GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT/1920007

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Explain importance of development theory

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	What is theory What is development theory
2. Week	Psychoanalytic theory S.Freud E. Erikson
3. Week	Cognitive theory J. Piaget
4. Week	Cognitive theory Evaluating on theory
5. Week	Social learning theory Behaviorism Learning through observation - self-sufficiency
6. Week	Social learning theory Moral judgment and gender roles Evaluating on theory
7. Week	Information Processing Theory History of theory General feature of theory
8. Week	Approach to developmental Evaluating on theory
9. Week	Ethology and other evolutionary theories History of theory General feature of theory
10. Week	Contributions to developmental psychology Evaluating on theory
11. Week	Development of ecological wisdom General feature of theory
12. Week	Mechanisms of development Evaluating on theory
13. Week	Sociocultural theory approach General feature of theory Evaluating on theory
14. Week	Theory of mind General feature of theory Evaluating on theory
15. Week	General evaluating on theories
16. Week	Final Exam

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
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			0
Reading Tasks	14	5	70
Searching in Internet and Library	14	4	56
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	1	9	9
Preparing a Presentation	1	5	5
Presentation	1	3	3
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam			0
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	3	3
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
Course Credit (ECTS):			8

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Able to make developmental evaluation				X
2	Able to plan process of the Child Development and Education				X
3	Able to prepare developmental Education Program				X
4	Able to Organize Educational Environment				X
5	Able to Implement Family Education Program				X
6	Able to Implement Education Program for Children with Special Needs		X
7	Able to implement Inclusive Education		X
8	Able to follow up and be able to recognize technological developments enabling a rapid and true acquisition to knowledge					X
9	Able to adapt himself to different situations, work as a team					X
10	Able to train people turning theoretical knowledge into practice and managing it					X
11	Able to participate in professional activities and organizations					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Abide GÜNGÖR AYTAR)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(-)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(fgungor@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University