COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBD 5002 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BAHAR METE OTLU

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Educational Sciences
Geography Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

T know child psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definition of child
2   Concepts related to child development
3   Factors affecting child development
4   Development stages of the child
5   To know different developmental areas of children

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General characteristics of children
2 Different Perspectives on Child Development
3 Understanding the Development Process
4 Inheritance and Environmental Impact in Development
5 Principles of development
6 Growth Impact of First and Next Experiences
7 Midterm Exam
8 Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
9 Child development theories,I
10 Child development theories,II
11 Periods of child development
12 Physical development
13 Cognitive / language development
14 Social development
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Banu Yazgan Inanç, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet Bilgin, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Meral Kılıç Atıcı(2006) gelişim psikolojisi,Pegem yay,Ist.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion

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)

bahar.mete@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 94

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555