Faculty Syllabus

Chapter Reflections

Most weeks, students will complete a reflection related to assigned chapter readings. Detailed directions, formatting requirements, and a rubric will be provided on Blackboard Ultra.

Chapter Quizzes

Students will also be required to complete a chapter quiz each week. Each quiz will contain 25 multiple-choice and/or true false questions.

Final Paper

At the conclusion of the semester, students will develop a final paper and apply course content to their future work with children

Title: The Developing Person through Childhood and Adolescence

Author: Kathleen Stassen Berger

Year: 2021 (12th edition)

ISBN: 9781319191740

A study of the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive factors of growth and development of children birth through adolescence. Topics covered include principles, stages and theories of growth and development. Course content is aligned with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards. There (3-3-0). See the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual for more information.

This course in an introduction to prenatal through adolescent growth and development, which serves as the foundation upon which practical work with children is based.

Upon successful completion of CDEC 1354, the student will:

1. Summarize principles of growth and development in various domains. (NAEYC Standard 1)

2. Identify the typical stages of cognitive, social, physical & emotional development. (NAEYC Standard 1)

3. Compare theories of development. (NAEYC Standard 1)

4. Discuss the impact of developmental processes on early childhood practices and types

and techniques of observations (NAEYC Standard 1 & 3)

5. Know the stages of play development (i.e., from solitary to cooperative) and the important

role of play in young children’s learning and development. (NAEYC Standard 1)

6. Demonstrate skills in practical application of developmental principles and theories,

observation techniques and recognition of growth and developmental patterns. (NAEYC Standards 1 & 3).

Each course outcome listed above has multiple learning outcomes, which are outlined on the master syllabus for CDEC1354. https://www.austincc.edu/offices/academic-outcomes-assessment/master-syllabi/master-syllabi-repository.

SCANS Competencies

The Department of Labor Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) identified competencies necessary to be successful in work. In addition to studying about how young children learn and develop, child development courses provide skills to prepare students for the workforce. The following SCANS competencies are covered in CDEC include: include: identifying, organizing, planning and allocating resources (Resources); working well with others (Interpersonal Skills); understanding complex interrelationships (Systems) acquiring and using information (Information); thinking creatively, making decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons (Thinking Skills); reads, writes, performs mathematical operations, listens, and speaks (Basic Skills); displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and honesty (Personal Qualities).