GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CURRICLUM DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION/7110102
Course Title: CURRICLUM DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Recognize definitions and concepts related to curriculum development
Understands the dimensions of curriculum development
explains the relationships between program elements and curriciulum development process
Understand the approches and principles of writing goals
Explain learning-teaching processes
Recognize curriculum development and evaluation models
Curriculum development process and stages
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Basic definitions and terms of curriculum development
2. Week  Dimensions of the curriculum (aim-content-learning / teaching processes and evaluation)
3. Week  Curriculum development processes and goal writing approaches
4. Week  Philosophical foundations of the program
5. Week  Psychological foundations of the program
6. Week  Curriculum development models
7. Week  Curriculum evaluation models
8. Week  MIDTERM EXAM
9. Week  Curriculum development process and stages
10. Week  Curriculum development process and stages
11. Week  National and international research on curriculum development
12. Week  National and international research on curriculum development
13. Week  Curriculum and analysis
14. Week  Curriculum and analysis
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
60
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
5
5
25
 Reading Tasks
8
6
48
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
5
20
 Material Design and Implementation
2
4
8
 Report Preparing
5
4
20
 Preparing a Presentation
5
4
20
 Presentation
3
4
12
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
3
1
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
1
1
 Other (should be emphasized)
1
1
1
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1-Defines basic concepts related to curriculum development in education.X
2-Correlates theoretical foundations (philosophical, social, economic etc.) of curriculum development in education.X
3-Recognizes basic components that are composed of objectives, content, learning-teaching process and their features.X
4-Compares curriculum development and evaluation models.X
5-Prepares an instructional design based on need analysis by utilizing modals and approaches to curriculum development.X
6-Determines problems related to the field of curriculum and instruction.X
7-Utilizes theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field professionally in the studies within the scope of curriculum development in education.X
8-Follows national/international scientific and current developments in the field and reflects them on studies and research in the field.X
9-Uses theoretical/practical knowledge and skills of the field in personal and team studies.X
10-Evaluates national and international curriculum by considering learning teaching theories, approaches and principals in the field.X
11Takes responsibility in curriculum development studies in education.X
12Uses a foreign language effectively in scientific level studies and research.X
13Integrates knowledge of different disciplines with the knowledge acquired in the field by relating education that is a dynamic field to the basic disciplines that influence it.X
14Uses information and communication technologies in theoretical and applied studies in an advanced level.X
15Considers national and international scientific ethical rules for the studies in the field.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr.Melek ÇAKMAK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/melek)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (melek@gazi.edu.tr)