HMDEV202-22A (NET)

Adult Development and Ageing

15 Points

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Division of Education
Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education

Staff

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Convenor(s)

Nadine Ballam

Nadine Ballam
3547
TCBD.4.03
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nadine.ballam@waikato.ac.nz

Lecturer(s)

Nadine Ballam

Nadine Ballam
3547
TCBD.4.03
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nadine.ballam@waikato.ac.nz

Administrator(s)

: tiruni.john@waikato.ac.nz

Placement/WIL Coordinator(s)

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Student Representative(s)

Lab Technician(s)

Librarian(s)

: melanie.chivers@waikato.ac.nz
: yilan.chen@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This course draws on the insights of developmental psychology to examine learning and change processes throughout adulthood. It will also include material from sociology, demography, philosophy, sport and leisure studies and biology from time to time, and it will introduce New Zealand material additional to the set text. Students are encouraged to think critically about theoretical models of both adult development and ageing, and to consider carefully the implications, if any, of these theories both for their own personal development and for social policy in New Zealand and around the world.

Paper Objectives:

1. To consider ideas about adult development and ageing from a scholarly yet critical perspective, and develop the student's perspective on these ideas.

2. To consider some of the personal and social implications of a critical approach to adult development and ageing, and to offer a forum for discussion of these.

3. To exchange ideas on selected topics in adulthood through the development of the online learning community, and further develop the student's skills of reflection on these topics.

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Paper Structure

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The course will run exclusively online throughout Trimester A. There will be no face-to-face meetings for the course.

Regular online presence is required from Monday 7 March 2022. The course ends on Friday 10 June 2022.

Details of learning activities for each week will be provided in the online Moodle site. The new material for the week will be made available by Monday each week. Activities may include participation in online discussions, optional and compulsory quizzes on the readings, viewing of related resources, and journalling. Full details of the assessment requirements, due dates and weightings for these tasks are provided in this paper outline.

The Moodle site for this paper can be accessed through the University home page.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • State and understand the major issues relating to the adult life cycle and ageing.

    To achieve this objective you must do the readings from the text every week and engage with the associated online learning activities, including any presentations, additional web resources, online discussions, essay, tests and the journal.

    Linked to the following assessments:
    • Multi-choice quizzes (3)
  • Describe the main characteristics of a developmental psychological perspective on adult development and ageing.

    To achieve this objective you need to understand the lifespan approach as described in the text, online course notes and presentations, as well as in the online discussions. The essay is also designed to develop your ability to present and discuss this approach in relation to specific phases of life. Doing the tests this will give you feedback on how well you are doing with this learning outcome.

    Linked to the following assessments:
    • Journal (1500 words) (2)
    • Multi-choice quizzes (3)
    • Participation (4)
  • Develop and be able to express in a learned way your own perspective on adult development, and on ageing.

    To achieve this objective you are expected to participate in the weekly discussion forums and to maintain your journal across the course, culminating in the final edited journal presentation which will demonstrate your ability to form well-founded and sound arguments grounded in the knowledge presented in the course.

    Linked to the following assessments:
    • Journal (1500 words) (2)
    • Participation (4)
  • Know and be able to discuss some of the theoretical and social implications of this material for the New Zealand and/or global context.

    To achieve this objective you must study the additional learning resources that are posted each week, interact with the associated learning tasks, and use them in your Essay and Journal submissions.

    Linked to the following assessments:
    • Essay (1500 words) (1)
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Assessment

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Please note that any announcements regarding general requirements and assessment not contained in this document will be posted in the News Forum and the weekly work schedule on the Moodle site. You need to ensure that your default email address is correct in Moodle, as the site will forward these messages to you automatically.

This paper is fully internally assessed. To pass the course, it is recommended that you attempt all of the following pieces of work. There are no resubmissions of assignments permitted in this paper.

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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Essay (1500 words)
22 Apr 2022
11:30 PM
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
2. Journal (1500 words)
10 Jun 2022
11:30 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
3. Multi-choice quizzes
6 Jun 2022
11:30 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
4. Participation
12 Jun 2022
No set time
20
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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Bjorklund, B. R., (2015). The Journey of Adulthood (8th edition). Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Library call no: BF724.5 .B442 2015

The text is available from Campus Books: https://campusbooks.nz/

You may also be able to find used copies for sale online.

The library also has a copy of this text as an e-book, with some limitations on the number of people able to use it at the same time.

Chapter 1 of the 8th edition will be made available as an electronic file in the online class site, but you will need regular access to a recent edition of this text throughout the course, as the paper is built around the text.

Other readings, some optional and some required as part of assessment, may be made available online or accessed through the library databases. These requirements will be notified from time to time as the course progresses.

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Recommended Readings

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Drewery, W. & Claiborne, L. Bird (2014). Human Development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). Sydney: McGraw-Hill.

Sigelman, C. K., De George, L., Cunial, K., Kohler, M., Ballam, N., & Rider, E. A. (2022). Life span human development: Australian & New Zealand edition (4th ed.). Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Cengage.

(Please note that this paper presumes knowledge of the introductory lifespan material taught in HMDEV100 Lifespan Development or TEEDU102 Learning & Development Across the Lifespan, which is a prerequisite to this course. If you have not done this prerequisite paper for any reason, or cannot remember the material, you would be well advised to refer to one or both of the above books as required).

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Online Support

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The course will run exclusively online throughout Semester A. There will be no required face to face meetings for the course. However, students who live near one another are encouraged to form your own study groups (you can use the Social Forum online to arrange this if you wish).

Across the paper there is a series of online tasks, designed to support you with your learning. All tasks will be accessed via Moodle, however, you will need to also use the library website (and actual physical library), and a range of webpages to help you complete this paper.

If you wish to ask a question about anything to do with the course, you should first consider whether the question is something that may concern others, in which case please use the Q&A link on the Moodle site. If it is something private to you alone, please use the Private conversation with Nadine link. Both of these send automatic emails to the lecturer.

PLEASE NOTE: Moodle is used for class notices (Announcements). It is your responsibility to check the site regularly and read the Moodle email notifications. Instructions provided in this way on Moodle and in lectures are whole class notices.


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Workload

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This is a 15 point paper. University regulations stipulate an expected total student workload for the paper of 150 hours. The paper involves at least two accumulated hours of online learning across the whole week. The remaining hours, accumulated at different times across the whole semester, are to be used for completing readings, preparing for class/online tasks and assignments.

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Linkages to Other Papers

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This course may be taken as a required or an optional paper for the Human Development major in the Bachelor of Social Sciences degree. ­­ It is also an optional course in Professional Education in the Bachelor of Teaching degree, and other degree programmes which allow such options.

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Prerequisite(s)

30 points at 100 level from any of HMDEV, PSYCH, EDSOC, Professional Education or Sociology or Social Work programmes

Corequisite(s)

Equivalent(s)

Restriction(s)

Restricted papers: HDCO201

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