Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NPEP-0008
Organization:
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Estimated 91 hours (self-study)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 General Education
Description

Objective:

To provide students with an overview of child development. The course will examine the significant events from the lives of people as they move from infancy and early childhood, into adolescence. The course will explore all aspects of children's physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth and development from birth through early adolescence. It includes the most recent theoretical and applied perspectives about effective ways to care for and work with children.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Have an overview of child development
  • Will be exposed to methods of developmental research and the theories that have influenced child development
  • Will explore the biological factors of heredity that affect the human life span and the factors of pregnancy and child birth, including conception, prenatal, birth, and neonate
  • Will be introduced to the early development of human life and the developmental landmarks that take place, including the first year, toddler language, the affects of neglect and abuse in early childhood, play, imagination, middle childhood, and social and emotional development
  • Introduced to physical and cognitive development involved in adolescence including the effects of teen relationships
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
Supplemental Materials