Course Syllabus Wellness of the Young Child TECA 1318 Semester with Course Reference Number (CRN) Spring 2012 Course Number # 76323 Instructor contact information (phone number and email address) Diquana Gray-Shields (281) 240-7883 diquana.gray@hccs.edu Office Location and Hours EDC Building 3214 Austin Street, D116 Houston, TX Office Hours by appointment ONLY Course Location/Times TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child EDC Building, D116 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH) (lecture, lab) If applicable Credit Hours 3.00 Lecture Hours 2.00 Laboratory Hours 3.00 Total Course Contact Hours 80 Continuing Education Units (CEU): if applicable Course Length (number of weeks) January 17, 2012 –May 13, 2012 16 weeks Type of Instruction Lecture/Lab Field experience required Course Description: A study of nutrition, health, and safety including community health, universal health precautions, and legal implications as well as the practical application of these principles in a variety of settings. Course Prerequisite(s) College level reading and writing, Math 0308 or higher Academic Discipline/CTE NAEYC Standard 1. Promoting Child Development and Learning NAEYC Standard 3. Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support TECA 1318 page2 Program Learning Outcomes Young Children and Families NAEYC Standard 5. Becoming a Professional Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 4 to 7 1. Analyze principles of nutrition. 2. Evaluate nutrition assessment. 3. Examine regulatory requirements of nutrition. 4. Describe community health problems, universal health precautions, and legal implications regarding health. 5. Analyze environmental and personal hygiene. 6. Describe principles of safety as they relate to children. 7. Evaluate regulation regarding child safety, safety procedures and children’s environment for safety. 8. Demonstrate skills in computation, record keeping, referrals and resources as they apply to nutrition, health, and safety. Learning Objectives (Numbering system should be linked to SLO - e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.) Analyze principles of nutrition. 1.1 Describe the Food Guide Pyramid and its application to children’s needs. 1.2 Describe specific methods for planning nutritious meals and snacks for children. 1.3 Plan and implement nutrition education activities with children. Evaluate nutrition assessment. 2.1 Plan a varied, nutritionally balanced diet for children. 2.2 Participate in meal/snack times with children. Examine regulatory requirements of nutrition. 3.1 Compare nutritional guidelines and regulations. Describe community health problems, universal health precautions, and legal implications regarding health. 4.1 Describe symptoms of common childhood diseases, how they spread and reporting requirements. Analyze environmental and personal hygiene. 5.1 List circumstances requiring the use of universal health precautions. Describe principles of safety as they relate to children. 6.1 Identify organizations with health guidelines affecting early childhood settings. Evaluate regulation regarding child safety, safety procedures and children’s environment for safety. 7.1 Compare safety guidelines and regulations. 7.2 Explain the relationship between supervision and accident prevention. 7.3 Describe ways to structure space and time to create safe, developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor injuries. Demonstrate skills in computation, record keeping, referrals and resources as they apply to nutrition, health, and safety. 8.1 Use computation skill in menu planning. 8.2 Identify community resources for specific types of referrals. SCANS and/or Core Curriculum Competencies: If applicable Systems: The student will become familiar with Minimum Standard Rules and understand its importance relating with child care (understands systems), and evaluates a child care environment during practicum assignment using a checklist (monitor/correct system performance). Information: The student will gather information about foods from Minimum Standard Rules and food pyramid (acquire/evaluate information), organize foods into food groups and maintain adequate food portions (interpret/communicate information.) Basis Skills: The student will perform basic math computation when developing menu (arithmetic). TECA 1318 page3 Course Calendar See Spring 2012 Course Calendar below Instructional Methods Face to Face Instruction Required Component This course includes at least one of the following required components: practicum assignment, key assessment, field experience hours, and/or First Aid/CPR certification. If this assignment is not completed with 70% of possible points, you will not receive a passing grade in this class. Your instructor will explain the required component identified for this coursepracticum assignment, CPR/First Aid and field experience. Student Assignments Resource list, Children’s Book, 3 written reports (APA format), oral presentations (Health, Safety, Nutrition), Growth Chart/BMI, bulletin board, playground observation, first aid kit, 5 day menu, 16 hours of field observations, NAEYC Practicum assignment (3 hours), CPR/First Aid training Student Assessment(s) Three tests, random quizzes, rubrics provided for all assignments for scoring purposes. Instructor's Requirements This course requires that all students read and review each chapter prior to class and participate in related chapter class activities. Class attendance is crucial for many assignments and completion of this course. Please refer to this course calendar, course assignment, and policy guide for all assignments. All assignments must be typed unless otherwise instructed. Written reports must follow APA format and follow the written assignment as outlined in your syllabus. All assignments are due on the due date upon arrival. No assignments will be accepted via email, HCC staff/professors, relatives, friends and/or students in class. Late assignments will not be given full credit and assignments denoted with an (*) are required to pass this course. No children, friends or relatives are allowed in class. Children are NOT left alone in the lobby while you are in class. Program/Discipline Requirements: If applicable NOTICE This course of study would not be appropriate for anyone who falls into the following category as noted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. "No person with a conviction or who is under indictment for, or is the subject of an official criminal complaint alleging violation of any of the crimes listed as a felony against the person or felony violation of the Texas Controlled Substance Act may be present while children are in care." Orientation: Students who are completing lab, practicum, or field experience components at Houston Community College Development Lab School must complete a mandatory Orientation to the Department of Early Childhood Studies. Contact the department at (713) 718- 6303 for more details about the orientation. HCC Grading Scale A = 100- 90 B = 89 - 80: C = 79 - 70: D = 69 - 60: 59 and below = F IP (In Progress) W(Withdrawn) 4 points per semester hour 3 points per semester hour 2 points per semester hour 1 point per semester hour 0 points per semester hour 0 points per semester hour 0 points per semester hour TECA 1318 page4 I (Incomplete) 0 points per semester hour AUD (Audit) 0 points per semester hour IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must re-enroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing education courses. To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM" and "I" do not affect GPA. See "Health Science Program/Discipline Requirements" for grading scale. Scoring based on points earned. Instructor Grading Criteria 1125-1013 = A (100-90%) 1012- 900 = B (89-80%) 899- 788 = C (79-70%) 787- 675 = D (69-60%) 674 and below = F (59-0%) Marotz, L. R., Cross, M. A. and Rush, J. M. (2012). Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child (8th ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar. Instructional Materials Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. (2010). Minimum Standards Rules for Licensed Child- Care Centers. http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/documents/Child_Care/pdf/746_weightedformatted-pg_adopted_12-10_rules.pdf EGLS3 – Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term. HCC Policy Statement: Access Student http://hccs.edu/student-rights Services Policies on their Web site: Distance Education and/or Continuing Education Policies Access DE Policies on their Web site: http://de.hccs.edu/Distance_Ed/DE_Home/faculty_resources/PDFs/DE_Syllabus.p df Access CE Policies on their Web site: http://hccs.edu/CE-student-guidelines TECA 1318 page5 Spring 2012/ Course Calendar for TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child Date Reading Assignments Due In Class *Introductions/Update Info *Writing Sample 1/Jan. 17 *Syllabus/Course Assignments **Sign Up for Bulletin Board 2/Jan. 24 3/Jan. 31 4/Feb.7 Chapters 1, 2, Due* Resource List Class Activity Chapters 3.4 Due *Growth Chart/BMI Class Activity Chapters 5,6 5/Feb. 14 6/Feb. 21 Chapters 7, 8, Due *Part 1 - Bulletin Board Concept/Layout Class Activity Health Report/Oral Presentation Due Health Test (100 pts) Health Test #1 (Chapters 1-5) Health Report Presentation Children’s Book Due Class Activity *Field Experience (Part 1, 8 hrs) Due 7/Feb.28 Chapters 9, First Aid Kit Due Safety Report and Oral Presentation Due Class Activity 8/Mar. 6 Chapters 10,11, (NAEYC) Practicum Assignment Due Class Activity Playground Equipment Due Mar. 12-16 9/Mar.20 Spring Break Chapters 12, Safety Test #2 (Chapters 6-12) *First Aid/CPR Due Class Activity/Safety Test (100 pts) 10/Mar. 27 Chapters 13,14 Class Activity 11/Apr. 3 Chapters 15, Nutrition Report and Oral Presentation Due Class Activity 12/Apr.10 Chapters 16,17 5 Day Menu Due Class Activity 13/Apri 17 Chapter 18, 19, Field Experience Due (Part 2, 8 hours) Class Activity 14/Apr.24 Chapter 20, Bulletin Board Assignment Due Class Activity Review for Final Exam (Chapters 13-16) 15/May 1 Review for Final Exam (Chapters 17-20) 16/May 8 Final Exam All Assignments Are Due Final Exam- Open Book Chapters 13-20 (100 pts) This class calendar, activities and assignments are subject to change in accordance with timely completion of course material.