COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖZE 5014 TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY 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

To gain practical knowledge and skills to prepare students with intellectual disabilities for life after school.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to explain the important legal bases in the transition of disabled students from school life to independent life.
2   Will be able to describe the situation of the family in transition to adulthood.
3   Will be able to analyze the transition planning process.
4   Will be able to discuss the necessary supports in the process of Transition to Social Life.
5   Will be able to develop suggestions regarding the measures that can be taken in creating safe living spaces.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Legal basis for the execution of special education services, Important legal regulations in the transition to social life
2 Practices included in the transition to social life, Supports offered in the transition to social life
3 The situation of adults with disabilities, The situation of families with adult disabilities, Family studies on transition to adulthood
4 Non-Governmental Organizations Providing Adult Services, Business Environments Role Responsibilities
5 Development of Professional Skills: Job training, Gaining basic job skills
6 Gaining basic business skills
7 Interrelationships between employability skills concepts
8 midterm exam
9 Alternatives in the period of separation from the family.
10 Examines the processes of having a profession and solutions.
11 Social opportunities related to Leisure Time Activities, suggestions on ways to benefit
12 leisure activities
13 Leisure activities, the contribution of educational studies to the quality of education
14 Planning the transition to independent living.
15 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


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 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1214533
LO.2325411
LO.3251311
LO.4111111
LO.5111111