EDUC412-10W (C) Whole Year 2010

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 September 2010

Description

This course looks at the nature, prevalence, causes, education and treatment of disorders and disabilities affecting children and adolescents.

Learning Outcomes

1. To develop an understanding of different theoretical perspectives
2. To develop an understanding of foundational processes in the development of children with genetic, prenatal, antenatal and postnatal differences
3. To develop skills in accessing relevant and appropriate and current information
4. To develop skills in understanding of research

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
EDUC412 Research Summary & Critique of Published Intervention Study 04 Jun 2010 20%
EDUC412 Research Essay on Developmental Trajectory and Impact of Interventions 20 Aug 2010 35%
EDUC412 Compulsory Open Book & Open-Note Test Covering Lectures and Assigned Readings 11 Oct 2010 45%

Textbooks / Resources

Readings in electronic form will be posted on LEARN periodically.
   
Course Textbook
Batshaw, M., Pellegrino, L., & Roizen, N. (2007). Children with disabilities (6th Edition) Paul Brookes Publishers.

Other required readings
Papalia, D., Olds, S. & Feldman, R. A Child’s World: Infancy Through Adolescence (11th edition).  International Edition:  McGraw Hill. OR SIMILAR textbook on child development.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,359.00

* 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 Health Sciences .

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