2005-07 Catalog - Tacoma Community College

2005-2007 CatalogCredit Course Descriptions 125Paraeducator, Early ChildhoodEmphasisEDP 100Introduction to Early Childhood Education (3)An overview of the early childhood fieldfrom personal and historical perspectives.Also includes current issues, trends, and bestpractice.EDP 101Effective Instruction I (3)Provides an introduction to the elements oflearning in young children, including roomarrangement, scheduling and materials.EDP 102Effective Instruction II (3)An introduction to effective teachingstrategies and curriculum planning for earlychildhood classrooms.EDP 103Basic Child Care Provider Training (2)Provides basic introduction to child growthand development, child guidance, health andsafety. Meets STARS (State Training andRegistry System) requirements of 20 hoursbasic training for all child care providers.EDP 104Essentials I (3)Exploration of the personal characteristics,responsibilities and rewards for individualsworking with young children and examinesthe basic concepts of development andnormal development characteristics ofchildren from birth through age 5 to be usedas a foundation for planning appropriateactivities and establishing appropriateexpectations of children at various ages.EDP 105Essentials II (3)Development and planning of a safe, healthyenvironment that invites learning andprovides positive ways to support children'ssocial and emotional development.EDP 106Essentials III (3)Explores ways of advancing physical andintellectual competence of children,establishing positive and productiverelationships with families and ensuring awell-run and purposeful program responsiveto participant needs.EDP 112Curriculum Development (3)Development and planning of curriculumfor early childhood programs; includesemergent curriculum and inclusion of familyculture and ideas.EDP 130Individual and Cultural Diversity (2)An exploration of diversity issues and theirapplication to children and early childhoodeducation programming. (multiculturalcontent)EDP 140Child Guidance (3)(formerly PSYCH 140) An exploration ofpreventive and effective behaviormanagement techniques with emphasis onpositive self-image and communication.EDP 202Family Health, Nutrition and Safety (3)Practical study of health, safety, andnutrition for paraeducator students.Includes prevention, emergencymanagement, and family-centered servicesutilizing a wellness model.EDP 203Family Systems and Support Services (3)An introduction to family systems andfamily dynamics as they relate to workingwith children and families in the earlychildhood education setting; includesexploration of available communitysupport resources.EDP 204Effective Communication with Families (3)Explores effective communicationtechniques for interacting with children andfamilies in the early childhood educationsetting; includes an introduction to smallgroup facilitation, and crisis intervention.EDP 290Practicum (3)Supervised classroom experience in theearly childhood education setting. Providesthe opportunity for skills development andapplication of theory learned ineducational courses.ParalegalParalegalADLJ 150Paralegal Fundamentals and Ethics (5)Students will be introduced to the variedand rewarding responsibilities of aparalegal. Topics will cover careers in thelegal community, paralegal organizations,ethics and professional responsibility,paralegal skills, sources of American law,specific areas of law, and preparation forthe internship.Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADLJ 151Legal Research and Writing I (5)An introduction to developing simple, yeteffective methods of conducting legalresearch by using general and legal referencematerial. Students will participate in a seriesof exercises that include finding regulations,statutes, and case decisions in books andthrough computer-assisted legal research;identifying legal problems; shepardizingcases; researching legal encyclopedias,digests, reporters, and annotated codes.Primary, secondary, mandatory, andpersuasive authority will be covered.Students will learn how to brief cases andprepare legal memoranda with emphasis onusing reference material for WashingtonState. (writing intensive)Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.ADLJ 152Introduction to Civil Law (5)This course is designed to introduce thestudent to the foundations of civil law thatinclude substantive and procedural issues,jurisdiction, the law of contracts, propertylaw, family law, torts and personal injury,products liability, business law, estates andprobate, and the legal profession. Classroomactivities will include case analysis, theexamination and assessment of legaldocuments, the examination of theWashington Uniform Commercial Code Title62A, and relevant class projects pertaining tothese areas. (writing intensive)Prerequisite: Assessment at college-level English andreading.