1. Diploma in Montessori & Early Childhood Care (DME)
Year 1

1. Communication Skills in English

Unit – 1 Vocabulary and Use of Words

Unit – 2 Sentence Structures: Verb Patterns

Unit – 3 Speech Mechanism & Phonetic Transcription

Unit – 4 Comprehension, Interpretation and Precis Writing

Unit – 5 Composition

Unit – 7 English for Students of Science

Unit – 8 Book Review

2. Educational Psychology

UNIT – I : Nature of Educational Psychology

Definition of Psychology: Nature and Scope of Educational Psychology and its implications to education. Major theories of learning: Thorndike, Pavlov, Skinner and Piaget - their contributions to teaching-learning process.

UNIT – II : Human Growth and Social Changes in Education

Concept of Growth and maturation. General Principles of Growth and maturation; Development tasks and education – early child hood, late child hood and adolescence. Development of motor abilities of childhood. Social Change: - Role of education in social change - education and modernization. Role of education in maintaining Indian cultural heritage and cultural change.

UNIT – III : Learning and memory

Nature and importance of learning – types of learning. Theories of learning. Transfer of learning – Social development, Emotional development, Moral development. Meaning and nature of Memory – types of memory – factors/ stages of memory. Meaning and nature of forgetting – forgetting curve.

UNIT – IV: Personality, Intelligence and Creativity

Meaning and nature of personality. Theories of personality. Factors influencing Personality. Teachers role in developing personality. Nature of Intelligence, Theories of Intelligence, Significance of Emotional Intelligence. Intelligence Tests. Definition of Creativity and assessment of creativity.

UNIT – V: Mental Health and Mental Hygiene

Definition of Mental health and importance of mental health. Conflict and frustration. Adjustment behaviour. Causes of maladjustment. Defense mechanisms. Understanding the individual, mental health and human relationship -Objectives of Mental Hygiene, Juvenile Delinquency. Mental health of the child and teacher.

UNIT – VI: Guidance and Counseling

Guidance: Meaning - Definition - Nature and Scope - Fundamental Principles of Counseling - Goals of Counseling –Functions of Guidance and Counseling. Kinds of Guidance Services. Counseling on sentimental issues. Techniques of Guidance, Purpose of Counseling Techniques, Role of Head teachers in Guidance, Need for Guidance and Counseling services in Educational Institutions.

3. Methods and Materials of Early Childhood Education

Unit 1 Development in Early Childhood

Unit II Development of Languages and The Function Of Speech

Unit III Developing Mathematical Concepts Of Children

Unit IV Nature Study and Scientific Experience Through Environmental Activities Unit V Development of Skills

4. Computer Fundamentals

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computers

Introduction
Generations of a Computer
Shapes and sizes of Computers
Two Personal Computing Camps
Hardware & Software
Anatomy of computer
Operating Systems
Protecting Data and Software from viruses
Number System
Binary Coding
What can you do with a Computer?
Getting familiar with Window Environment
Getting Started with the New Desktop
Start Menu

Chapter 2 : Binary Arithmetic and Logic Gates

Binary Arithmetic

Logic Gates

Chapter 3 : Internet

The Information Superhighway
Getting On-Line
World Wide Web
Components of World Wide Web
Web Servers
Web Browsers
Evolution of Web
Navigation the Web
Know Your Browser
Finding Things on the Internet
Using E-mail
Security on the Net
Push Technology
Working of Online Shopping
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Chapter 4 : Getting Started with HTML

Introduction
About the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
A Brief History of HTML
Information Type and Character Formatting Elements Anchor

Appendix A
Computer Terminology
Storage Device
Memory Terminology

5. Organizational Behaviour

Unit 1 Organisational Structure and Design

Unit 2 Motivation

Unit 3 Organisational Change

Unit 4 Decision Making Process