GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Education/EB101
Course Title: Introduction to Education
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The aim of the course is to comprehend
Understands the importance of the teacher as a profession
Understands basic features and principles of the teaching profession.
Understands the relationship between education and sociology and knows the social foundations of education.
Understands the relationship between education and psychology and knows the psychological foundations of education.
Understands the relationship between education and economy and knows the economic foundations of education
Understands the relationship between education and philosophy and knows the philosophical foundations of education.
Understands the relationship between education and history and knows the historical foundations of education. Knows the overall structure, objectives
Defines the profession of teaching in the school and classroom environment.
Knows the historical development of the teaching profession in Turkey.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course objectives, scope and teaching as a profession
2. Week  The main features of the teaching profession
3. Week  The basic principles of the teaching profession
4. Week  Teaching profession at school and classroom environment
5. Week  The historical development of the teaching profession in Turkey
6. Week  The social foundations of education
7. Week  Psychological foundations of education
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Economic foundations of education
10. Week  Philosophical foundations of education
11. Week  Historical foundations of education
12. Week  Turkish education system
13. Week  Turkish education system
14. Week  General assessment
15. Week  General assessment
16. Week  General assessment
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
11
2
22
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
11
2
22
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
1
2
2
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
2
2
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
66
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.64
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
11 evaluate the nature, source, correctness, reliability and validity of informationX
22 comprehend the methods related to the production of scientific knowledgeX
33 be aware of social and professional responsibilitiesX
44 recognize himself/herself as an individual, to use their creative and strong sidesX
55 act in accordance with the ethics of democracy, human rights, society, science and the professionX
66 use language learning strategies effectivelyX
77 understand, interpret and evaluate different written texts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
88 understand, interpret and evaluate different oral texts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
99 communicate orally in different contexts that they may encounter in their daily and professional lifeX
1010 produce different texts using writing processes effectivelyX
1111 comprehend the concepts related to language and the relationships between these conceptsX
1212 comprehend and analyze the features, structure and mechanism of human languageX
1313 use English at an advanced levelX
1414 comprehend and analyze the concepts and processes related to language learningX
1515 comprehend and analyze the concepts and processes related to language teachingX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assist. Prof. Dr. Haluk UNSAL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (unsalh@gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (unsalh@gazi.edu.tr)