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

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to give you an understanding of the developmental psychology perspective on the human life course and its different stages. You will learn how to support individual well-being and learning at different stages of the life course and how to identify protective and risk factors for individual development.

Competences:

Learning to learn
Competence in social client work

Learning Outcomes:

You are able to acquire, critically evaluate and appropriately apply the knowledge base in your field. You can also take responsibility for team learning and sharing what you have learned.

You are able to support the well-being, growth, development and learning of individuals in different life situations in a goal-oriented manner. You will identify and be able to assess the risk and protective factors of an individual's well-being at different stages of life. You are able to apply developmental psychological knowledge in the social and educational field.

Content

The main content of the course is a developmental psychology perspective on the human life course and the different areas of development. Developmental theories and tasks in the life course. Protective and risk factors in the life course of an individual. Supporting individual well-being, growth, development and learning.

Location and time

The course will take place in January-March 2025 as a face-to-face course

Materials

Dunderfelt, T.2011. Elämänkaaripsykologia
Pulkkinen, Lea, Ahonen, Timo, Ruoppila, Isto ja Aunola, Kaisa. 2023. Ihmisen psykologinen kehitys.S-kustannus or previous pressings
Material in Moodle and lectures

Teaching methods

Face-to-face studies
Group work
Individual assignment
Online lectures and Moodle exam
Independent study of literature and materials

If you use AI in your assignments, please include a verbal description of how, to what extent and where you have used it.

Exam schedules

Moodle indicates the time interval for the online exam and the dates of the re-exam. The return dates for the assessed assignments can be found in the Moodle.

Completion alternatives

You can apply for admission on the basis of previous equivalent higher education studies (content/objectives/extent). Discuss your competences with your tutor and, if necessary, submit an eApplication form at least two weeks before the start of the course.

Student workload

135h is distributed as follows:
Contact teaching 17h on campus.
Group work 30h
Individual learning task, total 40h
e-learning an exam 30h
independent study 18h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1= You can describe the developmental psychological perspective of a person's life course and its various stages. You can describe different aspects of development in the course of a person's life. You can name development stages and related development theories. You can describe some of the protective and risk factors in an individual's development. You are able to apply the knowledge base in your field.

2= You can describe the developmental psychological perspective of a person's life course and its different stages and give examples of them. You are able to define different aspects of development in the course of a person's life. You will identify development stages and related development theories and be able to give examples of them. You define protective and risk factors in an individual's development. You are able to apply the knowledge base in your field.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3= You can present a developmental psychological perspective on a person's life course and its different stages and give examples of them. You can explain different aspects of development in the course of a person's life. You are able to identify stages of development and related development theories and know how to apply them. You are able to introduce protective and risk factors in an individual's development. You are able to appropriately apply the knowledge base in your field.

4= You are able to analyze the developmental psychological perspective of a person's life course and its various stages. You are able to analyze different aspects of development in the course of a person's life. You are able to explain and interpret developmental stages and related developmental theories. You are able to classify protective and risk factors in an individual's development. You are able to evaluate and appropriately apply the knowledge base in your field.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5= You are able to analyze the developmental psychological perspective of a person's life course and its various stages. You are able to analyze different aspects of development in the course of a person's life. You are able to explain and interpret developmental stages and related developmental theories. You are able to classify protective and risk factors in an individual's development. You can make generalizations and incorporate developmental psychological phenomena into a broader social context. You are able to evaluate critically and appropriately apply the knowledge base in your field.

Further information

The overall assessment of the course consists of 60% marks for the independent assignment and 40% marks for the group assignment. The assignments include self-assessment