COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HIGH FUNCTIONAL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZE 5039 HIGH FUNCTIONAL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Special Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Teacher Education

Course Objective

The student who takes this course acquires information about the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with High Functioning Autism and the strategies used in their education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the characteristics of High Functioning Autistics and Asperger's Syndrome.
2   Defines educational practices used in High Functioning Autistics and individuals with Asperger's Syndrome.
3   Defines the basic features of the methods used in teaching social skills.
4   Discusses the video modeling application used to teach skills to individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
5   Discusses the benefits and limitations of community-based teaching practice.
6   Discusses applications related to programming inclusive environments for individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
7   Discusses practices related to the arrangement of inclusive environments for individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Autism
2 Causes of Autism High Functioning Autistics and Asperger's Syndrome
3 What is Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism What are its features
4 Education of Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autistics
5 Teaching Social Skills
6 Teaching with Social Stories
7 Midterm
8 Teaching with Video Modeling-I
9 Teaching with Video Modeling-II
10 Community Based Teaching
11 Programming Fusing Environments
12 Editing Fusing Environments
13 Teaching Through Peer
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Attwood, T. (2006). Asperger s Syndrome. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Myles, B. S. & Southwick J. (2005). Asperger s Syndrome and difficult moments. Kansas: Autism Asperger Publishing.

Stanton, M. (2001). Learning to live with high gunctioning autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Ozonoff, S., Dawson, G. & McPartland, J. (2002). A Parent s guide to asperger syndrome & High-functioning autism. NewYork: Guilford Press.

Winter, M. (2003). Asperger s Syndrome. What teachers need to know. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 10 3 30
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1254133
LO.2325411
LO.3124533
LO.4333333
LO.5333333
LO.6333333
LO.7333333

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