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	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have the knowledge of main concepts of education. 2) Understand the foundations of education as weel as its link with the other disciplines. 3) Analyse the role of the teacher in the education system. 4) Understand the teacher training implementations and teacher qualifications. 5) Define the functions of education.. 6) Analze the methods in educational sciences.
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Basic concepts related to education and instruction; the aims and functions of education; the relation of education to other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological basis of education; methods in educational sciences; school and classroom as educational and learning environment; current developments in teaching profession and teacher education; educational orientations in the twenty-first century.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course 2nd Week Main Concepts and Legal foundations of education 3rd Week Changing Society, Education and Teaching Profession 4th Week Philosophical Foundations of Education 5th Week Philosophical Foundations of Education 6th Week Psychological Foundations of Education 7th Week Psychological Foundations of Education 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Economy and Education 10th Week Sociological Foundations of Education 11th Week Political Foundations of Education 12th Week Contemporary Approaches and Teacher Education 13th Week Contemporary Learning Approaches 14th Week Evaluation of the Course 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Compulsory: Özdemir, S., Yalın, H. İ., ve Sezgin, F. (2008). Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (8. baskı). Ankara. Nobel Yayınevi Teyfur, M., ve Saylan, N. (2009). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Recomended: Başaran, İ. (2007). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınları Ornstein, A.C., and Levine, D. U. (1997). Foundations of Education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Parkay, F., and Stanford, B. H. (2007) Becoming a Teacher (7th ed). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. Pehlivan Aydın, İ. (2002). Alternatif okullar. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık Şişman, M. (2006). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Questions/Answers,Case Study,Lecture,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 10 1 10 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 5 5 Homework 1 4 4 Term Project Research 1 20 20 Total Workload 73 Total Workload / 30 2,43 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No