TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
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) will be able to define the basic terms of development. 2) will be able to understand the factors affecting development and think critically on the subject. 3) will be able to distinguish differences between developmental theories. 4) will be able to evaluate basic concepts related to development areas. 5) will be able to share his feelings and thoughts with the group. 6) will be able to respect different opinions. 7) will be able to do team work. 8) will be able to 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 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. Educational Psychology. Alkım Publishing House. Ankara. Erden, M. Akman. 1997. Developmental Learning and Teaching. Spot Printing. Ankara. Güneysu, Sibel. Unpublished lecture notes. Küçükturan, Güler. Unpublished lecture notes.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Questions/Answers,Other
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