Infant and Child Development

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding of core child development theories, themes, concepts, and research methods.
• Show understanding of concepts and principles of development relating to biological, physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development during childhood.
• Demonstrate understanding of developmental differences across families, cultures, and contexts.
• Apply critical thinking to interpreting information about child development from literature, research, textbook, lectures, videos, and group discussion.
• Synthesize ideas and present evidence-based arguments in written communication.

MINERVA’S ACADEMIC CURRICULUM DIVERSITY & EQUITY STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Demonstrate knowledge of factors that contribute to physical and/or mental health.
• 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.
• Synthesize information from multiple sources to support arguments and/or inform decisions.
• Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Discussion Posts (3 posts after lowest dropped)	30 points
Quizzes (5 quizzes after lowest dropped)	50 points
Exams (3 exams after lowest dropped)	120 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
92.5-100	A
89.5-92.49	A-
86.5-89.49	B+
82.5-86.49	B
79.5-82.49	B-
76.5-79.49	C+
72.5-76.49	C
69.5-72.49	C-
66.5-69.49	D+
62.5-66.49	D
59.5-62.49	D-
less than 59.5	F

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:

E-text: Berk, L. E. (2022). Exploring Lifespan Development, (4th Edition). SAGE Publications.