COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6059 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY 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

The purpose of this course is to increase knowledge and awareness of students with respect to special education regulations and practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Discuss legal regulations and effects of the regulations on special education practices in Turkey.
2   Understand legal regulations regarding special education in different countries and discuss the impacts of various regulations on special education practices around the world.
3   Analyze the examples of special education practices around the world.
4   Compare special education regulations and practices affective in different countries with the special education regulations and practices in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Special Education Regulations in Turkey
2 Special Education Practices in Turkey
3 Special Education Regulations in United Kingdom
4 Special Education Regulations in United Kingdom
5 Special Education Regulations in Germany
6 Special Education Regulations in Germany
7 Special Education Regulations in Finland
8 Midterm Exam
9 Special Education Regulations in Finland
10 Special Education Regulations in the United States of America
11 Special Education Regulations in the United States of America
12 Special Education Regulations in Asia
13 Special Education Regulations in Asia
14 Special Education Regulations in Asia
15 Special Education Regulations in Asia
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Case Study,

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

Attendance is obligatory

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

fusun.onal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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