Study:
Code:	36686
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:

Literature:

Description:

Concept, subject and methods in gerontology; Basic principles of social gerontology; Theory of aging; Individual aging and population aging; Socio-economic causes of population aging; Physiological and pathological aging; Social status of elderly; Possibilities and the need of defining social status of elderly; Impact of social changes to status of elderly in urban and rural areas; Functional and somatic changes in the old age; Psychological changes in the old age; Medical needs and medical pathology of elderly; Dependence of elderly on supporters ? institutionalization and homefinding; Widowhood and adaptation issue of aging men and women; Geroprofilaxis; Geriatric climatherapy and balneotherapy

Cognitive Skills:

Knowledge and understanding

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- define basic concepts about old age and ageing;

- define and explain theoretical approached to ageing;

- recognise and explain emotional, cognitive, social and physiological changes in older age;

- critically evaluate and recognise models in care for the elderly;

- recognise changes in the process of ageing of healthy and ill persons;

- explain social, psychological, health and economic aspects of old age and approach to active agieng;

- recognise and describe research methods which are the basis for geronotlogical scientific research

 

Application

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- understand basic concepts about old age and ageing;

- describe theoretical approaches to old age and ageing;

- describe emotional, cognitive and social changes in older age;

- understand and describe specific characteristics of different models of care for the elderly;

- understand changes in the ageing process of healthy and ill persons

- apply knowledge about social, psychological , health related and emotional aspects of old age;

- outline and illustrate application of research methods

 

Analysis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- distinguish basic concepts about old age and ageing;

- distinguish theoretical apporaches to old age and ageing;

- indicate emotional, cognitive and social changes in older age;

- compare models in care for the elderly;

- analyse social, psychological, health related and economic aspects of old age;

- distinguish criteria for diferentiation between normal and pathological ageing and active ageing;

- analyse research methods in research of older persons.

 

Synthesis

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- formulate basic concepts about old age and ageing;

- formulate causes of ageing with regard to different theoretical approaches;

- formulate emotional, cognitive, social and physiological changes in older age;

- propose and organise appropriate model of care in the protection of the elderly;

- social, psychological, health and economic aspects of old age;

- plan care with regard to specific characteristics of the nature of ageing;

- propose an application of individual research methods in the process of ageing.

 

Evaluation

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- compare basic concepts about old age and ageing;

- compare causes of ageing with regard to different theoretical approaches;

- examine emotional, cognitive, social and physiological changes in older age;

- compare advantages and disadvantages of individual models of care in the protection of older persons;

- assess social, psychological, health and economic aspects of old age;

- examine criteria for differentiating normal and pathological ageing;

- compare advantages and disadvantages of individual research methods.

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

- develop communication skiills

- publicly present acquired learning outcomes

- express themselves in a clear, well structured text explaining their standpoints

- develop the ability of recognising needs and planning professional work with elderly persons

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Grade in seminar consists of the grade for presentation (1/3 of the overall grade), grade for written seminar paper (1/3 of overall grade) and grade for the quality of moderating the discussion and active participation in discussions groups in seminars (1/3 of the overall grade).

Consultations schedule: