GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS/4960004
Course Title: THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
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
Use the methods to analyze performance problems in organizations
Compare analysis approaches of analyzing needs
Develop data collection tools and analysis steps
Write up the report for needs analysis study
Develop a presentation to show the results

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Discussing course plan
2. Week  Overview of learning theories
3. Week  Overview of teaching theories and instructiona design process
4. Week  Concepts of constructivist learning approach
5. Week  Elements of constructivist learning approach
6. Week  Classification of educational problems and defining problems
7. Week  Creating learning environment and preparing learning resources
8. Week  Collaborative learning
9. Week  Project based and problem based learning
10. Week  Inquiry based and case based learning
11. Week  Comparing and constrasting constructivist and other approaches
12. Week  Assessment and Evaluation methods in constructivist learning environments
13. Week  Counseling weeek for projects and reports
14. Week  Counseling week for projects and reports
15. Week  Project presentation week
16. Week  Project presentation week
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
13
3
39
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
5
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
5
50
 Material Design and Implementation
1
12
12
 Report Preparing
1
12
12
 Preparing a Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
12
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
195
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X
17X
18X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Çakır)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/hasanc)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hasanc@gazi.edu.tr)