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Course Catalog 01/02


Department of Education

PÄN408 Development, Body and Health I 30.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 2-4

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER



PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the course PAN400.


COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire
knowledge of how social, psychological and biological factors influence the
individual's development and health
knowledge of how the individual can influence her quality of life and
health
biological and chemical knowledge of processes that form the basis of the
origin, continuance and development of life
knowledge of man and her development as a biological creature
ability to reflect on their own and children's view on nature and its
significance to the individual, society and the environment


CONTENTS
Item 1: Organic chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, evolution,
embryology, immunology. 7 credits
Item 2: Anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, physiology, ergonomics, massage,
development psychology - movement. 6,5 credits
Item 3: The nervous system, the sense organs and their physics (acoustics
and optics), ethology. 6,5 credits
Item 4 and 5 are part of the course Development Body and Health II
Item 4: Views on health, hygiene, food science and nutrition,
Alcohol-narcotics-tobacco, sex instruction, remedial teaching, crisis
theory
Item 5: Sports medicine, CPR, ABC - first aid, pathology, stress, mental
training, relaxation. 2 credits.


TEACHING
The teaching is carried out by a team of teachers and several teachers may
be present during some items of the course. Problem-based learning is
applied on some items (item 4) of the course. When this is the case, the
students will be required to continually plan, implement and evaluate the
aims and content of the course through own tuition of groups of pupils. The
studies will consist of
literature seminars
comprehensive lectures serving to illuminate theoretical relations
laboratory work and practical items
The studies are based on IT.


EXAMINATION
Written, oral and practical exam, individually and in groups. Compulsory
attendance applies to laboratory work, practical items, literature seminars
and presentations.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: fail/pass

ITEMS/CREDITS
Exam 7.50ECTS
Exam 7.50ECTS
Literature seminars 3.00ECTS
Literature seminars 4.50ECTS
Teaching Practice 4.50ECTS
Practical exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE


REMARKS
RESOURCES: Sports 10 credits, physics 3 credits, chemistry 5 credits,
biology 9 credits, education 3 credits.



Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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