TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sibel Çiğdem Güneysu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Knows the emergence and nature of the approaches related to early childhood. 2) Compares different approaches and programs in the early childhood period in line with the current literature. 3) Plans the program development stages in accordance with its purpose. 4) Develops developmetally appropriate programs for early childhood.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Course Introduction - Syllabus Presentation 2nd Week Theory, approach, model, program etc. Studies to recall the concepts related to the field 3rd Week High Scope - Reggio Emilia 4th Week Montessori - Waldorf 5th Week Project Approach - PVP Model 6th Week Developmentally Appropriate Program (DAP) 7th Week Programs implemented in MEB and other countries 8th Week Theory and Model Evaluations 9th Week Visa Week 10th Week Training program preparation stages 11th Week Needs determination and gain creation stages 12th Week Content creation, educational status preparation and evaluation stages 13th Week Examples of pre-school education programs in the world 14th Week Preparation of program / approach proposal 15th Week Evaluation of the Semester
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ornstein, Allan C., and Francis P. Hunkins. (2004). Curriculum: foundations, principles, and issues. Boston, Mass: Allyn and Bacon. Trawick Smith, J.(2014). Pearson Early Childhood Development, Erken Çocukluk Döneminde Gelişim (Çev.Ed. Berrin Akman) 5.Basım Nobel-Pearson
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Case Study,Lecture,Problem Solving,Project,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 20 Presentation of Case Study 1 40 Other 1 40 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 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 Project 1 50 50 Term Project Research 2 50 100 Case Study Presentation 2 50 100 Total Workload 292 Total Workload / 30 9,73 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No