Human Development - I

Paper Code: 
PSY 502
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. This course aims at providing conceptual foundation of human development.
  2. It focuses on development in the life span in different domains with an emphasis on the cultural context.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

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PSY 502

 

 

 

 

 

Human Development – I

The students will be able to –

CO53: Understand and distinguish major theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in human development.

CO54: Understand the methods of studying human development across life stages.

CO55: Understanding the contributions of biological and socio-cultural context toward shaping human development.

CO56: Acquire basic knowledge of factors contributing to socialization.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

Unit I: 
Introduction
  • Concept of human development
  • Theories of human development – Freud, Erikson.

 

Unit II: 
Methods of Studying Human Development
  • Experimental, Longitudinal, Observation

 

Unit III: 
Foundation of Human Development
  • Genetic, cultural and social factors; The nature-nurture debate in human development

 

 

Unit IV: 
Socialization
  • Role of family, peers and school;  Media and Socialization

 

Unit V: 
Cognitive Development
  • Nature
  • Approaches -Piaget; Language development - Chomsky

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Berk, L.E. (1989). Child Development. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Santrock, J.W. (1999). Lifespan Development. New York: McGraw Hill.

 

References: 
  • Brodzinsky, D.M., Gormly, A.V., & Aniborn, S.R. (1986). Life Span Human Development. New Delhi: CBS Publisher.
  • Heatherington, E.M.  & Parks, R.D. (1986). Child Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
  • Srivastava. A.K. (1998). Child Development: An Indian Perspective. New Delhi: NCERT.
  • Berry, J.W., Dasen, D.R. and Saraswathi, T.S. (1997). Handbook of Cross-cultural psychology: Basic Processes and Human Development, Vol. 2 M.A.: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Van Der Veer, R. & Valsiner, J. (1995). The Vygotsky reader. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1962). Thought and Language. Cambridge, Mass: NIT Press.
  • Vygotsky, L.S. (1978). Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
  • Barnes, P. (1995). Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Oxford: Blackwell.
  • Sinha, D. (1981). Socialization of the Indian Child. New Delhi: Concept.

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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