DEVK20HKI Development Across the Life Span (5op)

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Tavoitteet

The students will be able to
- Understand the basics of developmental psychology and life span
- Understand the emotional, cognitive, moral and social development across the life span
- reflect on cultural factors determining development across the life span
- apply life span approach in social and community development work

Sisältö

Contents
- Developmental psychology and life-span theory
- Emotional, cognitive, moral and social development across the life span
- Culture and human development
- Life span approach in social and community development work

Oppimateriaalit

Fingerman, K. L., Berg, C. A., Smith, J., & Antonucci, T. C. (2010). Handbook of life-span development. New York: Springer Publishing Company
Additional references will be available in the moodlerooms,.

Opetusmenetelmät

-Developmental psychology and life-span theory
-Emotional, cognitive, moral and social development across the life span
-Culture and human development
-Life span approach in social and community development work.
This course will be more on independent learning. However, students will be working in groups during the compulsory final workshop. There will be an orientation, lectures, two learning assignments and a final workshop. Instructions on the learning assignment will be given during the orientation. Participation during the orientation and final workshop are compulsory.
This course will be more on independent learning. However, you will be working in groups during the compulsory workshop sessions

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

Alternative way of completing the study module is only possible upon specific circumstances/criteria (i.e. sickness etc.). Personal reasons such as travel and work are not considered as acceptable criteria.
Alternative way of completing the study module must be agreed with the responsible lecturer and/or study guidance counselor two weeks before the beginning of the study module
In this study module the alternative way of completing the study module consists of an exam to be taken on any exam re-take day by the end of Spring 2020. The literature for the exam will be decided with the teachers.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Orientation, face-to-face lectures, online lectures (1 cr)
Independent learning, learning assignments, seminar (4 cr)
Student´s workload is approximately 26h 40min per credit that is divided between different learning tasks during the study module.

Lisätiedot

The study module requires skills to use Diak´s online learning area.
Diak guidelines are followed in AHOT / RPL process.
Possibility to get RPL/AHOT if equivalent studies and study credits are carried out in a University or University of Applied Sciences.