Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in motor skills : general (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in public health (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The overall objective of the course is to deconstruct some stereotypes associated with the concept of aging. More concretely, various problems related to or associated with normal aging (senescence) are considered, as: (1) the origins and characteristics of the aging population (demographics), (2) the questioning of psychometric model of cognitive decline, (3) the description of some theories explaining how a person adapts to his aging and maintains a good quality of life, and (4) to understand Alzheimer's disease to better interact with this pathology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To have some theoritical and methodological knowledges in connection with the present knowledges about normal and pathological ageing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
No prerequisites required
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures with powerpoint support.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Course Content: Oral presentation + Slides available online (via MyULg)
Reading (s) Recommended (s): Bibliographical supplements (articles, chapters) can be posted online (also via MyULg).
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam with multiple choice questions (questions with five possibilities of answers, or true / false).
Rating system which provides a penalty for wrong answers (usually 1 point for a correct answer, 0.5 points for a mistake, and 0 if no response or a response "I do not know").
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Academic:
ADAM Stéphane (28.46) - stephane.adam@ulg.ac.be
Assistant:
MISSOTTEN Pierre (20.58) - pmissotten@ulg.ac.be
Secretary:
Martine Bersoux - 04/366.20.81