Exams

(200 points)

:

There will be four multiple

–

ch

oice

exams

, each containing 50 questions and providing

50 points. The exams are NOT CUMULA

TIVE.

Exams

will cover

both the book chapters and the

online

materials

. You are expected to

take

exams

during a

4

–

day window specified below

.

Exams

are accessible

on

D2L

for

96

hours.

Exams

are timed

–

students have

6

0 minutes to complete the

exam

–

and you may only

open the

ex

am

once.

(There is a five minute grace period

!).

Exam

1

–

Opens 12:00 a.m.

S

at

6/6

and closes 11:59 p.m.

Tues

6/

9

Exam

2

–

Opens 12:00 a.m.

S

at

6/27

and closes 11:59 p.m.

Tues

6/30

Exam

3

–

Opens 1

2:00 a.m.

S

at

7/11

and closes 11:59 p.m.

Tues

7/14

Exam

4

–

Opens 12:00 a.m.

S

at

8/1

and closes 11:59 p.m.

Tues

8/4

Real World

Projects

(4 x 40)

–

Throughout

the s

ummer, there will be four

projects due, the goal of which

is to

encourage you to apply course content to

potential fut

ure careers.

Project 1

:

Pretend you are an advice columnist. A soon

–

to

–

be

first

–

time

mother writes you, worried about

how to best encourage her

child

’

s

development

during her pregnancy.

What three theories/concepts might

you tell her about, regarding her child’s normative development?

2

–

3 pages in length.

This is due

by

May

31

st

at

11:59pm

.

Project 2

:

You have just been hired to assist in developing a new early education program. What three

theories/concepts about early childhood would you advise the new center to incorporate into their

program?

2

–

3 pages in length.

This is due by

June 21

st

at

11:59

pm.

Project 3

:

You will choose a topic of adolescent development as it relates to puberty (physical

, cognitive

, or

psychosocial

), and then design a

bro

chure

for

parents on that topic using at least three facts from the

PowerPoints or the book. This

brochure

should be informative, scientifically accurate, well

–

written, and

written

P

arents

.

The

brochure

should contain approximately one full page of writing

–

writing

does not have

to be APA style!

Should be visually appealing.

This is due by

July 12

th

at

Watch the following video:

. Name three

misconceptions/myths about aging either prevalent

in this video, or that you see frequently in your own

experiences, and use information from the chapters on adulthood or death and dying to support or deny such

beliefs.