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DUAL CREDIT REVIEW SHEET
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Dual credit is a process that provides a transitional vehicle between secondary and post
secondary institutions. It offers high school students the opportunity to receive
postsecondary credit for the skills they have attained at the secondary level. Students,
meeting requirements to qualify for dual credit exams in the courses listed within this
review sheet, should study the competencies as a self-assessment of their current skill
level in preparation for the dual credit exam.
EDUC 2010 Safe, Healthy, Learning Environments
Credit Hours- (3)
Grading Scale
A= 90-
B= 80-
C= 70-
D= 60-
F= 0-
Safe, Healthy, Learning Environments
ECED 2010 3 Hours
Course Description: A study of the basic principles and pra-
ctices of safety, health and nutrition as they relate to the early
childhood setting, home, and community for children ages
birth to nine. Also included is a study of principles of creat-
ing appropriate learning environments for young children.
Field experiences required.
At the end of the course the learner will:
______ 1. Understand the practices for providing a safe indoor
and outdoor environment to prevent and reduce
injuries.
______ 2. Know the principles for good health and nutrition
practices in the early childhood setting.
______ 3. Understand how to establish an environment that
contributes to the prevention of illness.
______ 4. Identify and understand basic emergency proce-
dures.
______ 5. Understand and recognize the teacher’s role in
current issues such as child abuse, inclusion, al-
lergies, asthma, chronic illnesses, childhood stress,
and drug abusing families.
______ 6. Identify appropriate linkages in the community
related to health, safety, and nutrition.
______ 7. Identify benefits and values of learning centers for
young children.
______ 8. Use developmental knowledge to construct an
interesting and enjoyable environment that en-
courages play and exploration, including children
with special needs.
______ 9. Demonstrate a cooking activity as part of a good
nutrition prop box.
______10. Review and describe how to resolve ethical sce-
narios in regard to health, safety, and nutrition
issues in the child care setting.
______11. Use a playground inspection tool to determine
outdoor safety.
______12. Develop a personal health improvement plan.
______13. Develop an indoor and outdoor safety documenta-
tion board for parents.
______14. Develop a cooking documentation board.
______15. Select, write, and review professional journals on
health, safety, or nutrition articles of interest and
report back to class.
______16. Develop a health related theme and activities for
a weekly lesson plan.
______17. Demonstrate in writing, picture, or portfolio a safe,
healthy, learning environment.
______18. Maintain annotated list of children’s books on
health, safety, and nutrition for children and
families.
______19. Develop a listing of community resources for
health, safety, and nutrition for children and
families.
______20. Develop a dramatic play prop box, use with chil-
dren, and write a reflection on what the student
observed in the child’s play.
______21. Complete exams on basic terms, concepts, etc.
Teacher Date A check mark ( ) indicates competencies that have been addressed at the secondary level.
Using Information
Technology - CPSC 1100 3 Hours
Catalog Description: This course is designed to assist the student in achieving proficiency in computer applications. The student will demon- strate a working knowledge of word processing, electronic communication, and on-line databases, and spreadsheets. Competencies: Understanding of computer concepts and terminology sufficient to aid each student in their academic and/or business endeavors. At the end of the course the student should be able to: I. Terminology _______ 1. Define the four operations of the information processing cycle. _______ 2. Identify categories of computers. _______ 3. Differentiate system and application software. _______ 4. Define CPU and primary storage. _______ 5. Define bits, bytes, and words. _______ 6. Define binary and ASCII. _______ 7. Identify components of the system unit and describe their use. _______ 8. Differentiate storage and memory. _______ 9. Describe multimedia and virtual reality. _______ 10. Identify different types of display types. _______ 11. Define secondary storage, its purpose and how data is stored. _______ 12. Define and discuss data communications and networking. _______ 13. Describe the various operating systems, the differences in their capabilities. _______ 14. Discuss utility programs and their functions. _______ 15. Describe security risks that can threaten a computer sys- tem. _______ 16. Describe computer viruses and steps to prevent them. _______ 17. Discuss ethical and privacy issues relating to the information age. II. Word Processing (Word) The ability to use a modern word processor package to produce finished documents commonly found in the work place or associated with col- lege level course work. At the end of the course the student should be able to: _______ 1. Demonstrate file retrieval and storage _______ 2. Create a document _______ 3. Understand word wrap _______ 4. Enter text into a document _______ 5. Import and scale graphics _______ 6. Format documents using: a. Font, font styles, and font size of text b. Margins, tabs, indents, and columns c. Templates _______ 7. Edit documents using: a. Inserting and deleting, moving, copying, and repl- acing text b. Searching for text c. Spelling and grammar checkers and Thesaurus _______ 8. Work with multiple documents _______ 9. Work with long documents _______ 10. Demonstrate headers/footers, page numbering, and foot- notes _______ 11. Creating, editing, and formatting tables _______ 12. Creating page and section breaks and understanding the difference III. Spreadsheets (Excel) The ability to use an electronic spreadsheet to produce finished documents commonly found in the work place or associated with college level course work. At the end of the course work the student should be able to: _______ 1. Demonstrate file retrieval and storage _______ 2. Enter, use, and understand the difference between text, numbers, functions and formulas _______ 3. Edit spreadsheets by:
