Human Growth and Development – HSCO 502

Course Description

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

Rationale

This course is designed to encourage the student 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 student with an understanding of the physical, mental, emotional, sociocultural, and spiritual aspects of human development while examining one’s 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 the Course Overview. 

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will discuss case studies, apply theoretical application, and dialogue with classmates about development related topics. Each discussion thread must at least 250 words and must include integration of insight from the textbook and 2 other scholarly sources. In addition to the thread, each student will be required to reply to 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must consist of at least 150 words. Replies must integrate insight from at least 1 scholarly reference. (CLO: A, B, C, D, F, H, I)

Peer-Review Discussion: Impact Assignment

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will post 1 thread of at least 250 words. The student will then post a rough draft of his/her Impact Assignment PowerPoint as an attachment to a reply in his/her discussion thread. Then, the student must post a reply of at least 150 words to 2 classmates' drafts as a Peer-Review.

Impact Assignments (2)

The student will have the opportunity to select from a list of topics related to development. The focus of this assignment is on situational and environmental elements that impact normal development. (CLO: A, C, D, F, G, H, I)

Impact Paper Assignment

The student will select a topic and develop a 6-page paper (including the title page and reference page) on the topic. The student must use the textbook and at least 3 scholarly sources of information to inform his/her writing.

Impact PowerPoint Assignment

The student will develop a 15-slide PowerPoint (including the title slide and reference slide) on his/her development topic. The student will develop the presentation as if he/she were presenting it to a client population who needs to know more about the chosen topic because it impacts individuals in their families. A rough draft of the PowerPoint will be submitted in the Peer-Review Discussion Replies: Impact Assignment.

Developmental Analysis Assignment

The student will discuss his/her own development over his/her lifetime and how it relates to the developmental concepts discussed throughout this course. The purpose of this paper is for the student to demonstrate an ability to apply a working knowledge of the theories, terminology, and concepts of human growth and development by identifying his/her life as it relates to key human growth and development concepts. The student will incorporate empirical studies related to development, readings, and videos. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I)

The student will follow the instructions and assignment template to create an analysis of his/her development as it relates to specific theories and developmental principles. This assignment must be at least 10 pages (including the title page, abstract, and reference pages, with at least 7 pages of content besides these pages), be in current APA format, and must integrate insight from the textbook and at least 3 scholarly sources.

Quizzes (3)

This course will have 3 quizzes. Each quiz will cover the Textbook material for the assigned modules. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice questions, and have a 2.5 hour time limit. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)