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TECA-1354-001 Child Growth & Development
A study of the physical, emotional, social, language and cognitive factors impacting growth and development of children through adolescence.
Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
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(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)
Online Course
Child Development by Robert Feldman, 7th Edition
With supplemental text: What Every Teacher Should Know About Understanding Ethics in Early Care and Education, 3/E
This textbook is available through the AC Bookstore. AC has an online bookstore www.actx.edu/bookstore or TECA books are available for purchase on the West campus bookstore. These books are usually bundled together with a textbook code to use with MyDevelopmentalLab. If you do not buy the bundled text you can purchase access to MyDevelopmentalLab in the online course.
Computer and internet access to complete assignments on time. MUST have reliable internet.
TECA-1354: Child Development / Birth to Adolescence
PROMOTE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1) Know and understand young children’s characteristics and needs.
a) Summarize principles of growth and development
b) Describe how brain research impacts current knowledge of growth and development.
c) Compare and contrast the differences between various theories of development.
d) Discuss the developmental stages in the physical, cognitive, language and social/emotional domains for children birth through adolescence and recognize signs of developmental delays.
2) Know and understand the multiple influences on development and learning.
a) Discuss how specific factors/processes (heredity, environment including culture and society) may affect individuals in one or more developmental domains.
b) Discuss how brain research impacts practice.
3) Use developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments.
a) Uses constructed knowledge of child development theories and principles in practical application.
BUILD FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS OBJECTIVES:
1) Know about and understand family and community characteristics.
2) Discuss how family and community impacts children’s growth and development.
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Things to know and remember: ·
Your participation in class helps you learn more, and makes the class more interesting.
· Feel free to ask questions. I am here to help you. If you get off-course or severely behind, please contact the instructor to make a plan of action for saving the semester.
· Check out Students Rights and Responsibilities: Student Rights and Responsibilities
· Respect and honesty will guide this course.
· There is peer tutoring available to you at no cost. Let the instructor know if you need assistance.
· If for some reason you are unable to complete this course, be sure to notify the instructor and the Registrar’s office.
· Any student, who because of a disabling condition may require some special arrangement in order to meet course requirements, should contact disAbility services at 371-5436 as soon as possible.
***Make up assignments are up to the instructor's discretion. Please make a strong effort to complete all assignments by the deadline date and time. Late assignments may NOT be accepted. If they are accepted, points may be deducted for late submission.Time management is an important skill. Complete assignments early and late work will not be an issue. *** Please know that I am a reasonable person. I realize that life's circumstances are beyond our control sometimes, and I will listen to any concerns or issues you may have. Good communication between instructor and student is vital for your success.
This is a college class. All discussions, emails, and other assignments should be written with correct English grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Points will deducted for errors.
It is important to read emails in Blackboard to receive information from your instructor.
GRADING CRITERIA:
Discussion Assignments = 10% Students will post and respond to in the discussion assignments in the Modules found under the Lesson Tab. In addition, each student will respond to two other student’s response per two week. Please respond to different people each two week, so everyone will have someone respond to their response.
Online Assignments in Text- 20%
Case Study = 20% Instead of completing a case study of a child, you are to go to My Development Lab and then log into My Virtual Child. You are to "create" a child. This software program will take you from birth through age 18. There are decisions you will make for your child at each age. Periodically, there are questions to respond to. You need to answer these questions IN THE VIRTUAL CHILD. The Virtual Child saves your answers so that I can go in and grade it. I recommend that you answer them as you go through each part of development. After you have completed all of your decisions in My Virtual Child, you will see 100% completion. This is a large portion of your grade, so it is very important to complete the assignment with well thought out answers, answering ALL parts of the question.
Quizzes = 30%There will be quizzes with each chapter, taken online through the text My Development Lab.
Ethics Project= 20% Read the What Every Teacher Should Know About Understanding Ethics in Early Care and complete for each assigned week/Module.
Grading:
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Final Grades 90% - 100% = A 80% - 89% = B 70% - 79% = C 60% - 69% = D Below 60% = F |
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Total = 100% |
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Weekly Assignments – Discussion Forums |
(average together) |
10% |
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Ethics Project |
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20% |
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Case Study/Virtual Child |
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20% |
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Online Assignments |
With each chapter |
20% |
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Quizzes |
1 in each chapter |
30% |
This is an online course that the student needs to be logging in for updates regularly, AT LEAST 2-3 times a week.
Course Schedule:
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Week |
Dates |
Assignments/Exams |
Reading |
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1 |
January 16-29 |
Module 1- Purchase texts /All Module 1 assignments due January 29 at 11PM
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Introduction to Child Development and Theoretical Perspectives Chapters 1 & 2 |
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2 |
January 30-February 19 |
Module 2 - All Module 2 Assignments due February 19 at 11PM |
The Start of Life: Genetics, Prenatal Development and Birth Chapters 3 & 4/Part 1 Ethics book |
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3 |
February 20-March 19 |
Module 3- All Module 3 Assignments due March 19 at 11PM Spring Break March 10-18 |
Infant Physical Development and Cognitive Development Chapters 5 & 6/Part II Ethics book |
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4 |
March 20-April 2 |
Module 4-All Module 4 assignments due April 2 |
Social and Personality Development in Infant and Physical Development In Preschool Chapters 7 & 8/Part III Ethics book |
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5 |
April 3-16 |
Module 5- All Module 5 assignments due April 16 at 11PM
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Cognitive, Social, and Personality Development in the Preschool Years Chapters 9 & 10/Part IV Ethics book |
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6 |
April 17-30 |
Module 6-All Module 6 assignments due April 30 at 11PM |
Physical, Cognitive, Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood Chapters 11, 12, & 13 |
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7 |
May 1-9 |
Module 7-All Module 7 assignments due May 9 at 11PM |
Physical, Cognitive, Social, and Personality Development in Adolescence Chapters 14, 15, & 16 |
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No assignments accepted after May 9 at 11PM |
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