COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUPPORTING HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SKILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 6054 SUPPORTING HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach students with special needs issues related to the support of social skills based on home, school and society.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explains the meaning, concept and functions of social adaptation skills.
2   Explains social skills in home and social environment.
3   Prepares and implements social skills program in home, school and social settings.
4   Evaluate the social skills program.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social skills suitable for the environment and their importance
2 Teaching appropriate social skills at home, school and community
3 Classification of social skills by age groups
4 Social skills in the home environment
5 Social skills in the school environment
6 Rules to be followed in social life
7 Rules to be followed in social life
8 Midterm Exam
9 Preparing a program for effective social skills teaching
10 Teaching Social Skills and generalization teaching
11 Overcoming the behavior problem
12 Building positive relationships with the family
13 Teaching social skills to inclusive students
14 Evaluation of studies on social skills education
15 Sample program preparation and application
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Murray-Harvey, R. (2010). Relationship influences on students academic achievement, psychological health, and well-being at school. Educational and Child Psychology, 27(1), 104 115.
McGinnis, E. (2011). Skillstreaming the elementary school child: A guide for teaching prosocial skills (3rded.). Champaign, IL: Research Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Case Study,

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Topics will be covered in class and discussion will be opened when necessary. Students will be prepared for the lesson by reading the resources related to the topics beforehand and will participate in classroom interaction. The students are responsible for preparing and presenting the subjects given to them. Students are obliged to fulfill the responsibilities related to the course that can be given to them.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Topics will be covered in class and discussion will be opened when necessary. Students will be prepared for the lesson by reading the resources related to the topics beforehand and will participate in classroom interaction. The students are responsible for preparing and presenting the subjects given to them. Students are obliged to fulfill the responsibilities related to the course that can be given to them.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sunay.dogru@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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