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HDFS 3303 Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Settings Prerequisites: Admission to Great Plains IDEA Early Childhood Non- certification program and HDFS 2113. Description: Exploration of issues surrounding the administration of early childhood programs including identification of community needs, analysis of business opportunities, evaluation and appropriate use of space and quality programming, consideration of policy and legal responsibilities, and professionalism in the field. Best practices in staff selection, training, coaching and supervision. Web based instruction. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

HDFS 3413 Infant and Child Development Prerequisites: HDFS 2113.

Description: Examination of continuity and change in physical, cognitive/ language, and socioemotional development from the prenatal period through early middle childhood (age nine). Diverse contexts, directed observation of infants and children. Previously offered as FRCD 3413. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 3423 Adolescent Development in Family Contexts (S) Prerequisites: HDFS 2113. Description: Development of the adolescent physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally with emphasis on the search for identity, sexuality, vocational choice and interpersonal relations. Observation of adolescents. Previously offered as FRCD 3333. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences HDFS 3443 Family Dynamics Prerequisites: HDFS 2113. Description: Applying family theories and current research to the examination of dynamics of diverse families across the life course and within the social context. Previously offered as FRCD 3753. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 3513 Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science Prerequisites: STAT 2013 or STAT 2023 or STAT 2053 and ENGL 3323. Description: Examination of fundamentals of scientific method as applied to research in human development and family science. Research design, sampling, and measurement. Analytical, evaluative, and interpretive skills needed to understand the professional research literature. Application of statistical analysis to research in human development and family science. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 3313 Technology And Young Children Prerequisites: Admission to Great Plains IDEA Early Childhood Non- certification program and HDFS 2113. Description: Electronic technology's impact on the development of young children in educational, home, and community environments and how it can be used in early childhood classrooms to enhance teaching and learning. Students will be critical thinkers and informed consumers of technology related to young children. Web-based instruction. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci

HDFS 3323 Diversity in the Lives of Young Children and Families Prerequisites: Admission to Great Plains IDEA Early Childhood Non- certification program; SOC 1113; PSYC 1113; and HDFS 2113 or equivalents. Description: Exploration of cultural diversity in daily life and beliefs in families with young children. The focus is on U.S. families, with attention to the multiple cultures from which they come. Web-based instruction. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci HDFS 3333 Working with Families Prerequisites: Admission to Great Plains IDEA Early Childhood Non- certification program and HDFS 2113. Description: Application of an ecological model to the understanding of variation in parental roles, perspectives, relationships, approaches, and challenges. Web-based instruction. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Human Dev & Family Sci