COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 2024 APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

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

The objective of this course is to develop students' skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction based on applied behavior analysis. Students will learn to determine instructional goals, write behavioral objectives, select appropriate teaching strategies, and make data-based decisions. The course also aims to provide practical knowledge of functional analysis and behavior reduction techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines instructional goals in behavioral terms.
2   Prepares individualized teaching plans based on ABA.
3   Implements prompting, fading, and reinforcement strategies.
4   Designs learning environments and develop teaching materials.
5   Conducts functional behavior assessments.
6   Develops intervention plans for problem behaviors.
7   Monitors the teaching process and make decisions based on data.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to ABA II and Course Framework
2 Writing Behavioral Objectives and Goal Selection
3 Prompting, Fading, and Reinforcement
4 Developing Instructional Materials
5 Teaching Process and Data Recording
6 Natural Environment Teaching
7 Midterm Exam
8 Functional Behavior Assessment Methods
9 Applications of Functional Analysis
10 Behavior Reduction Strategies
11 Crisis Intervention Planning
12 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Decision Making
13 Practice with Case Examples
14 General Review
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Tekin-Iftar, E., & Kırcaali-Iftar, G. (2018). Davranış Değiştirme: Uygulamalı Davranış Analizi. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Sucuoğlu, B., & Kargın, T. (2010). Uygulamalı Davranış Analizi: Ilkeler ve Temel Uygulamalar. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık.
Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson.
Miltenberger, R. G. (2016). Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Applied teaching activities, Case studies, Group projects, Role-play and scenario analysis, Field-based applications, Video observation and 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

Midterm exam
Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Minimum 70% attendance is mandatory.
Academic honesty is essential.
Students are expected to be open to feedback and collaboration.
Confidentiality and ethical principles must be respected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1232445
LO.2324342
LO.3543432
LO.4544345
LO.5543454
LO.6433443
LO.7434343

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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