Bi8691 Human Individual Development

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Čuta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:50 Bp1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Main objectives of the course are: to know the phases of human individual development; to understand growth and development mechanisms in particular phases; to know intrinsic and extrinsic factors of growth and development; to know main "tasks" and "pitfalls" of each stage of development; to know standard methods of growth and development assessment; to understand human ontogenesis from the viewpoint of the Theory of life history; to understand specifics of human life history in the context of primates
Syllabus
  • Block I - Theoretical approach to individual development
  • Introduction
  • Life-history
  • Interconnection of developmental stages
  • Growth and development
  • Block II - Biological-psycho-social development of man from conception till death
  • Human prenatal development
  • Delivery and newborn
  • Childhood
  • Prepuberty, puberty, adolescence
  • Adolescent and young adult
  • Development of man in adulthood
  • Aging and dying
  • Phenomena along the course of life
  • Course summary, students' presentations, discussion, consults
Literature
  • Langdon, J.H. (2005): The Human Strategy: An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Anatomy. Oxford University Press, NY (kapitola: 21. Life History).
  • Flegr J. (2005): Evoluční biologie. Academia, Praha. (kapitola 12. Evoluce ontogeneze a životního cyklu).
  • Bjorklund D.F., Pellegrini, A.D. (2002): The Origins of Human Nature: Evolutionary Developmental Psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
  • Burgess R., MacDonald K. (Eds.) (2004): Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Development, 2nd edition, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Eveleth, P. B., Tanner, J. M. (1999): Worldwide Variation in Human Growth. Cambridge University Press, New York, USA.
  • Šmahel, Z. (2001): Principy, teorie a metody auxologie. Karolinum, Praha.
  • Malina, R. M., Bouchard, C., Bar-Or, O. (2004): Growth, Maturation and Physical Activity. Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, USA.
  • LeVine, R. A., New, R. S. (2008): Anthropology and Child Development: A Cross-Cultural Reader. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, USA.
  • Vágnerová, M. (2007): Vývojová psychologie II. Dospelost a stáří. Karolinum, Praha.
Assessment methods
Lecture, 3 written tests during the semester, presentation of student's papers, oral, eventually written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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