MCCCD Program Description

Human Development

Course: CFS205

First Term: 2023 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Explores the growth and development process over the human life span. Research and theoretical approaches; physical, cognitive, social, and personality development from birth through adulthood and death.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the developmental framework, processes, and contexts of human development. (I) 2. Describe basic research methods, ethical considerations, and cross-cultural research. (II) 3. Describe major theories of human development. (III) 4. Describe genetic transmission. (IV) 5. Identify genetic influences on development across the human life span. (IV) 6. Describe the mechanisms of conception. (V) 7. Summarize the stages in prenatal development, and describe threats to the developing organism and maternal health. (V) 8. Describe the birth process including methods of childbirth and complications during birth. (V) 9. Describe and contrast the physical development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents. (VI) 10. Describe and contrast the cognitive development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents. (VI) 11. Describe and contrast the social and personality development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents. (VI) 12. Describe the physical, cognitive, social, and personality development during early, middle, and later adulthood. (VII) 13. Explain the issues related to dying, death, and coping with loss. (VIII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Studying Human Development A. Developmental framework B. Developmental processes 1. Growth 2. Maturation 3. Learning C. Contexts of development 1. Culture 2. Family 3. School 4. Job II. Research in Human Development A. Basic research methods 1. Naturalistic observation 2. Case studies 3. Survey method 4. Experimental method 5. Longitudinal and cross-sectional designs B. Cross-cultural research C. Ethical considerations III. Theories of Human Development A. Freud`s psychoanalytic theory B. Erikson`s psychosocial theory C. Skinner and Watson`s behaviorism D. Piaget`s theory of cognitive development E. Ethological approaches IV. Genetics A. Genetic transmission B. Genetic influences 1. On physical development 2. On diseases 3. Predisposition to disorders 4. On personality 5. On intelligence 6. On development across the life span V. Prenatal Development and Birth A. Conception B. Prenatal development 1. Stages of growth 2. Threats to the developing organism 3. Maternal health C. Birth 1. Three stages of the birth process 2. Methods of childbirth D. Complications of birth VI. Human Development from Birth through Adolescence A. Development during infancy and toddlerhood 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality B. Development during the preschool years 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality C. Development during the school-age years 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality D. Development during adolescence 1. Physical 2. Cognitive 3. Social and personality VII. Human Development from Early Adulthood through Later Adulthood A. During early adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality B. During middle adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality C. During later adulthood 1. Physical and cognitive 2. Social and personality VIII. End of Life A. Dying and death B. Coping with loss

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 13, 2022

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