Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY.
Length:
Version 1 and 2: 36 hours (9 weeks). Version 3: 37.5 hours (9 weeks).
Dates:
Version 1: April 1991 - August 2001. Version 2: September 2001 - May 2017. Version 3: June 2017 - Present.
Instructional delivery format:
Traditional classroom model
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of individuals from birth to old age; identify the social and cultural influences affecting our evolution as human beings; identify developmental tasks, given a specific theory, for each stage of the lifespan; compare moral development and social convention; describe the dynamics of death as an event and dying as a process; and relate knowledge of one's own development and the development of those with whom one interacts. Version 2 and 3: Same as Version 1; in addition, discuss the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of individuals from conception to old age.
Instruction:
Version 1, 2, and 3: Major topics include: an overview of the major topics involved in lifespan development from infancy to death, including beginnings and infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, early, middle, and late adulthood, dying and spirituality.
Credit recommendation:
Version 1, 2, and 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours as an elective in Psychology (7/91) (7/97 revalidation) (6/02 revalidation) (6/07 revalidation) (6/12 revalidation) (6/17 revalidation).
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