UO Lifespan Growth and Motor Development
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
HLTH 1055
Course Level
Undergraduate
Study Method
100% online
Course ID
163143
Unit Value
4.5
UniSA Online Elective Course
Yes
Duration
10 weeks
Fees
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Course aim
To study the influences on typical human growth and development with particular emphasis on emerging motor and social behaviours.
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.
Textbooks
Berk, Laura E 2018, Development Through the Lifespan , 7th, Pearson Higher Education USA, Boston USA
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching Method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY | |||
| Online | 10 weeks x N/A | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Case study, Report, Test/Quiz
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
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