Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Developmental Psychology FLS205 Turkish Compulsory 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Formal Lecture
Course Coordinator
Instructor(s)
Goals Discussion of life span development in the framework of human development theories and recent research findings.
Course Content Foundations of developmental science, physical and motor development, development of perception, cognition and language, personality and social contexts of human development
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Explain basic concepts of developmental psychology
2 Explain life span development perspective in physical, cognitive and social and emotional aspects of development
3 Discuss the theories of human development with historical and contemporary aspects
4 Distinguish age graded changes
5 Evaluate the research findings in developmental psychology
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Concepts and theories of the human development
3. Week Culture and development
4. Week Research in developmental psychology
5. Week Physical and motor development
6. Week Perceptual development
7. Week Cognitive development
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Language development
10. Week Personality development
11. Week Social contexts of development
12. Week Social contexts of development
13. Week Applied developmental psychology
14. Week Applied developmental psychology
15. Week General Evaluation and Interpretation
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquire a general philosophical perspective
2 To be able to understand and use basic concepts of philosophy
3 Recognition of the basic arguments and characteristics of philosophical theories
4 Recognition of the main ideas of great philosophers
5 Acquire a systematic and logical reasoning processes
6 Analyze and compare main philosophical theories in the history of philosophy
7 Acquire, analyze and compare the main theories of ontology in philosophy
8 Acquire, analyze and compare the main theories of epistemology in philosophy
9 Acquire, analyze and compare the main theories of value in philosophy
10 Acquire to be able to understand and evaluate the philosophical problems by using philosophical concepts and theories on the basis of the knowledge of history of philosophy
11 To become responsive individuals towards the humane, social, cultural, ethical and political problems of current period and to search solutions for these problems from a philosophical perspective.
12 To be able to develop the methods of criticize, evaluation, analyze and interpretation, which provide to be able to read and write a text, in order to understand and solve the philosophical problems.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 1 1 1 1 1
PY2 0 0 0 0 0
PY3 0 0 0 0 0
PY4 1 1 1 1 1
PY5 1 1 1 1 1
PY6 0 0 0 0 0
PY7 0 0 0 0 0
PY8 0 0 0 0 0
PY9 0 0 0 0 0
PY10 0 0 0 0 0
PY11 3 3 3 3 3
PY12 0 0 0 0 0
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Bekir Onur, Gelişim Psikolojisi, İmge Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2014.