Professor David Moore
108 Broad Hall
Office extension: 71648
E-mail: dmoore@pitzer.edu
Pitzer College
Psychology 199
Seminar in child psychology: Infancy
Spring, 2003
Here's only the most pertinent info--I'll discuss details
today in class.
Class will meet on Mondays from 2:45 - 5:30, in Broad Center 207.
My OFFICE HOURS will be on:
Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Thursdays from 12:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
If I need to change these as the semester's schedule becomes
clearer, I'll obviously let you know. Also, if by any chance
this turns out not to be enough, I'll certainly
arrange for others. In addition, I'm free to be scheduled -- in
fact, I'd actually prefer it if you'd make an appointment with me
if you'd like to talk. Under any circumstances, I'll be in my
office or lab lots, so you can just drop on in.
Each week, we will be discussing a different topic currently under investigation by infancy
researchers; the topics we will cover can be seen on the syllabus.
At the end of our first class, I will ask for volunteers to present each day's topic. Here is what
you can expect to do on (and before!) the day you will be presenting:
You will be responsible for leading the discussion on the day you choose.
You will be responsible for finding two relevant articles before our meeting on the previous Monday.
You will need to get my approval for these articles by 2:30 p.m. that day, so you should plan to be in touch
with me about them at the end of the previous week (approximately 10 days before your presentation date).
You will be responsible for getting the chosen articles scanned and delivered to me (in a PDF file-format)
by 2:30 on the Monday one week prior to your presentation.
You will be responsible for providing a link to these articles on the Psych 199 page (under "Classes")
on Pitzer's Web Crossing Site; this will make the articles available
to the rest of the class.
At the end of class one week before your presentation, you will be will be asked to offer your classmates
helpful reading hints about the articles you have chosen.
You will be responsible for grading the questions that your peers generated about the readings you assigned
(more on this below).
In many cases, the subject for a given day covers more than one topic. DO NOT FEEL
OBLIGED TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE TOPICS, EITHER IN YOUR PRESENTATION OR IN THE READINGS YOU ASSIGN. To help
get you going, I am providing references to "seed" articles that you can access by clicking on a topic on
the syllabus. In addition to the two (or in some cases, three)
articles you assign, you should ask the class to read one of the articles I have suggested.
Finally, every week, each student NOT presenting that week will be asked to proffer
at least one question that came to mind while checking out the weekly readings
(see requirements for more information).
These questions should be submitted (each Friday, by noon) to our
Web Crossing Site, to help the student who will be leading
the discussion prepare for the task.
Here's how I envision our time being spent each week in this class:
2:45 - 3:15
Theory/importance/debates
3:15 - 4:00
Empirical/methods/results
4:00 - 4:15
Break
4:15 - 5:00
Future Directions (What/Why/How)
5:00 - 5:30
Tips for reading next week's assignments
A FINAL NOTE:
Come to class armed with your questions and ideas about the readings. Share yourself
with the rest of us. In a seminar, participants learn from each other,
so it will be important
for everyone to put themselves out there, take risks, think out loud, and basically
just let it fly. Don't just be a sponge; this course will fulfill its potential
only if everyone contributes to the collaboration.
P.S.: Please be aware that I attempt to
accommodate students with disabilities; if you need to request
accommodations or need additional assistance, feel free to contact
the Academic Support Services Office at campus extension 73553.
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