PSYK3400 Developmental Psychology Course description

Group project exam

• Groups until 7 students
• Scope of 3,000 words (+/- 10%).

Resit exam: A student who fails the ordinary exam, may nevertheless submit a reworked version as a resit.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge 

The student can

• explain developmental psychology and modern development theories
• explain behaviour analytic approaches to developmental psychology and modern development theories
• describe development in the prenatal/birth/postnatal periods

Skills 

The student can

• give an account of and reflect on key developmental theories related to cognitive development, communication, personality, social and emotional development
• give an account of and reflect on the development of antisocial behaviour and behavioural disorders

General competence 

The student can

• describe and reflect on their own presentation technique
• describe and reflect on central theories in developmental psychology
• discuss nature and nurture

Two examiners assess the examination papers. At least 10% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

Passed the course SYKP/SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care.

SYKK2000 and SYKP2000 overlap 100 %.

None

Grade scale A-F. A grade will be awarded on the basis of the tests taken during the course (60%) and the result of the final written exam (40%). The student has a right to appeal the overall examination grade for the whole portfolio.

One internal and one external examiner.