Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / PSİ 201 - PSYCHOLOGY

Code: PSİ 201

Course Title: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-I

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 5

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

PSYCHOLOGY

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

BURCU SOY TELLİ (burcusoytelli@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to explain the physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes specific to each developmental period between fertilisation and death.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Can explain the basic theories and research methods of developmental psychology.	PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology.	Examination
LO-2	Can describe detailed knowledge of the learning, remembering and conceptualizing processes of individuals in the early stages of life	PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology. PO-3 Identifies, models and solves scientific problems in psychology and related fields.	Examination
LO-3	Can explain the current views of cognitive changes in childhood and summarise language development	PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology. PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines PO-3 Identifies, models and solves scientific problems in psychology and related fields.	Examination
LO-4	Can describe the normal developmental in various stages; can demonstrate information competence at listing characteristics of handicapped/gifted individuals.	PO-4 Is equipped with sufficient skills in the field of psychology, adhere to the principles of professional ethics, develop communication skills, gain productive and flexible thinking skills. PO-3 Identifies, models and solves scientific problems in psychology and related fields. PO-11 Uses their knowledge of human health and environmental awareness for the benefit of the community.	Examination
LO-5	Can explain the interactions between the socio-cultural context (parents, peers, cohorts) and the individual’s physical, cognitive and personality development.	PO-4 Is equipped with sufficient skills in the field of psychology, adhere to the principles of professional ethics, develop communication skills, gain productive and flexible thinking skills. PO-9 Has awareness of individual and cultural differences that can incorporate different perspectives into the process of producing scientific knowledge.	Examination
LO-6	Can discuss life-span developmental instabilities and stabilities by reciting longitudinal research results	PO-6 Interprets and evaluates data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, identifies and analyzes problems parallel to current technological developments, and develops solutions based on research and evidence.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course provides information about the introduction of the field of developmental psychology, its theories, research methods, biological foundations of development, perceptual, cognitive, emotional and social processes that reveal the changes observed in behavior in the stages of life up to the end of childhood, the effects of the environment such as culture, family and school on the individual and atypical development.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction: Lifetime Perspective to Development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
2	Introduction: Biological Beginnings	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
3	Prenatal Development and Birth	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
4	Infancy: Physical development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
5	Infancy: Cognitive development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
6	Infancy: Language development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
7	Infancy: Socio-emotional development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
8	mid-term exam
9	The Early Childhood: Physical and cognitive development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
10	The Early Childhood: Socio-emotional development: Self and moral development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
11	The Early Childhood: Socio-emotional development: Family, Friends and School	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
12	Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
13	Socio-emotional development in Middle and Late Childhood: Self and moral development	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
14	Socio-emotional development in Middle and Late Childhood: Family, Friends and School	Oral and ppt presentation, Q&A
15	REVIEWING AND REVISING	Q&A
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Boyd, D., & Bee, H.(2012). The Developing Child. Pearson
2	Gander, M.J. ve Gardiner, H.W. (1995). Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi. Yayına Hazırlayan: Bekir Onur. Ankara: İmge Kitapevi Yayınlar.
3	Papalia, D. E., Olds, S. W., & Feldman, R. D. (2007). Human Development. McGraw-Hill.
4	Santrock, J. W. (2012).Yaşam Boyu Gelişim. Çeviri Editörü: Galip Yüksel. 13. Basımdan Çeviri. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, power point presentation

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	14	42
b) Search in internet/Library	2	14	28
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project	1	14	14
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	2	7	14
mid-term exam			0
Own study for final exam	2	7	14
final exam			0
			0
			0
Total work load;			154