Course Code & Number:

PCG 102

Course Title:

Developmental Psychology 1

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Basic concepts and principles about development, factors influencing development: genetic factors, environmental factors, historical time factor; theories of development: Freud’s psychosocial development theory, Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, Piaget’s cognitive development theory, Maslow’s personality development theory, Levinson’s development theory, ecological approach (Bronfenbrenner); prenatal development, physical development in childhood, cognitive development, personality development, moral development; physical development in adolescence, adolescence-specific developmental tasks, cognitive development in adolescence, personality development, moral development and psychosocial development. Basic concepts and principles about development, factors influencing development: genetic factors, environmental factors, historical time factor; theories of development: Freud’s psychosocial development theory, Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, Piaget’s cognitive development theory, Maslow’s personality development theory, Levinson’s development theory, ecological approach (Bronfenbrenner); prenatal development, physical development in childhood, cognitive development, personality development, moral development; physical development in adolescence, adolescence-specific developmental tasks, cognitive development in adolescence, personality development, moral development and psychosocial development.

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE

Instructor:

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Learning Outcomes:

  1. Defines basic developmental psychology phenomena and theories.
  2. Differentiates and explains physical, cognitive, moral, and personality development.
  3. Explains the debates on developmental psychology.
  4. Compares developmental theories.
  5. Compares different developmental periods.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Reading
Oral Presentation
Guest Speakers

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam
Quiz/Homework

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
42
hrs
Report on a Topic
14
hrs

Prepared By:

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