Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Cognitive development disorders and deficiencies : neuropsychological approach | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Steve Majerus, Thierry Meulemans, Laurence Rousselle | ||
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Coordinator :
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| Laurence Rousselle | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| In this sequence of lessons, the various cognitive developmental disorders will be presented and illustrated using behavioral and neuroimaging data. This course will review attention and executive disorders, memory disorders, social cognition impairment, and specific learning disorders (dyscalculia and dyspraxias) as opposed to a global intellectual disabilities . These problems will be addressed in the context of major neurodevelopmental disorders including: (1) genetic syndromes (eg Williams or velocardiofacial syndrome), (2) developmental disorder (eg, disorders of attention hyperactivity disorder ), (3) learning disorders (dyslexia and dyscalculia), (4) psychiatric disorders (the cases of autism) and (5) in the case of clearly identifiable lesions or brain diseases (for example, the case of children with cerebral palsy, epileptic children or head trauma). The impact of psycho-affective disorders on cognitive functioning of children will be discussed. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| After this sequence of courses, students will be familiar with the main types of cognitive disorders that constitute the reasons for consultation in pediatric neurology. He will be able to make assumptions based on a complaint and to identify the cognitive disorders presented by children with learning difficulties or those with neurodevelopmental disorders. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| None
However, having succeeded in the course PSYC5872-1-Neuropsychology is preferable |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This course is based primarily on ex cathedra lectures with examples, audio-visual sequences and discussions | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-Face | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The slides will be posted on the e-campus platform in the course of the dedicated space.
Recommended reading : Majerus, S., Poncelet, M. & Van der Linden, M. (2009). Traité de Neuropsychologie de l'enfant. Marseille:Solal. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written examination
A failure to questions on basic notions of the course and identified as such will lead to a maximum note of 7/20 |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Not accessible to Erasmus student | ||
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Contacts :
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| Prof. L. Rousselle, Lecturer
laurence.rousselle@ulg.ac.be
Assistants : Magali Ngawa m.ngawa@ulg.ac.be Line Vossius line.vossius@ulg.ac.be |
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