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  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. A course on how to start and operate a small business. Topics include facts about small business, essential management skills, how to prepare a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies, and legal issues. Three lecture hours each week.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. Introduction to the role of business in modern society. Includes overview of business operations, analysis of the specialized fields within the business organization, and development of the business vocabulary. Three lecture hours each week.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. Personal and family accounts borrowing, investing, insurance, standards of living, renting or home ownership, and wills and trust plans. Three lecture hours each week.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. Principles of law, which form the legal framework for business activity. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or approval of Division Director. Three lecture hours each week.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. Theory and applications for technical reports and correspondence in business. Includes oral component. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and POFT 1429 or equivalent. Three lecture/lab hours each week. Lab fee. This is a capstone experience.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. Fundamentals of curriculum design and implementation in developmentally appropriate programs for young children. The student will define and describe developmentally appropriate practices; describe the process of curriculum development beginning with goals, objectives, and learning activities, and culminating in assessment; and develop guidelines for creating developmentally appropriate learning (indoor/outdoor) environments. The student will select, plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities for young children; apply an understanding of the teacher's role in the early childhood classroom; and prepare a developmentally appropriate schedule including routines and transitions. Three lecture hour each week.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours credit. A survey of information regarding children with special needs including possible causes and characteristics of exceptionalities, educational intervention, available resources, referral processes, and the advocacy role and legislative issues. The student will demonstrate knowledge of causes, incidence, and characteristics of exceptionalities related to cognitive, physical, social, and emotional domains of development; current terminology and practices for educational intervention; availability and accessibility of appropriate resources; accommodation in inclusive early childhood settings; legal mandates and their impact on the early childhood practices and environment; and the role of advocacy for children with special needs and their families. The student will demonstrate skills in recognition of indicators of exceptionalities; practical application of techniques for educational intervention and accommodation; identification of appropriate resources and referral practices for individual children and families; interpretation of the impact of legal mandates on early childhood programs; and advocating for children with special needs and their families. Three lecture hours each week.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Four hours credit. An exploration of common behavior problems of young children in an early childhood setting. Emphasis on positive guidance techniques for effective behavior management. Practical application through direct participation in an early childhood setting. The student will summarize general theories related to child guidance and explain how guidance teaches young children autonomy and self-discipline, while promoting development of positive self-concept and prosocial behaviors. The student will apply appropriate guidance methods for specific situations relating to children's behaviors and demonstrate skills in supporting children to resolve conflicts. Course includes 30 hours of lab experiences. Three lab hours must be conducted weekly for ten assigned weeks. Three lecture hours each week. Lab fee.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Four hours credit. A study of appropriate infant and toddler (birth to 3 years) programs, including an overview of development, quality care-giving routines, appropriate environments, materials and activities, and teaching/guidance techniques. The student will demonstrate knowledge of principles of quality infant/toddler care giving; elements of appropriate indoor and outdoor environments; developmentally appropriate materials and activities; teaching/guidance techniques; and normal growth and development of children from birth to three years. Course includes 30 hours of lab experiences. Three lab hours must be conducted weekly for ten assigned weeks. Three lecture hours each week. Lab fee.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Four hours credit. An exploration of principles, methods and materials for teaching young children music, movement, visual arts, and dramatic play through processoriented experiences to support divergent thinking. The student will describe the developmental sequences for the creative arts and describe how process-oriented experiences enhance creativity/divergent thinking. The student will demonstrate the ability to encourage divergent thinking within the classroom through open-ended questioning techniques and will plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities for music, movement, visual arts and dramatic play. Prerequisite: CDEC 1313. Course includes 30 hours of lab experiences. Three lecture hours each week. Three lab hours must be conducted weekly for ten assigned weeks. Lab fee.
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