Infant and Child Development

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

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

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

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

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

  MAC Student Learning Outcomes

• Identify factors that contribute to physical, mental health and/or social health.

• Demonstrate the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness to achieve health/well-being to the overall health of an individual or population.

• Critically evaluate information and media sources in a variety of formats. (Information Literacy)

• Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly. (Information Literacy)

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Content Assignments (6 assignments)	30 points each
Quizzes (4 quizzes)	20 points each
Writing Assignments (2 assignments)	40 points each
Extra Credit (communication lab and other opportunities)	10 points

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

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Exploring the Lifespan by Berk, 4th edition. Sage Publisher. You may rent or buy this text.