CHFD307 - Child and Adolescent Development
Course Details
Course Code: CHFD307 Course ID: 3585 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
This course is a study of theories, research and practical interventions concerning the psychological development of the child from conception to puberty. Course content focuses on biological, intellectual, emotional and social development, and the dynamics of family, peer, school and other environmental influences.
Course Schedule
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Session | Weeks |
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09/28/20 - 02/26/21 | 03/01/21 - 04/25/21 | Winter 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
10/26/20 - 04/02/21 | 04/05/21 - 05/30/21 | Spring 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
11/30/20 - 04/30/21 | 05/03/21 - 06/27/21 | Spring 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
12/28/20 - 06/04/21 | 06/07/21 - 08/01/21 | Spring 2021 Session D | 8 Week session |
01/25/21 - 07/02/21 | 07/05/21 - 08/29/21 | Summer 2021 Session B | 8 Week session |
02/22/21 - 07/30/21 | 08/02/21 - 09/26/21 | Summer 2021 Session I | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
Institutional Learning Objectives |
Program Objectives |
Course Objectives |
Specialized Knowledge |
Describe the scope and principal theories of early childhood care and education. |
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Broad, Integrative Knowledge |
Describe how existing knowledge and practice in early childhood care and education is tested and revised. |
4. Describe research methods in child psychology. |
Intellectual Skills |
Use appropriate research documents on early childhood care and education, and cite appropriately. |
5. Describe an important aspect of childhood or adolescence that causes or affects developmental difficulties. |
Applied Learning |
Demonstrate the ability to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life settings |
6. Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize a variety of interventions designed to assist children or adolescents deal with developmental difficulties. |
Civic Learning |
Describe his/her own cultural background and how this background has influenced his/her own beliefs, and practices in the field of child development and family studies. |
7. Describe the resources available in the community to help children and adolescents overcome developmental difficulties. |
READINGS AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS:
Throughout the course, you will have assignments that require reading and synthesis of and response to course content.
The following are helpful resources for APA formatting:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Name | Grade % |
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Forum Activities | 40.00 % |
Week 1 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 2 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 3 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 4 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 5 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 6 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 7 Forum | 5.00 % |
Week 8 Forum | 5.00 % |
Assignments | 60.00 % |
Week 8 Assign. | 20.00 % |
Week 3 Assign. | 20.00 % |
Week 6 Assign. | 20.00 % |
Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
Author: | No Author Specified |
Previous Syllabi
Not current for future courses.