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Canyon College

COURSE SYLLABUS: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

Human Development Social and Behavioral Sciences Charlene Law, M.S.W., CSW - E-Mail - Vita

Required Text: Online Bookstore

Title: Author: Publisher: ISBN #:

The Developing Mind Daniel J. Siegel The Guilford Press, New York, N.Y. 1572304537

Course Objective:
Upon completion of this course, the student will have an understanding of how parent-infant attachment affects mental functioning throughout life; how and why neurobiology matters in facilitating healthy development of the mind in areas of attachment, memory, emotion, neuroscience, genetics, and psychopathology.


Method: Human Development will include:

1. Reading assignments
2. E-mail correspondence one-on-one with the instructor at least once during the eight week course
3. Message board participation for group and individual questions and discussions
4. Exams: Midterm and Final - each 50% of grade.

Grading Scale:

A B C D F

100-90% 89-80% 79-70% 69-60% 59-below

Excellent Above Average Average Below Average Failing

Assignments:
Week 1: Read Text Pages 1-66
Week 2: Read Text Pages 67-120
Week 3: Read Text Pages 121-159
Week 4: Midterm Exam, 50% of grade (no essay questions)
Week 5: Read Text Pages 160-207
Week 6: Read Text Pages 208-275
Week 7: Read Text Pages 276-337
Week 8: Final Exam, 50% of grade (no essay questions)