child development 001
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT 001 CHILD GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Class Hours: Asynchronous
Room Location: Online
Course Description: Students are introduced to the theory of human development
focusing on growth from conception through adolescence. The
course content focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social-
emotional domains, and ways in which biological and diverse
environments influence growth. Students identify typical and
atypical development and apply strategies to promote healthy
child development in their personal and/or professional lives.
Student Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to:
1. Select hereditary and environmental factors that impact
prenatal development.
2. Identify unique characteristics associated with physical,
cognitive and social/emotional development of the child
from infancy through adolescence.
3. Use valid research techniques to identify information
related to human development.
Los Angeles Harbor College serves our diverse community by
providing access to associate and transfer degrees, certificates, economic and
workforce development, and adult and noncredit instruction. We promote
equity, diversity, and student success through academic programs and support
services that ensure our students become productive members of a global
society.
Instructor: K. Grgas (Mrs. G)
(Please include your name and
CD 1 short-term in the subject
line)
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Instructor’s Office:
Virtual
Office Hours:
Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-12PM;
Wednesday 4-6PM
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Required Textbook:
Childhood & Adolescence:
Voyages in Development
Spencer A. Rathus
6th Edition (5th Edition is
acceptable)
ISBN: 978-1-305-50459-2
Los Angeles Harbor College CD1: Child Growth and Development
CD 01 #14343 Course Requirements
ONLINE Spring 2021
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1. Participation
If you were taking this class in-person at Los Angeles Harbor College, you
would be required to come to campus multiple times a week. This online
class requires you to check in several times a week to see what is going on
and to submit your assignments.
Pay attention to the deadline for the first assignment. If you have not
completed the assignment by then and/or have not communicated with me,
you will be dropped. No exceptions. This is due the end of the first week
and is plenty of time for you to complete the assignment.
Participation is essential to your success in this class. In distance education
courses you are required to participate just as if you were in a face-to-face
course. This means that in order to get full credit for participation, you will
have to complete your discussion assignments, review worksheets,
reflection assignments and exams in a timely manner. Consistent lack of
participation in class for a total of two weeks' worth of
assignments, can result in your being dropped from the course.
These activities will consist of review worksheets, discussions and/or
reflections. Activities must be thoroughly completed and turned in by the
due date to be eligible for full credit. NOTE: Weekly participation
activities that require a review of answers will not be accepted for late
credit after the answers have been posted. Late responses to the Discussion
Board prompt will receive 1/2 credit and no late student reply postings will
be accepted, as it will not allow for further conversation once the week
ends
2. Completion of Research Assignment: Research and compile a written
response to instructor assigned prompt. Assignment guidelines will be
specified in class. NOTE: There will be a 10% deduction of points for a
late assignment. No assignments will be accepted more than one week
after the original due date, except in cases where there are mitigating
circumstances.
3. Completion of All Unit Exams and Final Exam
EXAM POLICY: Make-up work is limited to one unit exam. It is the
responsibility of the student to contact instructor in order to establish a
make-up appointment. A make-up exam is to be completed within one
week of the original quiz/exam date unless there are mitigating
circumstances. Students may contact the instructor during office hours to
review their score/exam.
METHODS OF EVALUATION
Exams 70%
Assignments 15%
Participation 15%
(Instructor Selected Activities)
GRADES
Course grades are issued:
(1) according to percentage of
total points earned and
(2) completion of DVD review
for “A” or “B” grade.
100%--90% =
89%--80% =
79%--65% =
64%--55% =
54% and lower=
There may be videos or
other material presented
that may be construed in
some way to be offensive to
someone.
4. Mandatory DVD Review: View one designated Child Development
DVD on Kanopy (LAHC website). After watching the assigned DVD, type
at least a one-page, double-spaced reflection (not a summary) to include
the following information: compare/contrast the information given in the
DVD with what you have been learning in class through films, lecture,
activities, textbook readings, handouts and/or personal experience. Attach
a minimum of one page type-written notes or two pages of hand-written
notes to the reflection. The DVD review is due on the day of the Unit
exam for which the DVD topic correlates. A hand-written report will not
be accepted for credit. DVD titles will be given at the beginning of each
Unit. This assignment is a mandatory requirement for any student to
earn an “A” or “B” grade if 80% or more of the possible points are
earned; not completing the assignment will result in a “C” grade,
regardless of points earned.
Assigned Textbook Readings: (Time frame is subject to change.)
a. Unit 1: Introduction and Prenatal Development (Weeks 1-3) Histories, Theories and Methods, Ch. 1
Heredity and Conception, Ch. 2
Prenatal Development, Ch. 3
Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World, Ch. 4
b. Unit 2: Infancy (Weeks 3-5) Infancy: Physical Development, Ch. 5
Infancy: Cognitive Development , Ch. 6
Infancy: Social and Emotional Development, Ch.7
c. Unit 3: Early Childhood (Preschool Years) (Weeks 5-7) Early Childhood: Physical Development, Ch. 8
Early Childhood: Cognitive Development, Ch. 9
Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development, Ch. 10
d. Unit 4: Middle Childhood (Weeks 7-8) Middle Childhood: Physical Development, Ch. 11
Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development, Ch. 12
Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development, Ch. 13
e. Unit 5: Adolescence (Week 8) Adolescence: Physical Development, Ch. 14
Adolescence: Cognitive Development, Ch. 15
Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development, Ch. 16
70%
15%
15%
Grade Distribution
Exams Assignments
Participation
Important Dates:
Final Exam: Opens at 8 AM on
March 30, 2021 – 11:59PM on
April 1, 2021.
Early life experiences
program connections in the
brain, that if reinforced,
will last forever, thus “the
first years last forever”.
First 5 CA
WITHDRAWAL FROM A CLASS: It is the student’s responsibility to
drop online or submit an official withdrawal from class at the Records and
Admissions Office. Failure to complete this process by May 9, 2021 will
result in an “F” or earned grade recorded on the student’s academic record.
In order to receive a refund, the class must be dropped by February 21,
2021. Students are encouraged to drop a class or classes using the Internet
registration system. This may be done even when the Records and
Admissions Office is closed. Failure to drop by these deadlines will result
in fees that are owed or nonrefundable.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT: You are expected to know and
follow all aspects of the Student Code of Conduct (found in the current
LAHC Catalog (pgs. 13-16). Please pay particular attention to the
references covering cheating, plagiarism, academic dishonesty and that of
disruptive behavior/defiance of authority, as these may be grounds for
suspension and/or dismissal from class. According to the District
Academic Dishonesty Policy (9803.28), violations of integrity include, but
are not limited to, the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism,
working together on an assignment, paper or project when the instructor
has specifically stated students not to do so, submitting the same term
paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume
one's identity for the purpose of enhancing one's grade.
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excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance." If you feel that you have
experienced this type of behavior or you have witnessed this type of
behavior immediately contact the regional Title IX Officer: Genice
Sarcedo-Magruder (213) 891-2315 [email protected]
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Child Development Tutor: Set-up a 30-minute tutoring appointment
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ensure that students with special needs have equal access to all of the
educational offerings at Los Angeles Harbor College. The program
facilitates equal opportunity through the provision of appropriate support
services, curriculum, instruction and adaptive technology. Individuals with
mobility, visual, hearing, speech, learning, psychological or other health
impairments may benefit from available services. “Los Angeles Harbor
College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
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Writing Lab Students receive tutorial assistance with common writing
concerns such as thesis statements, organization, clarity, grammar and
punctuation. The Writing Lab will work with you on any weak areas
pointed out by your instructor, explain corrections and help you become
your own editor. Please note: The Writing Lab will not edit your
paper.
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are currently online. Email:[email protected] Text message or Voice Call
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Life Skills Center: The Life Skills Center was established to provide
crisis intervention, personal counseling and community referrals to LAHC
students who may be undergoing a personal or life crisis. The Life Skills
Center is staffed by advanced psychology graduate students and supervised
by a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Azeb Bhutia, Interim Director
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