EDUC202-19S1 (D) Semester One 2019 (Distance)

One in Four: Different Developmental Pathways

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 1 March 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 10 May 2019

Description

One in four 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. Students will examine and evaluate critical issues and/or compare and contrast a range of perspectives on developmental challenges.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

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

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Susan Besley

Lecturer

Trish McMenamin

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Take home test 05 Apr 2019 45%
Essay 31 May 2019 55%

Textbooks / Resources

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $761.00

International fee $3,188.00

* 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 .

All EDUC202 Occurrences

  • EDUC202-19S1 (C) Semester One 2019
  • EDUC202-19S1 (D) Semester One 2019 (Distance)