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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) understand the basic concepts of education and to be able to connect the knowledge of education with other related disciplines 2) realize teachers' role in education system 3) analyze the models of teacher preparation program
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, beside the scientific foundation of education, philosiphic, psychological social, productive, administrative and vocational foundation of education will be covered.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic concepts related to education, teaching and learning 2nd Week Basic characteristics of teaching profession, school and classroom, Turkish educational system 3rd Week Social basis and functions of education 4th Week Economy and education, politics and education 5th Week Religion and education, family and education 6th Week Physiological basis of education 7th Week Mid-term exam 8th Week Learning theories and differences among them, Philosophical basis of education 9th Week Basic educational philosophies, 10th Week Historical basis of education 11th Week Project Presentations 12th Week Project Presentations 13th Week Project Presentations 14th Week Project Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Başaran, İ. E. (2007). Eğitim Bilimine Giriş, Ankara: Ekinoks. Özdemir, Ç. (2006). Eğitim Bilimine Giriş. Ankara: Ekinoks.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No