GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SKILLS/1830217
Course Title: ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY SKILLS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Banu ALTUNAY ARSLANTEKİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  abanu@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Being able to explain the evaluation processes of orientation and mobility
Being able to prepare evaluation tools for orientation and mobility
Being able to do researches on orientation and mobility
Being able to compare the effectiveness of the tools used in orientation and mobility skills and electronic devices
Being able to research on effective teaching strategies
Being able to associate orientation and mobility skills
Being able to adapt mobility skills to those with low vision or multiple disabilities
Being able to solve orientation and mobility problems in different environments and weather conditions
Being able to plan researches for orientation and mobility skills
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Evaluating orientation and mobility skills
2. Week  Supportive orientation and mobility skill programmes starting from infancy (activities supporting psychomotor development, teaching strategies of atte
3. Week  Presenting family education programmes on orientation and mobility
4. Week  Basic mobility skills (experienced-inexperienced guide skills, cane skills, etc.)
5. Week  The effect of electronic mobility tools on the orientation and mobility skills of visually handicapped people
6. Week  Traffic education (safe crossing in junctions or in places where there is no traffic sign, etc.)
7. Week  EXAM
8. Week  Regulations according to weather conditions and safe mobility in bad weather conditions
9. Week  Teaching strategies for using cars or public transportation
10. Week  Using sketches, tactile scheme tool sets Using tactile maps
11. Week  Researches on route teaching
12. Week  Researches on small group teaching
13. Week  Safe mobility in rural and urban areas
14. Week  Researches on evaluating cane usage and material suitability
15. Week  Orientation and mobility studies for those who multiple disabilities -Teaching strategies for using walkers and wheel chairs in mobility - Indoor an
16. Week  Adaptations in mobility skills and researches for those with low vision
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Altunay, B. (2000). Görme engelli öğrencilere belirlenen rotalar boyunca bağımsız hareketin kazandırılmasında fiziksel yardım ve sözel ipucuyla sunulan bireyselleştirilmiş rota öğretim materyalinin etkililiği. Yayınlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi, Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara. Altunay, B. (2003). Görme yetersizliği olan çocuklarda yönelim ve bağımsız hareket becerileri. Ü. Tüfekçioğlu (Ed.), İşitme, konuşma ve görme sorunu olan çocukların eğitimi (1. Baskı, ss. 275-300). Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları. Altunay, B. (2011). Görme engellilere bağımsız hareketin kazandırılması için matematik ve kavram öğretiminin önemi. Y. İçingür & B. Altunay (Ed.), Uluslar Arası Kör ve Az Gören Kadınların Mesleki Eğitimi, Mesleki Rehabilitasyonu, İstihdamı ve Sosyal Hayata Uyum Sempozyumu kitabı içinde. Ankara: Körler Federasyonu. Altunay Arslantekin, B. (2012). Görme Yetersizliğinin Psikomotor Gelişim İle Bağımsız Hareket Üzerindeki Etkileri ve Destekleyici Programlar. Y. İçingür & B. Altunay Ar
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
6
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
3
3
9
 Preparing Presentation
4
5
20
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
4
6
24
 Final and Studying for Final
6
7
42
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Visually impaired and / or special needs individuals with information regarding early childhood education can be analyzed,X
2For individuals with severe and multiple inability to explain the effective teaching strategies,X
3To explain the functional vision assessment in individuals with low vision and to apply,X
4Visually impaired and / or facilitating the lives of individuals with special needs, supporting technologies, and to use information to explainX
5Visually impaired and / or individuals with special needs in the areas of academic development and life-long knowledge of methods and techniques that will be usedX
6Visually impaired and / or to develop new materials for individuals with special needsX
7Visually impaired and / or for individuals with special needs education programs and materials to individualize in the group and individual learning environments,X
8Visually impaired and / or special needs and education for individuals with scientific research to plan, implement and report writingX
9Professional and scientific ethical values ​​and responsibility to developX
10To develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning,X