CFS 192 Working With Young Children and Families

Course Syllabus

 

 

Course Information:          CFS 192, 3 Credit Hours

                                               

Instructor Information:      Dr. Amy S. Hood

                                                350 Tate Page Hall

                                                Phone: 270-745-4041

                                                E-mail:  Amy.Hood@wku.edu

 

Required Text:

Driscoll,A. & Nagel, N.  Early Childhood Education Birth -8:  The World of Children, Families, and Educators, 3rdEdition.

 

Bradekamp, S. & Copple, C. Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Programs, Revised Edition.   Published by NAEYC (1997).

 

Course Objectives:  When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

1.      Apply a knowledge of service delivery models in child care and early childhood education including health and safety issues and affective correlates for successful caregiving.

2.      Design and maintain developmentally appropriate learning environments.

3.      Work collaboratively with families and colleagues

4.      Begin to meet the performance-based standards for Early Childhood personnel.

 

The instructor reserves the right to make changes in the course at her discretion.

 

Course Requirements:  More information regarding assignments is found in the Course Schedule.

1.      Quizzes over assigned reading material

2.      Critical Performances based on the field experience

3.      Midterm and final exams

4.      15 hours of observation (See field experience requirements)

5.      Class participation and assignments

 

Disability Accommodations Statement:  Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, Room 445 Potter Hall.  The OFSDS telephone number is (270) 745-5004 V/TDD.  Please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.

Attendance Policy:  There is not attendance policy per say for this class.  However, per university requirements, the student should notify the instructor before the end of the first week of classes that they are actively participating in the class.  Failure to contact the instructor may result in being dropped from the class for non-attendance.

 

Plagiarism Policy:  All assignments, projects and examinations must be the original work of the student. 

 

Plagiarism is a serious offense and is considered an act of Academic Dishonesty.  The academic work of a student must be his/her own.  Students who commit any act of academic dishonesty may receive from the instructor a failing grade.  The faculty member may also present the case to the Office of the Dean of Student Life for disciplinary sanction. 

 

Original work may include information, thoughts or ideas of others but this MUST be indicated by the use of quotation marks and referenced in the assignment.  Word for word copying from any published or unpublished source is called PLAGIARISM and will NOT be accepted in this course or at this university.  Any work found to be plagiarized will result in immediate failure of this course.

 

Grading/Evaluation:  Grading is done on a percentage of the total points for the class.  A letter grade will be given as a final grade.

 

Course Schedules and Policies:  These can be viewed in folders found in on the Course Information page of the course.

 

Instructional Methods and Activities:  This class is an interactive video service class.  Class sessions will be broadcast between the WKU campus’of Bowling Green and Glasgow, KY.  Students will be responsible for being self-motivated and self-directed in learning the material.  Blackboard will be used and content material, assignments, quizzes, and exams will be placed on the course page.  Additional readings may also be required.  Fifteen hours of field based experience is also required with Critical Performances to be completed based upon the field experience. 

 

Requirements for Field Experiences:  Please be aware that each student will be responsible for maintaining all records that may be required within your field experience.  For instance, some early care and education settings require a criminal check, TB test and a physical health exam before entering the classrooms.  Each student must be responsible for obtaining and maintaining the necessary paperwork. 

 

Special Instructional Materials:  Students enrolled in this class will need to have reliable internet access, a valid email address, and software that is compatible with the Blackboard software and the instructor’s software.