Tanessa Sanchez

Palomar College

CHDV 99: Prep. for Child Development Majors

Spring 2025: January 27- February 22, 2025

February 24 - March 22, 2025

4 Week | Online Course | Palomar College

Textbooks

All courses are designed with student success and zero cost in mind. All course materials are deemed online educational resources and will need to be downloaded, extracted, or viewed from online resources not purchased. Our primary course text, Student Success Guide, will be made available in our course.

Anderson, L., Fererro, J., Wilson, G., & Sanchez, T. (2024). Palomar College child development and education department student success guide. [Student success guide]. Child Development & Education Department, Palomar College. https://www.palomar.edu/childdevelopment/chdv-student-success-guide/

Why take this class?

This course prepares Child Development majors to successfully complete child development course work at the 100 level and higher at Palomar College. It introduces the concepts of APA writing and format, Child Development department requirements for observations and lesson plans, skills to develop an online professional portfolio, and creating a degree completion plan.

It is strongly recommended that students complete this course in the first semester of enrollment in a Child Development program.

Course Goals

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the child development department requirements for assignments.

2. Demonstrate application of child development guidelines for assignments.

Mode of Assessment

Discussions
Submit a Scholarly Journal Article
Quizzes
APA Formatted Paper

Grading

Students should be aware of the Student Success Guide and the many resources offered by Palomar's Child Development Department. The Palomar Dashboard is also available and offers learning opportunities to teach students to use information ethically and accurately.

How Grades Will Be Weighted

90 – 100% A (5) (126-140 points)

80 – 89% B (4) (112-125 points)

70 – 79% C (3) (98-111 points)

60 – 69% D (2) (84-97 points)

0 – 59% F (1) (0 – 83 point)

Important Note:

I want you to be successful. Reading all assignment instructions and rubrics thoroughly will help you succeed. When you are struggling, please contact me, so we can work together. I understand that life gets complicated. Please submit all your work on Canvas (not e-mail). Resubmissions are encouraged for low-scoring grades and assignment comments will help guide you toward completion. You will receive the grade you earn. Please check your Canvas Inbox and the Announcement thread, frequently!

“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.” - Colleen Wilcox

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