Maureen C. Smith, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Child Development
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San José, CA 95192
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Spring 2000 Classes
CD 162: Childhood and Adolescence in a Mulitcultural Society
Spring 2000: Tuesdays/Thursdays 1:30-2:45 SH 311
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday: 3:00-4:15; Wednesday: 10:30-12:00 & by appointment
This course focuses on the interaction between development and culture. Knowledge about child development "universals" will be studied as well as their manifestations in specific ethnic contexts to understand how children and adolescents develop within a multicultural society.
Students completing the course should be able to:
- understand how the cultural values of differing ethnic groups (particularly in California) influence development.
- understand the interactive nature of development and experience
- examine how distinct cultural orientations might affect inter-group interactions
- explore the processes of socialization and how cultural values and customs are passed to subsequent generations.
- explore one's own cultural heritage, values, customs, and beliefs and evaluate how one's own cultural background may influence interaction with others.
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CD 195: Senior Seminar in Child Development.
Spring 2000: Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:00-1:15 SH 448
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday: 3:00-4:15; Wednesday: 10:30-12:00 & by appointment
Prerequisite: 12 units in Child Development and senior standing.
Course Objectives:
This course is designed for seniors to promote an integrated understanding of the discipline and to examine the significance of research in child development. The emphasis is on assisting the student in developing the ability to evaluate critically the methods, problems, and finds of research in the field.
Students completing the course should:
- appreciate the significance of research in the area of child development and understand the implications of research on policy issues in child development;
- increase their ability to evaluate critically methods, problems, and findings of research;
- possess an integrated understanding of the discipline;
- have the ability to examine the influence of contextual variables (e.g., home, school) on research findings in child development.
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CD 067: Development of Human Potential
Spring 2000: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-10:15: SPXC 068/ Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-11:45: SH 345
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday: 3:00-4:15; Wednesday: 10:30-12:00 & by appointment
Course Overview:
This course is designed to promote the contemporary and scientific understanding of human development with emphasis on basic similarities common to all human beings. Individual and group differences as well as current social issues are studied from both developmental and interdisciplinary perspectives. Knowledge gained throughout the course will be applied to the student's real-life problem-solving situations within both academic and social contexts.
Upon completion of the course, students will:
- recognize the interrelation of the cognitive, psychosocial, psychomotor, and physical development across the life-span.
- be aware of how genetic and environmental factors interact to affect the process of development.
- identify developmental tasks at different stages of the life-span and ways of achieving these tasks.
- utilize developmental theories in coping with problems and crises that arise at different stages of the life-span.
- understand various social issues and policies that affect the integrated person through-out development (e.g., day-care, performance enhancing drug-use, care of the elderly).
- apply social skills to enhance learning and positive interpersonal relationships with diverse groups and individuals.
- recognize themselves as individuals undergoing a particular stage of human development, and recognize how they can maximize their potential within the university environment.
- utilize resources to improve the quality of decision making within campus social systems as well as through-out life.
- understand the broad implications of communication systems, mass media, recreational facilities, and employment opportunities available through and beyond campus resources.
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