2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

St. Charles Community CollegeCDC 150 Project Construct InstituteModule #3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Meets DESE guidelines for approvedtraining for early education and careprofessionals. Elective courses for SCCstudents enrolled in Child Care and EarlyEducation.CDC 199 Child Care Capstone . . . . . . .1Culminating course experience for ChildCare and Early Education program.Corequisite: application for graduation.CDC 201 Cognitive ActivitiesFor Young Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Prerequisite: CDC 112. Focus ondevelopmentally appropriate methodsand materials to enhance youngchildren's awareness of math, science,and social studies concepts. Emphasizestechniques to develop observation,problem solving, and thinking skills.Spring.CDC 202 Music and Movement inEarly Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Explores music and movement activitiesto support perceptual, fine, and grossmotor development. Overviewstechniques to enhance creativemovement and singing. Spring, oddyears.CDC 203 Child Care and EducationPracticum I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Prerequisites: CDC 105 and 15 hourscompleted in child care program.Involves practical teaching experiencewith young children, under qualifiedsupervision, in early childhoodclassroom setting. Contact instructor forplacement information beforeenrollment. Corequisites: CDC 206,CDC 209. Spring.CDC 204 Management of EarlyChildhood Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Emphasizes operation and managementof early childhood programs includingissues related to staffing, curriculum andprogram planning, funding, facilities,public relations, and licensing andaccreditation. Spring. Summer, evenyears.CDC 205 Children, Families,Schools, and Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Overviews interrelationships betweenchildren, families, and society. Highlightstopics of home/school, communicationand involvement, community resources,and societal influences such as violenceand divorce. Fall.CDC 206 Child Care and EducationPracticum II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Prerequisites: CDC 105 and 15 hourscompleted coursework in child careprogram. Involves comprehensiveteaching experience with young children,under qualified supervision, in earlychildhood classroom setting. Includeslesson planning and implementation,assessment and recordkeeping,communicating with parents andfamilies, and all other phases ofclassroom operation. Corequisites:CDC 203 and CDC 209. Spring.CDC 207 Curriculum and Materials forYoung Children With Special Needs . .3Prerequisite: CDC 107. Reviews methodsand techniques for planning andadapting instruction for learners withspecial needs. Provides experience withobserving and recording, screening andassessment instruments, and otherresources for implementingindividualized learning plans. Spring.CDC 208 Nutrition, Health, and Safetyof the Young Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Examines nutrition, health, and safetyfactors affecting children from birththrough childhood. Topics includedietary requirements and nutritioneducation, childhood illnesses andimmunizations, health assessment, firstaid, accident prevention, and childabuse. Spring. Summer, odd years.CDC 209 Child Care and EducationPracticum Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Corequisite seminar for CDC 203 andCDC 206. Spring.COLLEGEDEVELOPMENTCOL 090 College Study Skills . . . . . . .3Develops, improves, and practices studyskills critical to success in college. Skillsinclude time management,concentration, memory, SQ3R textbookstudy method, note taking from bothlecture and textbook, exam preparation,and test taking.COL 091 Personal Development . . . . .2Assists students in achieving greaterdegree of wellness through self-esteem,refinement of interpersonalcommunication skills, goal setting anddecision making techniques,incorporation of positive self talk, stressmanagement, and assertiveness training.COL 101 Orientation to College . . . . .1Course for freshman students tounderstand aspects of college lifeincluding resources and procedures,interacting with instructors, instructorexpectations, critical thinking, goalsetting and commitment, learning styles,development of network and supportgroups, value of education andphilosophy of learning, identification ofstudent interests and needs, and studyskills. Required of all first-time freshmenstudents taking 9 or more hours (6hours or more in the summer semester).COL 110 Career Development . . . . . . .1Assists in making career decisionsthrough assessment of interests, values,and abilities. Application of these traits toworld of work to find career asappropriate combination of these three.In-depth exploration of several careers.COL 199 Successful Job SearchTechniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1COL 201 Leadership:Organizational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Skills in organizational leadership andtheir application.COL 202 Leadership:Team Building Effectiveness . . . . . . . .1Skills in effective team building and theirapplication.COL 203 Leadership:Leadership Styles and Ethics . . . . . . . .1Skills in identifying various leadershipskills and their application.COL 204 Leadership:Time Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Time management and professionalskills for leaders.118