cultural prcesses n the psychlgical develpment f the individual. Page 4 f 5
4. Curse Methds f Evaluatin: Categry 1. Substantial written assignments fr this curse include: - in-class essays (minimum 150 wrds) that require students t analyze theries and cncepts learned in class. - at least ne research paper (between 4 and 10 pages in length) utilizing scientific surces t analyze the theries, cncepts and appraches used in develpmental psychlgy If the curse is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this curse are inapprpriate because: Categry 2. Cmputatinal r nn-cmputatinal prblem slving demnstratins: Nt Applicable Categry 3. Skills Demnstratins: Nt Applicable Categry 4. Objective Examinatins: - exams may include multiple chice, true/false and essay and shrt answer questins that ask students t analyze and evaluate develpmental prcesses and elements and cmpare theries f develpment - multiple chice quizzes are given after every majr tpic area is cvered. 5. Sample Assignments: 1. Find research that has been cnducted during the CSUF Lngitudinal Study (Dr. Gttfreid's Lab) r the Twins Study Center (Dr. Segals' Lab) and describe the research including hypthesis, methds, and analysis used. 2. Create a written table cmparing and cntrasting each develpmental area f the lifespan accrding t three majr theries (e.g. Freud, Eriksn, Piaget). 3. In 2 pages, analyze the cntributins f heredity and the envirnment n any tpic cvered in class (e.g., alchlism, intelligence). 4. Althugh children in the same family share much f the same genetic make-up and the same envirnmental influence, they are ften very different frm ne anther. In 4-6 pages, describe, evaluate and analyze hw a behavirist (learning), a psychanalyst, a scicultural therist, and an eclgical systems therist wuld accunt fr such differences amng siblings raised by the same parents. Use yur family t illustrate. If yu have n siblings, refer t any genetic relatives. At least tw scientific surces and APA (r MLA) citatins are required fr this paper. 5. In small grups, rle play the stages f death/bereavement by taking turns acting as a health care prvider and cnsling a grieving family whse child has died. In a brief written descriptin f the activity, explain hw the ability t recgnize patterns f bereavement is an imprtant life skill. 6. Representative Text: Bk 1: Authr: Title: Publisher: Date f Publicatin: Editin: Bee & Byd LIfespan Develpment Allyn & Bacn 2009 5th Page 5 f 5