RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

There are no prerequisites for this unit. It is suggested that students have succesfully completed their obligations for relevant obligatory, as well as optional units.

- Use of powerpoint during the classes - Use of e-learning (moodle) for providing material to students, as well as submitting and marking assignments - Students are expected to use new technologies for their assignments and relevant data analyses - Electronic Communication with the students (via e-mail/ Department's website)

1. Written assignment (50% of the final grade): Review of the recent literature and selection of developmental studies with different designs. Discussion of their relative contribution to the study of the topic (advantages, disadvantages of each design). Discussion of relevant future research directions and applications. 2. Research assignment - Report (Group work - 50% of the final grade): Conduction of a small scale research study. Description of aims, research questions, and methods. Analyses of the data and presentation (report) of the main findings. Discussion of developmental patterns.

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