Opinto-opas

Objective

Students will become familiar with the various stages of human development and the factors affecting them: early childhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Students will learn the basic knowledge of childhood development.

Content

The key development theories related to early childhood development. Physical, psychological, cognitive and social development and growth in childhood.

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
05.03.2019 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%