Understanding child development: from synapse to society
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Approx. 28 hours to complete
Course Summary
This course explores the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children from birth through adolescence. Learn about the milestones and factors that shape child development and gain a deeper understanding of how to support healthy growth and development in children.Key Learning Points
- Understand the key theories and concepts related to child development
- Explore the different stages of development from birth through adolescence
- Learn about the factors that influence child development, including genetics, environment, and culture
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $50,000 - $80,000
- India: INR 5,00,000 - INR 8,00,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $50,000 - $80,000
- India: INR 5,00,000 - INR 8,00,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $45,000 - $70,000
- India: INR 4,50,000 - INR 7,00,000
- Spain: €25,000 - €40,000
- USA: $50,000 - $80,000
- India: INR 5,00,000 - INR 8,00,000
- Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
- USA: $45,000 - $70,000
- India: INR 4,50,000 - INR 7,00,000
- Spain: €25,000 - €40,000
- USA: $30,000 - $50,000
- India: INR 3,00,000 - INR 5,00,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €30,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the principles of child development and the factors that influence it
- Identify developmental milestones and recognize when a child may need additional support
- Apply effective strategies to support healthy growth and development in children
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of child development concepts
- Access to reliable internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
IntroductoryCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Quizzes and assignments
Similar Courses
- Child Nutrition and Cooking
- Positive Behavior Support for Young Children
- Early Childhood Education
Related Education Paths
- Stanford Graduate School of Education's Master's in Child Development program
- Harvard Graduate School of Education's Professional Education program in Child Development
Related Books
Description
In this course, we dive into the topic of child development. You will learn that child development is complex and is influenced by a surprisingly rich number of factors at many different levels of organization. You will see that development can be studied in various domains and at various levels of understanding, from different angles and disciplines. Importantly, you will come to understand that processes within and between the various domains and levels of organization continuously interact to shape development. This implies that understanding development requires taking an interdisciplinary approach.
Outline
- Introduction to Dynamics of Youth
- The developmental systems approach
- What it takes to study development from a developmental systems approach
- Introduction to Dynamics of Youth and the cohort studies
- General introduction
- Introduction
- Applying the developmental systems approach to well-being
- Optional readings on the developmental systems approach
- Introduction
- The YOUth cohort studies
- What do you know already?
- Test your knowledge on the developmental systems approach
- How can you make it happen?
- What do you think of Dynamics of Youth and the cohort studies?
- Brain and motor development
- The early developing brain
- Growing synapses - Interview with a brain researcher
- Developing motor skills
- Interview with a human movement scientist
- WEIRD science
- Introduction
- Brain plasticity and behaviour
- Optional reading on the developing brain
- Optional reading on brain plasticity
- Introduction
- The development of motor behavior
- Test your knowledge on brain development
- Test your knowledge on motor development
- What did you learn about brain and motor development?
- Cognitive development
- The emergence of thinking and understanding
- Playing (with) rats - Interview with a neurobiologist
- Rats and synapses - Interview about interdisciplinary collaboration
- Experimenting teenagers - Interview with a psychologist
- Applied geography - Interview with a social geographer
- Embodied cognition, culture and geography
- Introduction
- More on cognitive development
- Test your knowledge on cognitive development
- What did you learn about cognitive development?
- Communication
- Speech and language development
- 'Talking' Zebrafinches - Interview with a biologist
- Talking to babies - Interview with a linguist
- Language and machine learning - Interview with a brain imaging expert
- Language, (embodied) cognition and culture
- Introduction
- Cracking the code of language
- Media literacy
- What do you know already about language development?
- Test your knowledge on speech and language development
- What did you learn about speech and language development?
- Social-emotional development
- Developing emotions and sociability
- Language and behavior problems - Interview with a linguist
- Social-emotional problems - Interview with a developmental psychologist
- Ethnic and socio-economical influences - Interview with an interdisciplinary social scientist
- Integration
- Introduction
- Culture and the development of emotions
- More on social-emotional development
- Test your knowledge on social-emotional development
- What did you learn about social-emotional development?
- The big picture
- The case of prematurely born children - Interview with a clinical child and family researcher
- Zooming out - Interview with a biologist
- Introduction
- Final survey
- Acknowledgements
- There's more where that came from!
Summary of User Reviews
The Child Development course on Coursera is highly rated by users. Many users have praised the engaging content and practical approach of the course.Pros from User Reviews
- Content is well-organized and easy to follow
- Instructors are knowledgeable and supportive
- Course offers valuable insights into child psychology
- Assignments and quizzes are helpful in reinforcing learning
Cons from User Reviews
- Course may be too basic for some learners
- Some users have experienced technical issues with the platform
- Course may not be suitable for those looking for in-depth study on the topic
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