| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Identify the research problems and key issues in developmental psychology |
| LO2 | Understand the research methods and differentiate them from each other in developmental psychology |
| LO3 | Explain the theoretical perspectives in life-span development and compare them |
| LO4 | Understand the biological and environmental effects on life-span development and also the interaction between them |
| LO5 | Understand the prenatal development, the physical, social, cognitive, and personality development throughout the life-span development |
| Week | Content |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Review of the Syllabus |
| 2 | Theories and Methods |
| 3 | Nature and Nurture |
| 4 | Prenatal Development |
| 5 | Infancy and Toddlerhood: Physical Development |
| 6 | Infancy and Toddlerhood: Cognitive Development I |
| 7 | Infancy and Toddlerhood: Cognitive Development II |
| 8 | Midterm |
| 9 | Infancy and Toddlerhood: Emotional and Social Development |
| 10 | Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development I |
| 11 | Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development II |
| 12 | Early Childhood: Emotional and Social Development |
| 13 | Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development |
| 14 | Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development |
| 15 | Review |
| Activity | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 3.00 | 42.00 |
| Pre-Class Individual Study | 14 | 3.00 | 42.00 |
| Post-Class Individual Study | 14 | 2.00 | 28.00 |
| Midterm Exam/Preparation | 1 | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Final Exam/Preparation | 1 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Homework | 2 | 18.00 | 36.00 |
| Total Workload (Hours) | 183 | ||
| ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) | 6 | ||
| # | Assessment Type | Contribution (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midterm Exam | %30 |
| 2 | Homework | %10 |
| 3 | Homework | %20 |
| 4 | Final Exam | %40 |
| TOTAL | %100 | |
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| # | Method Name | Description | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion | Listening and taking notes. | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations) |
| 2 | Technical Trip | They participate in a pre-planned technical field trip and report on what they learned during the trip. | Equipment located at the MGM station |
| 3 | Small Group Discussion | Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations, critical thinking, question development | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector |
| 4 | Group Work | Students determine the slope and cross-sectional geometric characteristics of a parabolic irrigation canal on campus, plot the flow rate curve at different sections of the canal, and submit a report. | Land surveying instruments |
| 5 | Homework | Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel. | Computer |
| 6 | Guest Speaker | Listening and comprehension, observation/processing situations | Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment |