ECTS - Individuals with Special Needs

Individuals with Special Needs (CHL202) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Individuals with Special Needs CHL202 4. Semester 3 2 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 gain knowledge and skills on the special education of children at risk in during childhood (0-6 years), recognize children with special needs in professional practice, and direct them to the necessary institutions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • He/she searces statistics on basic concepts in special education: child in need of special education; number of children with special needs.
  • He/she defines "special education", "history", and "barrier" terms.
  • He/she explains the attitudes towards the disabled and their reasons.
  • He/she discusses about the special education system in Turkey.
  • He/she explains what an individualized education program is and how it is done.
  • He/she explains diagnostic methods and processes.
Course Content Definition of special needs, terms related to special needs, history of special education in the world and in Turkey, opinions about special education, principles of special education, administrative regulations, classification in special education, causes of disability, prevalence of children with special needs, prevention and treatment inclusion, the place of people with disabilities in society; approach, assessment, support and orientation to special needs groups and families.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Basic concepts, labeling and language used in special education
2 Prevalence, world disability statistics, disability statistics in Turkey, number of children in the 0-6 age group who need special education
3 Definitions and classification of disability in law no. 5378
4 Attitudes towards people with disabilities and factors affecting attitudes
5 Attitudes towards people with disabilities and factors affecting attitudes
6 Who are the children who need special education?
7 What is special education? special education personnel
8 Midterm
9 Legal regulations in special education, trends in the past, present and future of special education
10 History of special education in Turkey
11 Special education services in Turkey
12 Evaluation in special education
13 Individualized education programs
14 Inclusive education
15 Overview
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Özel Eğitime Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim
2. Yetersizliği Olan Bireylerin Dil ve İletişim Becerilerinin Desteklenmesi
3. Özel Eğitimde Yasal Düzenlemeler

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
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 5 80
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 1 15
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 8 8
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 7 7
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125