- Course Code
- PS 3518
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr J Hosie
Pre-requisites
PS 1009, PS 1509, PS 1010, PS 1510, PS 2015, PS 2016, PS 2515, PS 2516.
Co-requisites
PS 3517 and PS 3519.
(Joint Honours, PS 3517 only)
Overview
This course will examine both historical and contemporary issues and findings in perceptual development, language development, social and emotional development, and developmental psychopathology. The course will also cover a number of key conceptual issues including the role of nature versus nurture in human development, modularity and modularization, and the contribution of research on atypical development to our understanding of normal functioning.
Structure
12 week course - 1 one-hour lecture per week and 1 two-hour tutorial during the course.
Assessment
1st Attempt: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assigment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Resit: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assigment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Formative Assessment
Feedback on tutorial activities and on written assigments. Example exam questions in lectures.
Feedback
Oral feedback on tutorial activities by the supervising tutor. Written feedback on written assignment within 3 weeks after assignment has been handed in.