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Lifespan Social & Emotional Development (PSYC30016)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Dr Abi Brooker
Overview
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This subject investigates issues of social and emotional development across all life periods of the life-span: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Students taking this subject will learn about major developmental tasks and issues for each life period, including: identity development, gender and sexuality development, moral development, family and peer relationships, and education.
Intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
On completion of the subject students will demonstrate knowledge of:
- developmental tasks and challenges associated with different life periods (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood)
- key developmental concepts and theories that inform scholarly understanding of different life periods
Skills
On completion of the subject students will have developed skills to:
- critically evaluate competing (and complimentary) theories of social and emotional development across the lifespan
Application of knowledge and skills
On completion of this subject students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to:
- apply developmental theory to personal, interpersonal, and cultural contexts of development
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will have had the opportunity to develop skills in:
- contrasting and integrating theoretical perspectives of lifespan development
- critical engagement and reflective thinking
- creating and responding to peer-reviews and feedback
- applying theory to practice in everyday life
- written communication
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
512380 Personal and Social Development 3
512305 Developing Persons in Social Worlds
Recommended background knowledge
Prior coursework in at least two Level 2 psychology subjects, including Developmental Psychology, is recommended. Level 2 psychology subjects are: Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Personality & Social Psychology.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Assessment
1 written reflective piece addressing 3 questions (500 words per question, to total 1500 words) due week 10, percentage: 40%
5 lecture revision quizzes (1 released each fortnight) due week 12, percentage: 10% Note, each quiz is worth 2% of the final grade. Students can complete the quizzes any time up to week 12.
1 written examination (2 hours), end of semester, percentage: 50%
Hurdle Requirements:
Each piece of assessment must be submitted.
Attendance of 80% of allocated tutorials. Failure to meet the attendance hurdle will result in additional assessment pieces being set before students can be considered to have satisfactorily completed the subject.
Participation in 2 x peer review activities (week 4 and week 8). Each peer review activity includes: (i) Submitting 1 draft answer to one of the 3 final questions (500 words) for peer review; and (ii) Completing an anonymous review of 2 other students' drafts. Meeting the peer review hurdle therefore requires submission of 2 draft answers and completing 4 reviews. Failure to meet the peer-review hurdle will result in additional assessment pieces being set before students can be considered to have satisfactorily completed the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Abi Brooker Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Abi Brooker
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment for this subject is 170 hours.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Hoffnung, M., Hoffnung, R. J., Seifert, K. L., Hine, A., Pausé, C., Swabey, K., Yates K, & Burton Smith R. (2016). Lifespan development: Third Australasian Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Note: An ebook version of this text is available through the university library website.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Psychology Major Psychology Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI Major Psychology - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024