Rochester Community and Technical Colllege

Instructor: Ivonne Tjoe Fat

Course Title: Human Growth and Development

Course Number: Psyc 2626

Catalog description

A general course in human development, physical/biological, cognitive/moral, psychosocial, from conception through developmental stages to maturity and old age, with special stress on the psychological aspects of development.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

- Analyze research articles and/or case studies scientifically and psychologically

- Develop a genogram of your family

- Describe the different developmental theories in psychology

- Describe the prenatal development and birth

- Describe the physical development through life span

- Describe the social development through life span

- Describe the psychological development through life span

- Understand death, dying, bereavement and mourning process

- Contrast adolescence now and then by interviewing a person in late adulthood (65+)

- Apply course material in group-discussions about psychological aspects in human development

Teaching Procedures

Lecture, class discussion, oral presentations, small group assignments and discussion, some viewing of transparencies and videotapes. Use of Powerpoint slides.

Some videos are:

Life’s greatest miracle

Everybody rides the Carousel

Genie: Secret of the Wild Child

Violence against Women

Men & Women Talking Together

Death in different cultures

Whose death is it anyway?

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Classroom Policies

Class attendance is recommended. Documentation indicates that students who attend regularly achieve higher grades than those who miss classes do. It is especially important that students attend class for 2 reasons:

- To explore interactions with other people

- Because class activities can not be replicated outside of class.

You are expected to be in class on time. To help stay on schedule and to be an active participant in class, you are also expected to read the assigned material from your textbook and hand-outs about certain topics.

Class participation is required. Participation means that students will be active, spontaneous and willing in the oral and written assignments in class. It is expected that you demonstrate a mature, courteous and positive attitude.

Remember that a positive attitude always helps!

Some Out-of-Class Assignments:

1. Adolescence Now and Then

2. Genogram

3. Case Studies

4. Self- reports

5. Portfolios

Course Grading

A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79

D = 60-69 F = 0-59

Are you ready

to step on the

Carousel of Life …………

to Explore your Growth & Development?

HAVE A PSYCHO-SATIONAL SEMESTER!