HS 214 - Lifespan Studies II

3 Credits

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

1. Explore the effects of media during the school years and adolescence.
2. Recognize the effects of heredity and environment on human development.
3. Discuss the physical growth and change including motor skill development from middle childhood through to adulthood.
4. Discuss health issues and physical fitness.
5. Discuss cognitive development theories.
6. Explore cognitive measurement and assessment tools.
7. Describe the development of moral reasoning and social cognition.
8. Discuss issues and factors effecting personality and social development.
9. Summarize the characteristic features and influences of friendships and peer groups on the developing individual.
10. Discuss the factors and social issues that influence the development of the individual.
11. Identify developmental issues that arise from experiences and generate approaches to working with those situations.

Boyd, D., Johnson, P., & Bee, H. (2020). Revel for lifespan development–access card (7th Canadian edition). Pearson Education Canada.

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
This course includes lectures, discussions, PowerPoint presentations and videos to provide an understanding of human growth and development and the contributing contexts that support development. Self-study using the online materials that accompany the text is advised.

Regular attendance is essential for success in any course. Absence for any reason does not relieve a student of the responsibility of completing course work and assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor. More than four (4) absences per course, per semester, may result in probation. Further absences may result in suspension from the program. In cases of repeated absences due to illness, the student may be requested to submit a medical certificate.

Instructors have the authority to require attendance in classes.

Content of Course:

1. Effects of media on development
   1. television and movies
   2. computers and the internet
   3. video games, cell phones, and music
2. Middle childhood
   1. Physical changes
      1. growth and motor development
      2. the brain and nervous system
      3. health promotion and wellness
   2. Cognitive changes
      1. language
      2. concrete operational thought
      3. information processing
      4. schooling
3. Adolescence
   1. Physical changes
      1. the endocrine, reproductive, and other body systems
      2. adolescent health
      3. substance abuse and mental health problems
   2. Cognitive changes
      1. formal operational stage
      2. information processing
      3. transition to secondary school
      4. gender and academic achievement
   3. Social and personality development
      1. theories of social and personality development
      2. self-concept and personality
      3. social relationships
      4. moral development
4. Early adulthood
   1. physical changes
   2. cognitive changes
   3. theories of social and personality development
   4. intimate relationships
   5. parenthood and other relationships
   6. the role of worker

 

Course Pass Requirements:
A minimum grade of D (50%) (1.00) is required to pass this course. Students must maintain a cumulative grade of C (GPA - Grade Point Average of 2.00) in order to qualify to graduate.