Infant and Child Development

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

An examination of development from conception through middle childhood across family, context, and culture. Explores variability in individual development and factors related to health and well-being.

Course-Specific Student Learning Objectives – Will need to appear verbatim on all HDF 202 syllabi:

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):

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
Content Quizzes	100 points
Reflection Assignments	100 points
Child Observation Paper	30 points
Developmental Toys Paper	70 points
Extra Credit Opportunities	0 points

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
93%	A
90%	A-
87%	B+
83%	B
80%	B-
77%	C+
73%	C
70%	C-
67%	D+
63%	D
60%	D-
59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

This course will be online and asynchronous, meaning there are no scheduled meetings ever required. Participation will take the form of completing the assigned materials weekly. Within the course Canvas site, you will access the learning materials and syllabus, submit assignments, take Content Quizzes, and participate in online Reflection Assignments. Any questions regarding the course can be sent through Canvas message or email. Alternatively, office hours will be on Teams unless otherwise specified and will occur from 2-3 pm on Wednesdays. If this time does not work, appointments can always be made to find time.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Exploring Lifespan Development, 4th Edition, by Laura E. Berk. Sage Publisher.