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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 1043

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
153840

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Health Sciences

Course aim

To study the influences on typical human growth and development with particular emphasis on emerging motor and social behaviours and their assessments.

Course content

Models of lifelong human development; developmentalist terminology; transactional model of motor development; physical growth and physiological changes across the five primary periods of the lifespan; influences on pre- and post-natal growth and motor development; emergence, peaking and regression of motor behaviour across the lifespan; visual perceptual, social and cognitive development and its influence across the lifespan; unique potential of each individual; cultural influences on an individuals' experience of lifespan growth and development.

Textbook(s)

Gallahue Dl, Ozmum JC and Goodway JD 2012, Understanding Motor Development Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults, 7th, McGraw Hill, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Seminar 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture (Online) 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop 2 hours x 8 weeks
Practical (Site Visits) 2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Seminar (Online) 1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Lecture (Online) 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop (Online) 2 hours x 8 weeks
Practical (Site Visits) 2 hours x 4 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, Participation, Portfolio, Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Mr Hugh Stewart
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