COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THEORY OF MIND IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6043 SOCIAL INTERACTION AND THEORY OF MIND IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM 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

Giving information about the general characteristics of autism and social interactive communicative abilities of individuals with autism and theory of mind understanding of the overall structure of the measurement of the individual evaluation and development of theory of mind skills to gain knowledge on the subject.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Individuals with autism social communication / knowing interaction properties.
2   Knowing individuals with autism s Theory of mind skills training.
3   Knowing approaches and methods used in the development of children with autism s social interactions.
4   Knowing Theory of mind skills testing and assessment methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The diagnostic characteristics of children with autism
2 Characteristics of children with autism
3 Contact Features of individuals with autism
4 Social Communication and Interaction characteristics of individuals with autism
5 Basic Structure of the Theory of Mind
6 Basic Structure of the Theory of Mind
7 Theory of Mind Measurement and Evaluation Methods
8 Theory of Mind Measurement and Evaluation Methods
9 MidTerm Exam
10 Theory of Mind Levels of individuals with autism
11 Theory of Mind Levels of individuals with autism
12 Comparison of Theory of Mind in Autism and Other Disabilities Individuals Group Level
13 Comparison of Theory of Mind in Autism and Other Disabilities Individuals Group Level
14 Discussing the report on the research literature
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Otizm ve Kaynaştırma. Girli, A. (2004). Izmir: Işık Özel Eğitim Yayınları.
2.Otistik özellik gösteren çocuklara iletişim becerilerinin kazandırılması. Kırcaali-Iftar, G. (2005).. Istanbul: Ya-Pa Yayınları
3. Wellman, H. M. (1990). The child's theory of mind (Vol. 37). Cambridge, MA: MIT press.
4. Baron-Cohen, S. (1997). Mindblindness: An essay on autism and theory of mind. MIT press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentation, discussion, lecture

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
Preparation for midterm exam 6 8 48
Preparation for final exam 8 5 40
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.33343342333
LO.43345453424

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