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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / FDB 519 - PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES (MASTER'S DEGREE WITH THESIS)

Code: FDB 519 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS SCIENCES (MASTER'S DEGREE WITH THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MUHAMMET ŞEVKİ AYDIN (msaydin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To inform students about the basic concepts of religious education science, its aims and tasks, development process, sub-disciplines and its relationship with other sciences.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explains the field, purpose, subject and duties of Religious Education Science. PO-1 Develop and deepen their knowledge in the same or a different field at the level of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications in the field.
Examination
LO-2 Explains the research methods of Religious Education Science. PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint project with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses the resources in the related field effectively based on undergraduate level qualifications.
PO-4 Uses research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 Interpret, analyse and create new information by integrating the information obtained in the field with information from different disciplines.
Examination
LO-3 Explains the concepts related to the science of religious education in relation to each other and uses them correctly. PO-6 Carry out a study that requires expertise in the field independently.
PO-7 Develop new approaches to solve complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field.
PO-8 Lead in solving problems related to the field; organise personal, institutional and team work at the level of expertise.
PO-9 Examine and develop social relations and the norms guiding these relations from a critical perspective and take action to change them when necessary.
Examination
LO-4 Explains the place of Religious Education Science among other sciences / its relationship with them. PO-10 Transfer the current developments and projects carried out in the field to the groups in and out of the field by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data through appropriate communication tools.
PO-11 Communicate orally and in writing using a foreign language at the B2 level of the European Language Portfolio.
PO-12 Use information and communication technologies at an advanced level with computer software at the level required by the field.
PO-13 Collects, interprets, applies and announces the data related to the field, controls and explains these values by considering scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
1- The field, aim, subject and duties of Religious Education Science. 2- Research methods of Religious Education Science. 3- Basic concepts related to the science of religious education. 4- Discussions about the position of Religious Education Science. 5- The birth and development of Religious Education Science (in the West and in Turkey). 6- Sub-disciplines of Religious Education Science. 7- Discussions on the language of Religious Education Science. 8- The main problems of Religious Education Science.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts: Religion, education, religious education. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
2 History of religious education in Islam. Religious education in the Ottoman and Republican periods. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
3 Philosophical foundations of religious education. Values and ethics in education. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
4 Religious education in child and adolescent development. Theories of faith development. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
5 The relationship between society and religion. Socialisation and religious education. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
6 Pedagogical approaches and religious education. Learning theories and religious education. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
7 Methods used in religious education. Effective teaching techniques Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
8 mid-term exam
9 Preparation of religious education programmes. Objectives, content, teaching methods. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
10 Materials used in religious education. The use of technological tools. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
11 Measurement and evaluation techniques. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
12 Success and process evaluation. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
13 Religious education and ethics. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
14 The role and responsibilities of the teacher. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
15 Cultural differences and religious education. Developing cultural sensitivity. Religious Education and Social Problems Social problems and religious education. Solution orientated approaches. Discussion Method Book Analysis, Article Analysis
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Aydın, Muhammet Şevki. 2019. Din Eğitimi Bilimi. 3. bs. Kayseri: Kimlik.
2 Altaş, N. (2022). Din Eğitimi (1. bs). Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, whiteboard

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 14 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 13 39
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 10 14 140
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180