Professor Dr. Frances Raphael-Howell PY203 - Human Growth and Development During the Life Span (BSSD)
Department of Psychology
Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Resource Center, Suite 205, Room 207 Phone: 240.567.1644, Department Phone: 240.567.1400 Office Hours: By Appointment Frances.Raphael-howell@montgomerycollege.edu
WELCOME MESSAGE
Welcome to PY203 - Human Growth and Development During the Life Span,
The course is designed to:
• Provide students with primary theoretical approaches to development
• Facilitate an understanding of development across major spheres of operation
• Assist students in understanding their own development or others they may know
FACULTY INFORMATION
Dr. Frances Raphael-Howell, Professor, Psychology
Montgomery College, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Office Hours: By Appointment. Most online students find they do not need to meet with me face-to-face. I will be checking telephone messages as well as course site email and discussion messages frequently during the week.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Human Growth & Development studies the life span; data, concepts, theories, and methods of contemporary psychology by focusing on the physical, intellectual, and social development of human behavior from conception through late adulthood.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
General Psychology, PY102 with a final grade of C or higher
TEXTBOOK
Human Development: A Lifespan View, 4th edition, by Robert V. Kail & John C. Cavanaugh, ISBN:0495093041.
ONLINE REQUIREMENTS
Grading System:
20% Participation
80% Test Results
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
You should be computer literate and will need a computer (or access to one), an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and a Web browser. You will also need access to Microsoft Word.
ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS
There are no on-campus requirements. The course is entirely online, including exams.
