Professor David Moore
108 Broad Hall
Office extension: 71648
E-mail: dmoore@pitzer.edu
Pitzer College
Psychology 199
Seminar in child psychology: Infancy
Fall, 2007
Here's only the most pertinent info--I'll discuss details
today in class.
Class will meet on Tuesdays from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m
All class meetings will be held in Broad Center, room 209.
My OFFICE HOURS will be on:
Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., and
Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
If I need to change these as the semester's schedule becomes
clearer, I'll obviously let you know. Also, if by any chance
this turns out not to be enough, I'll certainly
arrange for others. In addition, I'm free to be scheduled -- in
fact, if you'd let me know that you'd like
to come in to talk, that would be even better for me. Under any circumstances, I'll be in my
office or lab lots, so you can just drop on in.
Each day in class, we will be discussing a different topic currently under investigation by infancy
researchers; the topics we will cover will be listed on the syllabus.
At the end of our first class, I will ask for volunteers to present each day's topic. Here is what
you can expect to do on (and before!) the day you will be presenting:
- You will be responsible for leading the discussion on the days you choose.
- You will be responsible for finding two or three articles (20 -
25 pages max) relevant to the topic we will be discussing on those
days.
You will need to have gotten my approval for these articles by 12:00
p.m. one full week before you will be presenting, so you should plan to be
in touch with me about them at the end of the previous week (approximately 10 days before your presentation date).
- You will be responsible for getting the chosen articles delivered
to me (in a PDF file-format...if you have only a paper copy of your
article, you will need to scan it into a digital file) by 12:00 one
week prior to your presentation.
- You will be responsible for providing a copy of each of your chosen articles to the other students in the class.
- During the final 10 minutes of class one week before your presentation, you will be asked to offer your classmates
helpful reading hints about the articles you have chosen.
Note: In many cases, the subject for a given day covers more than one topic. DO NOT FEEL
OBLIGED TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE TOPICS, EITHER IN YOUR PRESENTATION OR IN THE READINGS YOU ASSIGN.
Finally, every week, each student NOT presenting that week will be asked to proffer
at least one question that came to mind while checking out the weekly readings
(see requirements for more information).
These questions should be submitted (72 hours prior to class) to our
Sakai Web Site, to help the student who will be leading
the discussion prepare for the task.
A FINAL NOTE:
Come to class armed with your questions and ideas about the readings. Share your ideas and thoughts
with the rest of us. In a seminar, participants learn from each other,
so it will be important
for everyone to put themselves out there, think out loud, and basically
just let it fly. Don't just be a sponge; this course will fulfill its potential
only if everyone contributes to the collaboration.
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