GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ELECTIVE-III (SOCIAL SKILLS EDUCATION IN CHILD)/OÖÖ309
Course Title: ELECTIVE-III (SOCIAL SKILLS EDUCATION IN CHILD)
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 5 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
1) Explains the theoretical foundations of behavioral development.
2) Explain the scope of social skills in early childhood.
3) Explains the importance of early acquisition of social skills.
4) Evaluates the relationship between social skills and problem behavior.
5) Designs examples of educational programs to develop social skills and reduce problem behaviors in preschool.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Week 1: Introduction and syllabus presentation
2. Week  Week 2: Theoretical foundations of behavior development
3. Week  Week 3: Importance and scope of social skills in early childhood
4. Week  Week 4: Definition of positive and negative behaviors
5. Week  Week 5: Social skills and problem behavior
6. Week  Week 6: Pre-school social skills program
7. Week  Week 7: Positive behavior development
8. Week  Week 8: Midterm exam
9. Week  Week 9: Activities to develop social skills
10. Week  Week 10: Assessment of social skills
11. Week  Week 11: Inclusive social skills training
12. Week  Week 12: Integrated social skills activities
13. Week  Week 13: Sharing of the projects carried out by the students
14. Week  Week 14: Sharing of the projects carried out by the students
15. Week  Week 15: Sharing of the studies (projects) carried out by the students
16. Week  Week 16: Assessment of the course
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
2
10
 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
13
2
26
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
15
30
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
8
2
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
2
28
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- 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. Ümit DENİZ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (umitdeniz@gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (umitdeniz@gazi.edu.tr)