REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Lightfoot, C., Cole, M., and Cole, S.R. (2018). The development of children, (8th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.
REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING:
In addition to standard tests and written assignments, everyone in Psych 105 this semester will be expected to participate in the experiential learning part of the course. This year, this part will involve an internship arranged through The Community Engagement Center (CEC) or The Claremont After-School Program (CLASP). During the first week of class, you will be given information about how this part of the course will work. You will then be expected to work at one of these community sites, helping out. Ordinarily, "interns" are expected to show up for 3 to 4 hours each week (a total of 40 hours for the semester) and see firsthand how real live children work (or fail to work). I guarantee that this will be a memorable and valuable learning experience for everyone (and at the same time, you’ll be doing a very good deed). Please note: This course does NOT fulfill Pitzer College’s educational objectives regarding Social Justice Theory or Social Responsibility Praxis. It DOES fulfill the Internship (INT) Course requirement for the Psychology Major.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS:
Please note that I will make every reasonable effort to accommodate students with disabilities. To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Associate Dean of Students & Director of Academic Support Services Gabriella Tempestoso if you are a Pitzer student. She can be contacted via email at Gabriella_Tempestoso@pitzer.edu or at (909) 607-3553. If you attend another one of the Claremont Colleges, please contact your home college’s disability officer; you can get more information about that by contacting the Claremont Colleges Student Disability Resource Center here: sdrc@cuc.claremont.edu.
STANDARD CONTENT WARNING:
Please note that the material covered in this course may be challenging to some students, because it will cover topics related to human psychology, possibly including subjects such as mental illness, depression, suicide, psychosis, child neglect or maltreatment, pathological behaviors, sexual behaviors, evolution, obesity and/or eating disorders, recreational drug use/abuse, or any of several other topics that some individuals might find re-traumatizing. Please feel free to step outside during a class if you need to. Having said that, please be aware that these are standard topics of discussion in psychology courses, so any of the information covered in the course could appear on exams or quizzes.
CGU 4+1 PATHWAYS FOR TEACHERS:
This course has been identified as a CGU 4+1 Pathways for Teachers course. This means that 5C students who take this course can apply the credit earned in the class to Claremont Graduate University’s Teacher Education Program if they are admitted. For more information about this program, please contact Professor DeLacy Ganley via email at DeLacy.Ganley@cgu.edu.
WRITING CENTER:
The Pitzer Writing Center will host appointments online through Zoom in lieu of face-to-face consultations for the duration of the Spring 2020 semester. To book an appointment and for instructions on how to access a consultation, please visit pitzer.mywconline.com. You may book appointments to discuss writing assignments in psychology at any stage of the writing process. In addition to regular appointments, students may book “research consultations” with a librarian hosted by the center. Questions? Email writing@pitzer.edu.