TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
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) Describe the basic principles and history of child psychology. 2) Describe the developmental characteristics of childhood period (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, late childhood). 3) Explain the status of child in familial, school and social environments 4) Describe the adjustment problems that can be observed in childhood period. 5) Explain adjustment problems in childhood period by developmental perspective. 6) Define the needs of children with special needs
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	Developmental Psychology I - II
COURSE DEFINITION	Basic concepts in child psychology, history and methods; prenatal development; infant developmental domains and characteristics; early childhood developmental domains and characteristics; late childhood developmental domains and characteristics; child in the family structure, child in the school system; adaptation and conduct problems of childhood, children with special needs.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course 2nd Week Basic concepts and history of child psychology 3rd Week Developmental Characteristic in Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, Perceptual Capacity 4th Week Developmental Characteristics of Early Childhood 5th Week Developmental Characteristics of Late Childhood 6th Week Cognitive Development in Childhood Period: Theoretical Framework of Piaget and Vygotsky 7th Week Language Development, Emotional Development and Moral Development and in Childhood Period 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Approaching Childhood Adjustment Problems from Developmental Perspective 10th Week Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Familial Problems 11th Week Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Preschool and school life Problems 12th Week Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Mental Retardation-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities from the perspective of DSM-V 13th Week Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Societal Problems 14th Week Ethical issues while working with children with special needs
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5) (E. Köroğlu, Çev.). American Psychiatric Pub. Boyd, D. & Bee, H. (2009). Çocuk ve gelişim psikolojisi. Ankara: Kaknüs. Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Eds.). (2014). Child psychopathology. Guilford Publications. Onur, B. (2000). Oyuncaklı dünya. Ankara: İmge. Onur, B. (2005). Türkiye?de çocukluğun tarihi. Ankara: İmge. Özer, S. & Özer, K. (2008). Çocuklar bizden, biz çocuklardan öğrenirken. İstanbul: Sistem. Piaget, J. & Inhelder, B. (2016). Çocuk psikolojisi. Ankara: Pinhan. Stearns, P. N. (2018). Çocukluğun tarihi. Ankara: Dedalus. Yörükoğlu, A. (2016). Çocuk ruh sağlığı: çocuğun kişilik gelişimi, yetiştirilmesi ve ruhsal sorunları. İstanbul: Özgür.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Problem Solving,Questions/Answers,Practice,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 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 0 0 0 Individual or group work 12 3 36 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 12 2 24 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 18 18 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No