Human Growth & Development

By Dr. K .Sambath Rani | Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women,Coimbatore

Learners enrolled: 1701

Growth and development being an integral component of health and well being of the child, it is essential that one seeks out for adequate information regarding the same and put the acquired knowledge into action to reap tangible benefits.

The term growth refers to increase in physical size of the body and development to increase in skills and function. Growth and development are considered together because the child grows and develops simultaneously.

This course focuses on human growth and development over the lifespan,as well as careers that help people deal with various physical, intellectual and socioemotional issues, such as physicians, nurses, nutritionists, counsellors and social workers,

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	09 Jul 2019
End Date :	01 Sep 2019
Enrollment Ends :	10 Sep 2019
Exam Date :	09 Nov 2019 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week- I

1. Concepts and Theories of Human Development

2. Meaning,Definitions & Principles of Growth and development

3. Development periods in Human life span

(Prenatal development,Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood)

Week - II

4. Heredity and environment on development

5. Domains of Human Growth and Development

6. Theories of Erikson

Week - III

7. Social Learning Theory(Bandura),

Ecological Theory (Bronfrenbrenner)&

Holistic Theory of Development (Steiner)

8. Meaning & Definition of Personality

9. Theories of Personality

Week - IV
10. Pre-natal Development – Conception, Pre-natal Development & Birth

11. Sensation

12. Sensation: Definition and Sensory Process

Week - V
13. Attention: Definition and Affecting Factors

14. Perception: Definition and Types

15. Memory, Thinking, and Problem Solving

Week - VI
16. Physical, Emotional Growth and Development

17. Emerging capabilities across domains related to cognition - metacognition, creativity, ethics

18. Issues related to puberty

Week - VII
19. Gender Stero-typing, Morality and development

20. Influence of development on the growing child

21. Psychological well-being & Formation of identity and self-concept

Week - VIII
22. Concept of Diversity and type of Diversity

23. Diversity in learning and delivering the diverse learning needs

24. Independent Living skills –Meaning, Importance, components
25. Transition to Adulthood - Sexuality, Marriage and Employment

Books and references

1.Concepts and Theories of Human Development by Richard M. Lerner

2.Theory and issues in human development by Linda J. Roberts

3.An Overview of Human Development Issues by David S. Walonick

4.Theories of Human development by Malcolm W. Watson

Instructor bio

Dr. K .Sambath Rani is an Assistant Professor (SG) in the Department of Special education at the Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.She has 25 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Special education.