Current Developmental Theory and Research

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental principles and theories that guide developmental and educational research.
• Critically evaluate research presented in professional journals and in the popular press.
• Address a current issue in the study of human development and link theories to student’s current intellectual agenda using the principles of good scientific writing.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Participation	10 points
Theory Discussions (3 for 5 points each)	15 points
Article Group Presentation	25 points
Theory and Research Slide Show Rough Draft	15 points
Peer Edit	10 points
Final Slide Show & Presentation	25 points

The total points for this course are 100. Assignments are due by 11:59 P.M of the date written in the syllabus. Canvas window will close after a two-day grace period and no late assignments will be accepted. Generally, grades will be posted to Canvas within one week. View your current grade at any point by accessing Canvas.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
0-59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Class attendance is part of the learning process. If you must miss class, follow the syllabus and contact a peer for notes. After two absences, you will lose 5 points for each additional missed day. Group work, peer editing, and class discussions are part of this course, thus, your absences impact others. In addition, once you have missed more than 2 class sessions, the late policy will no longer apply to assignments.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Newman, B.M., & Newman, P.R. (2022). Theories of Human Development. (3rd edition). Routledge.