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Unit 1 Social Unit 1 Social Relationships in Relationships in
ChildhoodChildhoodEnjoy chatting! We’ll begin class Enjoy chatting! We’ll begin class
at the top of the hour!at the top of the hour!
Welcome!Welcome!
Instructor’s name: Cary SmithInstructor’s name: Cary Smith
I currently live in Starkville, MS I currently live in Starkville, MS where I earned an M.S. in where I earned an M.S. in psychometrics and a Ph.D. in psychometrics and a Ph.D. in psychology from Mississippi State psychology from Mississippi State University.University.
I’ve worked with practically every I’ve worked with practically every type of mental illness!type of mental illness!
I work with people diagnosed with I work with people diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, OCD, Schizoaffective Disorder, OCD, Major Depression, Borderline Major Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, etc. Personality Disorder, etc.
My job is interesting!My job is interesting!
I’m originally from the Mississippi I’m originally from the Mississippi Delta! The poorest area in the Delta! The poorest area in the United States!United States!
I earned my first Master’s degree in I earned my first Master’s degree in Educational Psychology at Ole Miss.Educational Psychology at Ole Miss.
While there, I met my wife! She While there, I met my wife! She wouldn’t marry me unless I met her wouldn’t marry me unless I met her parents, and so I moved to Taiwan parents, and so I moved to Taiwan for 3 years (my wife’s home is for 3 years (my wife’s home is Taiwan).Taiwan).
My wife is very smart! She’s My wife is very smart! She’s working on her second Ph.D.!working on her second Ph.D.!
Where do you guys live?Where do you guys live?
I’m glad to have everyone in I’m glad to have everyone in class!class!
Has everyone had an Has everyone had an opportunity to read the syllabus?opportunity to read the syllabus?
If you haven’t, it’s OK!If you haven’t, it’s OK!
The first page tells you how to The first page tells you how to contact me. It’s got my e-mail contact me. It’s got my e-mail address, my AIM, etc.address, my AIM, etc.
Now, I’m going to stop for a Now, I’m going to stop for a moment and let you look. Don’t moment and let you look. Don’t hesitate to ask questions.hesitate to ask questions.
Each unit has several requirements Each unit has several requirements that you must complete in order to that you must complete in order to receive the maximum number of receive the maximum number of points.points.
You’ve got seminar discussions with You’ve got seminar discussions with each unit, and with some units, you each unit, and with some units, you have a project to turn in.have a project to turn in.
First, let’s talk about the seminar First, let’s talk about the seminar requirement. Is everyone familiar requirement. Is everyone familiar with it?with it?
There’s two options for each There’s two options for each seminar: 1) you can attend the online seminar: 1) you can attend the online seminar or 2) you can answer seminar or 2) you can answer questions that are located at each questions that are located at each unit. In my opinion, it’s more fun to unit. In my opinion, it’s more fun to attend the seminar!attend the seminar!
If you’d rather answer Option 2, you If you’d rather answer Option 2, you won’t have to attend the online won’t have to attend the online seminar.seminar.
For Option 1, you need to post, For Option 1, you need to post, at a minimum, 10 comments.at a minimum, 10 comments.
If you plan on using Option 2, If you plan on using Option 2, post your answers at least 24 post your answers at least 24 hours before the time it’s due.hours before the time it’s due.
Any questions about the Any questions about the seminar requirements?seminar requirements?
At each unit, you’ll have to post an At each unit, you’ll have to post an original statement of at least 200 original statement of at least 200 words. In addition, you’ll need to words. In addition, you’ll need to post comments regarding your post comments regarding your reaction to what two of your reaction to what two of your classmates have posted, and they classmates have posted, and they need to be 50 words each.need to be 50 words each.
Your comments need to be 5 to 7 Your comments need to be 5 to 7 sentences in length.sentences in length.
THIS IS A BIG PORTION OF YOUR THIS IS A BIG PORTION OF YOUR GRADE! MAKE SURE YOU DO GRADE! MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS EACH WEEK!THIS EACH WEEK!
The deadline for the posts are The deadline for the posts are Tuesday night at midnight.Tuesday night at midnight.
DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO TURN MINUTE TO TURN EVERYTHING IN! IT’S EVERYTHING IN! IT’S IMPORTANT THAT YOUR IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CLASSMATES HAVE THE CLASSMATES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS!TO YOUR COMMENTS!
Make sure that for your original Make sure that for your original posts, posts, you base what you say you base what you say on documented research.on documented research.
Don’t just give your opinion!Don’t just give your opinion! Get into the habit of backing Get into the habit of backing
up what you say with researchup what you say with research.. Be wary of using Wikipedia as a Be wary of using Wikipedia as a
source!source!
Instead, use scholarly search Instead, use scholarly search engines like Google scholar, engines like Google scholar, Ebscohost, ERIC, etc.Ebscohost, ERIC, etc.
Don’t take something from the Don’t take something from the Internet that isn’t research. Internet that isn’t research. Displaying your opinion about Displaying your opinion about an issue on the Internet is easy. an issue on the Internet is easy. You want research, not You want research, not opinions!opinions!
The deadline for the posts are The deadline for the posts are Tuesday night at midnight.Tuesday night at midnight.
DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO TURN MINUTE TO TURN EVERYTHING IN! IT’S EVERYTHING IN! IT’S IMPORTANT THAT YOUR IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CLASSMATES HAVE THE CLASSMATES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS!TO YOUR COMMENTS!
The quality of your posts is as The quality of your posts is as important as the quantity. important as the quantity.
Write a comment that indicates Write a comment that indicates you’ve thought about the you’ve thought about the question. Use complete question. Use complete sentences and use proper sentences and use proper punctuation.punctuation.
Any questions?Any questions?
Let’s talk about weekly expectations!Let’s talk about weekly expectations!
According to my experience, it’s very According to my experience, it’s very easy to let life overshadow our time easy to let life overshadow our time as a student. Everything seems to as a student. Everything seems to happen all at once!happen all at once!
DON’T PROCRASTINATE!DON’T PROCRASTINATE!
Make sure you follow APA style.Make sure you follow APA style. Following APA means each paper Following APA means each paper
mus have:mus have: 1) a title page1) a title page 2) everything is double spaced2) everything is double spaced 3) you must have a references page; 3) you must have a references page;
otherwise, it’s plagiarism!otherwise, it’s plagiarism!
Any questions about what I’ll be Any questions about what I’ll be looking for in assignments?looking for in assignments?
Just remember to turn Just remember to turn everything in before the everything in before the deadline!deadline!
PLAGIARISMPLAGIARISM
What is plagiarism?What is plagiarism?
What are some examples?What are some examples?
How can you make sure that How can you make sure that you haven’t plagiarized you haven’t plagiarized material?material?
Plagiarism is serious and can Plagiarism is serious and can get you kicked out of school.get you kicked out of school.
If you’re caught, you can:If you’re caught, you can: 1) make a 0 for the assignment1) make a 0 for the assignment 2) make a 0 for the class2) make a 0 for the class 3) be kicked out of Kaplan.3) be kicked out of Kaplan.
If you have trouble deciding on If you have trouble deciding on what you’ve written is what you’ve written is plagiarized, contact the Writing plagiarized, contact the Writing Center or me.Center or me.
DON’T CUT AND PAST FROM DON’T CUT AND PAST FROM THE INTERNET! EVEN IF THE INTERNET! EVEN IF YOU CITE THE WEBSITE, IT’S YOU CITE THE WEBSITE, IT’S CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM!CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM!
DON’T CUT AND PASTE FOR DON’T CUT AND PASTE FOR YOUR POSTS! IF YOU DO YOUR POSTS! IF YOU DO THIS, IT’S STILL PLAGIARISM!THIS, IT’S STILL PLAGIARISM!
DON’T COPY WORD FOR DON’T COPY WORD FOR WORD FROM ANYTHING, WORD FROM ANYTHING, UNLESS IT’S IN QUOTES!UNLESS IT’S IN QUOTES!
EVEN IF YOU CITE YOUR EVEN IF YOU CITE YOUR SOURCE, IF YOU’VE CUT SOURCE, IF YOU’VE CUT AND PASTED AND/OR AND PASTED AND/OR COPIED WORD FOR WORD, COPIED WORD FOR WORD, YOU’VE PLAGIARIZED!YOU’VE PLAGIARIZED!
YOU SHOULD PARAPHRASE YOU SHOULD PARAPHRASE EVERYTHING! AFTER EVERYTHING! AFTER YOU’VE PARAPHRASED, YOU’VE PARAPHRASED, THEN YOU CITE YOUR THEN YOU CITE YOUR SOURCE!SOURCE!
SOME OF YOU WILL LIKELY SOME OF YOU WILL LIKELY PLAGIARIZE, AS I’VE HAD PLAGIARIZE, AS I’VE HAD STUDENTS DO IT EACH STUDENTS DO IT EACH SEMESTER! SEMESTER!
REMEMBER, PARAPHRASE REMEMBER, PARAPHRASE AND CITE!AND CITE!
Text BookText Book
Berk, L. (2012).Child Child Development. Development. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
UnitsUnits
Let’s take a look at each unit we’ll be Let’s take a look at each unit we’ll be discussing!discussing!
Unit 1: IntroductionUnit 1: Introduction Unit 2: The Effect of Peer Rejection Unit 2: The Effect of Peer Rejection
on Social Skillson Social Skills Unit 3: Learning Gender Roles from Unit 3: Learning Gender Roles from
Social InteractionSocial Interaction Unit 4: The Problems When Unit 4: The Problems When
Changing SchoolsChanging Schools
Unit 5: Erikson's Psychosocial Unit 5: Erikson's Psychosocial TheoryTheory
Unit 6: Gender Differences in Unit 6: Gender Differences in Social RelationshipsSocial Relationships
Unit 7: How Cultural Differences Unit 7: How Cultural Differences Influence Social RelationshipsInfluence Social Relationships
Unit 8: Children with DisabilitiesUnit 8: Children with Disabilities Unit 9: Evaluating Relationships Unit 9: Evaluating Relationships
as Healthy or Unhealthyas Healthy or Unhealthy
Nature vs. NurtureNature vs. Nurture
Both play an important role in Both play an important role in development!development!
Which one is, in your opinion, Which one is, in your opinion, better at explaining social better at explaining social relationships in children?relationships in children?
How does Childhood affect How does Childhood affect Adulthood?Adulthood?
Can you think of 5 examples?Can you think of 5 examples?
How hard is to get past a How hard is to get past a dysfunctional childhood?dysfunctional childhood?
Any questions?Any questions?
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