Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

Early CHIlDHOOD DEVElOpmENT • ECONOmICS • EDUCaTIONparental concerns assocated wth young chldren who havehandcaps and dsabltes n the preschool and chld care settng.Observatonal methods and basc developmental trends wll bestressed. Three hours lecture per week.[FALL]3 creditsPRE- or COREQUISITE: ECD 160.ECD 171 Child Care Center ManagementA study of management practces and the admnstratve functonof chld care center drectors. Topcs nclude lcensng regulatons,faclty operaton and management, budget and bookkeepng,recordkeepng, and desgn of job descrptons, selectonand evaluaton of staff, communcatons systems for famles andstaff, plannng and nventory of equpment and supples, and recrutmentof volunteers. Three hours lecture per week.[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: ECD 101 or 163.ECD 180 Health, Safety, & Nutrition inEarly Childhood EducationThs course examnes health, safety, and nutrtonal needs ofyoung chldren, ages two to sx, n chld care center settngs andfamly chld care settngs. The focus wll be on general healthconsderatons (mental as well as physcal), communcable dseases,preventon technques n health and safety, hygene educaton,safety practces, and plannng nutrtonal meals and snacks. Threehours lecture per week.[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: ECD 160.ECD 270 Practicum in Early Childhood DevelopmentThis program provides field experience either at the EarlyChldhood Development Center on the Wye Mlls campus, or atanother approved chld care center. The practcum wll provdefirst-hand experience for planning and implementation of activitiesfor groups of pre-school chldren. One hour lecture, nne hourspractcum experence per week.[SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: ECD 163 and current certification in First Aid/Infant and Chld CPR.ECONOMICSECN 101 Introduction to EconomicsAn ntroducton to economc reasonng and ts applcaton to majorpolcy ssues. Both macro- and mcroeconomc topcs are examined,including economic growth, fiscal and monetary policy,inflation, market structures, resource pricing, and internationaltrade. Three hours lecture per week.[AS NEEDED]3 creditsECN 171 Principles of Macroeconomicsg.ed.A study of the prncples of economc behavor and ts applcatonto economc problems. The emphass s on macroeconomcprncples. Three hours lecture per week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsECN 172 Principles of Microeconomicsg.ed.A contnued study of the prncples of economc behavor andther applcaton to economc problems. The emphass s on mcroeconomcprncples. Three hours lecture per week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsRECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: ECN 171.ECN 205 Comparative Economic SystemsA study of modern economc systems. Ths course compares andcontrasts captalst, socalst, and communst economes. Emphasss upon alternate solutons to contemporary economc problems.Three hours lecture per week.[AS NEEDED]3 creditsECN 240 International EconomicsAn ntroducton to nternatonal trade and other economc transactonsamong countres. The relatonshp between nternatonaleconomc actvtes and domestc economcs s emphaszed. Top-cs nclude comparatve advantages, trade polces, regonal tradeblocks, balance of payments, foregn exchange, mult-natonalcorporatons, nternatonal factor mobltes, and transnatonalenvronmental concerns. Three hours lecture per week.[AS NEEDED]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: ECN 171.EDUCATIONEDU 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, and 219 have been approved by theMaryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as meeting certificationrequirements for teachers. Fully certified teachers may takethese courses to meet their renewal requirements; provisionally certifiedteachers may take them to meet state requirements for the standardprofessional certificate. Undergraduate students may also use thesecourses in transfer into state approved teacher education programswhere articulation agreements exist. Students should consult with thereceiving institution.EDU 101 Foundations of EducationAn ntroducton to the teachng professon and the World ofeducaton. Ths course examnes the hstorcal, phlosophcal,psychologcal, and socologcal foundatons of Amercan educaton.The purposes, structure, and mpact of schools, as well asteachng methodology, currculum, and the teachng professonare dscussed n relaton to students, parents, and socety. Careeropportuntes, latest deas, methods, and legal nterpretatons nthe field of education are also investigated. Field experience/observatonrequred. Three hours per week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsPREREQUISITE: Approprate scores on the placement tests or acurrent Teaching Certificate.COREQUISITE: EDU 102.EDU 102 Field Experience—Foundations of EducationA course requiring structured field-based experiences of teachereducaton foundatonal concepts. College students partcpaten guded observatons n local elementary, mddle, and hghschools wthn the College’s servce area for a mnmum of 15179