Human Development Across the Lifespan – EDUC 600

CG • Section 8WK • 07/01/2018 to 12/31/2199 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

This course includes a survey of the organic, social, and physical factors that influence the development of the individual. It seeks to understand what makes a person distinctively different along with a critical evaluation of various theories of learning and personality development, particularly as they relate to questions of values and religious commitment.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

This course is designed to encourage the candidate to understand and critique human development models and theories in light of a Christian worldview as well as to interact with some significant contemporary issues in human development as they relate to Scripture. Additionally, this course will provide the candidate with an understanding of the physical, mental, emotional, socio-cultural, and spiritual aspects of human development while examining his or her own developmental issues.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Module/Week 1.

Discussion Board Forums (5)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Participation in Discussion Board Forums is critical to evaluating mastery of the learning objectives for this course by demonstrating understanding and ability to apply knowledge gleaned from course texts, lecture presentations, and assigned research articles. For each forum, the student must submit a thread of 500–550 words and must include at least 1 source from a peer-reviewed journal article (outside of assigned course readings) cited in current APA format. The student must also submit a reply of 250–300 words to at least 1 other student’s thread. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

Life Span Development PowerPoint

The student will develop a 6–8-slide PowerPoint on life span development from infancy to late adulthood. Learning development and transitional periods of life must be addressed. (CLO: A).

Crisis and Intervention PowerPoint

The student will develop a 6–8-slide PowerPoint on life span development from infancy to late adulthood. Effects of crises on development and prevention and intervention plans that will encourage healthy development must be addressed. (CLO: C).

Observation Paper

The student will conduct an observation for at least 1 hour in a setting where a wide range of developmental stages are present (e.g., shopping mall, restaurant, church, etc.) and answer a set of questions regarding his or her experience. The Observation Paper must be at least 3 pages. (CLO: G).

Research Paper

The student will choose a topic related to human development and write an 8–10-page double-spaced paper (plus title page, abstract, references, and other required elements) that presents known research on that topic. The student must include at least 8 relevant journal articles in the paper; at least 5 of those articles must be empirical and recent (within the last 5 years). (CLO: C, D, F).

The paper must be completed in the following stages:

  1. Topic: The student will submit the topic with a brief description of the approach to be taken.
  2. Annotated Bibliography: The student will submit an annotated bibliography with at least 8 sources (as defined above).
  3. Final: The student will submit the completed research paper—including the title page, abstract, thesis statement, and annotated bibliography—to LiveText (and ONLY LiveText).

Quizzes (8)

The student will take 8 open-book/open-notes quizzes that cover each module/week’s reading and lecture materials. Quiz 1 contains 10 multiple-choice questions and 1 essay question and has a time limit of 45 minutes. Quizzes 2–8 each contain 10 multiple-choice questions and have a time limit of 45 minutes. Each quiz can only be taken 1 time. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G).