GERONTOLOGY

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY/ KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Gerontology Seminar--Mental Health and Aging

Course Number: Gerontology (Geron) 501E, section XG

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1185 graduate

ONLINE

Dates: January 11-May 11, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

   Course offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA, http://www.gpidea.org/). Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu. Priority is given to students in the Master of Family and Consumer Sciences, Gerontology specialization. After November 15, students not in the program may register if additional students are being accepted in individual courses.

   Introduction to the range of issues involved in aging and mental health. From a systems framework the major emotional and psychiatric problems encountered in old age including mood, anxiety, adjustment and personality disorders, dementia, cognitive problems, substance abuse, and suicide. Barriers to treatment and cohort and cultural issues.

Prerequisite: permission of department

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology, Certificate in Gerontology, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences

Instructors: Janice Dinkel and Laurel Dinkel, Kansas State University

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu.

Gerontology Seminar--Ethics and Health Care

Course Number: Gerontology (Geron) 501F, section XG

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1185 graduate

ONLINE

Dates: January 11-May 11, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

   Course offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA, http://www.gpidea.org/ ). Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu. Priority is given to students in the Master of Family and Consumer Sciences, Gerontology specialization. After November 15, students not in the program may register if additional students are being accepted in individual courses.

   Advances in medical technology have brought questions healthcare givers must now face on a daily basis. Do people have a "right" to die? Should healthcare providers perform "live-saving" procedures on all patients? Should the ability to pay influence what types of treatments are offered to patients? Learn to think critically about ethical issues affecting healthcare workers in a variety of healthcare settings (e.g. hospitals, nursing homes, clinical practice, pharmacies). Emphasis will be on issues relating to aging populations, although issues relevant to other age groups will be discussed. Class discussions, short essays and case studies will encourage students to understand the multi-faceted nature of these ethical issues and need for open discussion among health care providers, patients and family members.

Prerequisite: one course in science, permission of department

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology, Certificate in Gerontology, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences

Instructors: Gayle Doll and Janice Coles, Kansas State University

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu.

Adult Development

Course Number: Gerontology (Geron) 534/Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) 534, section XG

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1185 graduate

ONLINE

Dates: January 17-May 11, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

   Course offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA, http://www.gpidea.org/ ). Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu. Priority is given to students in the Master of Family and Consumer Sciences, Gerontology specialization. After November 15, students not in the program may register if additional students are being accepted in individual courses.

   Explore the biological, psychological, and social factors that are associated with aging. Although the focus is on the later years, information is presented from a life-span developmental framework. Empirical studies are reviewed and their strengths, limitations and implications for normative and optimal functioning are discussed.

Prerequisite: one course in science, permission of department

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology, Certificate in Gerontology, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences

Instructor: Lyn Norris-Baker, Kansas State University

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

Register through the ISU campus GPIDEA coordinator, (515) 294-0211, or cfcsgrad@iastate.edu.

Environments and Aging

Course Number: Gerontology (Geron) 563, section XF (ISU student), section XH (non-ISU student)

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1185 graduate

ONLINE in WebCT

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

   Examination of attributes of physical environments that support special needs of older people and applications of this knowledge to the design and management of housing, institutional settings, neighborhoods and communities.

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences

Instructor: Christine Cook

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Aging in the Family

Course Number: Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) 577/Gerontology (Geron) 577, section XF (ISU student), section XH (non-ISU student)

Credit: 3 graduate credits

Tuition: $1185 graduate

ONLINE

Dates: January 8-May 4, 2007

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

   Theories and research related to personal and family adjustments in later life affecting older persons and their intergenerational relationships. Related issues including demographics are examined through the use of current literature.

Prerequisite: priority is given to students enrolled in a Master of Family and Consumer Sciences program

Computer Requirements: Internet and e-mail access

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology, Master of Family and Consumer Sciences

Instructor: Peter Martin

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

Special Topics in Gerontology

Course Number: Gerontology (Geron) 590, section XF

Credit: 1-6 graduate credits

Tuition: $395/graduate credit

Dates: January 8-May 4

Enrollment Deadline: December 1, 2006

Prerequisites: enrolled in gerontology graduate program and permission of the instructor, pxmartin@iastate.edu or (515) 294-5186

Note: May be applied toward Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with specialization in Gerontology

Instructor: Peter Martin, Professor

For information visit: www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/disciplineSpring07.htm or call Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. toll free (800) 262-0015.

To Register visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/courses/register.htm

How to contact us for more information:

Southwest Iowa Regents Resource Center
3501 Harry Langdon Blvd
ISD Campus, Careers Bldg
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503
Phone: 712-366-3647
Fax: 712-366-1723
E-mail: swirrc@iastate.edu