HUMAN DEVELOPMENT I: PRENATAL AND CHILDHOOD (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
24CHSC 111
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Understand the concept of human development
  2. Analyze the development during the prenatal period
  3.  Evaluate the development during infancy.
  4. Understand the development in early childhood and late childhood.
  5. Apply the knowledge of childhood years in daily life

 

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24CHSC111

 

Human Development I: Prenatal and Childhood

(Theory)

 

CO1: Analyse the human development, stages, aspects, growth, development, heredity, environment, and child study methods.

CO2: Examine the significance of reproductive health and Explain prenatal and postnatal care.

CO3: Explain infancy and related developmental characteristics, and various aspects.

CO4: Assess the milestones of various developments, and play during early childhood.

CO5: Analyse middle and late childhood development development , family adjustments, and common behavioral issues.

CO6: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussions, Tutorials, Team teaching

 

 

 

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, , Topic presentations, Giving tasks,

 

Class tests, Semester end examinations, quizzes, Presentation

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

 Introduction Human Development                                   

  • Definitions, history, scope, and multidisciplinary nature of Human Development
  • Human development as a scientific discipline and its place in home science
  • Stages and aspects of development
  • Meaning & Principles of Growth and Development
  • Child study methods- Longitudinal, cross-sectional approach, Observations, interviews, questionnaires, checklist, and case study -types, merits and demerits, and projective techniques
  • Interrelationships of heredity and environment

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Prenatal Development                                                                                   

  • Reproductive health –Meaning and Importance
  • Process of Conception
  •  Stages of prenatal development , factors affecting Prenatal development
  • Complications during pregnancy and childbirth
  • Symptoms of pregnancy
  • Birth process
  • Role of heredity, environment, and maturation in the  development
  • Post-natal care of mother and child- minor ailments.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Infancy (Birth -2 years)                                                                              

  • Neonate adjustment, sensory, perceptual, feeding practices, the importance of early stimulation.
  • Reflexes of infants
  •    Immunization schedule
  • Milestones & characteristics of infancy
  • Development in Infancy
  • Physical-motor development  
  • Cognitive and language development
  • Socio-emotional development
  • Play during infancy

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Early Childhood (3-7yrs)                                                                              

  • Characteristics and developmental tasks
  • Physical and motor development - body size, skeletal growth, physiological changes
  • Cognitive & language development- Pre-operational thought, meta-cognition
  • Socio-emotional development- self-esteem, Socialization with peers and sibling
  • gender identity in Early Childhood
  • Learning & play

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

: Middle and Late Childhood   (8-12yrs)                                                      

  • Characteristics and developmental tasks
  • Physical development- changes in body size, proportion, composition
  • Cognitive & language development- Information processing
  • Social & emotional development- changes in self-concept, development of self-esteem, sex typing.
  • Changes in family relationships- parent-child relationship, sibling
  • Some common behavioral problems- thumb sucking, bedwetting,
  • stealing, lying, and using abusive language

 

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Berk, L. E. (2007). Development through the lifespan. Delhi: Pearson Education.
  2. Santrock, J. W. (2007). A topical approach to life-span development. New Delhi: Tata McGraw- Hill.
  3. Singh, A. (Ed). 2015. Foundations of Human Development: A life span approach. New Delhi: Orient Black Swan.

 

References: 
1. Rice. F. P. (1998). Human Development: A lifespan approach. New Jersey: Prentice a. Hall. 
2. Santrock, J. W. (2007). A topical approach to life-span development. New Delhi: Tata McGraw- Hill. 
3. Papalia, D.E., and Olds, S.W., (2005), Human Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill      Company,New York.
4. Suriakanthi, A., (2005), Child Development, Kavitha Publications, Gandhigram, Tamil     Nadu.
 
E-CONTENT: 
 
REFERENCE JOURNALS: 
1. Indian Journal of Human Development., https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhd
 
Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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