Week

Date

Readings

Assignments

Topic

1

9/7

Chapter 1

Pick 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd choice for presentation week and email me your choices (marachi@umich.edu) by Tuesday September 12^th, 2000^.

Organization/Theories and Methods

2

9/14

Chapters 2, 3, 4

T.B.A.

Prenatal development & teratogens

3

9/21

Chapter 5

Bring in a magazine or news article about prenatal or infant development and prepare to discuss in groups. (10 points)
Research Article Critique – Option 1

Birth and Infancy

4

9/28

Chapter 6

Group Presentation #1: Infancy
PROJECT IDEAS DUE

Infant Development

5

10/5

Chapters 6,7

Application Paper Option #1

Language Development

6

10/12

Chapter 7

Group Presentation #2: Early Childhood
Research Article Critique - Option #2

Socio-Emotional Development

7

10/19

Chapters 8, 9

PROJECT OUTLINES DUE (New Due date: October 26th)

Early Childhood

8

10/26

Chapters 10, 11

Group Presentation #3: Middle Childhood
Application Paper - Option #2

Media, Families, and Gender

9

11/2

Chapters 12, 13

Research Article Critique - Option #3

Education and Development

10

11/9

Chapters 14, 15, 16

Group Presentation #4: Adolescence
Application Paper Option #3

Adolescence

11

11/16

PEER REVIEW (revised requirement)

Tasks of Young Adulthood

X

11/23

Chapter 20

***FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE THIS WEDNESDAY 11/22 IN LECTURE***
NO SECTION THIS WEEK - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

12

11/30

Chapter 20, 21, 22

Group Presentation #5: Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

13

12/7

Chapters 23, 24, 25,
Epilogue

Group Presentation #6: Late Adulthood