Opinto-opas

Objective

Students will become familiar with the different phases of life: early childhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. They will know and recognise the phases of growth and development and specify factors influencing each of them.

Content

Different development theories. Physical, psychological, cognitive and social development and growth during different phases of life.

Location and time

Tentative Schedule (subject to change. final schedule in course syllabus)
08.01.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2028 Orientation
10.01.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6010
13.01.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 ECE
15.01.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2028 ECE
17.01.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2020 ECE
27.01.2020 08.30 - 11.45 MPA6011
05.02.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA3007
12.02.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2007
05.03.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6017 Final Exam

Materials

Human Growth and Development, 3rd ed. 2016, Beckett & Taylor
Readings as assigned

Teaching methods

Contact lectures, reading reflections, final written exam
For early childhood education track also child observation assignment.

Employer connections

Collaboration with SETA on Gender Development (TBA)

Exam schedules

Final Exam: 05.03.2020 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6017
Re-exam dates: TBA

International connections

International literature

Completion alternatives

na

Student workload

27h per credit

Content scheduling

see above

Further information

na

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final exam 50%
Reading Reflections/+ECEC track observation task 30%
Participation 20%