Infant and Child Development

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the interaction between biological and environmental factors that influence children’s academic, emotional, mental, social, and physical health trajectories.

2. Demonstrate understanding of cultural variability in families of young children and its implications for children’s academic, emotional, mental, social, and physical health outcomes.

3. Integrate information about child development from the textbook, research articles, lectures, videos, social media and/or group discussions.

4. Apply information from this class to future experiences including parenting, teaching, and professional occupations serving families and children.

Minerva’s Academic Curriculum Health & Wellness Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)

• With respect to the study of development from conception through middle childhood, students will:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of factors that contribute to physical and/or mental health.

  2. Analyze the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness (i.e. choices or actions to achieve health/well-being) to the overall health of an individual or population.

  3. Synthesize information from multiple sources to support arguments and/or inform decisions.

  4. Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly.

Teachers Academy Conceptual Framework Mission Statement:

The mission of professional education at UNCG is to prepare and support the professional development of caring, collaborative, and competent educators who work in diverse settings. This mission is carried out in an environment that nurtures the active engagement of all participants, values individual as well as cultural diversity, and recognizes the importance of reflection and integration of theory and practice. UNCG's professional education programs are guided by shared commitments to: (a) equity and excellence in teaching, research, and service; (b) professional integrity and ethical deliberation in dealing with students and colleagues (university-based, school-based, and community-based); (c) the construction of a professional knowledge base through collaboration and collegiality; and (d) the dissemination of professional knowledge, skills and dispositions through the preparation and continuing professional development of teachers, principals and other school personnel.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Syllabus Quiz	5 points
Development Journal: Entry 1A (AIP)	5 points
Introduction Discussion (AIP)	5 points
Theorist Assignment (AIP)	15 points
Development Journal: Entry 1B (AIP)	5 points
Exam 1	20 points
Development Journal: Entry 2A (AIP)	5 points
Examination of Toy Market Paper (AIP)	25 points
Development Journal: Entry 2B (AIP)	5 points
Exam 2	20 points
Development Journal: Entry 3A (AIP)	5 points
Parenting in Pop Culture (AIP)	15 points
Child Advocacy Mini-Campaign (AIP)	15 points
Child Observation Paper (AIP)	25 points
Development Journal: Entry 3B (AIP)	5 points
Exam 3	20 points
Development Journal: Entry 4A (AIP)	5 points
Child Care Research (AIP)	15 points
Developmental MythBusters (AIP)	15 points
Development Journal: Entry 4B (AIP)	10 points
Exam 4	20 points
Attendance	15 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
0-59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance is recorded and counted as part of student's overall grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Exploring Lifespan Development 4th Edition by Berk. Sage Publisher. ISBN:1071895222