Schedule

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date		Reading	Assignments
		\| PDF of Lecture Slides \|
	Jan 12	Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations	Please Note: no texting, gaming or computer use allowed in the classroom
		\| intro \| research \| not covered in class/ optional audio: \| theory 1 \| theory 2 \|	Take a look at HW2 Please provide a code to post your grades to the website
	Jan 17 & 19	Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations
		\| interactions \| environment \| biology & genetic tests \|	HW1 (Chap 1) ( link on homework page) optional: instructor Chap 1 extra-credit (Thursday in class) Please provide a code to post your grades to the website
	Jan 24 & 26	Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
		\| prenatal development \| teratogens1 \| teratogens2 \|	HW2 (Chap 3 & 4) -- due in class on Thursday HW3 (Chap 3)
	Jan 31 & Feb 2	Chapter 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby
		\| birth choices \| birth stages \| the newborn \|	Take home EXAM (Chapter 1-4) given out (Thursday) optional: instructor Chap 4 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Feb 7 & 9	Chapter 5:Physical Development
		\| infant growth \| infant brain development \| infant motor/ perceptual skills \|	Take home EXAM due (Thursday)
	Feb 14 & 16	Chapter 6 : Cognitive Development in Infancy
		\| piaget \| information processing \| language \|	HW 4 (Chap 6) - due in class on Thursday optional: instructor Chap 6 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Feb 21 & 23	Chapter 7: Social/Emotional Development in Infancy	-
		\|infant personality \| infant temperament \| infant emotion \|	HW 5 (Chap 7) optional: instructor Chap 7 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Feb 28 & Mar 1	Chapter 8: Physical Development in Early Childhood
		\| growth \| gross/fine motor development \| growth lecture \| motor lecture \|	EXAM #2- Chapter 5-7 (Tuesday)
	Mar 6 & 8	Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
		\|Piaget \| More Cognitive Theory \| IQ and Language \|	HW 6 (Chap 9) optional: instructor Chap 9 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Mar 13 & 15	SPRING BREAK
			relax and enjoy some time off
	Mar 20 & 22	Chapter 10: Social/ Emotional Devo in Early Childhood
		\|Personality Development \| Parenting \| Morality and Gender \| interesting blog about Halloween & Gender. What do you think?	HW 7 (Chap 10) HW 8 due (Chap 8-10) (look over #8 before the exam) optional: instructor Chap 10 extra-credit due (Thursday in class)
	Mar 27 & 29	Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
		\|Growth \| Gross/ fine motor skill \|	HW 9 (Chap 11) EXAM #3- Chapter 8-10 (Tuesday))
	Apr 3 & 5	Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
		\|\| Piaget \| Information Processing \| IQ \| Achievement \| \|	HW 10 (Chap 12) optional: instructor Chap 11 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Apr 10 & 12	Chapter 13: Social/Emotional Development in Middle Childhood
		\| Personality & Emotion \| Family & Friends \| Divorce & Abuse \|	HW 11 (Chap 13) HW 12 (review Chap 11-13) optional: instructor Chap 13a extra-credit (Thursday in class) optional: instructor Chap 13b extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Apr 17 & 19	Chapter 14: Physical Development in Adolescence
		\|Growth\| Puberty \|	EXAM #4: Chapter 11-13 (Tuesday) HW 13 (Chapter 14) optional: instructor Chap 14 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Apr 24 & 26	Chapter 14: Physical Development in Adolescence Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
		\| Disorders \| Piaget \| Achievement \| Career \| disorders lecture	HW 14 (Chap 15) optional: instructor Chap 15 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	May 1 & 3	Chapter 16: Social/ Emotional Development in Adolescence Chapter 17: Emerging Adulthood
		\| Personality & Morality \| Peers & Family \| Emotional Problems \| Adult Roles \| NOTE: All experiments points in all psychology classes tabulated and added to grades at 5pm on Friday May 4 -- make any changes needed BEFORE then NOTE 2: Open office hours for review of final exams: Friday (5/4) 12-3pm/ Monday (5/7) 12:30-3pm/ Tuesday (5/8) 12:30-2:30pm	HW 15 due (Chap 16) HW 16 due (Chap 17) optional: instructor Chap 16 extra-credit (Thursday in class)
	Finals Week	Wednesday May 9, 12:30-2:30- comprehensive final exam

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