ED5859 - Atypical Development

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Master of Guidance and Counselling and Master of Education students.

This subject draws on an understanding of typical human development to investigate atypical human development. Using a combination of theory and case-studies, skills in identifying and options for addressing an individual's educational, social and other needs due to their disability or psychopathology will be developed. To enable targeted study this subject offers streams in four age points; older adult, younger adult, adolescent, and childhood.

Learning Outcomes

• be knowledgeable of normal patterns of human development;
• be able to define and recognise a range of major psychopathologies and disabilities;
• be able to identify and conceptually address areas of skill strength and deficit.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to conceptualise problems;
• The ability to conceptualise and evaluate a range of potential solutions to relevant problems;
• The ability to communicate the methodology, results and implications of their research in a manner appropriate to different purposes and audiences.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Raoul Adam
Lecturer:	Ms Sophie Bitner.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	assessment task 1 (30%); assessment task 2 (50%); assessment task 2 (20%).
JCU Singapore, Limited, Study Period 51
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Face to face teaching 04-Apr-2011 to 10-Apr-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Raoul Adam
Lecturer:	Dr Robyn Anderson.
Contact hours:	25 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	assessment task 1 (30%); assessment task 2 (50%); assessment task 3 (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.