COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH DESIGNS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5102 SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH DESIGNS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FÜSUN ÜNAL

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explain the basic principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis
2   2. Explain the foundations for single subject designs
3   3. Explain how single subject designs may be used in research
4   4. Explain how single subject designs may be used in instruction
5   5. Gain knowledge on the 14 different single subject designs
6   6. Plan a study using one of the single subject designs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The differences between research and instruction
2 Special education: Science or art The principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis Research ethics
3 Assessment, evaluation, impact, efficiency
4 Social and educational validity
5 Reliability
6 Visual data analysis
7 Visual data analysis
8 Midterm exam
9 AB, ABA and ABAB models
10 Multiple baseline and multiple probe design
11 Comparative single subject research designs, the ABC model
12 Alternative treatments design
13 Alternative treatments design
14 Alternative treatments design
15 Research project submission Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

enquiry learning, group discussion, research planning

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

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LO.14444444
LO.24444444
LO.34444444
LO.44444444
LO.54444444
LO.64444444