EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES - EDUCATION
320 Administration: Staff Leadership (1)
Seventeen hours. Prerequisite: Early Childhood Studies 105.
Review of effective leadership styles in the administration of
early childhood programs that result in improved staff com
munication and job performances. (GR)
321 Administration: Professional Ethics (1)
Seventeen hours. Prerequisite: Early Childhood Studies 106.
Review of the administrator’s ethical responsibilities of chil
dren, families, community and society based on the standards
recommended by the national Association for the Education of
Young Children. (GR)
322 Administration: Parents as Partners (1)
Seventeen hours. Prerequisite: Early Childhood Studies 106.
An analysis of set guidelines and strategies for administrators
which will focus on the formation of a supportive link between
school and home. (GR)
323 Infants and Toddlers in Family Child Care (1)
One hour weekly.
Infant and toddler caregiving strategies for child care profes
sionals. Emphasis will be on skills necessary to provide a nur
turing group environment, which supports healthy develop
ment in very young children. (GR/CR) (S)
324 Early Literacy Development (1.5)
One and one-half hours weekly (eight weeks).
Provides early childhood educators and caregivers with re-
search-based principles and an overview of developmentally
appropriate practices that promote early literacy development
from birth through five years of age. (GR/CR) (F,S)
325 Literacy: Effective Teaching Strategies (1.5)
One and one-half hours weekly (eight weeks).
Provides early childhood educators and caregivers with re-
search based teaching strategies that enhance literacy out-
comes in children from birth through five years of age.
(GR/CR) (F,S)
ECONOMICS
101 Principles of Economics: Macro-Economics (3)
Three hours weekly. Economics 101 may be taken prior to or
concurrently with Economics 102.
CAN ECON 2, acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
An introduction to aggregate economic analysis. Topics in
clude market systems; economic cycles including recession,
unemployment, and inflation; national income accounts; mac
roeconomics equilibrium; money and financial institutions;
monetary and fiscal policy; and international trade and finance.
(GR) (F,S,U)
102 Principles of Economics: Micro-Economics (3)
Three hours weekly. Economics 102 may be taken prior to or
concurrently with Economics 101.
CAN ECON 4, acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
An introduction to types of individual economic units. Topics
include scarcity, opportunity costs, comparative advantage,
supply, demand, elasticity, cost theory, price and output de-
termination under various market structures and factor mar
kets. Related topics such as international trade, public choice,
income distribution, externalities and government regulation
will also be included. (GR) (F,S,U)
121 Business Economics (3)
Three hours weekly. May be taken prior to or concurrently with
Economics 101 or 102.
Acceptable for credit: CSU
An introduction to basic economic analysis and institutions.
Macroeconomic analysis of income, employment, price level,
and international trade. Microeconomic analysis of demand,
production, competitive and noncompetitive product markets,
and factor markets. Emphasis is placed on the applications of
economic theory in the business environment. This course is
not open to students who are enrolled in or have received
credit for Business 121. (GR) (F)
130 Consumer and Family Finance (3)
Three hours weekly. Eligibility for Math 300 is recommended.
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Designed to assist individuals and/or those working with indi
viduals to analyze and direct their financial affairs. Elements
and concepts of financial planning and decisionmaking in the
areas of budgeting, taxes, borrowing, money management,
consuming, insurance, investments, retirement, and estate
planning will be analyzed with an emphasis on application to
changing family needs. This course is not open to students
who are enrolled in or have received credit for Business 130
or Family and Consumer Sciences 130. (GR/CR) (F,S,U)
179, 379 Workshops in Economics (.5-10)
179 - Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC-Determined after ad-
mission
For course description see "Workshops."
188 ABCD Honors -Economics (2)
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC-Determined after admission
For course description see "Honors."
EDUCATION
130 Exploring Teaching (3)
Two hours weekly, forty hours practicum field experience.
Advisory: Eligibility for English 101
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Introduces the principles of public education today with an
emphasis on the role of the teacher. Examines opportunities,
responsibilities, new directions, and rewards in teaching. A
forty-hour field experience provides the opportunity to observe
and work in a variety of educational settings. Lecture includes
the opportunity to reflect on experiences at one or a combina
tion of field experience sites, including elementary, middle and
high schools. The course is intended to help students make
informed decisions about careers in education. (GR) (F,S)
132 Child -Identity and Learning (3)
Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Prerequisite: Psychology
101.
Acceptable for credit: CSU
