Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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– ## W8725-Discussion.docx
– ConceptsandTheoriesofHumanDevelopment.pdf
**## W8725-Discussion.docx**
PSYC 725
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
**Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words of the assigned week.**
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations and references in APA format.
Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years unless the student is citing classic or historical theoretical information or research. Acceptable sources include course materials, scholarly peer-reviewed sources, and/or the Bible, in current APA format, with at least 1 of the sources being from course materials or scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or texts.
Single-spacing is appropriate in the discussions. The student will not be penalized if the references in the discussions are not in hanging indentation format, due to the difficulty that sometimes occurs with formatting discussions. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Discussion Thread Tpoic: Child/Adolescent/Adult Development, Death, Future Directions**
As you engage with the material for Modules 7 and 8, what issues come up for you? What are your thoughts and feelings about the topics? Share your perspectives on the material, and support your perspectives with material from the course and/or other scholarly materials. Some topics and questions to consider in writing the post are:
· Were there any topics in Modules 7 and 8 that were particularly interesting to you? If so, which ones, and why?
· Was there anything in the first 2 modules that seemed surprising to you or different from what you previously thought? If so, what, and why? How was it different or surprising?
· Discuss any of the videos and other course materials that you find particularly interesting. What does the material have to offer the field of developmental psychology/science?
· Discuss your research paper topic. If there is anything about your topic that is personally relevant to you, you may discuss that here in the forum. You may also discuss your topic from a Christian perspective in this forum.
· Discuss some of the major points of child, adolescent, and/or adult development.
· Discuss death, dying, and end-of-life issues.
· Based on the history of developmental psychology, what do you see for the future of developmental psychology/science?
You are not limited to these questions and topics, and you do not need to answer all the questions or address all the topics posed above. They are suggested to provide a starting point for your thought processes. Share your own ideas that relate to the topics of the module, and pose questions of your own if you wish. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Resources:**
· Read: Lerner: Chapters 12-13 (PDF Book Attached)
· Watch: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons for the Longest Study on Happiness
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI)
· Watch: Erik and Joan Erikson
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI)
· Watch: What Really Happens When You Die
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA)
· Watch: The Art of Dying Well
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM)
**ConceptsandTheoriesofHumanDevelopment.pdf**
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**ConceptsandTheoriesofHumanDevelopment.pdf**
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**## W8725-Discussion.docx**
PSYC 725
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
**Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words of the assigned week.**
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations and references in APA format.
Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years unless the student is citing classic or historical theoretical information or research. Acceptable sources include course materials, scholarly peer-reviewed sources, and/or the Bible, in current APA format, with at least 1 of the sources being from course materials or scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or texts.
Single-spacing is appropriate in the discussions. The student will not be penalized if the references in the discussions are not in hanging indentation format, due to the difficulty that sometimes occurs with formatting discussions. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Discussion Thread Tpoic: Child/Adolescent/Adult Development, Death, Future Directions**
As you engage with the material for Modules 7 and 8, what issues come up for you? What are your thoughts and feelings about the topics? Share your perspectives on the material, and support your perspectives with material from the course and/or other scholarly materials. Some topics and questions to consider in writing the post are:
· Were there any topics in Modules 7 and 8 that were particularly interesting to you? If so, which ones, and why?
· Was there anything in the first 2 modules that seemed surprising to you or different from what you previously thought? If so, what, and why? How was it different or surprising?
· Discuss any of the videos and other course materials that you find particularly interesting. What does the material have to offer the field of developmental psychology/science?
· Discuss your research paper topic. If there is anything about your topic that is personally relevant to you, you may discuss that here in the forum. You may also discuss your topic from a Christian perspective in this forum.
· Discuss some of the major points of child, adolescent, and/or adult development.
· Discuss death, dying, and end-of-life issues.
· Based on the history of developmental psychology, what do you see for the future of developmental psychology/science?
You are not limited to these questions and topics, and you do not need to answer all the questions or address all the topics posed above. They are suggested to provide a starting point for your thought processes. Share your own ideas that relate to the topics of the module, and pose questions of your own if you wish. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Resources:**
· Read: Lerner: Chapters 12-13 (PDF Book Attached)
· Watch: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons for the Longest Study on Happiness
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI)
· Watch: Erik and Joan Erikson
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI)
· Watch: What Really Happens When You Die
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA)
· Watch: The Art of Dying Well
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM)
**ConceptsandTheoriesofHumanDevelopment.pdf**
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**## W8725-Discussion.docx**
PSYC 725
**Discussion Assignment Instructions**
**Directions: You will post one thread of at least 300 words of the assigned week.**
For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations and references in APA format.
Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years unless the student is citing classic or historical theoretical information or research. Acceptable sources include course materials, scholarly peer-reviewed sources, and/or the Bible, in current APA format, with at least 1 of the sources being from course materials or scholarly, peer-reviewed articles or texts.
Single-spacing is appropriate in the discussions. The student will not be penalized if the references in the discussions are not in hanging indentation format, due to the difficulty that sometimes occurs with formatting discussions. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Discussion Thread Tpoic: Child/Adolescent/Adult Development, Death, Future Directions**
As you engage with the material for Modules 7 and 8, what issues come up for you? What are your thoughts and feelings about the topics? Share your perspectives on the material, and support your perspectives with material from the course and/or other scholarly materials. Some topics and questions to consider in writing the post are:
· Were there any topics in Modules 7 and 8 that were particularly interesting to you? If so, which ones, and why?
· Was there anything in the first 2 modules that seemed surprising to you or different from what you previously thought? If so, what, and why? How was it different or surprising?
· Discuss any of the videos and other course materials that you find particularly interesting. What does the material have to offer the field of developmental psychology/science?
· Discuss your research paper topic. If there is anything about your topic that is personally relevant to you, you may discuss that here in the forum. You may also discuss your topic from a Christian perspective in this forum.
· Discuss some of the major points of child, adolescent, and/or adult development.
· Discuss death, dying, and end-of-life issues.
· Based on the history of developmental psychology, what do you see for the future of developmental psychology/science?
You are not limited to these questions and topics, and you do not need to answer all the questions or address all the topics posed above. They are suggested to provide a starting point for your thought processes. Share your own ideas that relate to the topics of the module, and pose questions of your own if you wish. First person is acceptable in the discussions.
**Resources:**
· Read: Lerner: Chapters 12-13 (PDF Book Attached)
· Watch: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons for the Longest Study on Happiness
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI)
· Watch: Erik and Joan Erikson
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsHXIPyG6yI)
· Watch: What Really Happens When You Die
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEYQyUjAQA)
· Watch: The Art of Dying Well
Link:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-CXpReUpiM)
**ConceptsandTheoriesofHumanDevelopment.pdf**
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