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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Psychology and Social Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Ecology of Children and Families 1

  • Unit Code

    CHN1101

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit uses an ecological perspective to examine the development of children aged between birth and four years. This includes an examination of relationships between child development, family, community and culture. The unique needs of very young children are addressed in the context of family, community and culture. This unit is equivalent to CHN4111. Students who have completed CHN1101 are not eligible to enrol in CHN4111.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CHN4111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate through discussion an understanding of a range of theories of child development for birth to four years.
  2. Describe the relationship between changing social contexts and the evolution of child and family services for infants and toddlers.
  3. Describe the unique social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, health and nutritional needs of very young children.
  4. Discuss the impact of families, community and culture on child development between birth and four years.
  5. Identify cross-cultural differences in child development between birth and four years and the systems which impact on children's development.
  6. Outline developmental sequences in the age range birth to four years in the context of social systems in which that development occurs.

Unit Content

  1. Theories of child development.
  2. Sequences of development between birth and four years taking a holistic approach.
  3. The unique world of very young children: attachment, trust, autonomy, self esteem, impact of non-parental care.
  4. Impact of family variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  5. Impact of community variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  6. Impact of cultural variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  7. Relationships between systems and the impact these relationships have on childrens development between birth and four years.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisDevelopment in practice20%
EssayImportance of fostering development in the early years30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisDevelopment in practice20%
EssayImportance of fostering development in the early years30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Berk, L. (2012). Infants, children and adolescents (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Davies, D. (2004). Child development: A practitioner's guide. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Berk, L. (2010). Infants (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
  • Williams, A. (2008). Infants of parents with mental illness: Developmental, clinical, cultural, and personal perspectives. Bowen Hills: Australian Academic Press.
  • Sissons, J. (2005). First peoples: Indigenous cultures and their futures. London: Reaktion Books.
  • Siegler, R., DeLoache, J., & Eisenberg, N. (2003). How children develop. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
  • Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2006). The young child in the family and the community (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Journal References

  • Journal of Child and Youth Care
  • Journal of Family Studies
  • International Journal of Early Childhood
  • Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • Family Matters
  • Children Australia
  • Childhood
  • Child Study Journal
  • Child Development
  • Young Children
  • Child and Youth Care Quarterly
  • Australian Journal of Early Childhood
  • Child Care Information Exchange

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Psychology and Social Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Ecology of Children and Families 1

  • Unit Code

    CHN1101

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit uses an ecological perspective to examine the development of children aged between birth and four years. This includes an examination of relationships between child development, family, community and culture. The unique needs of very young children are addressed in the context of family, community and culture. This unit is equivalent to CHN4111. Students who have completed CHN1101 are not eligible to enrol in CHN4111.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded CHN4111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate through discussion an understanding of a range of theories of child development for birth to four years.
  2. Describe the relationship between changing social contexts and the evolution of child and family services for infants and toddlers.
  3. Describe the unique social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, health and nutritional needs of very young children.
  4. Discuss the impact of families, community and culture on child development between birth and four years.
  5. Identify cross-cultural differences in child development between birth and four years and the systems which impact on children's development.
  6. Outline developmental sequences in the age range birth to four years in the context of social systems in which that development occurs.

Unit Content

  1. Theories of child development.
  2. Sequences of development between birth and four years taking a holistic approach.
  3. The unique world of very young children: attachment, trust, autonomy, self esteem, impact of non-parental care.
  4. Impact of family variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  5. Impact of community variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  6. Impact of cultural variables on childrens development between birth and four years.
  7. Relationships between systems and the impact these relationships have on childrens development between birth and four years.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisDevelopment in practice20%
EssayImportance of fostering development in the early years30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PrecisDevelopment in practice20%
EssayImportance of fostering development in the early years30%
Examination ^End of semester examination50%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • ^ Berk, L. (2012). Infants, children and adolescents (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Davies, D. (2004). Child development: A practitioner's guide. New York, NY: Guilford Press.
  • Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The ecology of human development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Berk, L. (2010). Infants (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
  • Williams, A. (2008). Infants of parents with mental illness: Developmental, clinical, cultural, and personal perspectives. Bowen Hills: Australian Academic Press.
  • Sissons, J. (2005). First peoples: Indigenous cultures and their futures. London: Reaktion Books.
  • Siegler, R., DeLoache, J., & Eisenberg, N. (2003). How children develop. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
  • Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2006). The young child in the family and the community (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Journal References

  • Journal of Child and Youth Care
  • Journal of Family Studies
  • International Journal of Early Childhood
  • Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
  • Family Matters
  • Children Australia
  • Childhood
  • Child Study Journal
  • Child Development
  • Young Children
  • Child and Youth Care Quarterly
  • Australian Journal of Early Childhood
  • Child Care Information Exchange

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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