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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 6273	RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic concepts in the field of developmental psychology of religion and to explain the age graded changes from conception to death.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Defines the important processes in developmental psychology, periods of development and developmental issues
2	Explains the theories of human development
3	Explains how life-span development research is done
4	Students understand how developmental psychology is relevant for the development of religious and spiritual behavior and they are capable of situating and analyzing the development of religion and sprituality within different life phases based on their knowledge about developmental psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The life-span perspective, the nature of development
2	Theories of development
3	Infancy
4	Childhood
5	Adolescence
6	The transition to adulthood, young adulthood and middle age
7	Old age, death, and grieving
8	Mid-Term Exam.
9	Association between cognitive and religious development
10	Association between moral and religious development
11	Association between social and religious development
12	Development of religous judgement
13	Hierarchy of needs and Faith development
14	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Neda Armaner, Din Psikolojisine Giriş, Ayyıldız Matbaası, Ankara-1980.
2. Hayati Hökelekli, Din Psikolojisi, TDVY, Ankara-1998.
3. Hüseyin Peker, Din Psikolojisi, Çamlıca Yayınları, Istanbul-2008.
4. Faruk karaca, Din Psikolojisi, Eser, Ofset, Trabzon-2011.
5. Manevi Rehberlik ve BenÖtesi Psikolojisi Üzerine Paylaşımlar, Edt. R. Frager, Çev. Ömer Çolakoğlu, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul-2009.
6. Stanislav Grof & Christina Grof, Manevi Kriz, Çev. Ahu Ayan, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istabul-2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cihad.kisa@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	1	3	3
Preparing presentations	1	3	3
Reading	10	3	30
Web Search and Library Research	4	7	28
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.11	PO.13
LO.1	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.2	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.3	5	5	4	4	5	5
LO.4	5	5	4	4	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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