Life-Span Development

Life-Span Development

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Life-Span Development

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About this course.

PSY120

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Life-Span Development

Our Life-Span Development online course provides a general survey of human growth and development theory and science from biological, cognitive, and social perspectives. Life-Span Development dives into each stage of the human life-cycle and is considered against each lens, providing you with an important framework for which to consider human development from birth and infancy to adulthood and ultimately, death.

ACE Approved 2023

Outcomes

After completing this course students will be able to:

Define key issues, stages, and theories in developmental science from a lifespan perspective.

Discuss the biological, physical, cognitive, emotional, and social factors that influence human development across the lifespan.

Explain major methods of data collection and research design in lifespan developmental psychology.

Apply key concepts from lifespan developmental psychology to personal experiences

Compare and contrast major developmental theories as they explain key tasks in each stage of human development.

Integrate reflective thought and scientific reasoning to develop novel and relevant research questions.

Critique exemplars of current developmental science in terms of strengths and areas for improvement

Predict / hypothesize potential outcomes of research questions on the basis of existing knowledge.



Introduction and Getting Started

Topic 1: The Life-Span Perspective

Topic 2: Beginnings

Topic 3: Infancy

Topic 4: Early Childhood

Topic 5: Middle and Late Childhood

Topic 6: Adolescence

Topic 7: Early Adulthood

Topic 8: Middle Adulthood

Topic 9: Late Adulthood

Topic 10: Endings

Topic 11: Review

There are no prerequisites to take Life-Span Development.



The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.

Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook retailer; you will still get the eTextbook for free.

Santrock, John W. Life-Span Development. 19th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2024. ISBN 9781266347344


StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit. There are a total of 1000 points in the course:

Topic Assessment Points Available

LOs
1 Reflective Response: The Life-Span Perspective 10

1, 5
1 Autobiographical Developmental Essay 50

1, 2, 4
2 Reflective Response: Beginnings 10

1, 2, 4, 5, 7
3 Reflective Response: Infancy 10

1, 2
3 Graded Exam 1 50

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4 Reflective Response: Early Childhood 10

1, 2, 4, 5
5 Reflective Response: Middle and Late Childhood 10

1, 2, 4, 5
5 Graded Exam 2 50

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
6 Reflective Response: Adolescence 10

1, 2, 4, 5, 7
6 Midterm Exam 75

1, 2, 4, 5
6 Theory Essay 175

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
7 Reflective Response: Early Adulthood 10

1, 2, 4, 5
8 Reflective Response: Middle Adulthood 10

1, 2, 4, 5, 7
8 Graded Exam 3 50

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
8 Research Paper 200

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
9 Reflective Response: Late Adulthood 10

1, 2, 4, 5
10 Reflective Response: Endings 10

1, 2, 4, 5, 7
10 Graded Exam 4 50

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
11 Final Exam 200

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Total 1000

Final Proctored Exam

The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.

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