Questões Aplicadas de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento

Code:

LPSI218

Acronym:

QAPD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	65	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	3	27	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to deepen some of the most consensually established conceptual contributions in Developmental Psychology, emphasizing the implications for contemporary research and the applications for psychological and educational practice. It is also intended to contribute to an understanding of social problems based on scientific evidence relating to human development and to the development of skills related to the search and systematization of information from different sources.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:

1. Discuss social and educational problems in the frame of Applied Developmental Science
2. Differentiate and refer to different information sources (scientific, statistics, mass media, …) 
3. Systematize information and write an essay.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The concept of psychological development


2. Applied Developmental Science


3. Ethical standards and principles for development researchers proposed by SRCD


4. Main developmental markers from childhood to adolescence
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Mandatory literature

Sarah Landy; Pathways to competence. ISBN: 1-55766-577-X
Slatter, A. M. & Quinn, P. C. (2021) (Eds). ; Developmental Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies., SAGE Publications, Ltd.
Diane Papalia; Experience human development. ISBN: 978-1-266-12090-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lecture, under the responsibility of the professor


2. Prompting the reflection by students about their previous knowledge, and establishing the connection with the specific contents of the curricular unit


3. Oral and written presentation of an essay, developed in a group of students and guided by the professor.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Developmental psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	25,00
Teste	30,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Trabalho de campo	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Trabalho escrito	14,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students should attend at least 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification corresponds to the weighted mean of the following components

1. Group work (60%), considering the following dimensions
◦Organization and richness of information placed on Padlet (20%)
◦Oral presentation of around 5 minutes per person (20%)
◦Essay written with around 2000 words (20%)

2. Final reflection carried out individually in the last class (40%).

The grades will be presented on a scale from 0 to 20 values.

To be successful, students must obtain at least 8 out of 20 in each of the components.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

When the student's status allows him/her not to attend classes (TE, AAC...), the student can take advantage of that right in relation to the face-to-face participation in classes. However, the student must take the group work or equivalente (see the calculation of the final grade). The student must therefore contact the teacher in the first week of the semester.

Classification improvement

Only applicable to the "final reflection".