Child Development and Caregiving 12
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CDC 12 covers topics in child development and caregiving including children’s rights and parent/ caregiver responsibilities, prenatal development and pregnancy, labour and delivery, stages of child development, and children’s nutrition. This would be a good course to take for someone interested in a career in child caregiving or teaching children or being a parent. Students will be assessed through quizzes, discussions, projects, a research paper and module tests
Course Outline
Module 1: Children’s Rights, Parent/Caregiver Responsibilities
- Module 1 Section 1: Rights of Children and Responsibilities of Caregivers
- Module 1 Section 1 Discussion: The Rights of the Child
- Module 1 Section 2: Parenting/Caregiving
- Module 1 Section 2 Quiz: Parenting/Caregiving Matching
- Module 1 Section 3: Childcare
- Module 1 Section 3 Discussion: Daycare and Attachment
- Module 1 Project
- Module 1 Test
Module 2: Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery
- Module 2 Section 1: Conception, Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
- Module 2 Section 1 Discussion: Advice for a Pregnant Friend
- Module 2 Section 2: Labour and Birth
- Module 2 Section 2 Quiz: Labour and Birth Matching
- Module 2 Project
- Module 2 Test
Module 3: Child Development – Birth to Age 12
- Module 3 Section 1: Introduction to Child Development
- Module 3 Section 1 Lesson 3 Quiz: Scaffolding Language Development
- Module 3 Section 1 Lesson 7 Discussion: Pretend Play Area
- Module 3 Section 2: Theories of Child Development
- Module 3 Section 2 Discussion: Theories
- Module 3 Section 3: Stages of Child Development
- Module 3 Section 3 Lesson 1 Discussion: Encouraging Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers
- Module 3 Section 4: Issues in Child Development
- Module 3 Section 4 Lesson 3 Quiz: Child Abuse
- Module 3 Research Paper
- Module 3 test
Module 4 Nutrition
- Module 4 Research Project
- Module 4 Test
Assessment
- First Assignment 10%
- Quizzes and Discussions 25%
- Module Projects 40%
- Module Tests 25%
Required Resources: a computer with internet access.