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Archived Version 2019 - 2020

Module Title
Module Code
School
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module aims: To increase the students’ knowledge and critical awareness of the theoretical and research approaches relevant to development across the lifespan from childhood through adulthood; to encourage students’ critical evaluation of the current approaches and evidence base across the core areas of physical, cognitive, educational, social, emotional, sexual and psychological health and wellbeing in the field of developmental psychology; to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to handle complexity in the area in a developmental and integrative manner; and to prepare students to act as knowledgeable contributors to the field of developmental psychology.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the key concepts and controversies at the forefront of lifespan development.
2. Demonstrate a systematic understanding contexts and domains of development across the lifespan.
3. Show a critical awareness of the current challenges in developmental psychology.
4. Handle the complexity of the current state of research and scholarship in the field of developmental psychology
5. Formulate judgements on current issues in the area through critical reviews of the literature.
6. Evaluate particular research methodologies employed in applied developmental psychology inter alia longitudinal and life history methodologies.
7. Integrate knowledge on broad themes and communicate same in a clear, concise and scholarly manner by means of a formal written report that follows the accepted conventions of the discipline.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	8	5 x 1 hour tutorials; 3 hours blended support activities
Assignment Completion	24	No Description
Independent Study	69	Required reading, literature searches and other independent learning
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Cross cutting, contemporary themes in lifespan development will be investigated through a combination of direct lecture

Overview of Module: Introductory primer on lifespan development; including child and adolescent development.

Theoretical approaches to and contemporary conceptualisations of lifespan development.

Research methods in lifespan development: Exploration of GUI and TILDA data

Domain specific aspects of development across the lifespan: Physical, social, emotional, cognitive, educational, sexual,

Resilience and risk across the lifespan.

Contexts of development: Family, community, media

Positive aging and demographic change

Review of Module

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Kuther: 2018, Lifespan Development in Context: A Topical Approach, SAGE, UK,
Santrock, J. W.: 2018, Essentials of Life Span Development, 5th, McGraw Hill, New York, US,

Other Resources

None

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