CYP4003 - Child Development

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module provides the opportunity to study children’s holistic development from conception until 8 years of age, including key transitions. You will explain, justify and analyse practice working with young children, including the factors that promote and impede holistic learning and make positive outcomes harder to achieve. This will include:

• A range of relevant theory related to all areas of children’s learning, including physical, cognitive, personal, social, emotional, language and technological development
• Factors which influence a child’s wellbeing, health, safety, behavior and identity; how children understand the world around them and how they relate to it
• Applying knowledge of adverse childhood experiences when planning to support resilience, wellbeing and next steps for children
• Understanding the importance of working in partnership with parents, carers and families, and the value of the home learning environment
• The diversity of modern family life and contemporary society, including the importance of valuing difference; such as gender, background, culture, languages and needs
• Understanding the approach of current curriculum documentations and global theories regarding listening to young children and advocating for their rights
• Recognising the value of professional ethics, clear communication and working with others in a child centred way

Learning and Teaching Information:

Formal Scheduled Teaching and Learning Activities. This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Formative assessment by self and peers will be integrated into the sessions.
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 80

Guided independent study
Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
Formative and Early Assessment will take place in Semester 1 to unpack the assignment. The Case study analysis will contain 3 parts which will be built in across the semesters to support students understanding. In Semester 2 formative and peer feedback will be used to ensure students case study understanding and to recognise different views to their own.

Case studies for the assignment will be provided for students to choose from. The Integrated Assessment will include a series of blogs and padlet discussions across a sequence of topics related to early childhood, policy, practice, culture and language.

Assessment:

001 Case study analysis; 2,500 words; end of Semester 2 75%
002 Integrated assessment, 500 words; 2 week assessment block, end of Semester 2 25%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Hannah Crooks
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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