2024 Fall Course Info
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Course Information
Contemporary Perspectives on Adult Development and Aging
| University: | Oklahoma State University |
| Course Number: | HDFS 5413 |
| Credit Hours: | 3 credit hours - $600 per credit |
| Start/End Dates: | August 21, 2023 - December 15, 2023 |
Course Description
The course covers physical, cognitive, social, and personal dimensions of adult development from a lifespan developmental perspective. This course takes an integrative perspective on aging that (a) considers the impact of prior development and socio-historical influences on late life development (b) emphasizes aging processes across diverse groups and contexts, and (c) identifies pathways to optimal functioning.
Contacts
Instructor
Alex Bishop
Office: 405-744-3989
Fax: 405-744-6344
alex.bishop@okstate.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services
To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Textbooks
Adult Development and Aging
Cavanaugh, John C.
Edition: 9th
ISBN: 13: 9780357796276
Publisher: Cengage
Course Access
Approximately three weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive preliminary course information from the Oklahoma State campus coordinator listed below. One week prior to the beginning of the semester, students will receive an email with their login name and password. OSU's online courses are facilitated by Canvas.
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Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
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