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 Department:    EDUC&

 Course #:    115

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5.5

 CIP:    131501

 EPC:    839

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Build a functional understanding of the foundation of child development, prenatal to age eleven. Observe and document physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children, reflective of cross cultural and global perspectives.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 44

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Social Sciences, Required for ATA degree, Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Discuss prominent child development research and theories.
2. Describe the developmental sequence from conception through early adolescence in all domains using appropriate terminology and identifying characteristics of each.
3. Describe individual and cultural effects, differences and commonalities in child development and nurturing practices.
4. Articulate how family, caregivers, teachers, community, and culture influence development.
5. Implement appropriate techniques to conduct and document observations of children as a means to assess and communicate growth and development.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

0. Application and Integration

Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.

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 . . .
2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.

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 . . .
4.3 Understand the historically and socially constructed nature of—and the meanings attributed to—human differences.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.1 Identify ethical and healthy choices and apply these personally, socially, academically, and professionally.

Course Contents

1. Principles of development.
2. Hazards of pregnancy.
3. Observation guidelines and techniques.
4. Developmental patterns.
5. Ages and stages
6. Physical development.
7. Motor development.
8. Language development.
9. Emotional development.
10. Social development.
11. Self-concept.
12. Sex-role development.
13. Cognitive development.
14. Moral development.
15. Environmental context of development.
16. Culture and development.