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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 2017 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

Survey the changes in development from infancy to adolescence from two viewpoints: age periods (prenatal, infancy, preschool, school) and areas (physical, intellectual, personality, etc.)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the critique key theoretical perspectives on child development. 2   Identify key periods and tools of the infants when exploring the world. 3   Demonstrate knowledge of the general physical and cognitive skills development of school-age children. 4   Explain physical and socioemotional development issues in adolescence. 5   Explain cognitive, physical, social and emotional development processes as a whole from birth 6   Demonstrate knowledge of the scientific method and research designs in developmental pyschology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Course structuring and introduction to developmental psychology 2 Life span perspective 3 Life span perspective 4 Biological beginnings 5 Physical development in infancy 6 Cognitive development in infancy 7 Socio-emotional development in infancy 8 Socio-emotional development in infancy 9 Physical and cognitive development in early childhood 10 Socio-emotional development in early childhood 11 Socio-emotional development in early childhood 12 Physical and cognitive development in meddle and late childhood 13 Socio-emotional development in middle and late childhood 14 Socio-emotional development in middle and late childhood

Recomended or Required Reading

Lifespan Developmental Psychology (2020). John W. Santrock. Nobel Yayıncılık Child and Adolescent Development (2004) Mary J. Gander; Hary W. Gardiner. The Developing Child (2009) Helen Bee - Denise Boyd. Translator: Okhan Gündüz, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul. Developmental Psychology (2006) Edited by Alan Slater-Gavin Bremmer, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term 2. Final

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8 Preparation for final exam 1 18 18 Reading 2 15 30 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 LO.6 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5