COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2017 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

Survey the changes in development from infancy to adolescence from two viewpoints: age periods (prenatal, infancy, preschool, school) and areas (physical, intellectual, personality, etc.)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the critique key theoretical perspectives on child development.
2   Identify key periods and tools of the infants when exploring the world.
3   Demonstrate knowledge of the general physical and cognitive skills development of school-age children.
4   Explain physical and socioemotional development issues in adolescence.
5   Explain cognitive, physical, social and emotional development processes as a whole from birth
6   Demonstrate knowledge of the scientific method and research designs in developmental pyschology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical perspectives on the nature of childhood
2 Research methods in developmental psychology
3 The prenatal period, birth, genetic and enviromental factors
4 Physical growth and motor skills
5 Physical growth and motor skills
6 Perceptual capacities in infancy
7 Language acquisition
8 Attachment
9 Cognitive development in preschool
10 Cognitive development in school period
11 Physical and sexual growth in adolescence
12 Cognitive and moral development in adolescence
13 The concept of self and social problems in adolescence
14 The concept of self and social problems in adolescence

Recomended or Required Reading

Lifespan Developmental Psychology (2020). John W. Santrock. Nobel Yayıncılık
Child and Adolescent Development (2004) Mary J. Gander Hary W. Gardiner. Translator:
Prof. Dr. Ali Dönmez; Prof. Dr. Nermin Çelen ve Pof. Dr. Bekir Onur, Imge Yayıncılık.
The Developing Child (2009) Helen Bee - Denise Boyd. Translator: Okhan Gündüz, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul.
Developmental Psychology (2006) Edited by Alan Slater-Gavin Bremmer, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK.
Child Development (1995) Danuta Bukatko Marvin W. Daehler, Houghton Mifflin Company, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 2 15 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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