Child Growth and Development Syllabus

Course Description: 

This course provides an in-depth understanding of children’s development birth through adolescence. The class will cover general trends of development, children’s individual rate of development and the influence of heredity and environmental factors.

Textbook Information: 

Child Growth and Development. McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13:987-1-308-41823-0 (Required)

Additional Course Information: 

Class meets on Tuesays from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at Santa Ana College in D-213

Student Learning Objectives: 

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

• Define human development
• Explain the major theories of development
• Explain prenatal development and possible complications of birth
• Describe ways in which developmental domains are continues, sequential and inter-related
• Demonstrate knowledge of current research findings as they apply to child development
• Understand the physical, social/emotional, cognitive and language development of children in major developmental stages
• Understand children of different ages by assessing their developmental skills and abilities

Meet Your Instructor: Janneth Linnell

Course Syllabus:  CDEV 107 Fall 2017 jl.pdf