Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
162000301104SPECIAL EDUCATIONCompulsory114
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
In this course, students will gain competence to be aware of the special education field.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr.Gör.Ercan ARAS
Learning Outcomes
1Students will have information related to the field of special education.
2Students will have information on the work of special education in Turkey and around the world.
3Students will have information about the visually impaired.
4Students will have information about the hearing impaired.
5Students will have information on children with language and speech difficulties.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
To have information related to the field of special education in Turkey and the world. To have information about the visually impaired. To be informed about the hearing impaired. To have information about children with speech and language difficulties
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts of special education and general purpose of special education.
2The importance of special education.
3Principles of special education.
4Private educational institutions and properties.
5The factors that cause disability.
6The factors that cause disability.
7Disability prevention and early diagnosis.
8Field of special education classification and prevalence.
9Special education in the world and in Turkey.
10Visually impaired recognition and classification. Causes of visual disability. Prevention of visual impairment and early detection. Education of the visually impaired.
11Hearing impaired identification and classification. Causes of hearing disability.
12Prevention of hearing impairment and early diagnosis . Education of hearing impaired.
Recommended or Required Reading
Ataman,A. (Ed) (2003), Özel Gereksinimli Çocuklar, Özel Eğitime Giriş,Gündüz Yayıncılık. Diken,.İ.H (2008) Özel Eğitime Gereksinimi Olan Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim (Ed. Diken,.İ.H), PegemA Akademi, Ankara. Akçamete, G. (2009) Genel Eğitim Okullarında Özel Gereksinimli Olana Öğrenciler ve Özel Eğitim (Ed.Akçamete, G. ) Kök Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Question-Answer5210
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)108
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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