Course: Biology of the Child and Hygiene in Preschool Education

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Course title Biology of the Child and Hygiene in Preschool Education
Course code KAZ/KBDH@
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cichá Martina, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Dobešová Pavla, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hřivnová Michaela, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Ontogenetic development. Characteristic of human postnatal development with focus on preschool age. Information sources considering human biology in preschool age. Child examination, overall assessment of child's condition, growth curves and their importance for assessing development and proportionality of child. Introduction to biology and basics of cytology. Types of tissues and their differences. Organ systems, their anatomy and functions. Locomotor system (skeletal system and muscular system). Cardiovascular system and bodily fluids. Respiratory system. Digestive system and metabolism. Urogenital system. Nervous system. Endocrine system. Sensory system and receptors. This discipline also introduces students to hygiene as a clinical field that is focused on the care of the human health.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
After passing this course students should be able to: - Define terms: child, preschool age and ontogenetic development. - Explain the importance of growth curves in relation to human proportionality. - Define basic anatomic terms, e.g. skeleton, heart, stomach etc. - Explain the connection between human organ systems. - List and characterize individual parts of given organ system, e.g. respiratory systém. - Assess didactic value of preschool child biology problematic. - Assess the quality of environmental factors influencing the growth and development of preschool child and younger school-age child. - Analyze the level of current understanding of postnatal development of people with focus on preschool age. -Taught special aspects of preschool hygiene, educational process hygiene.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Active participation during lessons Seminar essay (hand in Portal UP for plagiarism check) Preparation for credit test Note: lecturer can modify (specify) the requirements for passing the course in the beginning of the course.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (BB25) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter