The text is Human Development by D.E. Papalia and S.W. Olds. Major topics include demography of aging, health, economic issues, primary relationships, and social services. Evaluation of student performance may include any combination of papers, exams, class presentations, and class participation. The specific evaluation procedure and the percentage of the grade assigned to each aspect of the evaluation is delineated in a course outline distributed by the individual instructor within the first two weeks of the semester. This is an individual study course on issues and topics related to older adults.
Emphasis is on food and health habits that minimize nutrition-related problems.
Half of a student's grade is based on four exams including a comprehensive final, and the other half on written assignments including evaluating food products, a five-day diet plan which meets the federal guidelines for child and adult day care, attendance, and class participation. Through lecture, discussion, lab, and research experience, students gain an understanding of the modifications necessary for testing and designing individual activity programs for persons with specific chronic and acute medical conditions. This course provides students in various disciplines with opportunities to learn and to relate their areas of study to the elderly and aging. It also explores relationships between disciplines in meeting the needs of the elderly and promotes interdisciplinary approaches to fulfill these needs. Evaluation of student performance may include any combination of papers, exams, class presentations, in-class lab experiences, class participation, and evaluation of volunteer experiences.