EDUC204-12S2 (C) Semester Two 2012

Promoting Child and Adolescent Wellbeing and Health

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 July 2012
End Date: Sunday, 11 November 2012
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 July 2012
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 7 October 2012

Description

This course will concentrate on ways in which resilience, health and positive developmental trajectories may be promoted in infants, children and adolescents. Current research and theoretical models will be used to explore a number of critical issues related to health and wellbeing in a New Zealand context.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will compare sources of information on current issues and relate to key concepts of health and wellbeing in childhood and adolescence.
2. Students will compare and contrast sources of information on wellbeing, health and development.
3. Students will apply the core concepts of well-being and health that impact on developmental trajectories.

Prerequisites

15 points in EDUC or PSYC106 or permission of the Head of School

Course Coordinator

Susan Besley

Lecturers

Myron Friesen and Kim Dolgin

Textbooks / Resources

There are no Required Texts for this course

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

Assessment and grading system

Grade    GPA      Marks

A+           9         90 – 100
A             8         85 – 89
A-            7         80 – 84
B+           6         75 – 79
B             5         70 – 74
B-            4         65 – 69
C+           3         60 – 64
C             2         55 – 59
C-            1         50 – 54
D             0         40 – 49
E            -1           0 – 39

A Pass is 50 marks or over

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $619.00

International fee $2,688.00

* 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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