| Academic Unit: |
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| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
None |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
BERNA ARSLAN UZUNDAĞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
BERNA ARSLAN UZUNDAĞ |
| Course Objectives: |
- Understanding fundamentals, major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical findings in major areas of developmental psychology
- Evaluating and discussing research articles and findings
- Designing and executing research plans and writing research reports |
| Course Contents: |
Note: Students from all tracks (i.e. social, cognitive, developmental) will benefit from this course by gaining a developmental perspective, an ability to critically evaluate research findings, and gaining experience in writing.
In this course, we will focus on several major areas of sociocognitive functioning (e.g., executive functions, theory of mind, language and communication) and examine related social and environmental factors (e.g., parenting and socioeconomic status). We will particularly focus on infancy and early childhood periods where social and cognitive skills develop rapidly and social and environmental factors play an important role in their development. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
Writing thought questions, reaction papers, and developing a project proposal |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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PQ8 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
