Development and Life Cycle of a Human BeingLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know and master the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You understand and know the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development occurring at different stages of life. You are able to support individual well-being and learning at different stages of life. You know the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories and tasks. You recognise protective and risk factors in individual development. You are able to apply and utilise information related to developmental psychology in social services and early childhood education.

Content

Perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life.
Different stages of life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age.
Physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development.
Psychosocial development theories, stages and tasks in the course of human life.
Protective and risk factors in the life of an individual.
Support for individual well-being, growth, development and learning.
Utilisation and application of information related to developmental psychology in social services and early childhood education.

Qualifications

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate (1) You partially know the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You recognise the significance of different stages of human life to the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. You have an overall knowledge of the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories. You recognise some protective and risk factors in individual development. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2) You mainly know the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You recognise the significance of different stages of human life to the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. You know the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories. You recognise some protective and risk factors in individual development. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3) You know the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You recognise the significance of different stages of human life to the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. You know the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories and tasks. You recognise protective and risk factors in individual development. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter using source material.

Very good (4) You know the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You recognise the significance of different stages of human life to the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. You know the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories and tasks. You recognise protective and risk factors in individual development. You are able to support individual well-being and learning at different stages of life. In written assignments, you exhibit original thought in describing the phenomena of the subject matter and use versatile source material.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) You know and master the perspective of developmental psychology into the course of human life and its different stages. You recognise the significance of different stages of human life to the physical-motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. You know the psychosocial stages of human development and related development theories and tasks. You recognise protective and risk factors in individual development. You are able to support individual well-being and learning at different stages of life. You are able to apply and utilise information related to developmental psychology in client work. In written assignments, you exhibit original and critical thought in describing the phenomena of the subject matter and use versatile source material

Materials

Dunderfelt, T.2011. Elämänkaaripsykologia
Nurmi, J-E., Ahonen, T., Lyytinen, H., Lyytinen, P., Pulkkinen, L. & Ruoppila, I. 2014. Ihmisen psykologinen kehitys.
Material in eLearning environment .

Execution methods

The course is implemented as a hybrid course that includes both online and classroom teaching. The student may apply for accreditation based on corresponding competence acquired in previous higher education studies following the accreditation practices described in the study guide.