Human Development Across the Life Span

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.
• Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.
• Define key terms related to the study of human development over the lifespan.
• Describe how human development occurs within the contexts of the family, schools, neighborhoods, socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, and society.
• Relate lifespan human development as it is described within the empirical literature with concrete examples from everyday life.
• Distinguish among the physical, cognitive, and social aspects of lifespan development.
• Illustrate understanding of key ideas of lifespan development as presented by main theorists in the field.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Academic Integrity Assignment	5 points
Online Syllabus Quiz	5 points
Introduce Yourself Assignment	10 points
Two Exams (50 points each)	100 points
Eighteen multiple choice quizzes (10 points each, lowest 3 quizzes dropped)	150 points
Ten in-class assignments (10 points each, lowest 2 dropped)	80 points
Total Possible Points	340 points

How assignments are graded
Late work is not accepted for any quiz or assignment. There is no makeup for missed or late work. Please note all deadlines in your planner and complete your work by the deadlines.
Exams: Grades will reflect the extent to which students present and critically analyze facts, terminology, concepts, and research findings relevant to the study of lifespan development and application of these findings (MAC SLO1, MAC SLO2). Students are required to note the dates of postings and ensure timely participation. Exams cannot be dropped. Grades for missed work will be 0 points.
Quizzes: Quiz grades will reflect the extent to which students can accurately respond to multiple choice questions that test their understanding of the material covered in the textbook and other materials presented in class, which provide key concepts on lifespan development (SLO1) and application of these concepts to real life examples across diverse contexts (SLO2). Quizzes are timed. The lowest three quiz grades will be dropped when calculating final grades. If a student misses a quiz it will count as a dropped assessment and will be recorded as 0 points.
In class written assignments: Students will also be asked to complete in-class written assignments on days selected by the instructor. These will reflect students’ grasp of class materials and class discussions. The lowest two in-class assignment points will be dropped.
Additional Assignments: Students are required to complete (a) a statement of Academic Integrity online, (b) an online Quiz based on the syllabus, (c) a Respondus video check. (d) An Introduce Yourself assignment. None of these assignments are dropped.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100% to 92%	A
< 92% to 89%	A-
< 89% to 87%	B+
< 87% to 82%	B
< 82% to 79%	B-
< 79% to 77%	C+
< 77% to 72%	C
< 72% to 69%	C-
< 69% to 67%	D+
< 67% to 62%	D
< 62% to 59%	D-
< 59% to 0%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Regular classroom attendance is required. Students are required to keep up with all lectures, readings, videos, and other materials provided, according to the schedule on the syllabus.

This class is based on the textbook, lectures, and additional materials available on Canvas. The class will make sense only if students have done the assigned readings ahead of class, made notes, and are prepared to follow along with the lectures and activities in class.

Students must complete online quizzes and assignments within the given time frames. If you miss the time, there is no opportunity to take them later, and a score of zero will be recorded. The three lowest quizzes are dropped from your final grade calculation. Two lowest in-class assignments are dropped. No Exams are dropped, missed Exams will be assigned a score of zero.

If a student misses more than three quizzes or assignments, or is absent more than one week without any documented explanation to the Instructor, they may face an additional final grade penalty beyond the loss of points (e.g. from B Minus to C Plus), and may be dropped from the course.

Acceptable excuses for misses are those related to UNCG activities, documented serious illness, or major emergency (yourself or immediate family). Students who will miss must inform the instructor as soon as possible and make arrangements for making up missed work. If students face a serious challenge that necessitates missing several quizzes or materials, you MUST inform the Instructor and the Dean of Students’ office: 336.334.5099; deanofstudents@uncg.edu, and they will connect you with helping resources.

Students are expected to follow guidelines for professional academic behavior. These include guidance on attendance, professional communication in emails, academic integrity, timely work, and other guidelines.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Papalia & Martorell, Experience Human Development – (2026 edition) McGraw-Hill: NY. ISBN: 9871265435820 (hardcover) | ISBN: 9781266612756 (spiral bound)