I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Life Span

2. Course Prefix & Number:
PNUR 1130

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course covers theories of human development and the progressive stages of physical, emotional, intellectual and social development during the life span.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St. Cloud Technical College, PSYC 1304 Life Span Developmental Psychology, 3 credits
Ridgewater Technical College, PSYC 263 Developmental Psychology, 3 credits

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Practical Nursing, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate written communication skills	Write a professional paper on death and dying experience.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Discuss management of children through behavior modification.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Discuss how differing cultures will affect how one develops across the life span.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Explain growth and development principles/stages;
• Describe growth/development influencing factors;
• Describe Erikson’s developmental theories;
• Describe newborn physical, social and cognitive characteristics;
• Describe infant physical, social, emotional and cognitive development;
• Describe toddler physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and moral development;
• Explain toddler behavior management;
• Describe pre-school physical, social, emotional, cognitive and moral development;
• Explain pre-school behavior management;
• Describe the school-age child’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive and moral development;
• Explain the school-age child’s behavior management;
• Describe the adolescent’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive and moral development;
• Explain adolescent conflicts;
• Describe the young adult’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive and moral development;
• Describe parenting styles;
• Describe midlife developmental elements;
• Describe midlife health risks;
• Describe older adult development;
• Describe common health problems of the older adult; and
• Describe the influence that ethnicity, cultural factors, and spirituality have one an individual’s growth and development.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Healthy Lifestyles
• Health care delivery systems
• Role of exercise and nutrition
• Role of health promotion, maintenance, and restoration in health
2. Heredity and Cultural Influences on Development
• Basic components of cultural assessments
• Differences between beliefs and values
• Cultural, race, ethnic, and spiritual influences
3. The Family
• Family functions
• Maintenance, protection, nurturance, reproduction, recreation, socialization, and education
• Family types
• Family stages
4. Theories of Growth and Development
• Characteristics of physical growth
• Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development
• Psychosocial Theory of Erikson
• Cognitive Theory of Piaget’s
• Moral Development of Kohlberg
• Human Needs Theory of Maslow
5. Perinatal Period to 1 Year (development)
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of Prenatal Period
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Importance of Play
• Common safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
6. Toddlerhood (development)
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of toddlerhood
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Importance of play
• Common safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
7. Pre-school ages 3-6 years (development)
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of the pre-school years
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Importance of Play
• Common safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
8. School-age 6-11 Years (development)
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of the school-age child
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Importance of play
• Common safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
9. Puberty and Adolescence
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of this age group
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Importance of peers
• Common health and safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
10. Early Adulthood
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of this age group
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Exercise and leisure
• Common health and safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
11. Middle Adulthood
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics of this age group
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Exercise and leisure
• Common health and safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age
12. Late Adulthood
• Influences of heredity and environment
• Physical characteristics associated with the aging process
• Biological theories of aging
• Psychosocial theories of aging
• Developmental milestones
• Nutrition for this age
• Sleep and rest
• Exercise and leisure
• Common safety concerns of this age group
• Health promotion issues related to this age