CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

TECA 1354 (INTERNET)

SUMMER 2008

 

 

 

Instructor:  Angela Fitzgerald                                         E-mail:  angela.fitzgerald@tvcc.edu                   Phone (leave message):  903-670-2619

 

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - TECA 1354 – ON LINE

A study of the principles of normal child growth and development from conception to adolescence. Primary focus will be placed on the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains of development.

 

 

TEXTBOOK:  Childhood and Adolescence; Voyages in Development, 3rd Edition

Author:   Spencer A. Rathus

Publisher:  Thomson

ISBN #:  0-495-50390-8

 

This book is available from the TVCC bookstore on the Athens campus.   The bookstore phone number is 903-675-6203.  The book store can arrange to ship the book if you cannot come to the campus.  The bookstore manager’s email address is jquattlebaum@tvcc.edu.

 

COURSE GOALS:

1.      To acquire an understanding of the development of the child from conception through adolescence in the following domains:

 

a.       Physical

b.      Cognitive

c.       Social

d.      Emotional

 

2.      To explore the history of the study of the development of the child.

3.      To develop skills in evaluating practices and concepts to determine if they are developmentally appropriate.

 

LAB WORK:

Students will do independent observations of children in three age categories: infants, preschoolers, and school age children. These observations will provide a “real world” application to the subject.  Observations are arranged by the student.  Lab fee:  $20

 

 

COURSE POLICIES:

 

Since this is an on-line course offered over on the Internet, assignments will be due by the due date.  You may work at your own pace, however, and turn in assignments early, but they must be submitted in the order given (in other words, don’t submit assignment #5 before submitting assignment #4).  The Lab work may be submitted at any time on or before the due date.  Each weekly assignment has a value of one hundred points.   TEN POINTS will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.    Assignments will not be accepted more that 3 days late.  (For example, if the assignment is due on the 22nd and received on the 24th, 20 points would be deducted.  If the assignment is due on the 22nd and is received on the 26th, you will receive a grade of zero.  Due dates for assignments will be strictly adhered to.  A calendar will be provided outlining due dates for all tests and assignments.

 

ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS

 

1.      Complete the Blackboard tutorial prior to the beginning of the semester.

2.      All assignments will be submitted to the instructor via Blackboard.

3.      Each assignment must have your name and the number of the assignment at the beginning of your paper.

4.      In any correspondence with the instructor, always designate the course number TECA 1354 as your subject line.

5.      Always use the email inside of Blackboard to correspond with me.  DO NOT use regular email!!!

 

***Before you do anything else, you should go to the Blackboard Homepage, click on each icon, and read the information printed there for you. You will print out the weekly assignments and Lab assignment that you find under the “Assignments” icon.

 

 

 

GRADES

 

  1. Each weekly assignment has a value of 100 points.  There will be ten weekly assignments.  This is worth 25% of you grade.
  2. The Lab assignment will have a total value of 100 Points and is worth 25% of your grade.
  3. Three tests will be given.  Test #1 will cover chapters 1-4.  Test #2 will cover chapters 5-10.  Test #3 will cover chapters 11-16.  These three tests will be averaged and will be worth 25% of your grade.
  4. A comprehensive final exam will be the final 25% of your grade.

 

Daily assignments =  25% 

Lab =                       25%

Test #1, 2 and 3 =    25%

Final Exam =            25%

 

 

100%-90% =A

89%-80% =B

79%-70%=C

69%-60%=D

59% and below = F

 

 

You will be expected to: 

  1. Read the weekly reading assignments in the text.
  2. Complete weekly assignments (use 12 point font, correct spelling and grammar, and make answers clear) and submit via Blackboard on or before the due date. Assignments should be completed using Microsoft Word 2003 or a compatible word processing program.  
  3. Complete Lab assignment and submit via Blackboard on or before the due date.
  4. Complete test # 1, 2, 3, and the final exam via Blackboard by their due dates (You do not need to go to a testing center!)
  5. Keep a copy of all submitted work.  If an assignment is lost, it will be your responsibility to resubmit it for grading.
  6. Once an assignment is graded and returned, you must keep a copy of the graded assignment in electronic format.  Then if there is a dispute on the grade, you have verification of grade received.

 

 

TVCC Policy:  Limitations on the Number of W’s

 

Limitations to the Number of Withdrawals from Courses (Handout for Students)

 

A new THECB Rule has been established to address a new law enacted by the legislature regarding the number of withdrawals ("W's") that a student may have during their academic career (THECB Rules: Chapter 4, Subchapter A, 4.10). The law states that any student whose first semester in college is Fall 2007 or later may not have more than six unexcused withdrawals (W's) during their academic career. This applies to a student's academic record from all higher education institutions attended. If a student has six unexcused withdrawals, they will no longer be allowed to withdraw from a course without receiving a grade in the course (which will be an "F"). To determine if a withdrawal is excused, a student must process a withdrawal request through the guidance services office. If an instructor initiates a withdrawal, it is automatically an unexcused withdrawal. It is the student's responsibility to officially withdraw from a course.

 

If the student initiates a withdrawal through Guidance Services, then the counselor may determine whether the withdrawal is excused. Generally, a student-initiated withdrawal will be determined to be excused if there is a "good cause" for the withdrawal as determined by the professional judgment of the counselor. Examples of "good cause" include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) a student has or is caring for a dependent who has a severe illness or debilitating condition, (b) a student has a death in the family, (c) a student has a change in active military service, (d) a student's family member has a change in active military service, or (e) a student experiences a change in work schedule beyond their control.

 

Unexcused Withdrawals

 

Withdrawals initiated by the instructor will be considered unexcused. Student-initiated withdrawals that are NOT deemed to be due to "good cause" by guidance office personnel will be considered unexcused.

 

After the sixth unexcused withdrawal, the student must receive a grade in the course regardless of whether a faculty member initiates a withdrawal. Therefore, if a faculty member initiates the seventh unexcused withdrawal the student will receive an "F" in the course.

 

 

 

Academic Integrity

 

Among the violations of academic integrity are: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, personal misrepresentation and proxy, bribes, favors, and threats.

 

Any work that is submitted for grading should belong to you.  Your work must reflect your own personality and understanding; work copied from another is unacceptable and grounds for a breach of academic integrity.  Specifically, as academic integrity issues relate to this course, if it is discovered that you are not completing your own assignments, you will fail this course.  The moral of this story is to study with others, but DO YOUR OWN WORK!

 

 

Just a reminder:  The instructor does not accept responsibility for dropping students!!!