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2023 Fall Course Info
Adult DevelopmentSpirituality and AgingEconomics, Public Policy, and AgingAging in the Family Setting
2023 Summer Course Info
Cognitive Health
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Summer 2023 Course Information
Cognitive Health
Course Description
Cognitive skills form the foundation for functioning in everyday life, and these skills take on added importance in older adulthood. This course focuses on selected theoretical approaches and current research related to cognitive aging. Students review normative and non-normative cognitive changes, assessment techniques, and prevention/intervention efforts. Central to discussions is how students can apply information of this course to professional settings.
Contacts
Instructor

Joe Sample
gjsample@iastate.edu

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

Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives
Daniel J. Levitin
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1524744205
Publisher: Dutton

Still Alice
Lisa Genova
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1439102817
Publisher: Gallery Books

Course Access
 
In the three weeks prior to the start of class, students will receive course information and access instructions via email from the Iowa State campus coordinator, Iowa State Online. 
 
The email will include instructions for how students can set up their Iowa State Net-ID and password which is needed to log into Iowa State’s Canvas system. It typically takes 1-2 business days after setting up a Net-ID before students can log into Iowa State’s Canvas. Courses may not be visible in Canvas until the first day of class.

If students experience problems registering for a Net-ID, they can contact the Iowa State Solution Center for assistance at 515-294-4000. Students will need their 9-digit ISU university ID (provided in the ISU campus coordinator email) for the Solution Center to assist them. The Solution Center is open evenings and weekends.  View the Solution Center's hours of operation.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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