2010 Catalog - Delaware County Community College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 103
• Apply basic and old-age makeup
• Apply scars and bruises using makeup techniques
learned in class
• Demonstrate knowledge of period makeup, hair,
and costumes
• Design costumes for a specific play from concept to
final design
• Create makeup and hair design for specific play
Prereq. ENG 050 and REA 050
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
DRA 130 Voice and Movement
Special Studies
Voice and Movement is designed to introduce students to
major vocal and movement techniques and practices used
by professionals such as actors to maximize their effectiveness
as public speakers and to create vibrant, multi-faceted
characters for stage and film. This course teaches the
inner workings of the human voice and the processes of
articulation used to speak and pronounce sounds, and will
emphasize the effective use of such techniques as proper
breathing, stress, inflection, vocal quality, focus, rate of
speech and pace, and others. Students will also learn
various movement techniques such as gesture, mime,
Alexander technique, Viewpoints, and the Suzuki method.
The class will investigate the body/voice connection, and
how these techniques work together in public speaking
and in the creation of a stage or film character.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Describe the physical actions and anatomical parts of the
body used to produce sound and speech.
• Demonstrate in performance a knowledge of the different
styles and methods of physical movement used in the art
of speaking and acting.
• Apply tools and concepts learned to create an effective
public speaking voice.
• Analyze a script or speech to identify rhetorical devices
and rhythms of speech.
• Create a physical and vocal description of a theatrical
character based on analysis of a script.
• Apply methods and techniques learned to manipulate the
voice and physicality of the body in the creation and
performance of a theatrical character.
• Work within a group and demonstrate an awareness
of ensemble dynamics and cooperation.
Prereq. ENG 050 and REA 050
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
(ECE) Early Childhood Education
ECE 100
Principles of Early Childhood
Education
This course examines the historical development of
early-childhood education and the concerns, principles,
practices and problems of organization and teaching in
early-childhood education facilities.To assist students in
gaining this knowledge in a well-organized manner, the
course is structured into areas of competence.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the variety of formal schools
and centers for young children.
• Demonstrate the knowledge necessary for the successful
operations of schools and centers for young children.
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the importance of the
early years of the child and the importance of relating
to young children as persons.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
importance of working with parents as partners.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
ECE 110 Methods and Materials In
Early Childhood Education I
This course deals with the methods and materials
available for teaching the knowledge, skills and attitudes
normally found in integrated Early-Childhood Education
curricula. It emphasizes a holistic approach to Early-
Childhood Education.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Identify materials and methods that will effectively
foster the physical, social and emotional development
of young children.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of materials and methods
employed in creative and craft activities in an earlychildhood
education curriculum.
• Characterize methods and materials that will effectively
promote a positive attitude toward language arts, natural
and physical science, social sciences and numbers
operations in young children.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
ECE 111 Methods and Materials In
Early Childhood Education II
This course deals with the methods and materials
available for teaching the knowledge, skills and attitudes
normally found in integrated Early-Childhood Education
curricula. It emphasizes a holistic approach to Early-
Childhood Education.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Design an early-childhood education environment that
effectively fosters the development of social, emotional,
moral, physical and mental abilities in young children.
• Create age-appropriate arts and crafts activities that
effectively promote the development of young children.
• Design a series of lessons and activities that effectively
promote a positive attitude toward language arts, natural
and physical science, social sciences and numbers
operations in young children.
Prereq. ECE 110
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
ECE 112 Developing a Professional
Portfolio and Resource File for ECE
This course will prepare the student to be able to develop
a professional portfolio that will demonstrate their
competency in teaching in the field of Early Childhood
Education. Students will gain knowledge of the how to
create and maintain their portfolio and how to use it in
their careers. This course will also prepare the student for
assessment by the Council for Professional Recognition for
the Child Development Associate Credential by including
requirements for the Professional Resource File.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Identify the purpose of developing a professional
portfolio.
• Identify the key components of a professional portfolio
• Develop artifacts to demonstrate teaching competency
• Identify and compile resources to support
teaching activities
• Develop the Child Development Associate Credential
Professional Resource File.
• Understand the importance of lifelong learning.
• Develop a portfolio utilizing key components, artifacts for
inclusion, and resources necessary to demonstrate
professional competency.
Prereq. ECE 100
1 Credit
ECE 120 Early Childhood Education
Laboratory I
A student's first laboratory experience will focus on
the development of interpersonal relationship skills and
qualities necessary to become a good teacher of young
children. To assist students with gaining this knowledge in
a well-organized manner, the course is structured into 10
areas of competence.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Demonstrate an ability to quickly gain the confidence of
the child, the parent and ther teachers in the students
ability to provide a meaningful educational experience in
a friendly climate.
• Exhibit social adequacy in a professional setting.
• Communicate effectively with children, teachers, and parents.
• Exhibit a professional attitude toward assigned
responsibilities.
4 Credits 1 Weekly Lecture Hours
6 Weekly Laboratory Hours
ECE 121 Early Childhood Education
Laboratory II
The second semester of the laboratory experience focuses
on development of actual teaching skills. To assist students
with gaining this knowledge in a well-organized manner,
the course is structured into five areas of competence.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Apply child development theory in an early-childhood
education teaching/learning situation.
• Plan, organize, implement and evaluate learning
experiences for young children.
• Conduct all other classroom administrative
responsibilities necessary for the development of
young children.
Prereq. ECE 100,ECE 110,ECE 130
4 Credits 1 Weekly Lecture Hours
6 Weekly Laboratory Hours
ECE 130
Early Childhood Development
This course examines the physical, intellectual, emotional
and social development of the child from prenatal life
through early-childhood years. To assist students in gaining
this knowledge in a well-organized manner, the course is
structured into six areas of competence.
Upon successful completion of the course, students
should be able to:
• Detail the significance of child development to
the educator.
• Assess all major theories of development.
• Sight the determinants of development.
• Trace the development in the beginning of life. I
• dentify the development through the first two years.
• Depict early-childhood development ages two to six.
3 Credits 3 Weekly Lecture Hours
ECE 131 Observing and Recording the
Behavior of the Young Child
This course is designed to increase objectivity and
proficiency in reporting and assessing child behavior. The
student observes and interprets the behavior of young
children and writes analyses of these observations.
Upon successful completion of this course, students
should be able to:
• Analyze the various ways children express themselves.
• Explicate the uses of observation and recording in
early-childhood education.