Course Title: Bridges Module II � (Birth to Age Three)
Title Abbreviation: BRIDGES MOD II/BIRTH - 3
Department: ECED
Course #: 162
Credits: 1
Variable: No
IUs: 1
CIP: 131210
EPC: 402
REV: 2018
Course Description
Focuses on the significance of childhood from birth to age three. Emphasis on caring relationships and early learning. Examines the range of typical and atypical development. Develop skills in noticing and responding to infant/toddler cues, forming partnerships with parents, designing culturally relevant and inclusive environments, encouraging sensory motor exploration, and nurturing play and social and emotional development. ECED 161, 162, and 163 combined are equivalent to ECED& 132.
Prerequisite
Prerequisite: Must take ECED 161, 162 and 163 to equal ECED& 132.
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 11
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Supplementary Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.
3. Communication
Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 3.2 Recognize, produce and demonstrate appropriate interpersonal, group, and public speaking skills. 3.5 Recognize, comprehend, and use non-verbal behaviors appropriate to a given context.
4. Community & Cultural Diversity
Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 4.4 Demonstrate effective communication across differences in human communities and cultures.
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