COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4027 SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce special education and review relevant professions and administrations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to describe special education area
2   Able to comprehend the clinical assessment procedure in that area
3   Able to list conditions for special education
4   Able to comprehend duties, roles and responsibilities of psychologist working in that area
5   Able to adapt knowledge and skills learnt in psychology education to that area
6   Able to exemplify administrations made by psychologists

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of special education and basic concepts in special education
2 Assessment in special education
3 Individualized education program
4 Inclusion
5 Mental retardation
6 Family training
7 Hearing impairment
8 Physical impairment
9 Motor speech disorders
10 Learning disability
11 Mood and behavioral disorders
12 Autizm
13 Family training planning
14 Taking family history and final interview techniques

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Question-answer
Homework
Disucssion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-3: will be examined via midterm exam
LO4-6: will be examined via homework, presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.145444
LO.255544
LO.345555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555
LO.6353555