BCSC 172: Lecture Schedule
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All chapter readings are from Galotti unless otherwise indicated.
Date
Topic
Assigned Reading
01/18
Introduction to the Class
Class Assignments/Requirements
Class Discussion
Class Assignments/Requirements
Class Discussion
01/23
Cognitive Development – Overview and
Conceptualization
Ch 1
01/25
Major Theories of Cognitive Development
Ch 2
01/26
Discussion Post One Due
01/30
Major Theories Continued
02/01
Research Methods for Studying
Cognitive Development
Ch 3
02/06
Prenatal, Perinatal, and Infant
Development, including teratogens,
nutrition, and contact
02/08
Infant Development Continued (e.g.,
developmental delay and early
enrichment)
Ch 4
02/09
Discussion Post Two Due
02/13
Infant Development Continued
Ch 5
02/15
Infant Development Continued
02/20
EXAM ONE
02/22
Language Development
Ch 6
02/27
Language Development Continued (e.g.,
assessment, evaluation, and
communication intervention)
02/29
Early Childhood
Ch 7
03/01
Discussion Post Three Due
03/05
Early Childhood Continued (including “The
Behaviorist’s Perspective”)
Ch 8
03/07
Early Childhood Continued (including
impact of trauma and neglect)
03/12
SPRING BREAK (3/12 & 3/14)
03/19
Middle Childhood (including executive
functioning [and dysfunction])
Ch 9
03/21
Middle Childhood (including social media,
bullying, and gaming)
03/26
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Supplemental
Reading
03/28
Cognitive Development Investigation Due
by 5 PM EST
04/02
Middle Childhood Continued (including
learning disabilities and differences)
Ch 10
04/04
Adolescence
Ch 11
04/05
Discussion Post Four Due
04/09
Adolescence Continued (including
traumatic brain injury, sleep, media)
04/11
EXAM TWO
04/16
Young Adulthood (including strategies for
university and career success)
Supplemental
Reading
04/18
Cognition and Growing Older (including
dementia and adult onset disorders)
Supplemental
Reading
04/23
Autism Spectrum Disorder and
Cognitive Functioning
Supplemental
Reading
04/25
Individual Differences in Cognition
Ch 12
04/30
LAST DAY OF CLASSES
Final Thoughts and Exam Preparation
Final Thoughts and Exam Preparation
05/08
FINAL EXAMS BEGIN
(EXAM THREE) 8:30 AM
(EXAM THREE) 8:30 AM