4/25/2024 6:28:21 PM	PSYCH 4 Course Outline as of Fall 1981	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYCH 4	Title:  CHILD GROWTH & DEV
Full Title:  Child Growth & Development
Last Reviewed:12/9/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

The child from pre-natal life to the adolescent years with emphasis on biological, intellectual, and emotional growth, and social and personality development.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A study of the child from pre-natal life to the adolescent years.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2010
	D9	Psychology
	D	Social Science		Fall 1991	Fall 2010
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
	D9	Psychology
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Fall 1991
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981
	4I	Psychology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

 demonstrate basic knowledgeability in the following areas. They

 will also be expected to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate

 their knowledge and comprehension of the areas.

Topics and Scope

 1.   Research Methods.

2.   Pre-Natal Life.

3.   Birth and the Neonate.

4.   Bonding: early attachment.

5.   Autism.

6.   Personality Development.

7.   Social Development.

8.   Learning.

9.   Language Development.

10.  Cognitive Development.

11.  Intelligence, IQ, and School.

12.  Atypical Development.

Assignments:

  Students enrolled in this class will be evaluated through written

 term or other papers and multiple choice type objective examinations.

 Homework will also be required: Approximately 2 hours of homework

 for each hour of lecture.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 75 - 90%
Multiple choice
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Fong B. C. and M.R. Resnick

   1986, THE CHILD.

 Berger, Kathleen

   THE DEVELOPING PERSON THROUGH CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE.

 Papalia, Diane and Sally Olds

   1986, A CHILDS WORLD.

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