Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY - THE FIRST SIX YEARS | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PSY101 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | Δημητρίου, Λ. (2012). Τα έξι πρώτα χρόνια της ζωής, Αθήνα: Πεδίο. | ||||||||
Course Contents | - Introduction to psychology, principles of psychological research. - Introduction to developmental psychology, the major theoretical perspectives in the study of developmental psychology: biological, psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, behavioural theories (theories of Piaget, Freud, Maslow, Brofenbrenner, Erickson, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Vygotsky, etc.). - Current controversies, research methods, and applied issues in developmental psychology. - Fetal developmental and developmental characteristics of the newborn. - Physical, cognitive, language, personality, social and emotional development during infancy (reflexes, sensory development, language development, attachment, etc.). - Physical, cognitive, language, personality, social and emotional development during toddlerhood and early childhood (concept formation, learning, socialization, etc). - Physical, cognitive, language, personality, social and emotional development of the preschool child (memory, thought processes, friendships, play, morality, emergent literacy, etc.). - Ways to promote child development in the classroom. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The course consists of the delivery of lectures by the professor, as well as the use of co-operative learning techniques, reviews of case studies, and presentations of educational DVDs that pertain to the psychological topics discussed in class. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. The e-learning platform of the university is used as an educational aid to this course. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |