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.
Defines the profession of teaching in the school and classroom environment.
Knows the historical development of the teaching profession in Turkey.
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

 -- 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
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
15
2
30
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
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: 
70
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learningX
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentX
4Choose, use and prepare materialX
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood period
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvement
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyX
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different ways
11Develop effective communication skillsX
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technologyX
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsX
14Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsX
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueX
16Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.X
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood period
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İlhan AKAR , Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Vahit BADEMCİ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ilakar@gazi.edu.tr , bademci@gazi.edu.tr.)