COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IMPROVING SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6061 IMPROVING SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 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 aim of the course is to improve the social competence of children with developmental disabilities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Determine the social needs of children with developmental disabilities.
2   Can prepare appropriate programs for children with developmental disabilities.
3   Can make generalization and sustainability studies of the prepared program.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Types of developmental disabilities
2 Social skill needs of children with developmental disabilities
3 Assertiveness skills in those with developmental disabilities
4 Regulating emotions and emotions
5 Anger management
6 Body language
7 Starting and maintaining communication
8 Midterm Exam
9 Friendship relations
10 Communication with adults and minors
11 Self regulation
12 Conflict and resolution
13 Social skills intervention examples
14 Preparing a sample social skills program for children with developmental disabilities
15 Preparing a sample social skills program for children with developmental disabilities
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akkök,F. (1999). Ilköğretimde Sosyal Becerilerin geliştirilmesi. Öğretmen el kitabı. ( ikinci basım). Ankara:
Gülaçtı, F. (2009). Sosyal beceri eğitimine yönelik programın üniversite öğrencilerinin, sosyal beceri, öznel ve psikolojik iyi olma düzeylerine etkisi. Doktora tezi. Atatürk üniversitesi, sosyal bilimler enstitüsü, Erzurum.
Gülay, H. ve Akman, B. (2009). Okul öncesi dönemde sosyal beceriler. Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık.
Kabasakal, Z. ve Çelik, N. (2010). Sosyal beceri eğitiminin ilköğretim öğrencilerinin sosyal uyum düzeylerine etkisi . Ilköğretim online dergisi 9(1), 203-212.
McGinnis, E. (2012). Skillstreaming the elementary school child: A guide for teaching prosocial skills (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Research Press.

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

Topics will be covered in class and discussion will be opened when necessary. Students will be prepared for the lesson by reading the resources related to the topics beforehand and will participate in classroom interaction. The students are responsible for preparing and presenting the subjects given to them. Students are obliged to fulfill the responsibilities related to the course that can be given to them.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Topics will be covered in class and discussion will be opened when necessary. Students will be prepared for the lesson by reading the resources related to the topics beforehand and will participate in classroom interaction. The students are responsible for preparing and presenting the subjects given to them. Students are obliged to fulfill the responsibilities related to the course that can be given to them.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sunay.dogru@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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