Syllabus
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Course Code: HS102-A Course Name: Introduction to Human Development |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Human development as a discipline, Importance of studying Human development and
multidisciplinary nature of Human Development. 2. Understanding the meaning of Growth & Development and study the differences between them. 3. Concept and principles of Human Growth and Development. 4. Trends and issues of human development (nature versus nurture; continuity versus discontinuity; early experience versus later experience). 5. Stages and domains of human development throughout life. |
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| 2 | 1. Theories of Development: Psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson’s
psychosocial theory, cognitive theory of Piaget, Bandura’s social cognitive theory. 2. Developmental tasks during life span including physical, motor, social, emotional, cognitive, language and moral development. 3. Methods of Child Study and data collection - observation, interview, questionnaire, case study, experimental, cross-sectional, longitudinal methods. |
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