TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can define basic terms of development. 2) Can understand the factors affecting development and think critically about the subject. 3) Can distinguish differences between developmental theories. 4) Can evaluate basic concepts related to development areas. 5) Can share her feelings and thoughts with the group. 6) Respects different opinions. 7) Can do team work. 8) Can produce individual and group projects.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	What is development? What are the factors affecting development? Theoretical discussions. Human development in various aspects (consciousnesses social psychological moral physical etc.)
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition of development and theoretical discussions 2nd Week Research in child development 3rd Week Hereditary transmission mechanism 4th Week Prenatal development periods 5th Week Environmental factors affecting prenatal development periods 6th Week Birth process and complications 7th Week Newborn 8th Week Midterm exam 9th Week Perceptual development 10th Week Cognitive development 11th Week Personality and moral development 12th Week Student presentations 13th Week Student presentations 14th Week Student presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Newcomba, Nora, 1996. Child Development: Change Over Time. Harper Collins College Publisher. New York Santrock, W. John. 1997. Life Span Development. Brown&Bench Publishers. USA Ülgen, Gülten. 1997. Eğitim Psikolojisi. Alkım Yayınevi. Ankara. Erden, M. Akman.1997. Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim. Spot Matbaacılık. Ankara. Güneysu, Sibel. Basılmamış ders notları. Küçükturan, Güler. Basılmamış ders notları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 20 Project 1 20 Other 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 4 20 80 Total Workload 122 Total Workload / 30 4,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No