EDUC102-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Child and Adolescent Development and Health

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

Description

This course establishes a foundation in theory, concepts, processes and factual knowledge of infant, child and adolescent development within the context of family, school and community and provides students with an understanding of developmental processes. The impact of health on infant, child and adolescent development will also be considered.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes
1. Students will be able to describe the principal ideas of a developmental approach to understanding infants, children and adolescents.
2. Students will be able to describe the pathways of cognitive, social, emotional and physical development.
3. Students will be able to outline the process of language development from infancy.
4. Students will be able to describe the principal ideas of a range of developmental theories.
5. Students will be able to discuss the impact of health and health-
related issues on infant, child and adolescent development.

Restrictions

EDUC121

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Susan Besley

Lecturers

Kathleen Liberty and Dean Sutherland

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDUC102 Essay 03 Apr 2009 20% Child and Adolescent Development and Health 1200 word essay
EDUC102 Essay 29 May 2009 35% Child and Adolescent Development and Health 1500 word essay
Open-Book/Open-Note Examination 45% Child and Adolescent Development and Heath Open-Book/Open-Note Examination

Textbooks / Resources

Textbook
Bee, H. & Boyd, D. (2007). The Developing Child (11th Edition). Boston: Pearson International

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $640.00

International fee $2,670.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Educational Studies and Leadership .

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