Fall 2012 5-21-12 - Contra Costa College

5/21/2012 Fall 2012CALL#DAYS HOURS ROOMINSTR.DATES3221 TH 6:10-8:00pm ELC-103 StaffSemesterECHD-140AParent Education A (P/NP) - 1 UnitThis course will consist of class discussions and lectures in the area of parent education. Classtime will provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the behavior of young children.Topics of discussion will include, but not be limited to, growth and development issues, positivediscipline techniques and effective communication skills to use with children.CALL#ECHD-150DAYS HOURS ROOMINSTR.Infant Care and Development (DS4) (SC) - 3 UnitsDATESThis course will provide an overview of infant development from the newborn to two years ofage. Designed for parents as well as for those who work in childcare centers, it provides anintroduction to the behavior and development of the infant, with special emphasis on the growingbody of research that has transformed this field of study.3230 S 9:10-12:00pm LA-105 Serwanga, R Semester3223F11:10-12:00pm ELC-103 Smith-Miller, B+ 216 total hours by arrangement.ECHD-140B Parent Education B (P/NP) - 1 UnitSemesterECHD-161Violence and Its Impact on Children and Families: AnEarly Childhood Education Counseling Perspective(LR) - 3 UnitsThis course is designed to explore violence in America and its impact on adults and children whoexperience it. The focus of the course is to give a student a perspective on violence and tounderstand causes of it. The course will also deal with violence intervention and counselingstrategies that will be useful techniques to use with young children.This course will consist of class discussions and lectures in the area of parent education. Classtime will provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the behavior of young children.Topics of discussion will include, but not be limited to, growth and development issues, positivediscipline techniques and effective communication skills to use with children.3231 T 7:10-10:00pm HS-1Shareef, ISemester3225F11:10-12:00pm ELC-103 Smith-Miller, B+ 216 total hours by arrangement.ECHD-140C Parent Education C (P/NP) - 1 UnitSemesterECHD-220The Child, Family and Community (DS2) (SC) - 3 UnitsThis course will study the effects the family and community have on a child's development. Thiscourse meets the CSU General Education requirements for Area D7-Interdisciplinary Social orBehavioral Science.This course will consist of class discussions and lectures in the area of parent education. Classtime will provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the behavior of young children.Topics of discussion will include, but not be limited to, growth and development issues, positivediscipline techniques and effective communication skills to use with children.3232 T 2:10-5:00pm ELC-103 Moore, SSemester3233 M 7:10-10:00pm HS-3Smith-Miller, B Semester3226F+ 216 total hours by arrangment.ECHD-140D11:10-12:00pmELC-103Parent Education D (P/NP) - 1 UnitSmith-Miller, BSemesterThis course will consist of class discussions and lectures in the area of parent education. Classtime will provide opportunities to gain an understanding of the behavior of young children.Topics of discussion will include, but not be limited to, growth and development issues, positivediscipline techniques and effective communication skills to use with children.ECHD-291Adult Supervision in Early Childhood Classrooms (SC)- 2 UnitsAdvisory: Before becoming a Mentor Teacher you must have completed a course of study in EarlyChildhood Education that included a supervised student teaching component.This course is a study of the methods and principles of supervising student teachers, assistantteachers, parents and volunteers in early childhood education/child development classrooms.2145F7:10-9:00pmHS-1Smith-Miller, BSemester3227F11:10-12:00pmELC-103Smith-Miller, BSemesterSection 2145 requires mandatory concurrent enrollment in ECHD 101E-6350.+ 216 total hours by arrangement.ECHD-298Independent Study (SC) - .2-4 UnitsECHD-144Affirming Cultural Diversity (SC) - 3 UnitsPrerequisite: Educational contract of study signed by an instructor, department chair and senior deanof instruction. Topics must extend beyond regular course offerings.This course will take an in-depth look at how our actions and words shape the attitudes ofchildren as they learn about people and the world. Students will define, clarify and discuss topicsassociated with biases that permeate our daily lives. Topics of study will include racism, sexism,ageism and handicapism. Students will study methods to use with young children that willempower them to think critically about the unfairness of biases they see and hear. This coursemeets the CSU General Education requirement for Area D3-Ethnic Studies.This course is designed for selected students to pursue independent study in Early ChildhoodEducation under the direction of an instructor.1282 Smith-Miller, B Semester3229 TH 6:30-9:40pm AA-145 Moore, SSemesterECHD-875NSupervised Tutoring - 0 Unit20