COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL RISK FACTORS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6037 THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL RISK FACTORS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

acquiring knowledge regarding normal human development and being able to identify the biological and social risk factors on development

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Gain knoewledge on the definition and scope of developmental psychology
2   2. Gain knowldege on normal human development
3   3. Explain development in light of various theories of development
4   4. Identify the biological risk factors regarding normal development
5   5. Identify the sociaıl risk factors regarding normal development

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of psychology and the subfields of psychology
2 What is development
3 Scope of developmental psychology and related concepts
4 Factors affecting development
5 The basic concepts and principles of development
6 The basic concepts and principles of development
7 The basic concepts and principles of development
8 Midterm exam
9 Theories of development
10 Theories of development
11 Theories of development
12 Theories of development
13 Theories of development
14 Theories of development
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Eğitim Psikolojisi, Engin Deniz (Edt), Maya Akademi Yayıncılık, 2010
Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi, M. J. Gander & H. W. Gardiner, Imge Kitabevi, 2004
Gelişim, Öğrenme ve Öğretim, Nuray Senemoğlu, Gazi Kitabevi, 2001
Gelişim Psikolojisi, B.Y. Inanç, M. Bilgin & M. Kılıç Atıcı, Nobel Kitabevi, 2004.
Eğitim Psikolojisi, Alim Kaya (Edt.), Pegem Akademi ,2011
Gelişim Psikolojisi, Yargı Yayınevi, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, case presentation and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 9 117
Project Final Presentation 2 20 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.13235434432
LO.24334354343
LO.33423233554
LO.44544443432
LO.53443345355