EDUC202-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

One in Five: Different Developmental Pathways

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2016

Description

One in five children or adolescents will experience a disorder, disability or trauma affecting their development. Students will consider issues relating to children with different developmental pathways, including pathways affected by mental and physical health, trauma and disability.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will understand the symptoms, causes, and developmental course of several common disorders and their implications for educational and psychosocial outcomes and adjustment.

2.  For a particular developmental challenge, students will examine and evaluate one or more critical issues and/or compare and contrast a range of perspectives on a particular developmental challenge through an essay integrating empirical research-based information and individual case studies.

Prerequisites

30 points in EDUC or PSYC, or
permission of the Head of School

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Kathleen Liberty

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Participation 20% Weekly.
Essay 1 01 Apr 2016 35% 1500 words
Essay 2 07 Jun 2016 45% 1725 words.

Textbooks / Resources

Readings for the course will be available through LEARN.  Included will be readings on ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia and Communication Disorders.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $717.00

International fee $2,913.00

* 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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