Developmental Psychology (CHL201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Developmental Psychology CHL201 3. Semester 3 1 0 4 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to increase the level of basic knowledge about concepts related to developmental psychology, factors affecting development, developmental principles, research methods in developmental psychology, developmental theories, learning theories, Humanist theories, cognitive theories, and developmental periods, the definition of prenatal, infancy (0–2 years), first childhood (2–6), second childhood (6–12 years), adolescence (12–18 years), young adulthood (20–30 years), middle adulthood (30 -60 years old) and advanced adulthood (60-70 years old) periods.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • He/she explains the basic concepts in developmental psychology, development principles and factors affecting development.
  • He/she explains the views of development and learning theorists and compares their perspectives on development.
  • He/she explains which developmental area the child enters and the reasons of it, in the given examples.
  • He/she compares the characteristics of developmental periods.
  • He/she explains the characteristics of young adulthood (20-30 years old), middle adulthood (30-60 years old), and advanced adulthood (60-70 years old) and discusses their problems.
  • He/she prepares presentations on developmental theories and problems encountered in developmental stages and solutions.
Course Content The phenomenon of lifelong development, basic concepts and theories about development, prenatal and postnatal development and birth process, infancy, early childhood, middle and late childhood, development in adolescence.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Basic concepts in developmental psychology
2 Research methods in developmental psychology
3 Developmental theories (psychoanalytic theory, freud: psychoanalytic theory erikson: psychosocial theory).
4 Learning theories. Behaviorists (pavlov: classical conditioning, skinner: operant conditioning, bandura: social learning theory)
5 Humanist theories (buhler: developmental period theory, maslow: hierarchy of needs theory, rogers: individual development theory
6 Cognitive theories, piaget: cognitive development theory, information processing theory, ethological theory (lorenz developmental theories: psychoanalytic theory
7 Factors affecting development (heredity (hormones) environment time)
8 Midterm
9 Developmental principles and different perspectives on child development (historical, evolutionary, normative)
10 Fertilization - pregnancy and prenatal period
11 Infancy (0–2 years) period
12 First childhood (game age) (2–6) and second childhood (6–12 years)
13 Adolescence (12–18 years) and young adulthood (20–30 years)
14 Mid adulthood (30–60 years) and advanced adulthood (60–70 years)
15 Presentation
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Çocuk Gelişim Psikolojisi
2. Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı. Çocuğun Kişilik Gelişimi, Yetiştirilmesi ve Ruhsal Sorunları
3. Ergenin Ruhsal Gelişimi
4. Gelişim ve Öğrenme Psikolojisi
5. Çocuğunuzun İlk 6 Yılı

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
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 Gains basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics. X
2 Acquires basic concepts, approaches and theories related to the field of child development and relates them to current experiences and national and international developments. X
3 It effectively uses sciences such as health, education and psychology by adding them to the basic knowledge and skills of the child development discipline. X
4 Gains the ability to identify problems and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development. X
5 Gain the ability to independently carry out the necessary work and take responsibility as an individual and as a team member in practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions. Can independently carry out and take responsibility for the necessary work as an individual or as a team member in practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions. X
6 Have the basic knowledge required for applications in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions regarding child development education. X
7 Identify learning needs related to lifelong learning regarding child development and education and provide necessary guidance. X
8 Acts in accordance with professional ethics and social responsibility in all professional field practices and social relations. X
9 It carries out studies to raise awareness of society and other professional groups on child development. X
10 She/He can track information in her field and communicate with colleagues using a universal foreign language. X
11 Gains the ability to conduct resource research to access information and 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 In the field of child development, it is sensitive to the universality of social rights, the protection of quality cultural values, and occupational health and safety. X
15 Evaluates, prepares and uses materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game materials) in line with 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 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 8 8
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 7 7
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 136