Unit name | Developmental Psychology |
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Unit code | EDUCM5411 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Tsapali |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
In this unit, students will engage with classic and contemporary research and theory in developmental psychology. The focus is for students to bring their critical knowledge of developmental psychology, learned through this course and across other complementary units, to address key psychological issues and how these apply to educational settings. Students will also refine their critical analysis skills and ability to evaluate experimental methods.
The core concepts to be investigated (indicative content) include: symbolic understanding of words and pictures, theory of mind development, atypical development and approaches for studying cognitive development, and play and the development of peer relationships.
Aims:
Upon successful completion of the unit students will demonstrate that they:
The course will be delivered through whole group lectures and discussion.
This unit is assessed by 100% coursework in the form of a 2000-word critical review. (ILOs 1-7)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.