Weekly Schedule
Weeks
Weekly Lecture Topics
Assignment
(No. & Type)*
Week 1
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Scope and importance of Developmental Psychology, Historical perspectives on human development
Stages of the Life span
Developmental Principles
Developmental Tasks and Hazards
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-02
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Research Methods
Stages of Prenatal Development
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development
Major Developments of the Neonatal period
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week 3
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Major Developments through Toddlerhood (birth to 2 years) - Physical and Sensory Development, Cognitive and Social development
Characteristics of Childhood
Physical Development in childhood
Cognitive Development in Childhood (Piaget’s Theory)
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-04
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
:
Social Development in Childhood
Moral Development in Childhood (Kohlberg’s and Piaget’s Theory)
Personality Development in Childhood (Freud’s and Erikson’s Theory)
Concept of Adolescence and Characteristics of Adolescence
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-05
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Physical Development in adolescence
Cognitive Development in adolescence
Social and Emotional Development in adolescence
Issues in Adolescence – Problems of Adjustment, Identity Crisis, Career choices, Teenage Pregnancies, Teenage Suicides and Depression
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-06
: Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Characteristics of Adulthood
Physical Changes in adulthood
Cognitive Changes in adulthood
Social and Emotional Development in adulthood
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-08
Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Characteristics of Old Age
Biological, Psychological and Social Changes in old age
Theories of Adjustment to Old Age
Leisure and Recreation in old age
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
Week-07
: Day I
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Problems of Adjustment in adulthood
Characteristics of Middle Age
Problems of Adjustment in middle age
Mid-life crisis and pre-retirement planning
Assignment and Interaction/Forum activity
Multiple Choice and Descriptive
