Course Content and Outcome Guide for HEC 226
- Date:
- 04-JAN-2012
- Posted by:
- Davonna Livingston
- Course Number:
- HEC 226
- Course Title:
- Child Development
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
Course Description
Basic theories, research and principles of physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional development of children from the prenatal period through adolescence. Includes observation and classroom processes. Prerequisite: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available.Intended Outcomes for the course
Articulate normal growth and development using theories and principles of child development
Express verbally and in writing how culture, environment and heredity influence children's development
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Express an understanding of a child development with other students in class discussions and reflective writing
Integrate child development theories and principles in written observations of children
Write an exam that demonstrates acquired knowledge of child development
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Process Skills
Read the text and supporting materials
Communicate effectively in small groups
Reflect on and identify own personal development during childhood years
Observe and interview children objectively
Write descriptively and analytically
Concepts, Issues, Themes
Theories of Child Development
Domains of Development:
Social-Emotional
- Cognitive-Creative
- Physical
- Language
Periods of Development
- Pre-natal
- Infancy
- Early Childhood
- Middle Childhood
- Adolescence
Environmental, social/cultural and inherited factors that affect development