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Human growth, development and education (5 cr)

Code: YP00AA17-3005

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019

Timing

01.08.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work

Teachers

  • Hanne Salovaara-Pitkänen

Teacher in charge

Hanne Salovaara-Pitkänen

Groups

  • YPMI19SP
    Civic Activities and Youth Work, fulltime studies

Objective

You will be able to use the basic terminology related to an individual's growth, development and education. You recognize the interaction between the individual and the environment, and the contexts of development in an individual's growth and development. You can identify different life stages of youth and their characteristics.

Content

What are the basic concepts related to an individual's growth, development and education? How is the interaction between an individual and the environment and the contexts of development in connection with the development and growth of a person? What is adolescence like as a stage of life?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a. You know how to use terminology related to growth, development, and education. a. You can describe the effect of context on an individual’s growth and development. b. You know how to find information about the different life stages of youth and reflect that information to young people's own writings.