Course Information
Gerontechnology
University: |
Oklahoma State University |
Course Number: |
HDFS 5110 |
Credit Hours: |
3 credit hours - $590 per credit |
Start/End Dates: |
August 17, 2020 - December 04, 2020 |
Course Description
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of the biological, environmental, and social spheres where technology and gerontology meet. Topics include the interrelationship between population dynamics and technological change, technological research and devices that may improve older adults’ lives, particular issues for rural communities, and the social and cultural meanings, challenges, and benefits of gerontechnologies.
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
Aging, technology, and health
Pak & McLaughlin
Edition: 1st 2018
Publisher: Academic Press
Aging and digital technology
Neves, B. B., & Vetere, F.
Edition: 2019
Publisher: Springer Publishing
Designing user interface for an aging population: Towards universal design
Johnson, J. & Finn, K
Edition: 2017
Publisher: Cambridge, MA: Elsevier
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.
Rae Ann Montgomery for Dietetics, Early Care & Education, Family & Community Services, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Family Financial Planning, Gerontology, and Merchandising.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.