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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 2-28-1995 |
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CFS205
1995 Fall – 1996 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Occ |
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Human
Development |
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Explores the growth and development process over the human
life span. Research and theoretical approaches; physical, cognitive, social,
and personality development from birth through adulthood and death. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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CFS205 1995
Fall – 1996 Summer II |
Human Development |
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Describe the developmental framework, processes, and
contexts of human development. (I) |
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Describe basic research methods, ethical considerations,
and cross-cultural research. (II) |
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Describe major theories of human development. (III) |
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Describe genetic transmission. (IV) |
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Identify genetic influences on development across the
human life span. (IV) |
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Describe the mechanisms of conception. (V) |
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Summarize the stages in prenatal development, and describe
threats to the developing organism and maternal health. (V) |
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Describe the birth process including methods of childbirth
and complications during birth. (V) |
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Describe and contrast the physical development of infants,
toddlers, preschoolers, schoolagers, and
adolescents. (VI) |
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Describe and contrast the cognitive development of
infants, toddlers, preschoolers, schoolagers, and
adolescents. (VI) |
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Describe and
contrast the social and personality development of infants, toddlers,
preschoolers, schoolagers, and adolescents. (VI) |
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Describe the physical, cognitive, social, and personality
development during early, middle, and later adulthood. (VII) |
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Explain the issues related to dying, death, and coping
with loss. (VIII) |
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MCCCD
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CFS205 1995
Fall – 1996 Summer II |
Human Development |
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I. Studying Human
Development A. Developmental framework B. Developmental processes 1. Growth 2. Maturation 3. Learning C. Contexts of development 1. Culture 2. Family 3. School 4. Job II. Research in Human
Development A. Basic research methods 1. Naturalistic observation
2. Case studies 3. Survey method 4. Experimental method 5. Longitudinal and
cross-sectional designs B. Cross-cultural research C. Ethical considerations III. Theories of Human
Development A. Freud's psychoanalytic
theory B. Erikson's psychosocial
theory C. Skinner and Watson's
behaviorism D. Piaget's theory of
cognitive development E. Ethological approaches IV. Genetics A. Genetic transmission B. Genetic influences 1. On physical development 2. On diseases 3. Predisposition to
disorders 4. On personality 5. On intelligence 6. On development across
the life span V. Prenatal Development and
Birth A. Conception B. Prenatal development 1. Stages of growth 2. Threats to the
developing organism 3. Maternal health C. Birth 1. Three stages of the
birth process 2. Methods of childbirth D. Complications of birth VI. Human Development from
Birth through Adolescence A. Development during
infancy and toddlerhood 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality B. Development during the
preschool years 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality C. Development during the schoolage years 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality D. Development during
adolescence 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality VII. Human Development from
Early Adulthood through Later Adulthood A. During early adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality B. During middle adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality C. During later adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality VIII. End of Life A. Dying and death B. Coping with loss |