1. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | GK007- Information Technologies |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | ICT and computational thinking; problem solving concepts and approaches; algorithm and flow charts; computer systems; basic concepts about software and hardware; foundations of operating systems; current operating systems; file management; third party software; word processing; spreadsheet software; presentation software; desktop publishing; database management systems; web design; use of internet in education; communication and collaboration technologies; safe internet use; cyber ethics and copyright issues; impact of computers and internet on children and youth. |
| Course Code and Name | GK005- Turkish Language 1 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | Phonetic features of Turkish, word emphasis, word types, noun phrases, punctuation structures, sentence types, suffixes used in Turkish, usage of punctuation marks and writing rules are given as English in this lesson. |
| Course Code and Name | GK003-Foreign Language 1 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | English graduate students will need in their lives form the basis for post-secondary education and vocational level of English grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral expression and writing skills have been working for. |
| Course Code and Name | GKOO1-Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution 1 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | “The Turkish Revolution History and Kemalism” The purpose of reading and the revolutionary concept of course, the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Revolution Look at the reasons; disintegration of the Ottoman Empire; Armistice Armistice; occupations across the country situation and the response of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s arrival in Samsun, organized through Congress, the National Forces and the National Pact, the opening of Parliament and take over the administration of the War of Independence, National Struggle until the Battle of Sakarya, Sakarya War and The Great Raid, in the field of education and culture National Struggle, National Struggle and the social and economic field Mudanya to Lausanne. |
| Course Code and Name | MB003-Psychology of Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | The relation of Educational-psychology, description and functions of educational psychology; major concepts and theories in psychology and development (physical, cognitive, emotional, social, personality and moral), the different approaches of learning and their implications in education, understand the individual differences, abilities, and their effects in motivation. |
| Course Code and Name | MB001- Introduction to Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Main concepts of education,historical, philosophical, psychological, social, economical and legal foundations of education, the Turkish Education System and teacher training, new trends in education. |
| Course Code and Name | OE101- Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts of special education, principles of special education, historical development of special education, legal arrangements for special education and individuals with special needs, diagnosis and evaluation process in special education, individualization of education, mainstreaming and support special education services, participation to education and family cooperation, the characteristics of different disability groups and gifted students and the educational approaches and teaching strategies for these groups |
| Course Code and Name | OE103-Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | The definitions of intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders, history of the developments in the education of individuals with these disabilities, the causes, diagnostic criteria, assessment process, and characteristics constitute the content of this course. |
2. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | OE106-Child Development |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the fundementals of child development from prenatal to the middle childhood. The emphasis is on basic concepts and theories of child growth and development. This course is designed to give students an overview of developmental theoires as well as factors contributing to child development. |
| Course Code and Name | OE104-Hearing and Visual Impairments |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts: individuals with hearing impairment; the nature of the hearing; individuals with visual impairment; classification: educational, psychological, medical; prevalence and frequency of occurrence; causes / diagnosis: medical, developmental and educational screening / diagnosis; academic and non-academic characteristics; team and cooperation; education-training environments; scientific based practices; characteristics of families, attitudes towards handicapped,services offered to families, support and legal rights. |
| Course Code and Name | OE102-Learning Disabilities and Giftedness |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | The definition of learning disabilities, causes, diagnostic criteria, assessment process, characteristics of children with learning disabilities in early childhood, and reading, writing, comprehension and math problems of students with learning disabilities in the elementary years constitute the content of this course. It also includes the definition of giftedness, theoretical approaches, gifted students’ characteristics, their development, and diagnosis. |
| Course Code and Name | GK006-Turkish Language 2 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | Reasons of incoherencies, written expression types and ways of thinking development in writing, main items of writing, stages of writing, main items of expression types, prepared and unprepared speech types are given as English in this lesson. |
| Course Code and Name | GK004-Foreign Language 2 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | English graduate students will need in their lives form the basis for post-secondary education and vocational level of English grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral expression and writing skills have been working for. |
| Course Code and Name | GK002-Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution II |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Which is the foundation of the State of New Turkish origin and history of revolutions, the Republican Regime fit on studies, internal and external policies of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkey, the transfer of single-party rule, the political transition to multi-party testing and results; Geopolitics and Turkey’s geopolitical Status of the University for the youth of the threat of psychological movement, definition and importance of Kemalism, “Kemalist Thought System” and the formation of the basic properties of ideas and the life of Atatürk Atatürk and the economy, secularism and religion. |
| Course Code and Name | MB004-Philosophy of Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1. Education and philosophy 2. Education and human 3. Educational influence of philosophical movements 5. Educational theories 4. Understanding of human cultivation in education philosophy 5. Effect of educational philosophies on educational programs |
| Course Code and Name | MB002-Sociology of Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | The foundations of sociology of education and its development; Basic concepts and research methods; Functions of education; Culture and society; Discussions on modernism and postmodernism; Paradigms of sociology of education; Educational systems; Educational reforms and policies. |
3. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | MB007- History of Turkish Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | The history of Turkish Education course is a scientific subject that provide us the data which can bu used for making future planning and finding solutions for today’s educational problems of Turkish society by making research |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC3- AE Elective 3 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC2- AE Elective 2 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE209-Turkish Sign Language |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Teaching sign language at basic level with practices and increasing student’s sign language abilities |
| Course Code and Name | OE207- Inclusion in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | Placement approaches in special education; Definition of mainstreaming, the least restrictive educational environment concept, history, legal basis and types; supportive special education services: counseling, in-class support and resource room; cooperation in mainstreaming ; mainstreaming process in Turkey; legal regulations related to special education in Turkey; factors affecting the success of mainstreaming; Research on mainstreaming |
| Course Code and Name | OE205- Assessment in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1. The historical, legal and philosophical basis of assessment, 2. The process of educational assessment, 3. The process of pre-referral in assessment, 4. The referral process in assessment, 5. The measurement and features, 6. Validty and relaibilty, 7. Formal assessment methods, 8. Formal assessment tools, 9. Informal assessment methods, 10. Observation, 11. Criterion-based tests and skill analysis, 12. Curriculum-based assessment and examination of curriculum, 13. Interview, rating scales, inventories, checklists, 14. File assessment, 15. Alternative assessment, 16. multi-dimensional assessment |
| Course Code and Name | OE203- Applied Behavior Analysis |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | 1. Behavioral explanations of the behaviors and their reasonsDavranışlar ve davranışların nedenleri ve davranışsal açıklamalar 2. Basic principles of behavior management 3. Behavioral assessment 4. Increasing desired behaviors Reinforcements Cues / prompts Chaining 5. Decreasing undesired behaviors 6. Positive behavior support and functional analysis |
| Course Code and Name | OE201- Early Childhood Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3/ ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | 1. Introductions to ECSE 2. ECSE’s History 3. Legal Regulations 4. Development in Early Childhood 5. Effecting Factors in Early Childhood Development 6. Groups Served in ECSE 7. Assesment and Instruction Planning in ECSE 8. Program Models in ECSE 9. Service Delivery Model in ECSE 10. Parent Participation and Partnership in ECSE 11. The Applications and Results of ECSE in Turkey |
| Course Code and Name | MB008- Research Methods in Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts related to scientific research ( science, scientific knowledge, variable etc.) – Types of scientific research – Phases of scientific research • Defining research problem • Writing research hypothesis / questions • Assamptions of the research • Limitation of the research • Research Model • Population and sample • Data collection instrumens • Analysis of the data – Ethics in scientific research |
4. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | AESEC4- AE Elective 4 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC3- AE Elective 3 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE210- Observation in Special Education Institutions |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 1 hrs / week – Practice 4 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | Gaining school experience in formal institutions and classrooms where special education services are provided; observation; observing educational, behavioral and developmental practices within the institution and classroom; observing children’s academic and non-academic behavior; sharing and discussing observations; discussion about the problems and suggestions that may be encountered in the institution and the classroom. |
| Course Code and Name | OE208- Braille Reading-Writing |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | Braille writing system; Braille writing system; Reading and writing in Braille alphabet, reading, writing using single letter, two letter, syllable and word root abbreviations; relief math and science symbols. |
| Course Code and Name | OE206- Technology Assisted Instruction in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts of special education and technology; the importance of using technology in education and special education; technology-supported practices for academic and non-academic skills in students with different special education needs; use of different technological tools (eg smart board, desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone) in special education; application of technological tools such as smart board, desktop, laptop, tablet, smart phone to technology supported teaching; alternative and supporting technology applications requiring low and high technology. |
| Course Code and Name | OE204- Preparation of Individualized Training and Transition Plans |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | Individualized training plans ; The elements of ITP; Legal basis of ITP; ITP and school programs (preschool, primary education programs); measurement tools and detailed assessment; objectives: short and long term objectives; identifying placement and related additional special education services; forming and sorting the objectives and teaching steps; identifying teaching processes and recording progress; all service plans; definition, importance and examples of individualized family service plans (BAHP) in 0-3 age group in individuals with special education needs; transition plans: definition and importance; transition types: from hospital to home, from home to institution, from institution to institution; different transition plan examples and development; adaptations of BAHP, IEP and transition plan in individuals with special education needs and considerations; Monitoring and evaluation of IEP, BAHP and transition plans. |
| Course Code and Name | OE202-Supporting Language and Communication Skills |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Definition of communication, definition of language, theories of language acquisition, explanation of language, communication and speech; basic language, communication and speech characteristics and problems in children with special educational needs; evaluation of language, communication and speech problems; determining objectives according to the components of language; natural and structured scientifically based / effective methods used to gain communication skills; family guidance on the development of communication skills |
| Course Code and Name | MB006- Instructional Principles and Methods |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Main concepts (learning, teaching, instruction, theory, principle, rule, law, method, techniques, strategies, tactics, style, modality, approach, model), learning theory (coupling, cognition, motivation and personality), teaching theories (descriptive, prescriptive), teaching-learning principles, teaching methods (lecture, question-answer, problem solving, discussion, demonstration, role playing, case studies, educational tour), teaching techniques (brainstorming, large group discussion, buzz groups, panel symposium, workshop, public debate, the six hats, six shoes, six medals, opinion development, circle talks, fire line), learning strategies (attention, meaning, paraphrasing, metacognitive, affective, note-taking, summarizing), teaching strategies (expository, discovery, inquiry), instructional strategies (macro-organize, micro-organize, transmission, routing), teaching and learning approaches (project, problems, scenarios, storyline, brain and game-based) instruction and course design (goals, achievements, indicator chart, lesson planning), preparing instructional media. |
| Course Code and Name | MB005- Instructional Technologies |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1. Basic Concepts of this course : Educational Technology, Instructional Tecnology, system approach, use of technology in education, teaching tool, teaching materials, teaching objectives, contents, methods, the relationships between learning environments and materials. 2. Learning Analysis, 3. Planing Learning Cases 4. Learning environments and materials 5.Audio – Visual Material Design Principles 6. Design principles of multimedia learning materials, 7. Design principles of the Internet and web-based learning materials. 8. Real objects, Models – Models, Projection Systems and effectively using of them. 9. Project presentations and overview. |
5. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | OE305-Physical Education and Sport in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts: disorder, disability, disability, causes, prevention, physical education and sport; physical education and sports characteristics of individuals with different special education needs; physical education in individuals with special educational needs
measuring and evaluating educational and sports characteristics; planning and programming to support physical education and sports characteristics in individuals with special educational needs; instructional approaches that can be used in physical education and sports; the process of adapting physical education and sport to individuals with special educational needs. |
| Course Code and Name | OE303-Teaching Art Skills in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts of artistic skills; line development in child during normal development process, characteristics of line development; line development and characteristics in children with special educational needs; teaching methods that can be used in the teaching of artistic skills (painting-work); adapting the teaching methods that can be used in the teaching of artistic skills (painting-work) to students in need of special education; teaching different artistic skills: painting with watercolor, cutting with scissors, printing, spraying, origami and wax work, making masks, puppets and wristbands; developing a measurement tool to evaluate and gain artistic skills in children; preparing teaching plans; teaching practice examples development and application. |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC6- AE Elective 6 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC5- AE Elective 5 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE309-Mathematics Instruction in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical):3 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | By the end of the course, the students will be able to: 1. The ability to adapt the mathematics curriculum for students with special needs . 2. The ability to assess the student’s performance. 3. Develop a teaching program. 4. Apply instructional strategies. In addition to these issues, students are expected to become familiar with various teaching methods and techniques that can be used to teach mathematics. |
| Course Code and Name | OE307-Science Instruction in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Teaching methods used in science teaching; examining themes in science; sorting threads; identifying the concepts necessary for gaining the subjects and developing criteria-based measurement tools related to these concepts; preparing lesson plans according to students’ level; sample teaching practices; adapting science teaching to students with special educational needs; teaching methods used in social studies teaching; review of themes in social studies (units, specific days and weeks, etc.); placing the topics in logical order; developing criterion-dependent measurement tools related to concepts based on the determination of the concepts necessary for gaining the subjects; preparing lesson plans according to students’ level; sample teaching practices; adapting social studies teaching to students with special educational needs. |
| Course Code and Name | OE301-Reading and Writing Instruction in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Definition and structure of reading and writing; literacy characteristics of individuals in need of special education; approaches to readiness programs; assessment of readiness to read and support readiness; teaching writing mechanics; evaluation of functional literacy and teaching functional literacy: voice-based literacy teaching, sentence-based literacy teaching, syllable-based literacy teaching, word-based literacy teaching, adaptations for literacy in the mainstream classroom; specific literacy teaching techniques / strategies in groups with different special education needs, scientifically based applications in literacy teaching; the process of adapting literacy instruction to groups in need of special education. |
| Course Code and Name | MB011-Measurement and Evaluation in Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1- The importance of measurement and evaluation in education and the basic concepts related to t 2- 2-Qualificaitons that an instrument should have, measurement errors, validity and reliability 3- Measuring cognitive behaviors 4- Test plana and test types 5- Statistical calculations on measurement results 6- Assessment and scoring 7- Assessment based on students |
| Course Code and Name | MB012-Turkish Education System and School Management |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Formation of education concept and Turkish education concept; Basic laws regulating Turkish education system; The central, provincial and international organization of the Ministry of National Education; Turkish education and training levels; In the Turkish education system, manpower, physical, technological and financial committee; Reform and innovation initiatives in the Turkish education system; organization-management theories and processes; school as a social system and organization; human resource management; student personal affairs; jobs related to education and training; jobs related to school management; school, environment, community and family management; Current debates and orientations about Turkish education system and school |
6. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | AESEC8- AE Elective 8 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC7- AE Elective 7 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE310 School and Educational Institution Experience in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 1 hrs / week – Practice 4 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 5) |
| Course Description | To gain school experience in institutions where special education services are provided; participation in educational services; planning special training preparatory work; collaborating with classroom teachers, guidance counselors and others in educational settings; managing classrooms in educational settings; making instructional adaptations; conducting teaching; conducting in-class presentations of implemented applications; develop and implement suggestions for problems encountered. |
| Course Code and Name | OE308 Parent Education in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | The concept of family; family system theories; the adaptation stages of the families of students with special educational needs; the importance of family participation in the education of children in need of special education, theoretical and legal basis, rights and responsibilities brought to families in the law; the participation of families in the educational process of students with special educational needs; evaluation of the student; family participation in individualized family education plan (BAHP), individualized education plan (BEP) and transition plans; to provide families with teaching skills; preparation, implementation and evaluation of institution, home and institution-home based family curricula. |
| Course Code and Name | OE306 Turkish Language Insturuction in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Activities for understanding the value of reading and writing development and reading for students in need of special education; improving vocabulary; grammar teaching; writing process, types of written text, preparing activities related to written expression skills; definition of reading skills and strategies; application of skills and strategies in text analysis; importance of individualized reading instruction: application and evaluation; critical reading; creative writing; reading text analysis methods; studies to improve listening skills; techniques / strategies to improve specific literacy in groups with special educational needs. |
| Course Code and Name | OE304 Play and Music in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts: play and music; definition and importance of play; theoretical explanations of the game; play development and characteristics of children: cognitive and social play development; play development and play characteristics in children in need of special education; teaching through play in special education; use and adaptation of play with children in need of special education; game based instructional practices / activities; developmental areas that can be supported through play; Embedding applications into teaching; research results on the effective use of play in special education; definition and importance of music; development and characteristics of music; music characteristics of students in need of special education; teaching through music in special education; the use and adaptation of music with children in need of special education; music based instructional practices / activities; developmental areas that can be supported through music; practices of embedding teaching into music; research results on the effective use of music in special education. |
| Course Code and Name | OE302 Instruction of Social Adaptation Skills in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 3 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 3 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts, basic skills, adaptation skills and social adaptation skills; definition of social skills, basic skills, social skills and practical skills; assessment and teaching of basic skills: functional literacy, knowing numbers, money, time; social skills development in individuals with special educational needs; social and emotional intelligence in individuals with special educational needs; elements of social skills; the importance of social skills in daily and work life, social adaptation process; assessment and teaching of social skills: interpersonal relationships, social responsibility, self-confidence, social problem solving, adherence to rules; assessment and teaching of practical skills: daily life-self-care skills; deciding which social adaptation skills are appropriate for students with special educational needs; preparing assessment tools to gain social cohesion skills; teaching environments and methods; teaching presentation; to provide continuity and generalization of acquired skills. |
| Course Code and Name | MB010 Morality and Ethics in Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1.Professional ethics: Basic concepts 2.Profession and ethics 3.Psychological counselor as an indvidual and a professional 4.Values, principles, and helping professions 5. Law about responsibilities of counseling profession 6. Confidentiality, ethical and legal issues 7. Ethics in multiple relationships |
| Course Code and Name | MB009 Classroom Management |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Basic concepts of classroom management; physical, social and psychological dimensions of the classroom; class rule and discipline in the classroom; models of classroom discipline and management; management of student behavior in the classroom, communication and interaction process in the classroom; student motivation in the classroom; classroom time management; class one teacher as teaching leader; management of teacher-parent interviews; positive class and learning climate; case studies related to classroom management according to school levels |
7. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | AESEC10- AE Elective 10 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC9- AE Elective 9 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE403 Material Design in Special Education |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 1 hrs / week – Practice 2 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description | Designing materials and materials for students with special education needs, planning sample applications, using instructional technologies for concept teaching and material design (preparing an evaluation form, choosing a concept based on evaluation, making concept analysis, preparing concept teaching material), social using instructional technologies for skill teaching and material design (preparing and applying assessment forms, choosing a social skill based on assessment, preparing tools for the skill to be taught). |
| Course Code and Name | MBSEC2 MB Elective 2 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | MBSEC1 MB Elective 1 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE401 Teaching Practicum 1 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 6 / Week – Credits (Classical): 5 / ECTS; ECTS: 10) |
| Course Description | Preparing and applying behavior change program, keeping anecdotal record, converting anecdotal record to ABC record, determining a behavior to be changed by a student from the records, deciding the technique of changing, applying the behavior changing technique, daily record of the application, the result report of the application of behavior change application writing, determining the students can do with the measurement tools, skill teaching, record-keeping, persistence and generalization studies, and graphical representation of records. |
8. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
| Course Code and Name | AESEC12- AE Elective 12 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | AESEC11- AE Elective 11 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | OE406 Special Educational Policies and Legal Regulations |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 2) |
| Course Description | History of policies and legislation for people with disabilities and special education in Turkey; national policies and regulations for people with disabilities and special education; international policies and regulations for disabled people and special education; Turkey’s becoming a party to international agreements; individuals with disabilities in the world of legislation, the importance of special education practices and regulations in Turkey; general paradigm shift for people with disabilities; gap between policy, regulations and practices. |
| Course Code and Name | GK008 Community Service Practices |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 1 hrs / week – Practice 2 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | Society, community service practices and social responsibility concepts; social responsibility projects in terms of social and cultural values; identifying current social problems; preparing projects to solve identified social problems; voluntarily taking part in individual and group social responsibility projects; participating in social responsibility projects in various institutions and organizations; participating in scientific activities such as panels, conferences, congresses, symposiums as audience, speaker or organizer; evaluate the results of social responsibility projects. |
| Course Code and Name | MBSEC MB Elective 3 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4) |
| Course Description |
| Course Code and Name | MB014 Guidance in Schools |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2 / ECTS; ECTS: 3) |
| Course Description | 1. Guidance services place and importance in contemporary education 2. Accepting basic principles in guidance services 3. History and development of guidance services 4. Different approaches in guidance services 5. Guidance services depending on the stage of education 6. Guidance services in personal development and social development 7. Guidance services in educational development 8. Guidance services in vocational development 9. Student individual assesment services 10. Student individual assesment’s methods and techniques 11. Organization and membership in counseling 12. Guidance programs:Increased content in developmental guidance programs 13. Evaluation of guidance services |
| Course Code and Name | OE402 Teaching Practicum 2 |
| Local Credits / Ects | Theoretical 2 hrs / week – Practice 6 / Week – Credits (Classical): 5 / ECTS; ECTS: 10) |
| Course Description | Concept, skills, play and academic skills in the teaching of the identified skills, records related to the teaching, retention and generalization studies and graphical representation of records, behavior change program preparation and application, anecdote record keeping, anecdote record to ABC record to determine the behavior of the student to be changed, to decide the change technique, to apply the chosen behavior change technique, to keep a daily record of the application, to write a result report of the application of behavior change as a result of the application. |
3. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE054- Interdisciplinary Study and Cooperation in MR
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Intellectual disability and other related areas; interdisciplinary
fields of study cooperation concepts; collaborative team members
and their characteristics; the necessity and importance of
cooperation; basic principles in teamwork; teamwork theories;
Interdisciplinary working situation in Turkey; Teamwork in
Turkey; assessment of current issues; solutions to current
problems.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE056- Teaching Adaptations in MR
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Learning styles of children with intellectual disabilities; the
concept of individualization and its importance in education; what
needs to be done for individualization; adapting teaching;
adaptations to the content of the teaching; adaptations to the
delivery of instruction; examples of individualization and
adaptation in special education classrooms and schools; examples
of individualization and adaptation in inclusion/integration
classes; examples of adaptation for academic and non-academic
fields.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE060-Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Basic concepts; individuals with attention deficit, symptoms of
attention deficit, parental approaches in attention deficit, teacher
approaches in attention deficit, hyperactivity, hyperactive child,
signs of hyperactivity, diagnosis, approach to hyperactive child at
home and at school, ways of working with hyperactive children
and treatment process.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE070-Natural Teaching Process and Application
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
The nature and features of natural teaching; theoretical
foundations of natural teaching; benefits and limitations; natural
teaching strategies; environmental regulations; opportunity
teaching; the demanding approach; natural language paradigm;
planning natural education; data collection in natural teaching;
working with families; natural teaching process in early
intervention programs: basic response teaching, interaction-based
early childhood intervention program, Denver early onset model.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE079-High-Function OSB Training
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Characteristics of individuals with high-functioning autism
spectrum disorder; methods used in teaching individuals with
high-functioning autism spectrum disorder; teaching with video
modeling; peer teaching; natural teaching methods; opportunity
teaching, fading lines; teaching with social stories; self-
management strategies; goal setting, pre-stimulation, self-
monitoring, self-evaluation, self-direction, self-reinforcement
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE092- Assistive Technologies for VI
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Evaluating multiple aspects of assistive technology for people
with visual impairments; adapted software, hardware and
peripheral devices; various technologies that assist children and
adults with visual impairments and/or additional disabilities to
access information and support learning and activities of daily
living; gain direct experience with accessible technology; relevant
legislation, funding, assessment and teaching strategies for access
to technology.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME:
AE095- Early Childhood Education in VI.
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Early intervention and its importance in visual impairment;
developmental stages between 0-3 years in children with visual
impairment; concept development, cognitive development, motor
development, language development, social development;
assessing the needs of children with visual impairment according
to their developmental characteristics, designing appropriate
intervention and family support; preparing assessment and
intervention programs in the areas of sensory, cognitive, motor
and communication development; programs that require
individual and collaborative work based on family-oriented
practices and interdisciplinary cooperation; Developing an
Individual Family Support Plan.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME:
AE101- The Nature of Hearing and Hearing Assistive
Technologies
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Hearing anatomy and physiology; classification of hearing loss;
the effects on the person according to the type and degree of
hearing loss; hearing tests; newborn hearing screening program
and its effect on age at diagnosis; hearing aids: parts and
functions, deficiencies of hearing aids, personal FM systems,
classroom-centered amplifier systems, electromagnetic induction
systems; cochlear implants: parts, functions, use, cochlear implant
nomination criteria, differences between cochlear implants and
hearing aids; importance of early device and implantation:
neuroplasticity, relationship between language and listening skills,
stimulating environment, meaningful stimulus use.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME:
AE106- Early Childhood Education in HI..
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
The effects of early hearing loss on language, speech, cognitive
and emotional development; the importance of supporting the
child; learning in mother-infant routines for the deaf child; oral
communication enhancing adult behaviors; listening learning and
oral language development strategies; early education models;
assessment learning objectives in early childhood; creating
learning opportunities in play: child-centered approach, subject-
based approach; project-based program approach; understanding
of learning in play: language and literacy; creative expression,
understanding of healthy living, cognitive competence.
4. ACADEMIC SEMESTER
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE057-Social Skills Teaching in MR
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Defining social skills; the importance of social skills; benefits of
social skills; learning social skills; elements of social skills
teaching; Points to be considered in social skills teaching;
methods used in teaching social skills; preparation for social skills
teaching; planning social skills instruction; drafting social skills
teaching; practice social skills teaching.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE058- Technology Supported Teaching in MR
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Technology-supported applications for academic skills of students
with intellectual disabilities: applications for reading, writing, and
mathematics skills; Technology-supported applications for non-
academic skills in students with intellectual disabilities: social
skills, daily life skills; the use of different technological tools with
students with intellectual disabilities; Examples of applying
technological tools such as smart boards, desktops, laptops,
tablets, and smart phones to technology-assisted teaching for
students with intellectual disabilities
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE062-Difficulty Reading: Diagnosis and Intervention
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Learning disability and reading; reading difficulties and their
symptoms; assessment of reading difficulties; word recognition
and reading development; accurate and fast reading; reading
comprehension; vocabulary and its importance; research-based
methods for reading difficulties; classroom adaptations; example
applications.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE068- Early Intervention and Evaluation in LD.
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Early childhood symptoms of learning disabilities; risk factors and
developmental support; early literacy skills and early intervention;
delay in language skills and early intervention; delay in physical
activities and early intervention; examples of early intervention
programs for children at risk of learning difficulties; Things to do
before diagnosis in primary school; response model to
intervention; assessment for learning disability
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE076- Technology Supported Education in ASD
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Technology-supported applications for academic skills in students
with autism spectrum disorders: applications for reading, writing,
and mathematics skills; Technology-supported applications for
non-academic skills in students with autism spectrum disorder:
social skills, daily living skills; the use of different technological
tools with students with autism spectrum disorder; Examples of
applying technological tools such as smart boards, desktops,
laptops, tablets, and smartphones to technology-assisted teaching
for students with autism spectrum disorder.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME:
AE087- Social, Emotional and Academic Guidance in SA.
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Characteristics of gifted individuals; needs of gifted individuals:
social and emotional needs of gifted individuals, educational
needs of gifted individuals; giftedness label: positive reflections of
the label, negative reflections of the label; social development in
gifted: peer relations, family relations, teacher relations,
loneliness, social acceptance; emotional development in gifted:
asynchronous development, anxiety, depression, suicidal
tendency; personality development in gifted: self-perception, self-
confidence; counseling for special groups: learning disability,
hyperactivity-attention deficit, academic counseling: low
achievement, multiple potentiality, motivation, perfectionism;
career counseling
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE090-Supporting Vision Skills
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical):
2 / ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Strategies for planning and assessing the visual function of
children and adults with low vision; functional vision
assessment tool and sample functional vision assessment;
environmental and educational adaptations according to
functional vision assessment results; reporting the functional
vision evaluation result; providing information and suggestions
to the student's teacher/other experts and the family; creating an
educational support plan for home/school/outdoor environments
to support students with low vision; implement the support plan.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME:
AE091- Family Participation in VI Education
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
What parents of visually impaired children can do to maximize
their child's independence at home, at school, at work and in the
community; supporting families; encouraging the family to learn
at home, at school and in the community, taking an active role in
the child's education planning; family support plan for early
intervention and primary school; pre-adolescent and adolescent
family support plan; Advice to the family for a successful
transition to adulthood.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE103- HI and Language
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT: Factors that contribute to language acquisition and the reasons that
cause problems in the language development of children with
hearing impairment: theories of language development and the
characteristics of language acquisition of children with hearing
impairment, the problems faced by children with hearing
impairment in the language acquisition process; The basic stages
of language development of children with hearing impairment in
pre-verbal and verbal periods: phonetics, morphemes, syntax,
semantics and usage development.
COURSE CODE AND
NAME: AE108-Special Teaching Methods in HI
CREDIT / ECTS: Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 / Week – Credits (Classical): 2
/ ECTS; ECTS: 4)
COURSE CONTENT:
Basic concepts: aims of primary education, principles of primary
education, general principles regarding the implementation of the
primary education program; examining primary education
curricula; adapting curricula to students with different levels of
hearing impairment; unitized annual plan; special teaching
methods used in teaching programs: natural auditory-verbal
method, narration method, question-answer technique, discussion
method, problem solving method, demonstration method,
cooperative learning method, excursion method, observation
method, laboratory method, drama method .
| 1st Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB001 – Introduction to Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts related to education and teaching; aims and functions of education; relationship of education with other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological foundations of education; method in educational sciences; the school and the classroom as a teaching and learning environment; the teaching profession and current developments in teacher education; trends in education in the twenty-first century.
|
| Course Code and Name: | EGK001 – Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Internal and external causes that led to the collapse of the Ottoman State; reform movements in the Ottoman State in the 19th century; intellectual movements in the late period of the Ottoman State;
the political and military situation of the Ottoman State at the beginning of the 20th century; World War I and the Armenian question; the occupation of Anatolia and the reactions; Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s landing at Samsun and his activities; the period of congresses and organization; the opening of the last Ottoman Chamber of Deputies and the adoption of the National Pact (Misak-ı Millî); preparation for the National Struggle and its material and moral foundations; the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) and its activities; the Treaty of Sèvres; the struggles on the Southern and Eastern fronts; the establishment of the regular army, the Greek offensive and the battles on the Western front, the signing of the Armistice of Mudanya, the convening of the Lausanne Conference and the signing of the Peace Treaty. |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK003 – Foreign Language 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Present continuous tense; simple present tense; speaking, reading, writing and listening skills in these tenses; oral skills (introducing oneself, describing something/a place, giving directions, question and answer patterns about personal information); reading skills (reading lists/labels in restaurants, on means of transport such as buses and trains, in shopping places, asking questions, etc.); writing skills (writing short messages, writing poster content, filling in forms); listening skills (directions, describing places/people, etc.). |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK005 – Turkish Language 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Written language and its features; spelling and punctuation; features of written and oral expression; paragraph construction and types of paragraphs (introduction, development and conclusion paragraphs); ways of developing thought (practices of explanation, discussion, narration, description, definition, exemplification, citing testimony, comparison, etc.); text structure (structural features of the text, introduction-development-conclusion sections); features of textuality (cohesion, coherence; intentionality, acceptability, situationality, informativity, intertextuality); text writing (drafting, writing, revising and sharing); writing informative-explanatory texts; writing narrative texts; writing descriptive texts; writing argumentative and persuasive texts.
filling in forms); listening skills (directions, describing places/people, etc.). |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK011 – Career Portfolio 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 1 / ECTS: 2 |
|
Course Content: |
Engaging in activities that support personal and professional development in line with career goals for the profession; participating in symposiums, congresses, seminars and workshops specific to educational sciences and the field of teaching; taking part in volunteer activities related to teaching practices (e.g., support work in village schools, reading activities with children in disadvantaged regions); contributing to research projects related to classroom practices; following and evaluating career events organized by faculties of education, schools and relevant institutions; increasing professional awareness and aesthetic sensitivity by participating in artistic and cultural activities (theatre, concerts, exhibitions, documentary screenings, museum visits, etc.); creating a career portfolio specific to the teaching profession and updating it regularly. |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK007 – Information Technologies |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 2 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Information technologies and computational thinking; problem-solving concepts and approaches; algorithms and flowcharts; computer systems; basic concepts related to software and hardware; fundamentals of operating systems, current operating systems; file management; utility programs (third-party software); word processing programs; calculation/spreadsheet/chart programs; presentation programs; desktop publishing; database management systems; web design; use of the internet in education; communication and collaboration technologies; safe internet use; information ethics and copyright; effects of computers and
the internet on children/young people. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE101 – Special Education 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 6 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts of special education; historical development of special education; legal regulations on special education; rights of individuals with special needs; the concepts of disability, impairment, handicap, risk and special need; basic principles of special education; causes and prevention of special needs; early diagnosis and early intervention; screening, diagnosis and assessment processes; educational assessment; special education service models; least restrictive educational environment; mainstreaming and inclusion; individualized education program; collaboration between family and professionals in special education. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE103 – Health Education and First Aid |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Growth and development, school-age children and health problems; school health and nutrition, vaccination and immunization; signs and symptoms in childhood diseases and infectious diseases; childhood diseases; general first aid information and assessment of the patient, the injured and the scene; case analysis for first aid; basic life support; first aid for bleeding and injuries; first aid for burns, frostbite and heat stroke, and first aid for fractures, dislocations and sprains; first aid for disorders of consciousness and poisoning; first aid for animal bites and for foreign bodies in the eye, ear and nose; first aid equipment; first aid for drowning/choking and techniques for transporting the patient/injured will be covered.
|
| Course Code and Name: | INT100 – Introduction to University Life |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 1 / ECTS: 1 |
|
Course Content: |
This course consists of a series of introductory and informative seminars and social activities aimed at helping students who are starting university education adapt to their new educational environment. Within the scope of this course, organized as part of the orientation program in the first week of the academic year, the university environment, the department in which students will study, the opportunities offered by the university and the cultural values of the city of Gaziantep are introduced, and students participate in activities and seminars according to their interests. |
| 2nd Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB003 – Educational Psychology |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts of psychology and educational psychology; research methods in educational psychology; developmental theories, areas of development and developmental processes; individual differences in development; basic concepts related to learning; factors affecting learning; learning theories within the framework of teaching-
learning processes; motivation in the learning process. |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK002 – Atatürk’s Principles and History of Revolution 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Reforms in the political sphere (abolition of the Sultanate, proclamation of the Republic, abolition of the Caliphate, etc.); reforms in the social sphere (the Hat Reform, closure of dervish lodges and zawiyas, the Calendar, Time and Surname Laws); reforms in the field of education and culture (the Law on Unification of Education, the Alphabet Reform, the Turkish History and Language reforms); reforms in the field of law; attempts to transition to multi-party life in the Atatürk period and reactions (establishment and closure of the Progressive Republican Party, the Sheikh Said rebellion and the assassination attempt on Atatürk); attempts to transition to multi-party political life in the Atatürk period (establishment and closure of the Free Republican Party and the Menemen Incident); Türkiye’s economic resources and policy in the Republican period (the İzmir Economic Congress); Turkish foreign policy in the Atatürk period (the Population Exchange, membership in the League of Nations, the Balkan Entente and the Saadabad Pact); Turkish foreign policy in the Atatürk period (the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, the joining of Hatay to the Motherland, Türkiye’s bilateral relations with other countries); the definition and scope of Atatürk’s system of thought and Atatürk’s principles; Türkiye after Atatürk, the years of the Democrat Party in power, Türkiye in the 1960s and 1970s, Türkiye’s foreign policy after 1960. |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK004 – Foreign Language 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Past tense; future tense; modals (can, could, may, must, etc.); speaking, reading, writing and listening skills in these tenses and modals; oral skills (asking questions in restaurants, ordering food, etc.); reading skills (internet weather reports, recipes, poster texts, etc.); writing skills (writing short messages, giving written directions, writing e-mails/invitations, etc.); listening skills (weather reports, recipes, etc.). |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK006 – Turkish Language 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
|
Course Content: |
Features of academic language and writing; use of definitions, concepts and terms in academic writing; objective and subjective expression; structure and types of academic texts (articles, reports, scientific abstracts, etc.); writing propositions (confirming, defending or opposing an idea); formal features of scientific reports and articles; steps of report writing; explanation, discussion, establishing intertextual relations; citing sources (in-text citation and footnotes, creating a reference list); writing titles, summarizing, writing keywords; ethical principles to be observed in scientific writing; academic text writing practices. |
| Course Code and Name: | EGK012 Career Portfolio 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 1 / ECTS: 2 |
|
Course Content: |
Conducting planned work in line with individual goals in order to sustain career development in the field of special education teaching; analyzing the professional activities started in the first semester and taking them to an advanced level; actively participating in symposiums, congresses, seminars, workshops, professional observations and research in line with current developments in the field of education; taking more active roles in volunteer and social responsibility projects; being aware of the ethical values and professional responsibilities related to the teaching profession; developing the skill to plan and evaluate artistic and cultural activities aimed at supporting children’s development (children’s theatre, creative drama workshops, museum visits, etc.); holding interviews with representatives of public and private schools on expectations, employment conditions and practices related to the teaching profession; preparing for professional application processes such as preparing a résumé (CV), writing a cover letter and interview techniques; enriching the career portfolio created in the previous semester, analyzing documents and evidence, carrying out self-assessment and updating it in line with professional goals. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE102 – Special Education 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 6 |
|
Course Content: |
Intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hearing impairment, visual impairment, language and speech disorders, physical disabilities, chronic illnesses, emotional and behavioral disorders, multiple disabilities, giftedness; the definition, classification, causes, prevalence, developmental and educational characteristics, assessment, educational settings and instructional adaptations of these groups, and the support that can be offered to families. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE104 – Child Development |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts: development, growth, maturation; principles of development; prenatal development and factors affecting prenatal development; physical development, its definition and importance; physical development characteristics of children aged 0-12; physical and physiological characteristics of adolescence; cognitive development, its definition and importance, concepts related to cognitive development; cognitive development characteristics by period; language development, its definition and importance, language development characteristics by period, factors affecting language development; social-emotional development, its definition and importance, social-emotional development characteristics by period; moral development, its definition and importance, the process and characteristics of moral development; sexual development and education, concepts related to sexual development, factors affecting sexual development, the process of sexual development, sex education; self-care skills, development of self-care skills and self-care skills by developmental period. |
| 3rd Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB008 – Research Methods in Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts and principles related to research methods; the research process (recognizing the issue, determining the problem and the sample, data collection and analysis, interpreting the results); general characteristics of data collection tools; analysis and evaluation of data; access to articles, theses and databases; research models and types; basic paradigms in scientific research; quantitative and qualitative research designs; sampling, data collection and data analysis in qualitative research; validity and reliability in qualitative research; reviewing, evaluating and presenting an article or thesis; preparing a research report in accordance with research principles and ethics; action research in education. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE201 – Applied Behavior Analysis 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 6 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic characteristics of the behavioral approach; definition, historical development and basic dimensions of applied behavior analysis; environmental explanation of behavior; respondent and operant conditioning; the antecedent-behavior-consequence relationship; selecting and defining the target behavior; writing behavioral objectives; direct and indirect assessment of behaviors; frequency, rate, duration, latency, permanent product, interval and momentary time sampling recordings; preparing data collection tools; interobserver reliability; procedural (treatment) fidelity; graphing and visual analysis of data; reinforcement and types of reinforcers; methods for identifying reinforcers; schedules of reinforcement; stimulus control; discrimination, generalization and maintenance; ethical principles in applied behavior analysis. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE203 – Assessment in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts; legal and philosophical foundations of assessment; purposes of assessment; medical, developmental, psychological and educational assessment; the assessment process: screening, diagnosis, placement, programming and program evaluation; the pre-referral process in assessment; referral and the detailed assessment process; formal assessment methods; informal assessment methods; curriculum-based assessment; observation; skill analysis; criterion-referenced tests; work sample analysis; performance assessment; reporting the assessment process; developing measurement tools: preparing, administering and interpreting measurement tools to determine students’ performance and progress in various instructional areas, and using the data obtained. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE205 – Inclusion in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
|
Course Content: |
Placement approaches in special education, integrated and segregated education; definition of inclusion; the concept, history, legal basis and types of the least restrictive educational environment; supportive special education services, consultation, in-class support and the resource room; collaboration in inclusion: definition, importance and types; the inclusion process in Türkiye, inclusion in the past and today; inclusion in the legal regulations on special education in Türkiye; factors affecting the success of inclusion; research on inclusion. |
| 4th Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB006 – Principles and Methods of Instruction |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 2 |
|
Course Content: |
Basic concepts related to principles and methods of instruction; teaching-learning principles, models, strategies, methods and techniques; determining goals and objectives in instruction; selection and organization of content in teaching and learning; instructional materials; planning instruction and lesson plans; theories and approaches related to instruction; teaching, learning and achievement in learning in an effective school; assessment of classroom learning. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE202 – Applied Behavior Analysis 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 6 |
|
Course Content: |
Defining and prioritizing problem behaviors; basic functions of problem behaviors; functional behavior assessment; indirect assessment, descriptive assessment and functional analysis; ABC analysis; developing a behavioral hypothesis; antecedent-based interventions; environmental arrangements; offering choices, activity schedules and transition support; increasing appropriate behaviors; differential reinforcement; reinforcement of other behaviors, alternative behaviors and incompatible behaviors; extinction; functional communication training; shaping; chaining; prompting and prompt fading; token reinforcement systems; response cost and time-out; ethical and legal limits of punishment procedures; self-management; positive behavior support; maintenance and generalization; preparing a behavior intervention plan; evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention; social validity and procedural fidelity. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE204 – Play and Music in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts: play and music; definition and importance of play; theoretical explanations of play; play development and its characteristics in children: cognitive and social play development; play development and play characteristics in children who need special education; teaching through play in special education; use and adaptation of play with children who need special education; play-based instructional practices/activities; developmental areas that can be supported through play; practices of embedding instruction within play; research findings on the effective use of play in special education; definition and importance of music; development and characteristics of music; musical characteristics of students who need special education; teaching through music in special education; use and adaptation of music with children who need special education; music-based instructional practices/activities; developmental areas that can be supported through music; practices of embedding instruction within music; research findings on the effective use of music in special education. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE206 – Preparation of Individualized Education and Transition Plans |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Individualized education plans (IEP); components of the IEP; legal basis of the IEP; the IEP and school curricula (preschool, primary education curricula); measurement tools and detailed assessment; goals: short-term and long-term goals; determining placement and related supplementary special education services; developing and sequencing instructional objectives and instructional steps; determining instructional procedures and recording progress; comprehensive service plans; definition, importance and examples of individualized family service plans (IFSP) for individuals aged 0-3 who need special education; transition plans: definition and importance; types of transition: hospital-to-home, home-to-institution, institution-to-institution; examples of different transition plans and their development; adaptations of the IFSP, IEP and transition plan for individuals who need special education and points to consider; monitoring and evaluation of the IEP, IFSP and transition plans. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE208 – Early Literacy Skills |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Early literacy skills, their development and importance, the relationship between early literacy and reading, phonological awareness skills, their assessment and activities to develop them, print awareness and activities to develop it, the home literacy environment and its definition, the importance of the affective dimension in early literacy, early mathematics skills, and the development and support of early literacy skills in children with special needs. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE210 – Teaching Methods in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts related to learning and teaching; characteristics of learning in individuals with special needs; the acquisition, fluency, maintenance and generalization stages of learning; basic principles of effective and systematic instruction; pre-instruction assessment; determining the level of performance; writing measurable instructional objectives; arranging the instructional environment and materials; planning individual and group instruction; direct instruction, task-analytic (stepwise) instruction, errorless teaching methods, naturalistic teaching methods, peer-mediated instruction, self-management strategies and instruction based on visual supports; prompting and prompt fading; modeling, video modeling, use of activity schedules and social stories; reinforcement in the instructional process; instructional data collection; monitoring and evaluating student progress; planning for maintenance and generalization; evaluating teaching methods in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, feasibility and social validity; preparing and implementing an instructional plan appropriate to the characteristics of individuals with special needs. |
| 5th Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB011 – Measurement and Evaluation in Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
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Course Content: |
The place and importance of measurement and evaluation in education; basic concepts related to measurement and evaluation; psychometric characteristics of measurement tools (validity, reliability, usability); developing and administering achievement tests; interpreting test results and giving feedback; analysis of test and item scores; evaluation and grading. |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB012 – Turkish Education System and School Management |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 2 |
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Course Content: |
The formation of education systems and the structure of the Turkish education system; basic laws regulating the Turkish education system; the central, provincial and overseas organization of the Ministry of National Education; levels of education in the Turkish education system; human, physical, technological and financial resources in the Turkish education system; reform and innovation initiatives in the Turkish education system; organization-management theories and processes; the school as a social system and organization; human resource management; student personnel affairs; affairs related to education and teaching; affairs related to school operation; school, environment, community and family relations; current debates and trends related to the Turkish education system and the school. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE301 – Special Education in Early Childhood |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts: infancy, the early childhood period and the concept of developmental delay; definition, importance, history and theoretical framework of early childhood special education (ECSE); ECSE in legislation; professionals involved in ECSE; family involvement; assessment in ECSE; intervention programs in ECSE: center-based, home-based and center-home-based practices; ECSE and the transition process; key issues in ECSE: play, developmentally appropriate practices, naturalistic teaching, family-centered practices. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE303 – Teaching Reading and Writing in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Definition and structure of reading and writing; reading-writing characteristics of individuals who need special education; approaches related to reading readiness programs; assessment of reading readiness and support of reading readiness; teaching the mechanics of writing; assessment of functional reading-writing and teaching of functional reading-writing: sound-based reading-writing instruction, sentence-based reading-writing instruction, syllable-based reading-writing instruction, word-based reading-writing instruction, adaptations that can be made for reading-writing in the inclusive classroom; specific reading-writing teaching techniques/strategies for different groups who need special education, evidence-based practices in reading-writing instruction; the process of adapting reading-writing instruction for groups who need special education. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE305 – Teaching Mathematics in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 |
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Course Content: |
Assessment of mathematical skills and concepts; teaching and planning mathematics; task-analytic (stepwise) instruction and direct instruction approaches; developing problem-solving skills; implementing the mathematics curriculum, teaching counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; types of errors in mathematics teaching and their analysis; teaching functional mathematics skills: value (money), time, length and weight measures; ways of teaching geometry concepts and skills; adaptations that can be made for mathematics teaching in the inclusive classroom; specific mathematics teaching techniques/strategies for groups who need special education; evidence-based practices in mathematics teaching; adapting mathematics teaching to different special education groups. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE307 – Language Development |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Explanation of the concept of communication; the connection between communication, language and speech and how communication occurs, theories of language acquisition, characteristics of language, pre-verbal communication skills, components of language, stages of functional language use; language development between the ages of 0–6; characteristics of language development; factors affecting the child’s language development and the realization of speech |
| 6th Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE302 – Classroom Management in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts, aims and models of classroom management; characteristics of general education and special education classrooms; the difference between classroom management and discipline; preventive, supportive and corrective classroom management approaches in special education settings; physical arrangement of the classroom, safety, accessibility, seating arrangement, placement of materials and learning areas; creating learning environments suitable for individual, small-group and large-group instruction; planning classroom rules, routines and transitions and teaching them to students; visual supports, activity schedules and time management; effective use of instructional time; increasing students’ participation in lessons, motivation and independence; making instructional adaptations according to individual differences; giving clear and understandable instructions; developing teacher-student and peer communication; creating a positive and inclusive classroom climate; supporting appropriate behaviors and preventing problem behaviors; antecedent environmental arrangements, reinforcement, classwide positive behavior support and basic behavior management strategies; safety and ethical intervention in crisis situations; collaboration with families, paraprofessionals, teachers and other professionals; monitoring classroom participation and behaviors; preparing a classroom management plan and evaluating practices in terms of effectiveness, feasibility and social validity. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE304 – Supporting Communication Skills |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
| Course Content: | Classification of language and speech disorders, delayed language and speech, language development in intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, hearing impairment, language disorders in learning disabilities, assessment of language, and teaching techniques in language and speech disorders.
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| Course Code and Name: | OZE306 – Teaching Social Adaptation Skills in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts, basic skills, adaptive skills and social adaptation skills; definition of social adaptation skills, basic skills, social skills and practical skills; assessment and teaching of basic skills: functional reading-writing, knowing numbers, money and time; social skill development in individuals who need special education; social and emotional intelligence in individuals who need special education; elements that make up social skills; the importance of social skills in daily and working life and in the process of social adaptation; assessment and teaching of social skills: interpersonal relationships, social responsibility, self-confidence, social problem solving, following rules; assessment and teaching of practical skills: daily living-self-care skills; deciding which social adaptation skills are appropriate to be acquired by students who need special education; preparing assessment tools for the acquisition of social adaptation skills; instructional settings and methods; delivering instruction; ensuring the maintenance and generalization of acquired skills. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE308 – Family Education in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 3 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
The concept of family; family systems theories; adaptation stages experienced by families of students who need special education; the importance, theoretical and legal basis of family involvement in the education of children who need special education, the rights and responsibilities given to families by law; families’ involvement in the educational process of the student who needs special education; assessment of the student; family involvement in the individualized family education plan (IFSP), the individualized education plan (IEP) and transition plans; equipping families with teaching skills; preparing, implementing and evaluating center-based, home-based and center-home-based family education programs. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE310 – School and Institution Experience in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 4 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 3 / ECTS: 5 |
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Course Content: |
Gaining school experience in institutions where special education services are provided; participating in education and teaching services; planning special education preparation work; collaborating with the classroom teacher, the school counselor and others in educational settings; managing the classroom in educational settings; making instructional adaptations; delivering instruction; giving in-class presentations of the practices carried out; developing and implementing suggestions regarding the problems encountered. |
| 7th Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE401 – Teaching Practice 1 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 6 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 5 / ECTS: 10 |
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Course Content: |
Preparing and implementing a behavior modification program, keeping anecdotal records, converting the anecdotal record into an ABC record, identifying a student’s behavior to be changed from the records kept, deciding on the modification technique, implementing the selected behavior modification technique, keeping daily records of the implementation, writing a final report on the behavior modification implementation at the end of the implementation, determining what students can do with the measurement tools prepared, carrying out skill instruction, keeping records of the instruction carried out, carrying out maintenance and generalization work, and graphical presentation of the records. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE403 – Instructional Technologies and Material Design in Special Education |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 2 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts related to special education and technology; the importance of the use of technology in education and special education; technology-supported practices for academic and non-academic skills of students with different special education needs; use of different technological tools (e.g., smart board, desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone) in special education; examples of applying technological tools such as smart boards, desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones to technology-supported instruction; low-tech and high-tech alternative and assistive technology practices. Designing tools, equipment and materials for students who need special education, planning sample practices, using instructional technologies and designing materials for concept teaching (preparing an assessment form, selecting a concept based on the assessment, conducting a concept analysis, preparing concept teaching material), using instructional technologies and designing materials for social skills teaching (preparing and implementing an assessment form, evaluat |
| 8th Semester | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE402 – Teaching Practice 2 |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 6 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 5 / ECTS: 10 |
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Course Content: |
Carrying out instruction in the skills determined in the areas of concepts, skills, play and academics, keeping records of the instruction carried out, carrying out maintenance and generalization work and graphical presentation of the records, preparing and implementing a behavior modification program, keeping anecdotal records, converting the anecdotal record into an ABC record, identifying a student’s behavior to be changed from the records kept, deciding on the modification technique, implementing the selected behavior modification technique, keeping daily records of the implementation, writing a final report on the behavior modification implementation at the end of the implementation. |
| Course Code and Name: | OZE404 – Community Service Practices |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 1 Hours / Week – Practice 2 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
| Course Content: | Concepts of society, community service practices and social responsibility; social responsibility projects in terms of social and cultural values; identifying current social problems; preparing projects aimed at solving the identified social problems; taking part voluntarily in social responsibility projects individually and as a group; participating in social responsibility projects in various institutions and organizations; participating in scientific events such as panels, conferences, congresses and symposiums as an audience member, speaker or organizer; evaluating the results of social responsibility projects. |
| Course Code and Name: | EMB014 – Guidance in Schools |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 |
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Course Content: |
The place of guidance and psychological counseling (GPC) services in education; the philosophy, aim, principles and program of the developmental guidance model (comprehensive developmental GPC program); core services/interventions; the role and function of teachers in classroom guidance; competencies to be acquired in educational, vocational, personal and social areas within the scope of GPC services; collaboration between school administrators and teachers and the school counselor and psychological counselor; preparation and implementation of classroom GPC plans and programs. |
| FIELD EDUCATION ELECTIVE COURSES | ||
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC050 – Multiple Disabilities and Their Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Multiple disabilities; prevalence of multiple disabilities; characteristics of children with multiple disabilities; cognitive characteristics of children with multiple disabilities; behavioral characteristics of children with multiple disabilities; emotional characteristics of children with multiple disabilities; education of children with multiple disabilities; educational settings for children with multiple disabilities; children with multiple disabilities and inclusion; teaching academic skills to children with multiple disabilities; planning instruction for children with multiple disabilities; preparing instructional plans for children with multiple disabilities. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC051 – Adolescence and Sex Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
The nature of adolescence; physical changes in adolescence; psychological changes in adolescence; emotional changes in adolescence; mental changes in adolescence; adolescent health; health problems in adolescence; adolescent cognition; Piaget’s theory; the information processing process; sexual development; sex education; sexual development characteristics of adolescents with intellectual disabilities; sex education practices for adolescents with intellectual disabilities. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC052 – Early Intervention Programs | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Development in early childhood; characteristics of the early childhood period; approaches in early intervention; types of early intervention programs: home-based, center-based, and both home- and center-based early intervention programs; characteristics of early intervention programs; international and national early intervention programs for intellectual disability; current early intervention programs in Türkiye (Küçük Adımlar [Small Steps], PORTAGE, GEDEP, ETEÇOM, etc.). | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC053 – Teaching Work and Vocational Skills | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Work and vocational skills; prevalence of employment of individuals with special needs; characteristics of work and vocational skills; teaching work and vocational skills to individuals with special needs; approaches related to teaching work and vocational skills; methods in teaching work and vocational skills; research on teaching work and vocational skills; sample practices related to teaching work and vocational skills; preparing a transition plan for teaching work and vocational skills; teaching the skills needed for work and vocations; preparing individuals with special needs for work and vocations; placing individuals with special needs in work and vocations. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC054 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Intellectual disability and other related fields; concepts of interdisciplinary work and collaboration; team members in collaboration and their characteristics; the necessity and importance of collaboration; basic principles in teamwork; teamwork theories; the state of interdisciplinary work in Türkiye; teamwork in Türkiye; evaluation of current problems; suggested solutions to current problems. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC055 – Concept Teaching in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Defining a concept; types of concepts; benefits of concepts; children’s learning of concepts; elements of concept teaching; points to consider in concept teaching; methods used in concept teaching; the direct instruction model; errorless teaching; simultaneous prompting; assessment and planning in concept teaching; implementing concept teaching. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC056 – Instructional Adaptations in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Learning styles of children with intellectual disabilities; the concept of individualization and its importance in education; what needs to be done for individualization; adapting instruction; adaptations made in the content of instruction; adaptations made in the delivery of instruction; examples of individualization and adaptation in special education classrooms and schools; examples of individualization and adaptation in mainstreaming/inclusive classrooms; examples of adaptation for academic and non-academic areas. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC057 – Social Skills Teaching in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Defining social skills; importance of social skills; benefits of social skills; learning of social skills; elements of social skills teaching; points to consider in social skills teaching; methods used in social skills teaching; preparation for social skills teaching; planning social skills teaching; preparing a social skills teaching draft; implementing social skills teaching. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC058 – Technology-Supported Instruction in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Technology-supported practices for academic skills in students with intellectual disabilities: practices for reading, writing and mathematics skills; technology-supported practices for non-academic skills in students with intellectual disabilities: social skills, daily living skills; use of different technological tools with students with intellectual disabilities; examples of applying technological tools such as smart boards, desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones to technology-supported instruction for students with intellectual disabilities. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC059 – Transition to Adulthood in ID | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Transition to community life; adult individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families; non-governmental organizations serving adults; development of vocational skills; acquisition of basic work skills; employability skills; leaving the family home; leisure activities; planning the transition to independent living. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC060 – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts; individuals with attention deficit, symptoms of attention deficit, parental approaches to attention deficit, teacher approaches to attention deficit, hyperactivity, the hyperactive child, signs and diagnosis of hyperactivity, approaches to the hyperactive child at home and at school, ways of working with hyperactive children and the treatment process. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC061 – Mathematics Difficulty: Diagnosis and Intervention | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Learning disability and mathematics; mathematical development; causes of mathematics difficulty; symptoms of mathematics difficulty; assessment of mathematics difficulty; assessment tools; research-based intervention methods for mathematics difficulty; classroom adaptations; sample practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC062 – Reading Difficulty: Diagnosis and Intervention | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Learning disability and reading; reading difficulty and its symptoms; assessment of reading difficulty; word recognition and reading development; accurate and fluent reading; reading comprehension; vocabulary and its importance; research-based methods for reading difficulty; classroom adaptations; sample practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC063 – Learning Strategies for LD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Specific learning disability and learning problems; learning and strategies that support learning; teaching learning strategies; strategies to increase motivation; strategies to increase attention; strategies to improve memory; time management strategies; strategies for organizing information; exam/test strategies; listening and note-taking strategies; self-regulation strategies; sample practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC064 – LD and Behavioral Disorders | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Behavior problems observed in learning disability; the relationship between emotional-behavioral disorder and learning disability; holistic assessment of behavior problems; behavior modification approaches and techniques for children with learning disabilities; the effect of academic, social and psychological support on behavior problems; school, family and community collaboration in intervening in behavior problems. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC065 – Supporting Non-Academic Skills in LD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts, basic concepts related to learning and the characteristics of learning, the stages of learning and their characteristics, basic concepts related to skill teaching (preparing a skill analysis, assessment, etc.) and their characteristics, basic concepts related to the direct instruction method and its characteristics, most-to-least prompting and its characteristics; teaching methods used in natural settings and their characteristics; self-care and independent living skills and their characteristics; social skills and their characteristics; work and vocational skills and their characteristics; ways to ensure family involvement in skill teaching; instruction with video technology and its characteristics. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC066 – Support Education Programs in LD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Support education programs developed to support the academic skills of children with learning disabilities; support education programs developed to support the non-academic skills of children with learning disabilities; components of support education programs; scientific studies on support education programs. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC067 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in LD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Learning disability and other related fields; concepts of interdisciplinary work and collaboration; team members in collaboration and their characteristics; the necessity and importance of collaboration; basic principles in teamwork; teamwork theories; the state of interdisciplinary work in Türkiye; teamwork in Türkiye; evaluation of current problems; suggested solutions to current problems. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC068 – Early Intervention and Assessment in LD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Early childhood signs of learning disability; risk factors and developmental support; early literacy skills and early intervention; delay in language skills and early intervention; delay in physical activities and early intervention; examples of early intervention programs for children at risk of learning disability; what needs to be done before diagnosis in the primary school period; the response to intervention model; assessment in learning disability. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC069 – Writing Difficulty: Diagnosis and Intervention | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Learning disability and writing; writing development; written expression; causes of writing difficulty; symptoms of writing difficulty; assessment of writing difficulty; assessment tools; research-based intervention methods for writing difficulty; classroom adaptations; sample practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC070 – The Naturalistic Teaching Process and Its Implementation | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
The nature and characteristics of naturalistic teaching; theoretical foundations of naturalistic teaching; benefits and limitations; naturalistic teaching strategies; environmental arrangements; incidental teaching; the mand-model approach; the natural language paradigm; planning naturalistic teaching; data collection in naturalistic teaching; working with families; the naturalistic teaching process in early intervention programs: pivotal response treatment, interaction-based early childhood intervention program, the Early Start Denver Model. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC071 – Education of Moderate and Severe ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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Course Content: |
Practices for children with autism spectrum disorder: comprehensive practices, focused practices; comprehensive practice models: characteristics, examples of comprehensive practices based on applied behavior analysis, examples of developmental relationship-based comprehensive practices, examples of other comprehensive practices; early intensive behavioral intervention program: characteristics, scope, teaching methods, implementation, outcomes; comprehensive practice models based on applied behavior analysis in Türkiye: the OÇİDEP example, the PCDI example; focused practices: characteristics, evidence-based practices, promising evidence-based practices, non-evidence-based practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC072 – Alternative Communication Methods for ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
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The concept of communication and the elements of communication; communication characteristics and problems specific to autism spectrum disorder; problems related to receptive language; problems related to expressive language; alternative communication systems: no-tech, low-tech and high-tech alternative communication methods; sign systems; visual support systems; communication folder; communication board; writing board; alternative communication systems; visual schedules; object matching; photographic and written activity schedules. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC073 – Behavior Management in ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Autism spectrum disorder and behavior management approaches: applied behavior analysis and the cognitive behavioral approach; behavior, characteristics and functions of behavior; behavior problems specific to autism spectrum disorder; common behavior problems: non-compliance, tantrums, stereotypical behaviors, self-injury; rare behavior problems: sleep disorders, food refusal and others; coping with behavior problems: antecedent-based strategies; consequence-based strategies. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC074 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Autism spectrum disorder and other related fields; concepts of interdisciplinary work and collaboration; team members in collaboration and their characteristics; the necessity and importance of collaboration; basic principles in teamwork; teamwork theories; the state of interdisciplinary work in Türkiye; teamwork in Türkiye; evaluation of current problems; suggested solutions to current problems. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC075 – Social Skills Teaching in ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Social skill concepts; concepts related to social competence; social competence and social skills; social skill deficits; assessment of social skills; autism spectrum disorder and social skills; methods used in social skills teaching; preparing programs in social skills teaching; sample practices; ensuring maintenance and generalization. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC076 – Technology-Supported Instruction in ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Technology-supported practices for academic skills in students with autism spectrum disorder: practices for reading, writing and mathematics skills; technology-supported practices for non-academic skills in students with autism spectrum disorder: social skills, daily living skills; use of different technological tools with students with autism spectrum disorder; examples of applying technological tools such as smart boards, desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones to technology-supported instruction for students with autism spectrum disorder. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC077 – Teaching Basic Skills in ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Teaching Basic Skills in ASD: Autism spectrum disorder; basic skills for individuals with autism spectrum disorder; teaching basic skills in autism spectrum disorder: teaching matching skills, teaching classification skills, teaching basic imitation skills, teaching two-step imitation skills, teaching basic receptive language skills, teaching two-step receptive language skills, teaching joint attention skills, teaching expressive language skills; methods and techniques in teaching basic skills: discrete trial teaching, pivotal response treatment, reinforcement, prompting, error correction. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC078 – Errorless Teaching Methods | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The basic philosophy of errorless teaching; response prompting methods: simultaneous prompting, constant time delay, most-to-least prompting, progressive time delay, least-to-most prompting (graduated increase of prompts), graduated guidance (gradual decrease of prompts), stimulus modifications: teaching through stimulus shaping, teaching through stimulus fading; planning instruction with errorless teaching methods; data collection. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC079 – Education of High-Functioning ASD | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Characteristics of individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder; methods used in teaching individuals with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder; video modeling; peer tutoring; naturalistic teaching methods; incidental teaching, script fading; teaching with social stories; self-management strategies; goal setting, self-prompting, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-instruction, self-reinforcement. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC080 – Critical Thinking Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Thinking skill: the spiral thinking model, the developmental thinking process, complex thinking strategies; thinking and instruction: thinking and the curriculum; questions as an instructional tool, classroom discussions, self-assessment in developing teaching skills; models for developing teaching skills; critical thinking strategies: theoretical and philosophical foundations of the strategies, concept development, data interpretation, application of generalizations, conflict resolution. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC081 – Family Involvement in the Education of the Gifted | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Common misconceptions and facts about giftedness; characteristics of gifted children; legal rights of gifted children; family roles in the education of gifted children; communication in the family of a gifted child: child-parent communication, sibling communication; families’ expectations of the gifted child and their effects; discussion groups in the education of families of gifted children. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC082 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The gifted within the field of special education; collaboration with the families of the gifted and its importance; collaboration among administrators, school and family in the education of the gifted; collaboration between schools and after-school programs in the education of the gifted and its importance; collaboration among subject-area teachers in the education of the gifted; contributions from working life to the education of the gifted. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC083 – Affective Education in Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Characteristics of gifted students; affective needs of gifted students; self-awareness education for the gifted; empathy education for the gifted; coping with oversensitivity in the gifted; positive perfectionism in the gifted: developing positive perfectionism in the gifted, coping with negative perfectionism in the gifted. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC084 – Identification and Education of Giftedness in Early Childhood | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Signs of giftedness in early childhood; characteristics of giftedness in early childhood; the importance of early identification; identification methods and approaches in early childhood; educational activities for children with gifted potential in early childhood. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC085 – Learning Problems in Giftedness and Their Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Characteristics of gifted students; effects of labeling on learning in gifted students: positive effects of labeling on learning, negative effects of labeling on learning; learning needs of gifted students; learning strategies in gifted students. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC086 – Curriculum Development in Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | What should an educational program for the gifted be like?; program differentiation strategies for the gifted; the ÜYEP curriculum model; the parallel curriculum model; the Purdue three-stage model; the enrichment triad revolving door model; the DISCOVER program model; the Talents Unlimited model, the integrated curriculum model; the autonomous learner model; the evaluation process of educational programs for the gifted. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC087 – Social, Emotional and Academic Guidance in Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Characteristics of gifted individuals; needs of gifted individuals: social and emotional needs of gifted individuals, educational needs of gifted individuals; the label of giftedness: positive reflections of the label, negative reflections of the label; social development in the gifted: peer relationships, family relationships, teacher relationships, loneliness, social acceptance; emotional development in the gifted: asynchronous development, anxiety, depression, suicidal tendency; personality development in the gifted: self-perception, self-confidence; counseling for special groups: learning disability, hyperactivity-attention deficit; academic counseling: underachievement, multipotentiality, motivation, perfectionism; career counseling. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC088 – Identification Models and Tests in Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Purpose of identification: reasons for identification, timing and stages of identification; principles of identification; identification methods: norm-based identification, sample-based identification, criterion-based identification; identification approaches: individual-based identification, program-based identification; the identification process: phases of the identification process, the identification process according to the program implemented; intelligence scales: the basic structure of intelligence scales, commonly used intelligence and aptitude scales: the Anadolu-Sak Intelligence Scale, Wechsler intelligence scales, Stanford-Binet intelligence scales, Raven intelligence scales; current issues in identification: the percentage problem, the problem of unequal representation, the ceiling effect. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC089 – Creative Thinking Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Definitions and theories of creativity: creativity myths, definitions of creativity, types and degrees of creativity, the relationship between creativity and intelligence, theories of creativity; development of creativity: cognitive and personality characteristics of creative people, factors that hinder creativity, development of creativity in children, characteristics of creative children, the relationship of creativity with family, time and age; developing creativity and creative thinking techniques: cognitive, emotional, attitudinal, interpersonal and environmental dimensions that develop creativity, techniques that develop creative thinking skills. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC090 – Supporting Visual Skills | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Planning the assessment of the visual functions of children and adults with low vision and strategies for assessment; the functional vision assessment tool and a sample functional vision assessment; environmental and educational adaptations according to the results of the functional vision assessment; reporting the results of the functional vision assessment; informing and making recommendations to the student’s teacher/other professionals and the family; creating an educational support plan for home/school/outdoor settings to support the visual skills of the student with low vision; implementing the support plan. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC091 – Family Involvement in the Education of VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | What parents of a child with visual impairment can do to maximize their child’s independence at home, at school, at the workplace and in the community; supporting families; the family encouraging learning at home, at school and in the community and taking an active role in the child’s educational planning; family support plan for early intervention and the primary school period; family support plan for the pre-adolescence and adolescence periods; recommendations to the family for a successful transition to adulthood. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC092 – Assistive Technologies for VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Evaluating the many aspects of assistive technology for individuals with visual impairment; adapted software, hardware and peripheral devices; various technologies that help children and adults with visual impairment and/or additional disabilities to access information and support learning and daily living activities; gaining direct experience with accessible technology; relevant legislation, funding, assessment and teaching strategies for access to technology. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC093 – Education of Adults with VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The course of human development, normative changes in motor development, cognition, sensation and perception, physiology and social development from adulthood to old age; the critical importance of vision and the effect of changes in vision on the adult; demographic trends and the network of services provided to older people; points to consider when working with adult individuals; teaching braille reading and writing, orientation and mobility skills to adults with visual impairment; teaching skills that support independent living: eating skills, safety techniques at home and outdoors, basic food preparation, cleaning skills, use of basic household appliances, diabetes management, legal rights, access to and use of public institutions such as hospitals and banks, care and hygiene, transportation and use of public transport, clothing care, shopping, recognizing and managing money, recognizing and using medications, leisure activities and access to these activities. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC094 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Developing and directing appropriate services for students with visual impairment; forming and leading a team when necessary in line with the student’s needs; working together with other professionals providing education and support services (physiotherapist, ophthalmologist, etc.); points to consider in collaboration; establishing healthy communication with the family and other professionals; understanding individual characteristics for good communication; interpersonal conflict and crisis management in work. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC095 – Early Childhood Education in VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Early intervention in visual impairment and its importance; developmental stages between the ages of 0–3 in children with visual impairment; concept development, cognitive development, motor development, language development, social development; assessing the needs of children with visual impairment according to their developmental characteristics, designing appropriate intervention and family support; preparing assessment and intervention programs in the sensory, cognitive, motor and communication developmental areas; family-focused practices and programs requiring individual and joint work based on interdisciplinary collaboration; developing an Individualized Family Support Plan. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC096 – Curriculum Development in VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Legal regulations for students with visual impairment; curriculum development needs in the developmental areas and academic skills needed by children and adults with visual impairment (blind and low vision); examples of developed programs; identifying existing adaptations to meet the student’s curriculum needs; program arrangements that will ensure the full participation of students with visual impairment in education. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC097 – Social Skills Teaching in VI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Differences in social development and the social development characteristics and needs of students with visual impairment; teaching methods and strategies used in teaching social skills to students with visual impairment; assessment and preparation of instructional plans in teaching social skills to students with visual impairment and additional disabilities. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC098 – Advanced Braille Reading and Writing | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Contracted or uncontracted braille reading and writing; reading and writing braille mathematics and science symbols; recognizing technological tools for braille reading and writing; learning to use accessible technological tools (screen-reading software on the computer, braille printer, etc.). | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC099 – Teaching Orientation and Mobility Skills | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Orientation and teaching orientation skills; teaching indoor and outdoor environmental concepts; the concepts, principles, prerequisites and instructional plans of clues (sensory clues) and landmarks (environmental cues); preparing the principles, prerequisites and instructional plans of search methods, measuring skills, compass directions and indoor and outdoor numbering systems; teaching the use of orientation and mobility skills for problem solving in unfamiliar environments; teaching mobility skills; (protective techniques, sighted guide skills, cane skills, etc.) analyses of mobility skills and preparation of measurement tools; establishing instructional processes in the acquisition, fluency and generalization stages; adaptations for students with low vision and multiple disabilities; route teaching. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC100 – Advanced Turkish Sign Language | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Linguistic features of sign language and the environment: features, letters, definitions and use, signs related to oneself, signs related to the environment, sentence construction; school and education signs: educational tools, numbers and mathematics signs, measures; food and clothing signs: names of foods, fruits, vegetables, legumes, etc., clothing; Turkish Sign Language grammar concepts: nouns, verbs, adjectives, antonyms; emotions and objects: emotions, colors, home and household items; time: calendar, clock, adverbs of time; traffic and living things: vehicles and traffic signs, living things; professions: sports terms, geographical terms, countries; conversation: meaningful sentences, conversation. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC101 – The Nature of Hearing and Hearing Assistive Technologies | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Anatomy and physiology of hearing; classification of hearing loss; effects of hearing loss on the person according to its type and degree; hearing tests; the newborn hearing screening program and its effect on the age of diagnosis; hearing aids: parts and functions, limitations of hearing aids, personal FM systems, classroom-based amplification systems, electromagnetic induction systems; cochlear implants: parts, functions, use, cochlear implant candidacy criteria, differences between cochlear implants and hearing aids; the importance of early fitting and implantation: neuroplasticity, the relationship between language and listening skills, a stimulating environment, use of meaningful stimuli. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC102 – Family Involvement in the Education of HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The family system; the effect of hearing loss on child development; the effect of a child with hearing loss on the family system; the effect of hearing loss on early language development; early diagnosis; the importance of hearing aid fitting/implantation; interaction with the child with hearing loss; creating a meaningful interaction environment; using daily routines to support language; using play for language development; supporting the family’s play-building skills; preparing and implementing a family education plan; family education of children with additional disabilities in addition to hearing loss; family education as adult education. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC103 – HI and Language | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Elements contributing to language acquisition and the reasons that cause problems in the language development of children with hearing impairment: theories of language development and the characteristics of language acquisition of children with hearing impairment, problems encountered by children with hearing impairment in the process of language acquisition; basic stages of language development of children with hearing impairment in the pre-verbal and verbal periods: development of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC104 – Lesson Plan Development in HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Program review: reviewing the curriculum of the relevant period used in special education schools attended by students with hearing impairment and in mainstreaming/inclusion practices, adapting units according to the language and knowledge levels of students with hearing impairment, developing objectives in line with topic outlines; preparing an appropriate one-to-one education plan; preparing a group language lesson plan; evaluating the prepared plans. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC105 – Interdisciplinary Work and Collaboration in HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The multidisciplinary team work model and the transdisciplinary model for individuals with hearing impairment; acquiring professionalism skills; forming an interdisciplinary team; acquiring effective communication skills; planning, implementation and evaluation with the team; collaboration with families; collaboration with other professionals; collaboration with institutions: school–private special education center–guidance and research center collaboration; communication and coordination. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC106 – Early Childhood Education in HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Effects of hearing loss occurring in the early period on language, speech, cognitive and emotional development; the importance of supporting the child; learning within mother-infant routines for the child with hearing impairment; adult behaviors that develop oral communication; strategies for learning to listen and developing spoken language; early education models; assessment and learning objectives in early childhood; creating learning opportunities within play: the child-centered approach, the theme-based approach; the project-based program approach; the understanding of learning within play: language and literacy; creative expression, understanding of healthy living, cognitive competence. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC107 – Supporting Communication Skills in HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Communication: definition of communication, interpersonal communication, communication channels and communication skills in hearing children; the importance of speech-based oral language in social, intellectual and educational development; language: theories of language acquisition, receptive and expressive language; speech: perception and production of speech, speech characteristics of children with hearing impairment; listening: the importance of listening in language acquisition, environments that facilitate listening, devices that support listening; communication in the classroom setting: communication methods used with children with hearing impairment. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC108 – Special Teaching Methods in HI | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts: aims of primary education, principles of primary education, general principles regarding the implementation of the primary education curriculum; reviewing primary education curricula; adapting curricula for students with hearing impairment at different levels; unit-based annual plan; special teaching methods used in curricula: the natural auditory-oral method, the lecture method, the question-answer technique, the discussion method, the problem-solving method, the demonstration-practice method, the cooperative learning method, the field trip method, the observation method, the laboratory method, the drama method. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC109 – Cochlear Implant and Listening Training | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Characteristics of cochlear implants; assessment before cochlear implant surgery; programming strategies for speech processors after surgery; assessment of the child’s hearing after surgery; monitoring of development; troubleshooting the cochlear implant; steps in the development of listening skills; examples of training applied for the development of listening skills; preparing and implementing a listening training program; elements to be considered when preparing listening training. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC110 – Teaching Science and Social Studies in Special Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Teaching methods used in science teaching; reviewing the themes in science; sequencing topics; identifying the concepts necessary for acquiring the topics and developing criterion-referenced measurement tools related to the concepts on this basis; preparing lesson plans according to the students’ levels; sample teaching practices; adapting science teaching for students who need special education; teaching methods used in social studies teaching; reviewing the themes in social studies (units, special days and weeks, etc.); placing the topics in a logical order; developing criterion-referenced measurement tools related to the concepts based on identifying the concepts necessary for acquiring the topics; preparing lesson plans according to the students’ level; sample teaching practices; adapting social studies teaching for students who need special education. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC111 – Teaching Artistic Skills in Special Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts related to artistic skills; development of drawing in the child in the typical developmental process and characteristics of drawing development; drawing development and its characteristics in children who need special education; teaching methods that can be used in teaching artistic skills (visual arts); adapting the teaching methods that can be used in teaching artistic skills (visual arts) for students who need special education; teaching different artistic skills: painting with watercolor, cutting with scissors, printing, spraying, origami and wax work, mask making, puppet making and bracelet making; developing a measurement tool to assess and teach artistic skills in the child; preparing instructional plans; developing and implementing sample teaching practices. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC112 – Teaching Turkish in Special Education | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Activities related to reading-writing development and understanding the value of reading for students who need special education; developing vocabulary; teaching grammar; the writing process, types of written texts, preparing activities related to written expression skills; definition of reading skills and strategies, applying skills and strategies in text analysis; the importance of individualized reading instruction: its implementation and evaluation; critical reading; creative writing; methods of analyzing reading texts; activities that develop listening skills; specific techniques/strategies that develop reading-writing in groups who need special education. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC113 – Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts; individuals with intellectual disabilities; individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD); classification: educational, psychological, medical; prevalence and incidence; causes: prenatal, perinatal, postnatal; screening/diagnosis: medical, developmental and educational screening/diagnosis; academic and non-academic characteristics; team and collaboration; educational settings; evidence-based practices; characteristics of families; attitudes towards the individual with intellectual disability, the individual with ASD and their families; services, supports and legal rights offered to families. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC114 – Special Education Programs | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts, types of special education schools under the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye – General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services, and the vocational and academic programs taught in these schools according to types of disability; special education vocational school programs, the early childhood and preschool special education program, the social adaptation skills course curriculum, the Turkish sign language course curriculum, the play, physical activities and mobility course curriculum for blind and low-vision students, special education practice school curricula (levels I-II and III), support education programs, programs for the gifted, legal basis.
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| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC115 – Positive Behavioral Support | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Introduction to behavior management and positive behavioral interventions and supports; theoretical models explaining inappropriate behaviors; preventing challenging behaviors through school-wide positive interventions and supports; preventing problem behaviors through rules and routines; preventing problem behaviors through effective program preparation and the use of classroom climate, classroom layout and organization; preventing problem behaviors through high-quality instruction and behavior monitoring; identifying the causes of problem behaviors and family factors through functional assessment; providing support through social skills training; introduction to reinforcement and preventing inappropriate behaviors through specific reinforcement practices; coping with problem behaviors using behavior reduction procedures, and a literature review will be covered. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC116 – Social Cognition and Theory of Mind Skills | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: |
Basic concepts, definition and basic components of theory of mind (perspective taking, reading feelings and intentions, understanding beliefs), definition and basic components of social skills, theoretical foundations and assessment of theory of mind and social skills, related effective teaching methods, education programs that can be implemented by parents and professionals to develop theory of mind and social skills, legal rights and services provided to families.
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| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC117 – Learning Disability and Giftedness | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts; individuals with learning disability/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; gifted individuals; classification: educational, psychological, medical; prevalence and incidence; causes: prenatal, perinatal, postnatal; screening/diagnosis: medical, developmental and educational screening/diagnosis; academic and non-academic characteristics; team and collaboration; educational settings; evidence-based practices; characteristics of families; attitudes towards the individual with learning disability/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the gifted individual and their families; services, supports and legal rights offered to families. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC118 – Hearing and Visual Impairment | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Basic concepts: individuals with hearing impairment, the nature of hearing; individuals with visual impairment, the nature of vision; classification: educational, psychological, medical; prevalence and incidence; causes: prenatal, perinatal, postnatal; screening/diagnosis: medical, developmental and educational screening/diagnosis; academic and non-academic characteristics; team and collaboration; educational settings; evidence-based practices; characteristics of families; attitudes towards the individual with hearing impairment, the individual with visual impairment and their families, services, supports and legal rights offered to families. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC119 – Turkish Sign Language | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | Sign language in the world and in Türkiye; Turkish Sign Language and its features; letters, definitions and use; signs related to oneself, signs related to the environment, sentence construction, numbers and mathematics signs; Turkish Sign Language grammar concepts; conversation in Turkish Sign Language. | |
| Course Code and Name: | OZESEC120 – Braille Reading and Writing | |
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | |
| Course Content: | The Braille writing system; tools and equipment used in the Braille writing system; reading and writing with the Braille alphabet, reading and writing using one-letter, two-letter, syllable and word-root contractions; embossed mathematics and science symbols. | |
| PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE ELECTIVE COURSES | |||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB050 – Open and Distance Learning | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts and philosophy of open and distance learning; development of distance education in the world;
development of distance education in Türkiye; roles of the learner and the tutor in distance education; technologies used in distance education; management of open and distance education; classroom management and its components in open and distance learning; open educational resources and trends in the world; massive open online courses; personalized learning environments; problems related to open and distance education and their solutions; open and distance education practices in teacher education; developing individual instructional materials and student support services in open and distance education; determining teaching strategies for different learning situations; research and evaluation in distance education. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB051 – Child Psychology | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts, history and methods of child psychology; prenatal development;
developmental areas and characteristics of infancy; developmental areas and characteristics of early childhood; developmental areas and characteristics of late childhood; the child within the family structure; the child within the school system; adjustment and behavior problems in childhood; children with special needs. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB052 – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Definition and characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); basic symptoms of ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity); effects of ADHD on the child in terms of social, emotional and academic achievement; causes of ADHD; risk factors in the development of ADHD; types of ADHD; ways of approaching children with ADHD; guidance of students with ADHD; education of children with ADHD; ensuring school-family collaboration. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB053 – Education Law | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts of law and administrative law; sources of administrative law; rights and duties in administration; the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration of Human Rights; administrative and judicial supervision of teachers; basic laws establishing and regulating the Turkish Education System; duties, rights and responsibilities of education stakeholders. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB054 – Anthropology of Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
The subject, basic concepts, history and method of anthropology; basic approaches in social-cultural anthropology; education from an anthropological perspective and the basic concepts of educational anthropology: culture, acculturation, enculturation, adaptation, subculture, counterculture, common culture, etc.; cultural foundations and functions of education; intercultural differentiation, education and learning; the school as a living space, school cultures and ethnographies; media, mass media, popular culture and education; globalization, cultural interaction, cultural literacy and education; education in oral and written literary works in the history of Turkish culture and civilization; roles of parents and children in the Turkish family structure. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB055 – History of Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Education in the ancient period (in the civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, India, China, Ancient Greece and Rome);
education in Eastern, Western and Islamic societies in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age; the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment movements and education; education in the Industrial Age and the Modern Period; relations of Islamic culture and civilization with Western civilization; the emergence of national/nation states and the development of national education systems; post-modern society debates and education; basic changes and transformations in education in the world from the ancient period to the present. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB056 – Drama in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Course Content: |
Basic concepts of drama and creative drama (drama, creativity, creative drama, play and theatre pedagogy, communication-interaction, role playing, improvisation, action, dramatic play, children’s theatre, puppetry, pantomime, etc.); stages, dimensions and elements of creative drama; role playing and improvisation; history of creative drama; the relationship between social events and creative drama; implementation steps of drama in education; resources that can be used in drama in education; preparing and implementing a creative drama lesson plan; contribution of drama to individual and social development. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB057 – Extracurricular Activities in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The concepts of the formal curriculum and extracurricular activities/the hidden curriculum in education; approaches related to the hidden
curriculum; cognitive and affective domain learning and the hidden curriculum; the school as a place of ritual; school ceremonies as extracurricular activities at school; the importance and management of social, cultural, sports and artistic activities at school; the place and importance of the hidden curriculum in values education; extracurricular activities (commemorations, celebrations, gatherings, graduations, etc.) in terms of values education. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB058 – Curriculum Development in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts related to curriculum development; theoretical foundations of curriculum development; types of curricula; philosophical, social, historical, psychological and economic foundations of curricula; curriculum development and characteristics of curricula; stages of curriculum development; basic components of the curriculum (objectives, content, process, evaluation) and the relationships between the components; classification of objectives and their relationship with the components of the curriculum; content organization approaches; determining educational needs; the curriculum development process and models; curriculum design approaches; curriculum evaluation models; curriculum literacy; duties and responsibilities of teachers in the development of curricula; characteristics of the Ministry of National Education (MEB) curricula; implementation of curricula; new approaches and trends in curriculum development in the world and in Türkiye. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB059- Project Design in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
| Course Content: | The concept of a project and types of projects; curricula and project-based learning; project programs in schools (TÜBİTAK, EU and others); selecting a topic for a project; literature review; logical framework in a project; planning and managing a project; applying the scientific method in a project; preparing and developing a project report; finalizing the project report; project evaluation and reviewing good examples; project presentations, poster and brochure design techniques. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB060 – Critical and Analytical Thinking | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts and definitions; the brain as the organ of thinking, ways of thinking and
the grouping of thinking; involuntary thinking and its characteristics; voluntary thinking and its characteristics; methods of voluntary thinking; critical and analytical thinking; basic characteristics and criteria of critical and analytical thinking, stages of critical and analytical thinking; factors affecting critical and analytical thinking; scope of critical and analytical thinking; critical and analytical reading; critical and analytical listening; critical and analytical writing. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB061 – Education of Hospitalized Children | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Developmental characteristics, interests and needs, and psychological states of hospitalized children according to age groups; interaction between hospital staff, the child and the family; preparatory education for the hospital, preparing for diagnosis, treatment and surgery; preparing and implementing activity plans such as play, music, art, drama, mathematics and stories for hospitalized children; hospital schools and the interaction between children with terminal illnesses, their families and staff. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB062 – Inclusive Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Inclusion and the content of inclusion; inclusive education: definition, content and importance; legal basis of inclusive education; national and international legislation; approaches and standards in inclusive education; teacher roles in inclusive education; inclusive curriculum and materials; attitudes and values in inclusive education; the inclusive school and classroom; preparing an action plan for inclusive education; inclusive education practices: characteristics that differentiate students, effective communication, language used, psycho-social support, differentiating instruction and examples, methods and techniques, planning instruction, inclusiveness in course materials and selection of inclusive activities; lesson design practices. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB063 – Character and Values Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Conceptual framework: character, personality, value, virtue, morality, temperament, disposition, etc.; character development and education; family, environment and school in character development and education; definition and classification of values; sources of values and their individual, social, cultural, religious and moral foundations; approaches and practices of character and values education; intercultural differentiation and the culture of living together in character and values education; character and values education in terms of the philosophy and aims of education; teaching methods and techniques in character/values education; the crisis of values and education in modern and multicultural societies; values education in the process of human-cultural development; examples related to values education from the history of Turkish education and culture, values education practices and research in Türkiye; the teacher as a role model in character and values education | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB064 – Comparative Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Definition, scope and history of comparative education; method and
research in comparative education; comparison of the education systems of different countries in terms of structure, functioning, school levels, human resources, financing of education, privatization in education, policy making, planning and implementation in education; gender, social justice and equality in education in different countries; reform and innovation initiatives in education in different countries; teacher and educational/school administrator training systems in different countries; globalization and internationalization in education; international examinations, institutions and organizations related to education. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB065 – Micro Teaching | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts and principles related to effective teaching and learning; professional competencies, attitudes, roles and behaviors of teachers; preparing a lesson plan; scope, benefits and limitations of the micro teaching method; preparing active learning activities appropriate to the topic; practices of presenting sample lessons in the classroom; video recording of lesson presentations; evaluating the lesson using the recordings; improving the prepared activities and lesson presentations. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB066 – Museum Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
| Course Content: | Definition and characteristics of the museum, exhibiting in museums; museums and museum education; types of museums; development of Turkish museology; an overview of the history of museology in the world; the relationship between museums, art, culture and civilization; museums and art education; museums and society; contribution of museums to historical awareness; protecting historical artifacts; contemporary museology in the world and in Türkiye | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB067 – Out-of-School Learning Environments | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Concepts of out-of-school education and learning; scope and importance of out-of-school learning; instruction in out-of-school settings; teaching methods and techniques (project-based learning, station technique, etc.) and instructional materials suitable for out-of-school learning environments; out-of-school learning environments (museums, science centers, zoos, botanical gardens, planetariums, industrial establishments, national parks, science festivals, science camps, natural environments, etc.); developing out-of-school learning areas and environments; planning, implementing and evaluating out-of-school learning activities. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB068 – Learning Disability | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Definition, characteristics and classification of learning disability: educational, psychological, medical
factors; prevalence and incidence; causes of learning disability; early intervention; the response to intervention model; screening/diagnosis: medical, developmental and educational screening/diagnosis; academic and non-academic characteristics; team and collaboration; educational settings; evidence-based practices; supporting reading, writing and mathematics skills; supporting non-academic skills. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB069 – Individualizing and Adapting Instruction | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The concept of individualization and its importance in education; what needs to be done for individualization: curriculum-based assessment, rough assessment, preparing criterion-referenced measurement tools, rules to be followed in assessment; determining long-term and short-term instructional objectives; arrangements that can be made in classrooms and schools for mainstreaming/inclusion; adapting instruction; examples of individualization and adaptation in mainstreaming/inclusive classrooms. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB070 – Sustainable Development and Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The concept of sustainability and its areas of use; sustainability in terms of the social sciences and natural sciences; sustainability in the context of social change; education and sustainability; the future of humanity and sustainability; migration, poverty and inequality; sustainable environment; ecology, global environmental problems and sustainability; a sustainable society in harmony with nature; population, the economic system and the natural environment; technological developments, consumption habits and the environment; social responsibility work, sustainability in terms of tangible and intangible cultural heritage; rethinking human-nature relations on the axis of sustainability | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB071 – Adult Education and Lifelong Learning | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Definition and scope of adult education; concepts related to adult education (continuing education, public education, non-formal education, vocational education, etc.); historical development of adult education in Türkiye; approaches and models related to adult education; adults and learning; the aim, scope and historical development of lifelong learning, lifelong learning practices in the Turkish education system | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB072 – Analysis and Interpretation of Children’s Drawings | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The relationship of humans with art, developmental stages of children’s drawings, characteristics of children’s drawings, factors affecting the content of children’s drawings, the role of the mother, father and teacher during the child’s drawing activity, points to consider in interpreting children’s drawings, tests for evaluating children’s drawings. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB073 – Web Tools in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Recognizing web tools and using the web tools most commonly used in the classroom environment. Exemplifying concepts related to educational and instructional technology, exemplifying the place of technology in our lives, recognizing and classifying web tools. Designing a lesson using web tools, creating written and visual educational content with web tools and using educational content, content preparation standards and topics, evaluating the content created. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB074 – Sociology of Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts of sociology: society, social structure, social fact, social event, etc.; pioneers of sociology (Ibn Khaldun, A. Comte, K. Marx, E. Durkheim, M. Weber, etc.) and their views on education; education in terms of basic sociological theories (functionalism, structuralism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, critical theory, phenomenology and ethnomethodology); social processes (socialization, social stratification, social mobility, social change, etc.) and education; social institutions (family, religion, economy, politics) and education; development of sociology and sociology of education in Türkiye (Ziya Gökalp, İsmail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Nurettin Topçu, Mümtaz Turhan, etc.); culture and education; the school as a social, cultural and moral system and community. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB075 – Philosophy of Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic topics and problem areas of philosophy; philosophy of being, knowledge and morality/values and education; basic philosophical movements (idealism, realism, naturalism, empiricism, rationalism, pragmatism, existentialism, analytic philosophy) and education; philosophy of education and educational movements: perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, existentialist education, critical/radical education; educational views of some philosophers in the Islamic world and the West (Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, J. Dewey, Avicenna (Ibn Sina), Al-Farabi, J. J. Rousseau, etc.); human nature, individual differences and education; education in terms of some political and economic ideologies; intellectual movements influential in the modernization process in Türkiye and education; philosophical foundations of the Turkish education system. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB076 – Morality and Ethics in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts and theories related to morality and ethics; ethical principles, ethical rules, work and professional
morality/ethics; the teaching profession in its social, cultural, moral and ethical aspects; the right to education and learning, ethical principles in the processes of education, teaching, learning and assessment; ethical principles in relations with education stakeholders (employers/administrators, colleagues, parents, professional organizations and society); moral/ethical responsibilities of educational/school administrators, parents and students; unethical behaviors in work and professional life; ethical regulations related to public administration, education and teachers in Türkiye; unethical behaviors, ethical dilemmas, problems and solutions in school and education; morality/ethics education and ethics committees at school; the school principal and the teacher as a moral/ethical leader. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB077 – Motivation | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Definition of the concepts of motivation, motive, drive and need; individual motivation; organizational motivation; motivation theory; content theories and process theories of motivation; motivation methods and techniques. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB078 – Life Stages and Adjustment Problems | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The life-span developmental perspective, life-span career development approaches, career development
stages included in life-span career development approaches, career development needs, problems, tasks and interventions specific to childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood and adulthood. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB079 – Social Skills Training | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Concepts related to social skills, elements that make up social skills, social skill
acquisition, social skill models and their measurement, social skills in coping with difficult people; emotional expressivity, emotional sensitivity, emotional control; social expressivity, social sensitivity and social control. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB080 – Creative Drama | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Introduction to drama, definition, basic concepts and history of drama, differences between drama, play, theatre and
psychodrama, benefits of drama: effects of drama on creativity, mental development, interpersonal relationships, social skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills, awareness of emotions and self-expression skills. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB081 – Current Approaches in Educational Psychology | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Motivation in learning and self-determination theory, self-determination in learning and motivation, traumatic experiences and learning, migration and psycho-social support, child neglect and abuse, problem behaviors in children and adolescents, third-wave cognitive approaches. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB082 – Principles and Methods in Instruction | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts related to principles and methods of instruction; teaching-learning principles, models, strategies, methods and techniques; determining goals and objectives in instruction; selection and organization of content in teaching and learning; instructional materials; planning instruction and lesson plans; theories and approaches related to instruction; teaching, learning and achievement in learning in an effective school; assessment of classroom learning. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB083 – Technology-Assisted Language Teaching | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The course aims to use computer applications and other technology resources in language teaching and thereby make language teaching more effective and attractive. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB084 – Scale Development | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Gaining knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding about the basic concepts of test development, the technical qualities of measurement, how to write achievement and attitude scale
items, how to calculate and interpret the item and test statistics related to these tests and how to construct the final test.
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB085-Alternative Education Systems | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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The role of alternative education systems and alternative schools in education and learning processes.
Acquiring the skills of collaborating, conducting research, solving problems and creative thinking. Alternative school practices in different countries. Montessori, Waldorf, Summerhill, Forest Schools, Ecological Schools, International Baccalaureate, Education through art. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EMB086- Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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This elective course covers artificial intelligence technology; basic concepts of artificial intelligence technology, the place and importance of artificial intelligence technology in education; the history of artificial intelligence technology in education; artificial intelligence-based applications used in education; and topics related to the use of artificial intelligence applications in field education in a way appropriate to learning and teaching needs and environments. The course will be assessed through midterm, assignment and final examinations. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB087- Astronomy | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Kepler’s Laws and the structure of the Solar System: planets and their characteristics, satellites. General Structure of the Universe: galaxies, the formation of stars, red giants, neutron stars, white dwarfs, black holes. The course will be assessed through midterm, assignment and final examinations. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB088 – Action Research | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Introduction to action research, importance of action research, characteristics and types of action research; the action research process; stages of action research, deciding on the problem, determining the questions, data collection, data analysis techniques, developing an action plan, implementing the action plan, evaluating the plan, sharing and discussing the results, reflecting on the process; ethical principles of action research. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB089 – Thinking Skills Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Basic concepts related to higher-order thinking; types of thinking; thinking styles; critical thinking, scope of critical thinking, the critical thinking process, critical thinking skills, critical thinking strategies, factors affecting critical thinking; critical listening, critical reading and critical writing. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EMB090 – Children at Risk and Their Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 4 | ||
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Risk factors and their effects; groups of children created by risk factors; children living and working on the streets, children working in various sectors, children of broken families, children in need of protection, children pushed into crime, children subjected to neglect and abuse, children at developmental risk, children living in unfavorable environmental conditions, refugee children; critical elements in the education of children at risk and measures that can be taken; practices in Türkiye and other countries for the education of children at risk. | ||
| GENERAL CULTURE ELECTIVE COURSES | |||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK050 – Addiction and Combating Addiction | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Basic concepts and definitions; types of addiction (substance addiction, technology addiction, etc.); causes of addiction; risk factors in the family, peer group and social context that prepare a person for the process of substance addiction; communication skills with addicted children, adolescents and adults; the role of social work in addiction; models related to addiction; efforts to prevent addiction; consequences of addiction; national policy and strategy methods in combating addiction; the reintegration process. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK051 – Nutrition and Health | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Natural and healthy nutrition; combating obesity; food additives; healthy living and exercise; growth and development; healthy sexual life; combating addiction (tobacco, alcohol, substance addiction, etc.); traffic, disasters and first aid. Natural and healthy nutrition; combating obesity; food additives; healthy living and exercise; growth and development; healthy sexual life; combating addiction (tobacco, alcohol, substance addiction, etc.); traffic, disasters and first aid. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK052 – History and Philosophy of Science | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Science, philosophy, the scientific method; Ancient Greece, Medieval Europe, Scholastic philosophy and science; science and philosophy in the Islamic cultural geography; science in Mesopotamia; science and philosophy in Renaissance Europe; science and philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment; classification of the sciences; relations between science, scientism, ideology, ethics and religion; science and paradigms; the Vienna and Frankfurt schools of thought; critiques of science in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK053 – Science and Research Ethics | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Science, the nature of science, its development and scientific research; the concept of ethics and ethical theories; research and publication ethics; unethical behaviors and ethical violations in the research process; ethical problems related to authorship and copyright; biased publication, editorship, peer review and ethics; publication ethics and unethical behaviors in the publication process; legal legislation and committees related to research and publication ethics; procedures to be followed in detecting ethical violations; common violations of research and publication ethics and methods for preventing them. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK054 – Economics and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Basic concepts of economics and economic systems; basic concepts of business and business management; the establishment, aims and legal structure of a business; management processes and functions in businesses; management of human resources and other resources; concepts of entrepreneur and entrepreneurship, success factors in entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship culture, the entrepreneurship process and types of entrepreneurship; career planning, original ideas, extraordinary examples; the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office; the Industrial Property Law; small and medium-sized enterprises; management processes and functions in small businesses; developing a business idea, novelty and innovation, preparing a business plan, the components, writing and presentation of a business plan; preparing a project related to entrepreneurship in a specific field and topic. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK055 – Traditional Turkish Handicrafts | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Terms and concepts related to traditional Turkish arts; the importance of traditional Turkish arts; their contributions to the individual, society and the national economy; historical development of traditional Turkish arts (the Huns, Göktürks, Uyghurs, Seljuks, Beyliks and the Ottoman Period); the Ahi Order and the Guild Organization; institutions and organizations related to Turkish arts in the Republican period; classification of traditional arts according to raw materials and production techniques; traditional weaving (carpet-kilim, fabric, etc.), printing, knitting, felt and glass (stained glass, glassware, beads, etc.) arts; metal (iron, copper, silver, gold, etc.) arts; wood (kündekari, carving and mother-of-pearl inlay) arts; tile-ceramics and stone carving arts; education, production and marketing of traditional Turkish arts | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK056 – Human Rights and Democracy Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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The concept of human rights and its historical development; types of human rights; understandings of democracy,
its principles, approaches and human rights; democracy education and democratic education; the family and democracy education; education as a human right; preschool education and democracy education; the primary school curriculum and democracy education; democracy education in secondary education; higher education and democracy education; the democratic school and classroom environment |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK057 – Human Relations and Communication | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Definition and classification of human relations; theoretical approaches related to human relations (psychoanalytic, attachment, contemporary theories); theoretical approaches related to interpersonal relationships (social, psychological, cognitive theories); interpersonal relationships as a developmental process (infancy and childhood, adolescence and adulthood); factors effective in human relations; gender, gender roles and interpersonal relationships; self-adaptation and self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships; communication and communication errors; effective communication skills; interpersonal problems, conflict and conflict resolution approaches; human relations in terms of intercultural differentiation | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK058 – Career Planning and Development | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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The concept of career, career planning and its stages; individual career development, creating a career strategy; the career planning model, career options in the relevant teaching fields; preparing a résumé and types of résumés, CV format and examples, points to consider in preparing a CV; cover letters, letters of introduction, job interviews, their aims, methods and types, preparation for the interview and stages of the interview; situations that may be encountered in interviews; types of questions, body language and bodily signals | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK059 – Culture and Language | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
| Course Content: | Basic concepts related to language and culture; sources and elements of culture; oral and written culture; material and spiritual culture; culture from individual and social perspectives; culture as unifying and divisive; enculturation, acculturation, cultural diffusion and adaptation; culture in terms of cognitive, symbolic and structural-functional approaches; language as a system of symbols; language and language acquisition from an individual perspective; the effect of language on human consciousness; the relationship between culture, language, cognition and reality; the function of language in carrying knowledge and culture and establishing social relations and communication; development and transmission of language and culture; national identity and language; dynamics of changes in culture and language; debates on the mutual interaction of changes in culture and language; national cultures; globalization, multilingualism and multiculturalism | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK060 – Media Literacy | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Information literacy; conscious use of the internet and social media; effects of social media on individuals; the power to spread and to mislead information; the power to spread news; media and perception management; legal rights and responsibilities regarding media and the internet; copyright; personality rights; information privacy; privacy violation; language use in the media; news value and quality analysis; popular culture; roles of women and men in the media; consumer culture and advertisements; stereotyping in the media. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK061 – Vocational English | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Basic English reading-writing-listening skills; basic concepts related to child development and its stages; basic concepts related to basic education and secondary education; basic concepts related to educational sciences; examples of dialogues between student-parent-teacher; techniques for listening to and understanding texts with academic content (YouTube, TeacherTube, TEDx talks, etc.); oral skills for professional development (vocabulary, patterns, etc.); writing skills (writing petitions, preparing reports, creating a CV, writing short messages, creating lesson objectives, etc.); reading skills (reading written texts using Web 2.0 tools, etc.); translation work in the relevant teaching field | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK062 – Art and Aesthetics | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Art, fine arts, craft and culture; art and education; art, creativity and the work of art; philosophy of art and aesthetics; theories of art and aesthetics; art criticism; history of art, art in the pre-modern, modern and post-modern periods; art and the social context; art and everyday life; Turkish-Islamic art and aesthetics and works of art; the position of art and the artisan in the process of social change; development of art in Türkiye; contemporary understandings of art; building civilization and art; art, aesthetics and morality | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK063 – Turkish Folk Dances | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Definition of folklore; rhythm and perception exercises, dance and folk dance figure exercises; regional differences in folk dances, figure exercises, regional figures, learning bar-type regional figures, learning halay and kaşık-type regional figures, learning horon and karşılama-type regional figures, learning zeybek-type regional figures; studies on the manner and style of performing the dances learned; staging of folk dances, types of staging and their differences | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK064 – Turkish Sign Language | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Basic concepts related to sign language; Turkish sign language, its history and features; letters in Turkish sign language; phonology; internal structure of the sign, simultaneity and sequentiality; the manual alphabet in terms of phonology; morphology in sign language, the structuring and formation of the sign; word classes and pronouns; syntax in sign language; word order, sentence types; question sentences; semantics in sign language; meaning and reference, types of meaning, idioms; conversation in Turkish sign language. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK065 – Turkish Cultural Geography | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Culture, human and society; Turkish culture and Turkish civilization; the first ethnographic sources about the Turks; Turkish states in history; state, administrative, military and social structure among the Turks; folk beliefs and mythology among the Turks; the relationship between human and space among the Turks; oral, written and material culture among the Turks; family structure among the Turks; demographic and cultural consequences of migrations in Turkish history; areas of spread of Turkish culture and its influence on neighboring geographies; the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Türkiye; transmitting natural and cultural heritage to future generations. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK066 – Turkish Music | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
| Course Content: | Musical elements of Turkish communities living in Central Asia and Anatolia, Turkish mythology (human, creation, religious rituals and festivals, etc.), mythological elements in the Turkish Folk Music repertoire, music genres existing in Turkish States and Communities, the development of Turkish Folk Music and Turkish Classical Music in the historical process; mutual interaction of different musical traditions and styles; study of instruments, composers, performers and sample works. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK067 – History of Turkish Art | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Art styles from Hun Art through the Göktürk, Uyghur, Karakhanid, Ghaznavid, Great Seljuk, Anatolian Seljuk, Beyliks and Ottoman periods, and examples of architecture, sculpture and painting from these periods are examined comparatively; contemporary Turkish works of art and artists starting from the Art of the Republican Period. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK068 – Creative Writing | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Developing pre-service teachers’ writing skills and their competencies in teaching writing, activities related to various types of writing (story, descriptive, informative, persuasive, etc.), practices aimed at digital writing skills. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK069 – Reading Culture and Book Review | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Reading and reading culture, reading skills and techniques, types of reading and their characteristics, factors affecting the development of reading culture, developmental stages of reading culture, the place of children’s literature in the process of acquiring reading culture, the “library” factor among the factors affecting reading culture, the importance of “the family being readers” and the “home literacy” environment in acquiring reading culture, the importance of “the teacher being a reader” in acquiring reading culture, the importance of reading culture for social development and the well-being of society, methods for increasing reading efficiency. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK070 – Chemistry and Science in Daily Life | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Applications of chemistry in daily life (chemicals used at home and their correct use, chemical reactions at home); chemistry in the industrial field; environmental chemistry (air, water and soil pollution, recycling, green chemistry, etc.); chemistry and health (pharmacy, cosmetics, etc.). | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK071 – Vocational English | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Techniques for listening to and understanding texts with academic content (YouTube, TeacherTube, TEDx
talks, etc.); general understanding of scientific articles published in the field of PCG (Psychological Counseling and Guidance); oral skills for professional development (vocabulary, patterns, etc.); writing skills (writing petitions, preparing reports, creating a CV, writing short messages, creating lesson objectives, etc.); reading skills (reading written texts using Web 2.0 tools, etc.); translation work in the field of GPC (Guidance and Psychological Counseling). |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK072 – Mind Games | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Definition of intelligence, types of intelligence and ways of developing intelligence (Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence, Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, Visual-Spatial Intelligence, Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Musical-Rhythmic Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Intrapersonal Intelligence, Naturalistic-Existential Intelligence), definition of play, the relationship between play and the development of intelligence. Definition of visual perception and the importance of the difference between looking and seeing. The importance of the terms induction and deduction in games that develop visual perception and their reinforcement through practice. Determining and applying different strategies according to the flow of the game. Games that develop Problem-Solving Skills, games that develop visual perception, games that develop thinking skills. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK073 – Digital Citizenship | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Digital citizenship, digital access, digital commerce, digital communication, digital literacy, digital ethics, digital law, digital rights and responsibilities, digital health and digital security, legal and ethical frameworks to be followed in the virtual world. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK074 – Basic Chess Training and Teaching | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
| Course Content: | Developing the skills of analytical thinking, effective reasoning, and strategy and tactic development through the game of chess, the rules and principles of the game of chess, basic tactics and strategies, the pieces and the board; movement of the pieces; typical checkmates; draws; castling; values of the pieces and material advantage; notation, reading and writing chess; checkmate in chess; tactics in chess | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK075 – Instrument Training | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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General information about musical instruments, the importance of playing an instrument in professional life, music notation,
basic behaviors on a selected instrument, correct sitting and holding position, practicing simple melodies, carrying out études appropriate to the level. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK076 – History of Turkish Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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The subject, method and sources of the history of Turkish education; education in the first Turkish states; education in the first
Muslim Turkish states; education in the Seljuks of Türkiye and the Anatolian Beyliks; education in the Ottoman State: the education system up to the first reform movements; education in Turkish states outside the Ottoman geography in the 13th-18th centuries; reform movements in education in the Ottoman State up to the Tanzimat; establishment of the modern education system from the Tanzimat to the Republic; reorganization of traditional education; education in other Turkish states and communities in Eurasia in the 19th-20th centuries; education during the National Struggle period; education in the Republic of Türkiye: foundations, structure, establishment and development of the Turkish education system; the teacher training process from its beginning to the present; education in the Turkic world in the 21st century; common goals, unity of language and alphabet, efforts to write a common history. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK077 – Child Law | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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The concept of child protection, the subject and characteristics of child law, the concept of children’s rights, historical development of children’s rights in world law, children’s rights in international agreements, basic principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the child and their legal status in the Turkish Legal System, protection of the child in public law, private child law, social assistance and security, the treatment of the child in education and labor law, duties of psychological counselors in protecting children’s rights, roles and functions of psychological counselors regarding children whose legal processes are ongoing. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK078 – Foreign Language 3 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Past tense; future tense; the subjunctive/optative mood; speaking, reading,
writing and listening skills in these tenses and moods; oral skills; reading skills; writing skills; listening skills |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK079 – Foreign Language 4 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Reported speech, adjective and noun clauses, and their use in reading, writing and oral
skills. |
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| Course Code and Name: | EGK080 – Multicultural Education | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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The course aims to convey to students the concepts and definitions related to multiculturalism and to contribute to the development of students’ level of knowledge about cultural differences and related phenomena. In this context, among the main objectives of the course are to convey the topic of multiculturalism to students in the context of geographical thought and patterns, to ensure that students have sufficient knowledge and competence about the concept of multiculturalism, and to convey what practices based on a culturally responsive pedagogical approach are in learning environments. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK081 – Career Portfolio 1 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Engaging in activities that support personal and professional development in line with career goals; contributing to symposiums and congresses, seminars and training programs, volunteer activities, research projects and social responsibility projects; documenting professional experiences; following and evaluating career-related activities; creating and updating a portfolio. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK082 – Career Portfolio 2 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Engaging in activities that support personal and professional development in line with career goals; contributing to symposiums and congresses, seminars and training programs, volunteer activities, research projects and social responsibility projects; documenting professional experiences; following and evaluating career-related activities; creating and updating a portfolio. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK083 – Career Portfolio 3 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Engaging in activities that support personal and professional development in line with career goals; contributing to symposiums and congresses, seminars and training programs, volunteer activities, research projects and social responsibility projects; documenting professional experiences; following and evaluating career-related activities; creating and updating a portfolio. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK084 – Career Portfolio 4 | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Engaging in activities that support personal and professional development in line with career goals; contributing to symposiums and congresses, seminars and training programs, volunteer activities, research projects and social responsibility projects; documenting professional experiences; following and evaluating career-related activities; creating and updating a portfolio. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK085 – Ethics and Responsibility in the Digital World | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Concepts of digital citizenship and digital ethics; online rights and responsibilities; digital privacy and data security; cyberbullying and its effects; ethical behavior and communication on social media; ethical use of artificial intelligence and algorithms; digital literacy; critical thinking and evaluation of information; ethical decision-making processes in the digital world; digital footprint and responsibilities; participation and solidarity in online communities; digital addiction and prevention strategies; professionalism and ethical standards in the digital environment. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK086 – Family and Child in Turkish Culture | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
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Turkish family structure; child rearing and the value of the child in different Turkish states; family culture, customs and traditions in Anatolia; interaction between the extended family and the nuclear family; wedding ceremonies, funeral ceremonies; roles and duties of a family counselor sensitive to collectivist culture. | ||
| Course Code and Name: | EGK087-Health Education and First Aid | ||
| Credit / ECTS: | Theory 2 Hours / Week – Practice 0 Hours / Week – Credit (Classic): 2 / ECTS: 3 | ||
| Course Content: | Definition of first aid and generalization, the respiratory system and what to do in emergencies, the circulatory system and what to do in emergencies, cardiac arrest and what to do in emergencies, bleeding and what to do in emergencies, burns and what to do in emergencies, injuries, fractures and what to do in emergencies, poisoning and what to do in emergencies, loss of consciousness and first aid, epileptic seizures, what to do during and after seizures. | ||