Frederick Community College ECD 213 Understanding and Guiding the Young Child’s Behavior
Class begins: 2/4/12	Class ends: 3/17/12	Last Day to Withdraw: 3/7

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Instructor Information:
Name: Delaine Welch	Office: H232
E-mail: dwelch@frederick.edu	Phone Number: 301 846-2559
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 10-11 Tues. 9-12	Campus Mail Box #: 316

Course Information:
Credits: 3
On-campus Class: 4
Prerequisites: ED 100	Corequisites: None

Course Description:

Understanding and Guiding the Young Child’s Behavior is designed for adults who are responsible for the care and development of young children from birth to age eight years of age, primarily in an early childhood setting. This course will focus on developmentally appropriate child guidance philosophies, methodologies of discipline, and guidelines for the responsible adult

Core Learning Outcomes: 

By the completion of the course students will:

1. Compare and contrast developmentally appropriate child guidance techniques as related to specific types of behaviors.

2. Summarize positive styles of care giving and positive discipline strategies.

3. Integrate elements of developmentally appropriate child guidance to aide children in the development of a healthy sense of self.

4. Analyze child guidance case studies and apply appropriate strategies to them.

5. Identify components of successful classrooms based on developmentally appropriate practices.

Instructional Methods:

Lecture, video, class discussions, online work

 How is this course organized:

Discussion board, weekly assignments, case studies, homework, video

Text(s) for Course:

Guidance of Young Children- Marion, 8^th edition

Progress Report:

By the end of the 3rd week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to assure your success in this course.

Evaluation Methods:
Tests / Papers / Projects	Point Value	Final Grade Scale
Case Studies (3)	50 pts	150
Discussion Boards (3)	45 pts.	135
Final	100 pts	100
Attendance ( 4 )	15 pts	60
Muddiest Point (3 )	10 pts.	30
Observation	100 pts.	100
Application homework (6)	20	120
Points possible: A 621-690 B 552-620 C 483-551 D 414-482 413 and below F		690
If the graded performance for online assignments differs significantly from the grade average for proctored assignments, the instructor reserves the right to administer additional tests.

Student Services

A variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx.

Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx.

Attendance/Participation Policy:

Attendance & participation are expected and influence your grade. Students will receive 15 points for on campus sessions. Students are expected to be on time & stay through the entire class time. There are only four on campus sessions it is imperative students attend all four. The Instructor reserves the right to require makeup work for missed classes. Students have to be in class to turn in work.

Email: All students will receive and be expected to use their FCC email address for their correspondence with faculty and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at the login page: https://myfcc.frederick.edu .

All written assignments must be on 8.5”x11” paper and feature one inch margins with readable font no larger than 12 pt unless otherwise noted. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted. All written assignments are expected to be free of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Ideas should be expressed with clarity and papers should include proper language usage, sentence structure, and paragraph structure. Students who have difficulty with written assignments should contact the Writing Center for assistance. Papers longer than one page must be stapled together.

Students will not text message during class. Students will not bring in lap tops to work on unless they have an accommodation plan through Services for students with disabilities.

Late Assignments:

• Late written assignments will only be accepted via email sent from the student’s official FCC email account. Instructor has right to refuse late assignment.
• Assignments are collected at the start of class and will be docked one letter grade for each calendar day they are late.

Academic Integrity:

Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated. As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas. More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx

ONLY typed work will be accepted. All work due to Instructor or online (d.bd’s, etc) are due by

midnight on due date.

Evaluation Methods:

1. Case Studies: Case studies are opportunities to reflect on concepts learned in the chapters. Students will provide detailed answers using the information from the chapters and his/her ideas. The case study questions are listed at the end of the chapter.

2. Discussion boards: Students will participate in three discussion boards, each will have directions for students to follow and topics to discuss. Student grades will be based on their initial posting and their response to other students. STUDENTS CANNOT POST EARLY ON DISCUSSION BOARDS.

3. Final: Students will complete the case studies in Chapter 13 using what they have learned in the course. The final will be posted in blackboard.

4. Muddiest Point- Students will post to each other on blackboard regarding their weekly readings. STUDENTS CANNOT POST EARLY.

5. Application homework-Students demonstrate on homework assignments knowledge of guidance techniques. Homework is to be typed and stapled to handout.

6. Observations- Students will observe the physical arrangement of a classroom in an under 5 classroom. Students will use the forms handed out in class and will not observe in any classroom their currently work in. Students will also hand in a typed portion of the observation with the form.

Topical Outline (ONLINE and HYBRID COURSES)

Week	SUBJECT	ACTIVITY ONLINE	ON-CAMPUS ACTIVITY
Week 1-2/4 to 2/10 Sat. to Sun.	Chapter 1 Child Guidance: DAP Chapter 2: Construct Child Guidance Decisions Chapter 3 : Chapter 3-Observing Child Guidance	Muddiest Point 1 Sat. through Friday (10^th) Post under Who is Who Become familiar with site	Meet on campus 2/4
Week 2- 2/11 to 2/17	Chapter 4- Positive Guidance Strategies Chapter 5-DAP Classroom Mgt. Chapter 6-Authentic Self Esteem Chapter 7-Resilience and Stress	Discussion board one open sat. through Friday (closes at midnight-17^th)	Meet on Campus 2/11 *Self-Assessment* HW Due *Case Study 1 Due (from Chapter 5 )
Week 3 2/18 to 2/24	Chapter 8-Emotional Intelligence and Anger Mgt.	Muddiest Point 2 open sat. through Friday 24th	Case Study 2 Due to Instructor by 2/21 (Wed.) (from Chapter 8)
Week 4 2/25 to 3/3	Chapter 9 Preventing Violent Behavior Chapter 10 Development of Prosocial Behavior	Discussion board 2 open sat. through Friday 3/3	2/25 meet on campus Homework: Natural/Logical Consequences Reflective Listening I messages
Week 5-March 3 to March 10	Read articles for discussion board three	Discussion Board three Post Article Review online for Discussion board three Open Sat. through Friday 10th	Case Study 3 due (from Chapter 8 or 9) to Instructor by Wed 7^th (digital drop box or email)
Week 6 – 3/11 to 3/16	Chapter 11 Minimizing Challenging Behavior Chapter 12: Theories	Muddiest Point 3 open Sat. through Friday 16th	3/11 Meet on campus: Observation Due HW: Clear Messages Other Ways to say Good Job

Week 7 3/17

Review Chapter 11 and 12 Final will be posted online

Final Due 3/20 to Instructor by email or digital drop box

NOTE: Your instructor reserves the right to make changes to this outline as needed.