ELH 540 Knowledge, Attitude & Skill Benchmarks

Instructor:
    Bob Davison Aviles, Ph.D
    Email-- aviles@bradley.edu
    Phone--[309-677-3174]

Course Identification:
    ELH 540 Human Growth and Development

Course Description:

• Cognitive learning through reading and research into developmental stages: prenatal and infancy, early and middle childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, and late adulthood.
• Cognitive and experiential learning with regard to human growth and development
• Experiential activities emphasizing personal contact and onsite work with people with different ages and stages of physical and psychological development.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course student will expected to demonstrate the following:

Knowledge:

• Acquire and understanding of the theoretical foundations of human growth and development
• Gain and understanding of the development stages from prenatal throughout the lifespan
• Become familiar with the principles and techniques available for studying human growth and development.
• Understand the role with which inheritance and environment plays in determining the patterns within which the individual's growth and development will take
• Understand the role which the family, school, and peer group play in the physical, psychological, and social development of the individual

Skills:

• Demonstrate the ability to observe and record the activities of adolescents, children and adults while relating the observation to knowledge gained through reading and web class dialogue
• Demonstrate the usefulness of the knowledge of human growth and development with parents, teachers and other groups responsible for welfare of children.
• Demonstrate knowledge of a specific area of human growth and development by researching a specific topic, i.e., child abuse, nutrition, teen pregnancy.
• Analyzing human growth and development issues relevant to the counseling profession.

Values and Attitudes:

• Gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the developmental process which humans go through.
• Become an advocate for the rights of children in the school, home, and community.
• Critically evaluate parenting practices and make recommendations on improving parenting skills.
• Increase awareness of the needs of children and role that counselors playing working with children, parents, and teachers.

Readings:
    Berk, L. E. (2009). Development through the lifespan (5th ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon

Course Requirements:

• Reflective Tasks: Each reflective task is worth  10 points for a total of 50 points.
• Team Project: In virtual learning teams,students will post their Reflective Project to the class for a total of10 points
• Exams:  Each student will complete a final exam for a total of 20 points.
• Virtual Class Participation: 20 points.

Grades:

• 93 - 100 = A
• 92 - 80 = B
• 79 - 70 = C
• 69 - 60 = D
• 59 - below = F