PřF:Bi8691 Human Ontogenesis - Course Information

Bi8691 Human Individual Development

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.
Supplier department: Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 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

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Course objectives

At the end of this course the students should be able to: explain the biological background of classification of the human individual development phases; understand growth and development mechanisms in particular phases; identify intrinsic and extrinsic factors of growth and development; know the main "tasks" and "pitfalls" of each stage of development; apply the standard methods of growth and development assessment; explain human ontogenesis from the viewpoint of the Theory of life history; interpret 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.

Teaching methods

The tuition in the course is in form of lectures and individual work based on scientific papers published on various topics; the outcome of individual work will be in presentation in which each student presents to colleagues results of his/her work.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded with an oral exam on condition that the student presented his/her short paper (presentation) on an agreed topic. To pass the exam successfully the student must prove good knowledge of the issues discussed during lectures and in the required reading.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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