Course Plan

Rev. 5
COURSE CODE : EMGT 2123
COURSE TITLE : CHILDREN’S SPACE DESIGN

Pre-Requisite : -
Semester : November 2019
Course Leader : Ku Faridah Ku IBrahim
Office Location : Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Lot 195A, Jalan Tun Razak,50400 KL

Consultation Hours : By appointment

Telephone : 0129766007
E-mail : kufaridah@unirazak.edu.my

Course Synopsis

The course focuses on theoretical approaches of planning the learning environment, designing for play,
classroom, landscape and playground safety protocol.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Design Early Childhood classroom for conducive environment and out environment.
2. Manage and maintain classroom conduciveness and outdoor facilities.
3. Discuss Health and safety protocols in designing classroom and outdoor environment.

Recommended/Required Materials

Dudek, M. (2014). Children’s Spaces. MA: Architectural Press.

Optional/Additional Materials

McLaren, P. (2016). Life in Schools: An Introduction to Critical Pedagogy in the Foundations of

Education (5th ed.) NY: Prentice Hall.

Olds, A.R. (2014). Child Care Design Guide. NY:Mc-Graw Hill

Course Assessment

Assessment Breakdown allocation

Assignment 1 60%
Assignment 2 10%
Final Examination (2 hours) 30%
Total 100%
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Course Requirements & Policies

You are expected to fulfill the following requirements of the course to obtain a grade:

 Attendance
Attendance for class is compulsory

 Assignment
Each student is required to submit written and conduct presentations depending on the
instructions of the course leader. The assignment must be submitted on the specified date. If
you encounter any problem to submit the assignment on the specific date, you are required to
inform the lecturer well in advance at least 24 hours before the specified date and time.
Otherwise, your marks on the assignment will be zero.

For any assignments given, the format of the paper should be as follows:

a) A cover page with your details – Course Code, Title, Name, Student ID and the name of the
lecturer
b) Font Arial, size 11 with 1.5 spacing
c) Compulsory to include a reference page for every assignment that you submitted.

Students should not copy in doing their assigned work. Students who are caught doing so
will be penalized and the assignment rejected. Plagiarism is a serious offence. It is
ultimately the student’s responsibility to make sure all of the assignments for the course is
completed.

 Mid Term
None

 Final Examination
The final exam is comprehensive covering all the topics. You will be examined on your level of
understanding and knowledge acquired in this course.

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Course Syllabus

Topic Learning Outcomes Level of

1 The definition of Children space
design
 Definition of space
Children development & space
design
Competency
At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, P1 &
will be able to: A1,
 Describe Children space design
in Early Childhood Education
 Identify space Children
development & space design

2 Theoretical approaches At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
will be able to: P1 & A1,
 Montessori  Analyze Theoretical approaches
 Reggio Emilia  Justify Model approaches
Waldorf School

3 Designing the build environment At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
and designing for play will be able to: P1, P4, A2 &
A3
 The building’s image  Categorized The building’s image
 Design element  Analyze the proses of Design
Children space in element Children space in public
public areas areas
4 The classroom is microcosm of At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
the world will be able to: P1, P4, A2 &
A3
 Categorized the practice in ECE
 Activity areas  Analyze effective program
 Advantages of organizing practice
 Illustrate the floorplan based on
a space into activity
design
areas
 Locating activity areas in
a room
 Creating boundaries for
activity areas
Providing materials storage and
display
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Topic
5 The classroom as an evolving
landscape
 Attributes to consider for
activity station
Guide to Space Planning
6 Young people’s perception on
space environment
 Programme
considerations: for
infant, toddler & pre-
schooler
Design considerations: space
infant, toddler & pre-
schooler
7 Digital landscapes – the new
media playground
 Designing digital
landscape
 New features of
playground
8 Space without children
 Space utilization
 The design
9 The health and safety protocol
 Health protocols for
children space
Safety protocols for children
space
1 The sustainable landscape and
0 edible landscape of school
 Site Planning
Consideration ~
According to NAEYC
Course Plan
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Learning Outcomes Level of
Competency
At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
will be able to: P1, P4, A2 &
A3
 Categorized the practice in ECE
 Analyze effective landscape for
childcra and dpreschool
 Illustrate the design based on
theme
At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
will be able to: P1, P4, A2 &
A3
 Categorized the Programme
considerations: for infant,
toddler & pre-schooler
 Analyze effective program
practice
 Illustrate and Design
considerations: space infant,
toddler & pre-schooler
At the end of this chapter/module, you C1, C2, C3, ,
will be able to: P1, P4, A2 &
A3
 Categorized the component
Digital landscapes – the new
media playground
 Analyze the challenges of
Designing digital landscape
 Design New features of
playground
At the end of this chapter/module, you
will be able to:
 Analyze Space without children
 Justify Space utilization
At the end of this chapter/module, you
will be able to:
 Analyze Health protocols for
children space
 Justify Safety protocols for
children space
At the end of this chapter/module, you
will be able to:
 Analyze sustainable landscape
and edible landscape of school
 Justify landscape based on Site
Planning Consideration ~
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Topic Learning Outcomes Level of
Competency
 Play Yard Design and According to NAEYC
Zoning Consideration 

Level of Competency:
Cognitive Domain Affective Domain Psychomotor Domain
C1 = Knowledge A1 = Receiving P1 = Perception
C2 = Comprehension A2 = Responding P2 = Set
C3 = Application A3 = Valuing P3 = Guided response
C4 = Analysis A4 = Organizing P4 = Mechanism
C5 = Evaluation A5 = Characterizing P5 = Complex overt reaction
C6 = Synthesis P6 = Adaptation
P7 = Origination

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Study Plan
Remarks, Submission Deadline for
Week Topic/Reading Assignments, Projects and Dates of
Exams
The definition of Children space design

 Definition of space
Children development & space design - Course notes and slides to be
1-3 Theoretical approaches posted in SMS
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 Montessori
 Reggio Emilia
Waldorf School
Designing the build environment and designing
for play
 The building’s image
4 -
 Design element

Children space in public areas

The classroom is microcosm of the world

 Activity areas
 Advantages of organizing a space into
activity areas
 Locating activity areas in a room
5  Creating boundaries for activity areas -

Providing materials storage and display

The classroom as an evolving landscape

 Attributes to consider for activity station

Guide to Space Planning
Young people’s perception on space environment
 Programme considerations: for infant,

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toddler & pre-schooler -

Design considerations: space infant, toddler &

pre-schooler
7 Mid Semester Break
8-9 Digital landscapes – the new media playground - Submission Assignment
 Designing digital landscape Dateline: 18/1/2020
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New features of playground

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Space without children
 Space utilization
The design
The health and safety protocol -
 Health protocols for children space
Safety protocols for children space

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The sustainable landscape and edible landscape
of school

 Site Planning Consideration ~ According to

NAEYC
 Play Yard Design and Zoning Consideration

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Presentation

Final Examination