Gerontology Fall 2011
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Seminar:
Critical Issues of Aging (GRO 501-01).
An intensive review and analysis of the literature and research
on issues of aging and the unresolved problems. 3 credit hours.
Taught Thursdays from 6:00 - 8:50 PM in MHRA Building Room 3204 by Dr.
Janice Wassel. (CRN #84143)
Syllabus
Proseminar in Gerontology (GRO 600-01). An
introduction and gateway to the profession and study of gerontology
including career roles and paths, professional development and ethics,
and research processes and procedures.
This course is designed to be an introduction and gateway to the profession
and study of gerontology.
Ideally, students will take
the Proseminar in their first semester after being accepted into
a post baccalaureate program of the Gerontology Program (but in all
cases by the end of their second semester.) It will introduce students
to the ethical and career development dimensions of the profession
including such topics as career roles and paths and research processes
and conduct. The relatively recent position of gerontology among
the professions and the wide range of career paths open to students
who pursue a gerontology degree make such a course an essential gateway
to help students understand the options available to them and to
make best use of their academic plan of study. Students will begin
their exploration of topics that will be continued in the capstone
course for master’s students: The Integrative Seminar in Gerontology
(GRO 651). First meeting is Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 8:30 to 3:30. Second meeting is Saturday, November 5, 2011 from approximately 8:30 to Noon. Taught by Dr.
Janice Wassel and Dr. Sandy
Leak.
(CRN #84144) Syllabus
Silver Industries (GRO 611a-01). A comprehensive overview of the gerontological
trends and associated business consequences that characterize an aging
society. Case illustrations highlighted. This course is part of the “aging” block
of coursework in the Aging and Business concentration within the Gerontology
Program master’s program. Silver Industries is designed to provide
a comprehensive overview of the gerontological trends and associated business
consequences that characterize an aging society, primarily looking at the
United States but with cross-national comparison where instructive. The
course begins with a look at the four kinds of aging – i.e., the “four
lenses” (population, individual, family and generational) through
which aging should be examined. Analysis focuses on middle-aged and older
persons as workers, earners, consumers, savers, investors, and planners
for retirement, noting significant changes between the 20th and 21st Century.
The seven week 1.5 credit hour format is designed to complete the Bryan
School of Business MBA courses making this course attractive not only to
Gerontology students but to others seeking electives with an interest in
aging and business. Taught Mondays from 5:30 to 8:20
PM in MHRA Building Room 1211 by Dr.
Janice Wassel.
(CRN # 84145) Syllabus
Workforce & Human Resources: Policies for an Aging Society. (GRO 611C-01). 1.5 credit hours. Taught Mondays from 5:30 - 8:20 PM in MHRA Building Room 1211 by (to be determined) (CRN #84146) Syllabus
Research
Methods in Gerontology (GRO 620-01). The integration
and application of qualitative and quantitative research
designs and methods used in gerontology. Additional attention
focuses on the formulation and writing of a research proposal.
3 credit hours. Taught Thursdays from 5:30 - 8:20 PM in
MHRA Building Room 1207 by Lauren
Cohen. (CRN #84147) Syllabus
Financing Longevity: Topics in Insurance (GRO
622-01). Overview of concepts and products of insurance related
to financing longevity in the United States. Topics include Medicare,
Medicaid, long term care insurance and related products. Students
who are pursuing a concentration in Aging and Business within the MS
degree of the Gerontology Program are required to take
this course as a part of their aging block. It will provide a fundamental
understanding of personal, governmental and private-sector roles
in financing longevity in the United States through participation
in insurance programs and the conceptual framework for consideration
of individual choices and policy options to address the aging of
society. Topics covered include Medicare, Medicaid, long term care
insurance and related products. Students who enter the professional
practice of gerontology across a wide-range of settings will find
this course relevant including those who practice direct services
and care management, health and wellness programming, product development
and marketing, policy and program development or financial gerontology. 3 credit hours.
Taught Tuesdays 5:30 - 8:20 PM in MHRA Building Room 1211 by Anne
Daniel. (CRN #84148) Syllabus
Communities Responding to an Aging Society (GRO 632-01). 3 credit hours. Taught Thursdays 2:00 - 4:50 PM in Ferguson Building Room 113 by Dr. Sandy Leak. (CRN #84149)
Gerontology Internship or Supervised Research I (GRO 649-01). Supervised experience as a participant/observer in a structured setting for older adults in order to link theory and practice and increase professional expertise or supervised research in a gerontological topic. 3 credit hours. Supervised by arrangement with instructor Dr. Janice Wassel at 336-256-1020. (CRN #84150)
Gerontology Internship or Supervised Research II (GRO 679-01). Supervised experience as a participant/observer in a structured setting for older adults in order to link theory and practice and increase professional expertise or supervised research in a gerontological topic. 3 credit hours. Supervised by arrangement with instructor Dr. Janice Wassel at 336-256-1020. (CRN #84151)
Independent Study in Gerontology (GRO
695-01). Intensive study in an area of special interest in
gerontology. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
Taught by arrangement with instructor Dr. Janice Wassel at
336-256-1020.
1-3 credit
hours. (CRN #84152)
Thesis (GRO
699-01). Individual guidance in the development of a specific
research problem. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
1-6 hours. See Thesis Guidelines for Gerontology. Contact Dr. Janice
Wassel at
336-256-1020. (CRN #84153)
Thesis Extension (GRO 801-01) Individual guidance in a specific research problem. 1-3 credit hours. See Thesis Guidelines for Gerontology. Contact Dr. Janice Wassel at 336-256-1020. (CRN #84154)
Graduate
Research Project Extension (GRO 803-1) 1 credit hour.
Contact Dr. Janice Wassel at
336-256-1020. (CRN # 84155)
Gerontology-related courses also are taught
in OTHER UNCG Departments!
Close Relationships Across the Life Cycle (HDF 602) The central concern of HDF 602 will be how and why relationships change or remain the same across the life span. It will look at relationships from the vantage point of the individual in relationships, the dyad, and the larger network of relationships. It will consider different types of relationships, processes in relationships and, to some extent, the outcomes of relationships. The course will draw on multiple intellectual traditions including human development, social gerontology, family studies, psychology, communications, and sociology. The course will be suitable for students in any of these disciplines as well as have relevance for students in counseling and health related professions (e.g., nursing). It will cover content and endeavor to help class members gain academically-oriented professional skills. Class members’ two main tasks will be to: (a) write a manuscript on some stage or aspect of relationships that would be suitable as a chapter for an undergraduate text on relationships over the lifespan, and (b) conduct a 50-minute class on that topic. Taught Mondays, 1-3:50 pm by Dr. Daniel Perlman
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