ECTS - Current Research in Child Development

Current Research in Child Development (CHL310) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Current Research in Child Development CHL310 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To provide students with information about the latest research on child development and the methods of these researches, and to contribute to the research of longitudinal and contextual methods, addressing developmental and individual differences, and gaining a perspective on the basic issues of development
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Summarizes the basic information about the topics covered in the course
  • Explains and interprets methods for examining developmental change mechanisms
  • It relates the information covered in the course to the application areas in relevant disciplines and discusses the place of child development among other related sciences
Course Content The nature of development and the methods of questioning and examining this change, examining with sample studies and discussing the results.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction of the course and information about its content
2 Theoretical views on the nature of child development
3 Methods of examining child development
4 Methods of examining child development
5 Observation method, sample research/experiments
6 Observation method, sample research/experiments
7 MIDTERM
8 Use of interviews and questionnaires, sample research and experiments
9 Use of interviews and questionnaires, sample research and experiments
10 Conducting research with babies, sample research and experiments
11 Conducting research with babies, sample research and experiments
12 Experimental studies and sample studies conducted with children
13 MIDTERM
14 Experimental studies and sample studies conducted with adolescents
15 Examining atypical development, sample research and experiments
16 FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Book 1. Çocuk gelişimi ile ilgili olarak son dönemde hakemli dergilerde yayınlanmış araştırma makaleleri
2. Ders sorumlusu tarafından öğrenciye verilecek okumalar

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 5
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 15
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 20 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To have basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics. X
2 To be able to understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories in the field of child development, to associate them with current life, national and international developments. X
3 To be able to use sciences such as health, education, and psychology along with the basic knowledge and skills of the discipline of child development. X
4 To be able to identify the problems encountered and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development. X
5 To be able to independently carry out the necessary work as an individual and as a team member, and take responsibility in the practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions X
6 To be able to have the necessary basic knowledge for applications in preschool education institution, private education institution and health institutions related to child development education. X
7 To be able to determine the learning needs associated to lifelong learning related to child development and education and to make the necessary guidance. X
8 To be able to act in accordance with professional ethics and social-responsibility-understanding in all field practices and social relations of the profession X
9 To be able to carry out studies on child development to raise awareness of society and other professional groups . X
10 To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a universal foreign language. X
11 To be able to do resource research for the purpose of accessing information, to use databases, numerical values and other information sources. X
12 To be able to communicate effectively with the family and the child in accordance with the cultural structure, and to work in cooperation in child development studies. X
13 To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of child development. X
14 To be able to show sensitivity to the universality of social rights in the field of child development, protection of quality cultural values, occupational health and safety. X
15 To be able to evaluate and prepare the materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game material) and to use them for educational purposes. X
16 To be able to determine the developmental differences of 0-18 year old children at an early stage, to prepare and implement appropriate education programs. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 8 8
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 12 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 10 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 120