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  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 This course provides an overview of the development and appropriate curriculum for infants and toddlers in center-based settings. Focus is placed on the needs of the whole child and the integral relationship between parents and caregivers in providing for those needs. Skills of infant-toddler teachers are discussed. Developmentally-appropriate practices, materials and equipment are examined, along with the unique safety and health requirements of programs for the youngest children. Prerequisite: ECE 121. Prerequisite:    ECE 121.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 Specific verbal techniques to guide the development of language. Ways of stimulating verbal expression and expanding methods of communicating needs, ideas and feelings. Emphasis on written and spoken English. Prerequisites: ECE 121, ENGL 101. Enrollment limited to students in the ECE curriculum. Prerequisite:    ECE 121, ENGL 101. Enrollment limited to students in the ECE curriculum.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 This course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of leaders in the early childhood profession. Organizational, team building, advocacy and other skills for stewards in the field are explored. Students will be provided with opportunities for developing techniques for self and program evaluation. Pre/Co-reqs: ECE 196, ENGL 102, and 3 additional credits in ECE.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 Professional portfolio development, college fair, and research project complete the major requirements. Evaluation of student progress and readiness for transfer. Field trips required. Must graduate by the following December. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 This course addresses the observation and understanding of child behavior. Observing and recording techniques for evaluating child's progress, and child development principles and concepts are explored. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. Corequisite: ECE 196 or ECE 296. Prerequisite:    ENGL 101. Corequisite:    ECE 196 or ECE 296.
  • 4.00 Credits

    1-8-4 This is the second of two field experiences required for ECE majors. Students are placed in approved agency-based programs for a total of 96 hours. In addition, students attend a weekly seminar with the College supervisor to reflect on and plan for the field experience. Students continue to develop their observational skills and demonstrate professional behaviors and program planning skills. Students are expected to take more responsibility for program planning and supervision of children than in the first Practicum experience. Students must be an ECE major or have permission form the Curriculum Coordinator to enter the course. Students are required to have current criminal, child abuse and health clearances.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4-0-4 (Eff. FL21) This course is designed to introduce the student to the application of statistical techniques in modern decision making. Emphasis is placed on data collection and analysis, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability and probability distributions, sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Prereq: FNMT 118 or higher. Prerequisite:    FNMT 118 or higher.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 Continuation of ECON 112. Topics include: tests of population variance, quality control, time series analysis, analysis of variance, index numbers, and bivariate and multivariate regression and correlation analysis. Emphasis will be placed on the use of Excel in the analysis of data. Prereq: (Eff. FL21) ECON 112 and CIS 103. Prerequisite:    (Eff. FL21) ECON 112 and CIS 103.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL19) This course introduces students to the foundational concepts of data analysis necessary to understand, interpret, display, and explain data. Lectures will cover statistical measurements of frequency, mathematical concepts related to data analysis, and ethical issues, all of which students will apply in their individual and group research on data sources and data interpretation. Students learn practical applications of data analysis and visualization.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) Macroeconomics is concerned with the performance of the economy as a whole. Students learn the fundamentals of economics, including the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of macroeconomics to make sense of the complex world in which we live. Students learn how to apply macroeconomics in their personal and professional lives using fundamental concepts like supply and demand, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as how fiscal and monetary policies impact the economy. Prereq: (Eff. FL21) FNMT 118 or higher. Prerequisite:    (Eff. FL21) FNMT 118 or higher.
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