COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6041 VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ELECTIVE 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

To know the social and emotional adulthood Individuals with Special Needs, the public services provided during this period, evaluation and planning of the transition to adulthood, participation in society and vocational training processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the social and emotional characteristics of adults with special needs
2   Learn the legal regulations.
3   Learn public services.
4   Evaluates and plans the transition to adulthood
5   Learn how to be the participation in social life
6   Learning job needs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions, Legal cases, Practices
2 Transition process adulthood, family conditions and researches
3 Adult and vocational education transition strategies and planning
4 Adulthood researches and practices
5 Adult Services Providers: Civil society organizations
6 Adult Services Providers: Business environment
7 To gain vocational skills
8 Employability skills
9 MidTerm Exam
10 The preparation social life and separation of family
11 To be employed
12 Life-long learning,social security
13 Leisure time activities, leisure activities
14 Healthy life
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Carpenter, B., Egerton, J., Brooks, T., Cockbill, B., Fotheringham, J., Bloom, T., ... & Thistlethwaite, J. (2015). Engaging Learners with Complex Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: A Resource Book for Teachers and Teaching Assistants. Routledge.
2. Lloyd, J. W., Kameenui, E. J., & Chard, D. J. (Eds.). (2014). Issues in educating students with disabilities. Routledge.
3. Harwell, J. M., & Jackson, R. W. (2014). The complete learning disabilities handbook: Ready-to-use strategies and activities for teaching students with learning disabilities. John Wiley & Sons.
4. Taylor, A. E. B. (2014). Diagnostic Assessment of Learning Disabilities in Childhood: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 6 5 30
Preparation for final exam 8 5 40
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.13435443334
LO.23444354445
LO.33453445533
LO.43433553344
LO.53445444435
LO.63452235323