Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Clement Marcantonio
Email: clement.marcantonio@lnd.amedd.army.mil
Phone: DSN 486-8769/8518 or civilian 06371-15917
Address: LRMC Box 799 CMR 402 APO AE 09l80
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Consultation:
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30 minutes before or after class or by appointment
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Required Texts and Readings:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed). Washington, DC.
Santrock, J.W. (2008). Life-Span Development (11th ed). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/
Family Therapy Magazine, AAMFT, Inc., 112 South Alfred St. Alexandria, VA 22314-3061
Psychotherapy Networker, 7705 13th St, N.W., Washngton, DC 20012
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Course Description:
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This course places emphasis on the study of the characteristics of human growth at each stage of development. Special emphasis will be placed on counseling in various settings, including schools. Instruction and practice in the writing of a case study report is also given. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: EDUC 507 or EDCP 605.
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Course Goals:
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This course is designed to enable students to become familiar with the dynamic aspects of human growth and development over the life span. It will assist students in preparing for the comprehensive exam and will prepare them for professional practice with people of all ages.
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Course Objectives:
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At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the main concepts and theories of human development postulated by prominent developmental psychologists.
2. Identify the determinants of physical, cognitive, and social/ psychological human growth and development.
3. Be knowledgeable about the nature and need of the individual at every level of development.
4. Be familiar with current research in the field of human growth and development.
5. Have an understanding of how to work with children, adolescents and adults in any setting.
6. Have enhanced self-awareness of personal strengths, interests, and abilities.
7. Be familiar with ethical issues in developmental psychology.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F 69% and Below
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade "F" is used to designate academic failure. "FN" is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, also available in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 10%
Write graduate level papers or case studies 30%
Orally/visually present prepared material 20%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 40%
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Description of Course Requirements:
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Successful graduate students in American universities dedicate approximately three hours of preparation/study time for every hour spent in the onsite classroom. Thus, the following course requirements were developed on the assumption that students would be prepared to spend approximately 150 hours of their own time working on them. In an eight-week term, that is the equivalent of a half-time job. Most fourteen-week graduate distance education courses require at least ten hours per week of dedicated time, plus time spent in the virtual classroom.
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of coursework from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. APA style is mandatory for all graduate counseling course work. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level work.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In an onsite course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In an online class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used in this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
The quality and degree of participation in class discussion constitue
class participation. Participation also includes class attendance, punctuality, group project (both written and oral), and active use of the Web Tycho.
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL TERM PAPER
Reflecting on issues of continuity, change, and life span development, students will assess the stages of their growth and development based primarily on the materials covered in the course.The following are some possible questions to explore:
* What does it mean to you to be your current age?
* What do you consider to be the ongoing pressing developmental
issues in your life?
* How did the milieu in which you live (historical/societal
events)impact on your development as person?
* All things considered, what idiosyncratic/individual factors
are at work in your life?
* Reflecting on the past ten years of your life, how are you
the same and how are you different?
* What is your rationale for continuities and changes in
your life?
* How different and the same will your life be within ten
years?
This is a developmental paper. Therefore, both the content and the structure of the paper should reflect a serious attempt at assessing the more personally meaningful aspects of one's development. The autobiographical narrative should make the developmental concepts discussed in class more clear and meaningful. Length about 12 pages.
PROJECT ANALYSIS PAPER: Evaluation of Parent/Child Care Manual.
The scope of this assignment is to evaluate one of the many popular self-help books on child development or child rearing available to parents in local bookstores. Your critique should include the author's creedentials and theoretical orientation; relevance`of content material presented and whether or not supported by research. As a competent reviewer, would you recommend the book? WHY? Length about seven pages.
GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNED READINGS AND PAPERS
. Assigned readings should be caefully read and studied before each weekend session. This requires that students purchase the Class Textbook EDUC 507 at least a week prior to the first weekend. Read twice Chapters 1,2,3 & 4.
. Peers are to be typed, double spaced in APA format; grammar, punctuation and spelling should be excellent. Your writing style should make your meaning clear. Papers are expected on time, so plan your work accordingly.
WEB TYCHO. Students will be enrolled in Web Tycho conference in EDUC 507. This is designed as interim tool of communication between weekend classes. Students will make use of the Web Tycho by sharing their thoughts, feelings and insights as it pertains to the class experience. As part of their "class participation", students will avail themselves of the Web Tycho following each of the weekend class experience.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
WEEKEND FORMAT: 2/3 June, 16/17 June, 30 June/1 July, 21/22 July
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Life-Span Perspective
Developmental Issues
Theories of Development
Research in Life-Span Development
Assigned Readings: Chapters 1 & 2 (textbook)
Second meeting:
Training Video: The Miracle of Life (Chapters 3 & 4)
Physical Growth and Development
Motor Development
Sensory and Perceptual Development
Research in Life Development
Assigned Reading:Chapter 5 (textbook)
Third meeting:
Piaget's Thory of Infant Development
Language Development
How Parents Can Facilitate Language Development
Socioemotional Development in Infancy
Assigned Readings: Chapters 6 & 7 (textbook)
Fourth meeting:
Early Childhood: Physical & Cognitive, Socioemotional Development
Assigned Readings: Chapters 8 and 9 (textbook)
Fifth meeting:
Middle and Late Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Changes
Emotional and Personality Development: The Self
Assigned Readings: Chapters 10 and 11 (textbook)
Sixth meeting:
Adolescence: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times for Today's
Adolescents
The Nature of Adolescence: Physical,Cognitive and Socioemotional
Development: Strategies for Parenting Adolescents & Peers
Assigned Readings: Chapters 12 and 13 (textbook)
Seventh meeting:
Early Aduldhood: Physical,Cognitive & Socioemotional Development
Becoming an Adult, Sexual Orientation
Careers and Work
Adult Lifestyles
Marriage and Family
Assigned Readings: Chapters 14 and 15 (textbook)
Eighth meeting:
Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development
Changing Midlife
Religion and Meaning in Life
Assigned Readings: Chapter 16 (textbook)
Ninth meeting:
Middle Adulthood: Socioemotional Development
Stages of Adulthood
The Life-Events Approach
Stability and Change
Close Relationship
Assigned Readings: Chapter 17 (textbook)
Tenth meeting:
Late Adulthood
Longevity
The Aging Brain
Research in Life-Span Development: The Nun Study
Assigned Readings: Chapter 18 (textbook)
Eleventh meeting:
Late Adulthood
Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults
Use it or Lose it
Training Video
Assigned Readings: Chapter 19 (textbook)
Twelfth meeting:
Late Adulthood
Mental Health: Depression, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Training Video
Assigned Readings: Chapter 19
Thirteenth meeting:
Late Adulthood
Theories of Socioemotional Development
Families and Social Relationships
Successful Aging
Assigned Readings: Chapter 20 (textbook)
Fourteenth meeting:
Death Grieving
Life/Death Issues
Facing One's Death
How to Grieve
Communicating with a Dying Person
Fifteenth meeting:
Student presentations
Sixteenth meeting:
Examination
Course evaluations
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Academic Policies:
Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Clement Marcantonio earned Doctor of Education degree in Psychology, Marriage and Family at the University of Northern Colorado; he is a Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and National Certified Counselor; pursued post-doctoral training in Marriage and Family Therapy at the Palo Alto Mental Research Institute, CA., and at Milano Systemic Family Therapy Center; presently, works as credentialed Group Leader at the In-Patient Psychiatric Clinic at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center; has taught graduate courses in excess of 25 years for the University of Southern Cal, Boston University and University of Maryland.
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