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Professor: Dr. Gary Creasey, Professor of Psychology
Office & Phone #: Degarmo 441 : 438-8139
E-MAIL: glcrease@ilstu.edu
Course Web Page Address: http://www.psychology.ilstu.edu/glcrease/302/index.html
At my course page you can access this course page, syllabus, and course objectives. In addition, I have a link created that contains sample test questions for each exam. A study guide will also be posted shortly before each exam.
Office Hours: 10-10:50 Monday and Wednesday. Or by appointment only.
Course Outline and Goals
This course is a study of normal adolescent development as it occurs within the contexts in which adolescents grow up. To understand how adolescents develop in contemporary society, we will examine the world in which adolescents live, how they process the information in their world, and how that world affects their behavior and social relationships.This course is rather unique in that it focuses upon adolescents from a psychological, as opposed to a psychiatric, media or "personal opinion" perspective. You will learn a lot about adolescent development in this class, and will feel comfortable working with adolescents in the future.
Required Text: Steinberg, L. (2008). Adolescence (8th edition). McGraw Hill.
Requirements:
A. 3 noncomprehensive exams (70%).
Exams are 50-item multiple choice format.
B. Good Faith Papers (10%)
You will be asked to complete 11 short, one-page papers in class. Many of these papers will constitute short reaction papers to the lecture material. The papers will be graded pass/fail. Your total grade will be based on the proportion of papers you turn in (I only count 10 of the papers). These papers cannot be made up.
C. Virtual Activity (20%)
The purpose of this active learning assignment is to learn more about adolescent development through the use of popular technology (e.g., use of e-mail, bulletin boards/blogs; web page development). I would like you to select one of these activities, collect data, and craft a short 6-7 page paper. A central requirement of the paper is to integrate course material with your findings—please note that this is not a term paper assignment. Major points off for papers that are poorly written, or fail to integrate course material. A more thorough discussion of this assignment is located at the course website. Paper due Monday, April 21st.
General Course Guidelines
Straight answers to common questions:
1. Missed Class/Exam Problems
Class attendance, of course, is required. If you have to miss class, get the notes from a reliable classmate. You cannot obtain missed notes from me. In addition, examinations can never be "made up", unless there is a major emergency that you officially verify (e.g., letter from physician or lawyer and documented through Office of Student Affairs). Make-up exams are all essay in format. If you do have an unmovable conflict with an exam, I will allow you to take an exam early. The final exam must be taken during the regularly scheduled time.
2. Missed Good Faith Papers
Other than the exception listed next, good faith papers cannot be "made up". I will actually assign 11 good faith papers and count 10; thus, you have latitude to miss one due to illness, emergencies, social engagements, interviews, etc. If you are the type of student that has to miss lots of classes, you might want to consider taking this particular class with another instructor.
Occasionally, students must miss class due to events/activities required by the university or one's department/college. For instance, students in the College of Education sometimes are required to attend conferences that conflict with class times, or student athletes sometimes must miss classes due to away games. In all instances, these students are supplied written verification by the appropriate administrators and these events are usually well known to me in advance through documentation. In such rare cases, with official documentation, students can make up a good faith paper. Note that this exception only applies to official university/department business and not illness, emergency, medical appointments, meetings with adviser's, etc.
2. Posting of Grades
Normally, exam grades will be posted on my website during the afternoon of the exam day. If grades are not posted, please be patient.....they will be posted as soon as they are available. If you have questions regarding exam items, please see me during my office hours.
3. Grade Problems
I do not negotiate with students regarding grades; however, you can come in to review your exams during office hours or by appointment. The purpose of such meetings is to see what you missed and perhaps garner some tips for how to study better for the next exam; the agenda of such meetings is not to get your grade changed.
4. Academic Dishonesty
You will receive a grade of F for academic dishonesty on the tests. In addition, the case will be turned over to the Student Judicial Office.
5. Reading Assignments
All reading should be done before class. Lectures
in no sense "cover the book".
Lectures may supplement, highlight, or bring something entirely
different from what is in the text.
6. Great News
You will love this class! It has to be my all time
favorite to teach, I love the material,
and am very up-to-date on current research and topics.
You will not be disappointed.
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Week 5 |
Families (cont.) |
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| March 10-14 |
Spring Break
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Final Examination |
May 8th (Thursday); 7:50 AM |