Psychology 211-Winter 2008

Developmental Psychology

Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:30-3:50 p.m.

Arts Lecture Hall 116

Instructor

Dr. Ori Friedman (PAS 4014)

Teaching Assistants

• Last name beginning A to F: Corinna Burnstein  (PAS 4011)
  • Potential meeting times:

• Last name beginning G to L: Marcia Gordeyko  (PAS 4017)
  • Potential meeting times: Wed, 11am to 1pm

• Last name beginning M to P: Shahnaz Koji  (PAS 4267)
  • Potential meeting times: Wed, 11am to 1pm

• Last name beginning Q to Z: Adam Petrashek  (PAS 4011)
  • Potential meeting times:

Contacting the Instructor and TAs

Emails should be sent through UW-ACE. Please, start by contacting your TA with any issues, and only contact the instructor if additional help is needed. To set up a meeting, e-mail your TA and suggest a meeting time based on the potential meeting times listed above. The TA will either confirm the suggested time, or suggest another time.

Text

Siegler, R., DeLoache, J., & Eisenber, N. How Children Develop (Second Edition).

(available at the bookstore)

Course description

This course is an Introduction to Developmental Psychology. This course is intended to familiarize you with the theories, experimental methodologies, and major findings, of research on infant and child psychological development.

To succeed in this class you will need to attend class, and to do assigned readings. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting notes from another student in the class. The instructor and TAs do not provide lecture notes or outlines to students who have missed classes. It is up to you whether to read the assigned readings before or after the corresponding lectures.

Course requirements and grading

Four midterm tests. All test questions will be multiple choice and will cover material from the readings and the lectures. Tests are not cumulative. 

Your grade will be determined solely by your performance on the required tests and exams. Grades cannot be improved through extra-assignments or by re-weighing the exams. Temporary grades will not be assigned, unless serious medical problems interfere with class completion. 

Grades will not be curved or adjusted.

Policy on missed exams

Standard university policy will be followed in the event that a student misses a test or exam due to illness or domestic reasons. These regulations can be found in the UW Undergraduate Calendar. Requests may be granted on the basis of valid medical or extremely serious domestic grounds. If you think you will miss a test you are strongly recommended to let your teaching assistant know before the test begins. If this is not possible then you are must contact your teaching assistant no later than a day after the missed test. You will need to provide formal documentation for the reason you had missed the test or exam.

Important: For missed tests, you are responsible for making arrangements with your teaching assistant to schedule a time to write a makeup test. Makeup tests must be written within four school days of the end of your illness or serious domestic issue. 

Note on avoidance of academic offences

All students registered in the courses of the Faculty of Arts are expected to know what constitutes an academic offence, to avoid committing academic offences, and to take responsibility for their academic actions. When the commission of an offence is established, disciplinary penalties will be imposed in accord with Policy #71 (Student Academic Discipline). For information on categories of offences and types of penalties, students are directed to consult the summary of Policy #71 which is supplied in the Undergraduate Calendar (section 1; on the Web at http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm). If you need help in learning how to avoid offences such as plagiarism, cheating, and double submission, or if you need clarification of aspects of the discipline policy, ask your TA or course instructor for guidance. Other resources regarding the discipline policy are your academic advisor and the Undergraduate Associate Dean.

Students who believe that they have been wrongfully or unjustly penalized have the right to grieve; refer to Policy #70, Student Grievance, http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm.

Also see “Avoiding Academic Offences”  (http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/ugrad/academic_responsibility.html)

Schedule – Although the test dates are firm, the schedule of the readings may change. Please check the syllabus regularly for such changes.

Note for students with disabilities

The Office for Persons with Disabilities (OPD), located in Needles Hall, Room 1132, collaborates with all academic departments to arrange appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of your disability, please register with the OPD at the beginning of each academic term.