1 Psychology 3260: Personality & Social Development Don Hartmann Spring 2007 Lecture 1a: Introduction

2 Administrative Detail You need to check your for this class—at least twice/week! The following address is not working: Please contact the registrar!

3 Overview Introductions (in part) Slide Show Format Handout Folder Syllabus Highlights

4 Introductions: The Professor The Professor Education Research & Theoretical Orientation Health Considerations Developmental Events Miscellaneous: Residence, kids, grandkids, oddities Other Distractions

5 Professorial-Induced Distractions “But first, a few distractions.” OxygenCandyStories

6 Introductions: The Students Introduce yourself to the people around you. If you have trouble with names, as I do, jot down their names. See how many students you can identify by name by the end of the week. Try to fill the time before class begins by talking to the individuals around you. See if there is anything that the content of this class might apply to in the news, in yourself, or even in the professor

7 Slide Show Format for Lectures Lecture # & Topic Maybe a slide on the term paper Miscell. Administrative Issues Handout Summary WEB discussion Summary Panel Presentation Schedule Suggested Readings Overview of lecture, including what will be happening during next lecture Lecture Presentation Summary of lecture, and applause (if time permits)

8 The Autobiographical Term Paper: #1 No sabes a donde vas, sin no sabes de donde vienes. Selecting a Topic Think about an issue that troubled you during your development, and that might profit from additional reflection. Possible topics are independence (autonomy) conflicts; early maturation (troublesome for many girls), late maturation, divorce, puberty, sexual precociousness or ignorance, shyness, identity concerns (particularly for ethnic or sexual minority teens), eating problems, being unpopular, depression, acting-out, unusual body parts, zits, teen pregnancy, addictions, hairy palms, impossible parents, sibling rivalry. Consider a couple possibilities for you. Reflect on them. Are they important to you? Might they relate to at least one of the theories we will discuss? Can you share your experiences with other class members in your work group (possible editors) and the instructor?

9 Handout Summary Handout* WEB Date Date 1. Syllabus 01/0801/04 2. Inform. Sheet01/0801/04 3. Class Locator01/ TA Appl. Form 01/0801/04 5. Class Participation HO01/0801/ *Handout date refers to the date the handout was distributed in class. WEB date indicates the date the handout should have been included on the class WEB site. A dashed line indicates that the handout either was not distributed in class or was not placed on the WEB.

10 WEB Discussion Summary

11 Class Presentation Schedule

12 More On Handouts Handout folder at right of lectern. If you miss a class, pick up any handouts distributed during that class.

13 Syllabus Highlights: Emphases Content: socialization and social policy issues, peer relations Style: informality, class participation, cooperative learning, personal reflection

14 And What Theory Makes Sense of This?

15 Syllabus Highlights: WEB Sites & Vital Addresses The address below will take you to the class WEB site: pring/3260_001/ (note that the two spaces are underlines) pring/3260_001/ The following address will take you to the textbook WEB site: And finally, the address for our WEB master:

16 Syllabus Highlights: Office Visits Please note that I not only do not discourage students from visiting me, I require it! When you first visit me for a “get acquainted” chat, I may ask about your major and future plans, and—if you plan to write a term paper and don’t have a topic--about aspects of your social development.

17 Syllabus Highlights: Group Learning I will assign you to a group of 6-7 individuals on a quasi-random basis. That group will constitute your WEB discussion group, and may also be the basis for a class presentation group, a source for editor(s) and study group members, etc. Furthermore, to facilitate your contacting classmates, I ask that you fill out the "Locator" form (see below) and that you periodically introduce yourself to your nearby classmates. Note: If any offspring result from contacts made in this class, you are required to name the first offspring after me (Don, Dawn, or Donna).

18 Syllabus Highlights: Miscell. Information Sheet Class Locator

19 Handouts Except for a few exceptions, including today, you will have to go to the class WEB site in order to download class hand- out.

20 Syllabus Highlights: Requirements (1) Exams: highest 3 of 3 regular midterms (MC + essay) and a final comprehensive MC make-up exam; each is weighted 1 Approximately 60% of questions come off of study guides—put on the WEB weekly Highest scorer = 100% 90-99% As; 80-89% Bs; 70-79% Cs; etc.

21 Syllabus Highlights: Requirements (2) Projects: Weight of 1; 1 or 3 possibilities Panel Presentations Personally-oriented term paper Class TA Class Participation: Weight of 1—see handout, as it does require your attention to my requirements and your responsiveness. Are we there yet?

22 Syllabus Highlights: Extra- credit Engaging in cooperative learning (i.e., editing) WEB discussions Miscellaneous: Bringing cartoons, writing congress persons Tutor

23 Summary The Professor, the Students, and the Class Next: Lecture #1b: Rules; success; & circles, squares, & arrows Go in Peace!