HDE 100B - Department of Human Ecology

HDE 100B Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Spring 2015
Department of Human and Community Development
University of California, Davis
HDE 100B: Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Syllabus, Spring Quarter 2015
Instructor:
Office hours:
Barbara Shebloski, Ph.D.
Hart Hall, r.1355 Mon &Wed 3:30- 4:00 and
after class (by appointment only)
[email protected]
TA:
Office hours:
Natalie de Guzman
Hart Hall, r.2420 Thursdays 10:00 – 12:00
[email protected]
TA:
Office hours:
Clinton Lee
Hart Hall, r.2420 Tue & Thu 4:30- 5:30
[email protected]
Class meeting time & place: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:10- 6:00 in Wellman 2
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Required text: Steinberg, L. (2011). Adolescence. (9 ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
Course prerequisite: HDE 100A, HDE 120, or the equivalent; introductory biology
Course Description/Objectives:
This course is a continuation of HDE 100A and it is designed to introduce students to the
characteristics of middle childhood and adolescent development. The focus is on biological,
cognitive, and emotional changes occurring in middle childhood and adolescence, and how these
changes interplay with family, peer and social influences. After completing this course, students
are expected to:
• Describe major theories and transitions of the middle childhood and adolescence phases
of human development and discuss their significance.
• Evaluate the impact of the major environmental factors that affect the course of middle
childhood and adolescent development.
• Compare scientific research to conventional thinking about middle childhood and
adolescent risks, problems, and opportunities.
• Discuss how these findings impact society and the study of human development.
Policy of academic dishonesty:
I appreciate your honesty and integrity. Both students and the instructor are expected to
comply with typical standards for academic honesty for course assignments and examinations.
Any documented instance of academic dishonesty (cheating, conspiring, or plagiarizing) will
result in an automatic failing grade on the relevant assignment. A second instance of academic
dishonesty will result in a failing grade in the course. Please ask me if you have any questions
about the nature of dishonest academic behavior or go to the following websites:
For information regarding plagiarism, go to http://cai.ucdavis.edu/plagiarism.html
For information regarding the Academic Integrity Project, go to http://cai.ucdavis.edu/aip.html
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Presence in class:

In this class, I ask you to use electronic devices such as cell phones or computers
SOLELY for the purpose of taking class-related notes. Recording lectures is not allowed
unless requested by SDC, and must also be permitted by the instructor. Engaging in
competing activities, e.g., reading books or newspapers, texting, chatting with your
classmates, using electronic devices for class-unrelated purposes, etc., is disruptive to your
fellow students and the instructor; please try to refrain from these behaviors.
Course requirements:
 Exams (100 points)
There will be a total of three exams; two midterms and a final. The exams will be based on
assigned readings, class discussions, and lecture content. They will be a combination of multiple
choice and true/false questions. There will be no short answer questions. The exams are not
cumulative but for the final you are expected to know the basic concepts and theories that will be
covered throughout the course. You need a UCD scantron for each exam
 Quizzes (50 points)
To encourage class attendance and reading of the assigned material, knowledge of which is
necessary for meaningful class discussions, there will be six quizzes pertaining to individual
chapters. The quizzes will constitute mostly of multiple-choice or true-false questions but on
occasions, short-answer or essay quiz may be assigned. Each quiz will be worth 10 points,
however, you can drop one of your quizzes, and thus the points of only five quizzes will be taken
into consideration, for a total of 50 possible points earned. The quizzes will be administered at
the end of the class period indicated in the class schedule. You must be in class and complete the
quiz to receive credit. Please do not ask the instructor or the teaching assistant to remake the
quiz, should you be unable to attend class; you will be able to make up a quiz ONLY under
extraordinary circumstances, to be established as such by the instructor, and documented by a
valid evidence. You will need UC Davis (blue) scantron for each quiz.
 Written assignment (50 points)
A written assignment, consisting of two parts, is required for a successful completion of this
course. A detailed description of the assignment, as well as a grading rubric, will be posted on
SmartSite. Please place both parts of your assignment in a simple folder; a part of the second
part’s grade will be based on whether or not you attended to the errors pointed to you by the TA
on the first part. You will need to bring the hard copy of your written assignment to class. If you
wish, you can submit an electronic version of your paper to a drop-box on Smart Site. Should
your paper be misplaced, the electronic copy will serve as a document that you had completed it.
However, only the paper copy of your assignment will be graded.
.
Remember that both parts of the written assignment are due at the start of class on the day
they are due. This means that assignments that are turned in 10 minutes after the beginning of
class (i.e., after 4:10 a.m.) will be marked down 10% of a grade for this assignment. Please note
that it is your responsibility to make sure that you submit the work directly to the instructor or
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the TA. If we do not have the paper we assume that you have not submitted one. We are not
responsible for lost or misplaced work.
Grading:
Quizzes; 5 x 10 pts (you can
drop one, or skip one)
Midterm Exam 1
Midterm Exam 2
Final Exam
Written Assignment Part 1
Written Assignment Part 2
Total possible:
50 points
30 points
30 points
40 points
25 points
25 points
200 points
Grades assigned:
A+
A
AB+
B
B-
97-100%
93-96%
90-92%
87-89%
83-86%
80-82%
194-200 points
186-193 points
180-185 points
174-179 points
166-173 points
160-165 points
3
C+
C
CD+
D
D-
77-79%
73-76%
70-72%
67-69%
63-66%
60-62%
154-159 points
146-153 points
140-145 points
134-139 points
126-133 points
120-125 points
HDE 100B Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Spring 2015
COURSE SCHEDULE
Date
3/30
Mon
4/01
Wed
4/06
Mon
4/8
Wed
4/13
Mon
4/15
Wed
4/20
Mon
4/22
Wed
4/27
Mon
4/29
Wed
5/04
Mon
5/06
Wed
5/11
Mon
5/13
Wed
5/18
Mon
5/20
Wed
5/25
Mon
5/27
Wed
6/01
Mon
6/03
Wed
6/11
Topic
Introduction to Class. Introduction to Adolescence.
Read
Biological Transitions
Chapter 1
Cognitive Transitions.
Check your understanding: Quiz 1 – Chapters 1 and 2
Social Transitions.
Chapter 2
Families.
Check your understanding: Quiz 2 – Chapters 3 and 4
Additional comments. Chapters 1- 4: Recap
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Midterm 1: Chapters 1-4 and class content
Peer Groups.
Chapter 5
Schools.
Check your understanding: Quiz 3 – Chapters 5 and 6
Work, Leisure, and Mass Media.
Chapter 6
Identity.
Check your understanding: Quiz 4 – Chapters 7 and 8
Additional comments. Chapters 5-8 Recap
Chapter 8
Chapter 7
Midterm 2: Chapters 5-8 and class content
Autonomy
Chapter 9
Intimacy.
Check your understanding: Quiz 5 – Chapters 9 and 10
Sexuality
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Memorial Day. No class.
Achievement. Written Assignment Part 2 is Due @ 4:10 p.m.
Chapter 12
Psychosocial Problems.
Check your understanding: Quiz 6 – Chapters 11 and 13
Additional comments. Chapters 9-13 Recap
Chapter 13
Final Exam: Chapters 9-13 and class content
Thursday, June 11 at 8:00 a.m.
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Note about formatting your paper:
You are expected to maintain the following formatting and style requirements:
• Use 12-point Times New Roman, 12 points size font.
• The margins should be 1 inch on both sides, top, and bottom (this syllabus has 1” margins, so
compare your document to this one, if you are unsure)
• The assignment should be double-spaced, with no additional spaces left between the
paragraphs, and the titles (subtitles) and the text. To avoid problems with this requirement,
please set up your word document to “no spacing” style.
• The assignment should include your name and HDE 100B in the upper left corner. This
information should be spaced just like the text. I do not want to see any additional
information, except an optional creative title, which should be centered.
• Do not include front page.
• Use a sentence-paragraph format; no bullets or lists. On sentence is not enough to constitute a
separate paragraph.
• Do not use headers or footers, except for page numbers.
• Left justify only, the right margin should be left uneven.
• First line of all paragraphs has to be indented .5 inch
• You can use no more than one (one sentence) quotations per page, since quoting does not
give you experience in expressing yourself in a professional manner nor shows that you have
grasped the ideas or information presented by the source used.
• Specific information which is not general knowledge should be referenced to indicate source
even if it is paraphrased and not directly quoted.
• When the author's wording is used, the material should be indicated as having been quoted
by enclosing it in quotation marks, or if more than three lines in length, by indenting and
single spacing, and credit given to the source. In either case, page numbers should be given.
• Ordinarily, one expects actual use of materials to be reflected in references in a research
paper. References in a bibliography that were not cited in the text give the impression of
being an attempt to "pad" a bibliography with unused material. There should be a one-to-one
correspondence between references in the text and references in the bibliography.
• The use of first person pronoun is preferable in this class.
• Recent publications should be used unless the older publications are included for a historical
perspective. Professional journals ordinarily give information that is more recent than books
published at about the same date as the journal.”
Also, for those who have not had recent and extensive experience in writing papers, the
instructor strongly recommends the purchase and use of one of the various grammar
and writing books available in the university bookstore.
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