Ψ   Lifespan Growth & Development
                                                                    Class schedule for Spring 2018                                                  
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Ψ  This class will meet twice a week on Tuesday & Thursdays from 8 to 9:25 am.
Dates for lectures, tests & project due dates are noted in the schedule. 

Ψ  Recommended Study Regimen              Ψ  Before the class meets: 

1. Read the textbook chapter that will be covered. 
2. Access and review the Power Point presentation for the chapter. 
3. Watch the videos accessed from the Web page. 
4. Take the practice test for the covered chapter. 
5. Come to class. 

Ψ Usually class will begin with an introductory lecture/multimedia presentation.(Lectures 
are given with the assumptionthat the student has already read & studied the material scheduled
to be covered on that day). On test days the last 30 minutes of the class period will be used 
for testing. 
 
Schedule:
16 January - Overview 
18 January - Chapter 1, Beginnings - The Science of Human Development 
23 January - Chapter 2, Theories of Development 
25 January - Chapter 3, Heredity & Environment 
30 January - Chapter 4, Prenatal & Birth 
  
01 February - Chapter 5, The 1st 2 Years: Biosocial Development 
06 February - Chapter 6, The 1st 2 Years: Cognitive Development 
08 February - Chapter 7, The 1st 2 Years: Psychosocial Development - Unit Test #1 
13 February - Chapter 8, Early Childhood: Biosocial Development 
15 February - Chapter 9, Early Childhood: Cognitive Development 
20 February - Chapter 10, Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development 
22 February - Chapter 11, Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development 
27 February - Chapter 12, Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development 
  
01 March - Chapter 13, Middle Childhood: Psychsocial Development - Unit Test #2 
06 March - Chapter 14, Adolescence: Biosocial Development 
08 March - Chapter 15, Adolescence: Cognitive Development - Project 1st draft due! 
13 March	- Spring Break 
15 March	- Spring Break 
20 March - Chapter 16, Adolescence: Psychosocial Development 
22 March - Chapter 17, Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development 
27 march - Chapter 18, Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development 
29 March - Chapter 19, Emerging Adulthood: Psych. Development - Unit Test #3 
  
03 April - Chapter 20, Adulthood: Biosocial Development - Project 2nd draft due! 
05 April - Chapter 21, Adulthood: Cognitive Development 
10 April - Chapter 22, Adulthood: Psychosocial Development 
12 April - Chapter 23, Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development 
17 April - Chapter 24, Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development 
19 April - Chapter 25, Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development - Unit Test #4 
24 April - Epilogue, Death & Dying - 
26 April - Review 
  
01 May - Review 
03 May - Class Project Due!

Final: 08 May - Test starts at 8 am.