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| SOS4007 | Developmental Psychology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burak AKDENİZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The purpose of this course is to learn the basic characteristics of the life-span development approach. The course examines the physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes specific to each developmental period between conception and death. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Learn developmental psychology discipline and methodology. | 2,4,6,7 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Recognize developmental stages and know main characteristics. | 4,6,7 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Develop an understanding of life-span Developmental psychology | 6,7 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Explain nature-nurture debate and evolutionary psychology, and evaluate it in the light of current literature | 4,6,7,8 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Explain the change in physical, emotional, cognitive, social and language development across developmental stages | 4,6,7,8 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| It includes the basic concepts, research methods and theoretical approaches to explain the development of behavior in the field of developmental psychology from a life-span development perspective. The course provides basic information about physical, cognitive, emotional and social developments and changes and characteristics specific to each life stage from prenatal development to death. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to developmental psychology and developmental psychology topics | | | Week 2 | Biology and prenatal development | | | Week 3 | Features of the Development of Infancy | | | Week 4 | Features of the Development of Infancy | | | Week 5 | Features of the Development of the First Childhood Period | | | Week 6 | Features of the Development of the First Childhood Period | | | Week 7 | Features of the Development of Middle and Late Childhood | | | Week 8 | Features of the Development of Middle and Late Childhood | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Features of the Development of the Adolescent Period | | | Week 11 | Features of the Development of the Adolescent Period | | | Week 12 | Features of the Development of the Period of Young Adulthood | | | Week 13 | Features of the Development of the Period of Middle Adulthood | | | Week 14 | Features of the Development of the Period of Advanced Adulthood | | | Week 15 | Death, Dying and Mourning | | | Week 16 | FINAL | | | |
| 1 | Santrock, J. W. (2011). Yaşam Boyu Gelişim (13. Basım) (Çev. Ed. G. Yüksel). Ankara: Nobel Yayınları | | | |
| 1 | Smith, P. K.,Cowie, H. &Blades, M. (2011). Understanding Children's Development (5th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 21.11..2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 14.01.2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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