Infant and Child Development Lab
830:332:01-04
Spring 2003

Class Meeting

Classes meet in the Room 205, Tillett Hall, on Livingston Campus.

Meeting times:

Section 01: Tuesday, Periods 2 & 3 (T. Shlam, Instructor)
Section 02: Tuesday, Periods 4 & 5 (B. Lavin, Instructor)
Section 03: Thursday, Periods 1 & 2 (G. Hodes, Instructor)
Section 04: Tuesday, Periods 5 & 6 (R. Freyburg, Instructor)
First Lab Meetings:
Tuesday, January 28  and Thursday, January 30 (second week of classes)
Lab Manual

Student laboratory manuals are available at the Livingston College Bookstore. There are different versions of the manual for each section.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU PURCHASE THE MANUAL FOR YOUR SECTION.

Please bring your manual to the first lab class!


Course Goals

This course will provide students with experience in

  • evaluating developmental research designs
  • collecting and coding data
  • designing experimental and observation research studies
  • writing research reports
    • Through laboratory demonstrations, exercises, and written assignments, students will also participate in an in-depth study of topics in infant and child development including prenatal development, perception, motor development, attention, cognition, intelligence, language, emotions, play, and peer interactions.

    Evaluation

    Students will complete a number of in-class and homework assignments, including writing research reports in APA style. Students can earn up to 150 points for these assignments; final grades will be assigned as follows:

    135-150 points A
    130-135 points B+
    120-129 points B
    115-119 points C+
    105-114 points C
    90-104 points D         Students will be given opportunities to revise some lab reports and can earn additional points for improved work (i.e., the higher score will be used to determine the student's grade). Unless otherwise indicated, all assignments are due the following week.

    Absences

    Attendance at all lab classes is mandatory to complete the assignments. Students may not be able to make up work if they miss a lab class.