GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CHARACTER AND VALUE EDUCATION/OÖÖ403
Course Title: CHARACTER AND VALUE EDUCATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 7 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
Knows character development
Explains the factors affecting character development
Define and classify values
Explains the methods of character and values education
Plan activities for character and values education

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of face to face education.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition of character education and character development theories
2. Week  Factors affecting the development of characters and values (Family, Culture)
3. Week  Factors affecting the development of characters and values (School), sources of values
4. Week  Definition and classification of values
5. Week  Definition and classification of values
6. Week  Character and value education approaches
7. Week  Examples of value education from the history of Turkish education and culture
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Methods and techniques in character and value education
10. Week  Values education in multicultural settings
11. Week  Teacher in character and values education
12. Week  The application and research of values education in Turkey
13. Week  Character and values education planning for preschool children
14. Week  Planning character and values education for preschool children
15. Week  General discussion and suggestions on character and values education in early childhood
16. Week  Final exam
 -- 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
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
1
5
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
1
1
1
 Preparing a Presentation
1
1
1
 Presentation
4
1
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
87
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.48
 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.X
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 periodX
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesX
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvementX
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyX
9Evaluate education program.X
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysX
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 periodX
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.X
19Update and develop oneself in teachingX
20Participate in professional activities organizationsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. İlkay ULUTAŞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/uilkay/contac)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ilkayulutas@gmail.com)