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Course Description: 

This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of children’s development, birth through adolescence.  The class will cover general trends of development, as well as how children’s individual rate of development can be a focus.  Heredity and environmental influences will be discussed.

Textbook Information: 

Martorell, G. (2012). Child, M Series, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-10:0078035511

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Recommended Materials: Email Address, Internet Access; and Canvas: 

**Students are required to have an active notification setting for Announcements and Conversation Messages in Canvas.

Student Learning Outcomes: 
  • Describe development of children from conception through adolescence in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive domains.  
  • Identify cultural, economic, political, and historical contexts that impact children's development.
  • Apply knowledge of development and major theoretical frameworks to child observations. 
Course Objectives:  The student will be able to 
  • Discuss major theories of child development.
  • Summarize developmental stages and milestones.
  • Differentiate characteristics of typical and atypical development.
  • Evaluate the influence of multiple contexts on children's development.
  • Apply objective techniques and skills when observing, interviewing, describing, and evaluating behavior in children. ​

Meet Your Instructor:

https://www.sac.edu/AcademicProgs/HST/CDES/Pages/Faculty.aspx

Professor Michelle Hardy, M.A. Ed

hardy_michelle@sac.edu


Course Syllabus: CDEV 107 spring 2019

Course Schedule: CDEV 107 Course Schedule

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