COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2016 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY II 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

The aim of this course is to examine the change in different developmental areas (e.g., physical, affective, and cognitive) from puberty to late adulthood.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe basic concepts in relation to developmental psychology.
2   Being able to describe main theories in relation to developmental psychology.
3   Being able to summarize basic principles of developmental processes.
4   Being able to explain the relationships of developmental psychology to different subfields of psychology and other related disciplines.
5   Being able to compare the differences and similarities of developmental psychology with/from other subfields of psychology.
6   Bein able to explain cognitive, physical, social and emotional dimensions of developmental processes as a whole

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pscho-social development in middle childhood
2 Physical development in puberty
3 Cognitive development in puberty
4 Psycho-social development in puberty
5 Physical and cognitive development in young adulthood
6 Psycho-social development in young adulthood
7 Midterm exam
8 Physical development in middle adulthood
9 Cognitive development in middle adulthood
10 Psycho-social development in middle adulthood
11 Psycho-socail development in middle adulthood
12 Phycial development in late adulthood
13 Cognitive development in late adulthood
14 Psycho-social development in late adulthood
15 Death
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Slater & Quinn (2024). Gelişim psikolojisi klasik çalışmaları yeniden değerlendirmek
Vandenbos (2020). APA Yaşam boyu gelişim psikolojisi sözlüğü
Santrock (2020)Yaşam Boyu Gelişim: Gelişim Psikolojisi, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Ankara.
Berk, Çocuk gelişimi, Imge
Bee & Boyd, Çocuk gelişim psikolojisi, Kaknüs
Gander & Gardiner, Çocuk ve ergen gelişimi, Imge

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
Discussion

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.Midterm
2.Final

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday13.00-15.35

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154545555
LO.254545555
LO.354545555
LO.454545555
LO.554545555
LO.654455555