Faculty Contact Information:
William M. King, Ed.D.
UMUC-Europe
APO AE 09102
Phone: 370-6762 or
+49-(0)6221-378249
fax: 6221-315871
email: wking@ed.umuc.edu | |
Consultation:
Please call me at the above numbers or, if you email me, you can expect a response within a few hours. For "public" matters - for the whole class to see, use WebTycho. For personal questions or concerns, please e-mail me (or call - if critically important).
This course is conducted over two terms. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
| Santrock, J.W. (2004). Life-Span Development. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill. | |
Supplementary Readings:
All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
The following reading material may be useful to students, depending on areas of interest:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC.
Dillard, A. (1987). An American Childhood. New York: Harper and Row
This is an illuminating and highly recommended autobiography of one woman's look back on the "growing up" process.
Fong, Margaret L., Silen, Karen A. (1999). Assessment and diagnosis of DSM-IV anxiety disorders, The Journal of Counseling and Development, 77, 209-217.
Ivey, Allen E. , Ivey, Mary B., (1998) Reframing DSM-IV: positive strategies from developmental counseling and therapy. The Journal of Counseling and Development. 76, 334-350.
Morgan, B., MacMillan, P. (1999) Helping clients move toward constructive change: A three-phase integrated counseling model. The Journal of Counseling and Development. 77, 153-170.
Schlossberg, N. (1984). Counseling Adults in Transition. New York: Springer. Excellent resource for counselors of adults!
Schlossberg, N. (1994). Overwhelmed: Coping with Life's Ups and Downs. New York: Lexington Books. Excellent resource for adult clients in transition.
Spruill, David A., Benshoff, James M. (1996). The future is now: promoting professionalism among counselors-in-training. The Journal of Counseling and Development, 74, 468-471.
Viorst, Judith: Any of her books on various developmental ages and stages in adult life. She writes intelligent books for the general public, and also story books for children. | |
Recommended Journals:
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Course Description:
| This course places emphasis on the study of the characteristics of human growth at each stage of development. Special emphasis will be placed on counseling in various settings, including schools. Instruction and practice in the writing of a case study report is also given. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: EDUC 507 or EDCP 605. | |
Course Goals:
| This course is designed to enable students to become familiar with the dynamic aspects of human growth and development over the life span. It will assist students in preparing for the comprehensive exam and will prepare them for professional practice with people of all ages. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify the main concepts and theories of human development postulated by prominent developmental psychologists.
2. Identify the determinants of physical, cognitive, and social/ psychological human growth and development.
3. Be knowledgeable about the nature and need of the individual at every level of development.
4. Be familiar with current research in the field of human growth and development.
5. Have an understanding of how to work with children, adolescents and adults in any setting. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90-100%
B 80-89%
C 70-79%
F below 70%
Specific evaluation criteria for the Integration Paper is available in class and on the homepage; specific grading criteria for the Developmental Biography is also available in class and online.
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center.
Make-up exams must be arranged in advance and they will be formatted differently than those given in class. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Classroom Discussions and Participation 20%
Integration Paper 50%
Developmental Autobiography 30%
CONFIDENTIALITY - Because self-analysis is so important to promote understanding ourselves, and therefore important to counseling, each of you will be introspecting and analyzing yourselves. This is a course that will involve some self-examination and some degree of sharing personal information with the class. Therefore, students must be sensitive to the right to privacy of other students. It is important to be discrete and appropriate in your personal sharing in our “classroom”; therefore be VERY mindful of what personal information you post onto WebTycho (which goes to each of us, and to no one else). It is important to self-disclose about yourself; BUT ALSO, to be very mindful of what you share in “class” and NOT to share those personal things that you might regret sharing, at some later point. Further, you must be sensitive to the privacy of your fellow students, and that all information shared REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL! During the first week of class, you MUST go to the Topic Area titled “Self-Disclosure and Confidentiality” and AGREE TO the terms of self-disclosure and confidentiality in this course. | |
Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Week One:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject - Life Span Development
Week Two:
The Life Span Developmental Perspective
Discuss Chapters 1 & 2
Week Three:
Beginnings - Biology, Prenatal Development & Birth
Discuss Chapters 3 & 4
Week Four:
Infancy - Physical & Cognitive Development
Discuss Chapters 5 & 6
Week Five:
Infancy - Socioemotional Development
Discuss Chapter 7
Week Six:
Early Childhood - Physical, Cognitive, & Socioemotional Devlopment
Discuss Chapters 8 & 9
Week Seven:
Middle & Late Childhood - Physical, Cognitive, and Socioemotional Development
Discuss Chapters 10 & 11
Week Eight:
Adolescence - Physical, Cognitive & Socioemotional Development
Discuss Chapters 12 & 13
Week Nine:
Early Adulthood - Physical, Cognitive & Socioemotional Development
Discuss Chapters 14 & 15
Week Ten:
Middle Adulthood - Physical, Cognitive & Socioemotional Devlopment
Discuss Chapters 16 & 17
Week Eleven:
Late Adulthood - Physical, Cognitive & Development
Discuss Chapters 18 & 19
Week Twelve:
Late Adulthood - Socioemotional Development
Discuss Chapter 20
Week Thirteen:
Endings - Death & Grieving
Discuss Chapter 21
Week Fourteen:
Special Topics
Student Presentations
Interviews Due
Week Fifteen:
Special Topics & Conclusion
Student Presentations
Course Evaluations
Week Sixteen:
Special Topics & Conclusion
Student Presentations | |
Academic Policies:
Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Bill King, Program Director of the UMUC-Europe/Bowie State University counseling program, has an M.S. (1974) and Ed.D. (1980) in Counseling from Indiana University.From 1966 through 1970, he served as a German linguist in the U.S. Army, stationed in Berlin.From 1974 to 1978 he was the mental health counselor at an HMO in Indianapolis.As president of the Indiana Counseling Association, president of the Indiana Mental Health Counselors Association, and member of their legislative committees, Dr. King worked for many years to gain state recognition for the profession of counseling.When the law passed in 1997 to create counseling licensure, he was appointed by the Governor of Indiana to the licensure board, serving as its president in 1999.While conducting a private counseling practice for 25 years, he was also employed part-time at two mental health clinics in rural Indiana and taught adjunct at Purdue University, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Indianapolis, and Indiana Institute of Technology, where he served as department chair of arts and social sciences before moving to Heidelberg in 2003. | |