Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
IMO4772013331SPECIAL EDUCATIONCompulsory473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
debate the special education and its foundations. debate the concepts and categories of special education . explain the prevalence of special education categories. describe the historical development of special education. describe the specialists who work with individuals with special needs and their responsibilities debate the laws and regulations about special education. explain the known laws on special education in the United States of America and developed countries in Europe. debate the laws and regulations of special education in Turkey. explain the processes of referral, identification and evaluation in Turkey. describe the roles and responsibilities of Guidance and Research Centers in Turkey list the feelings of families who have children with special needs and their relationship with specialists. debate the ideal relationship that will occur between parents, family and specialists. define the different stages of feelings of families who have children with special needs. describe the early childhood special education and the practices in this area. define the early childhood special education. debate the importance of early childhood special education. debate the roles and responsibilities of the specialists who will work in early childhood special education. describe the practices in early childhood special education. define the different types of disabilities. define the category of intellectual disability. define the category of learning disability. define the category of emotional-behavioral disorder. define the category of autism spectrum disorder. define the category of communication disorder. define the category of hearing impairment. define the category of vision impairment. define the categories of physical disabilities and other rare disabilities. define the category of the gifted and the talented. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices and issues related to different disabilities. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of intellectual disability. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of learning disability. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of emotional behavioral disorder. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of autism spectrum disorder. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of communication disorder. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of hearing impairment. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of vision impairment. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of physical disabilities and other rare disabilities. debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices, and issues of the category of gifted and talented. debate the basic principles of effective collaboration. Define the effective collaboration process. Debate the roles and responsibilities that is necessary for effective collaboration.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Vedat COŞKUN
Learning Outcomes
1Debate the special education and its foundations.
2Debate the laws and regulations about special education.
3list the feelings of families who have children with special needs and their relationship with specialists.
4describe the early childhood special education and the practices in this area.
5define the different types of disabilities.
6debate the causes, characteristics, prevalence, appropriate educational practices and issues related to different disabilities.
7debate the basic principles of effective collaboration.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Week - 1 Definition and Foundations of Special Education Week - 2 Laws and regulations, referral – identification- evaluation process, Guidance and Research Center, parents, families - family – specialist relationship, families’ experiences Week - 3 Laws and Regulations, referral – identification- evaluation process, Guidance and Research Center, parents, families, family – specialist relationship, families’ experiences Week - 4 Early Childhood Special Education Week - 5 Intellectual Disability Week - 6 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Week - 7 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Week - 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Week - 9 Communication Disorders Week - 10 Hearing Impairment Week - 11 Vision Impairment Week - 12 Pysical Disabilities and Other Rare Disorders Week - 13 The Gifted and Talented Week - 14 The Gifted and Talented
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and Foundations of Special Education
2Laws and regulations, referral – identification- evaluation process, Guidance and Research Center, parents, families - family – specialist relationship, families’ experiences
3Laws and Regulations, referral – identification- evaluation process, Guidance and Research Center, parents, families, family – specialist relationship, families’ experiences
4Early Childhood Special Education
5Intellectual Disability
6Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Vision Impairment Pysical Disabilities and Other Rare Disorders
7Autism Spectrum Disorder
8Communication Disorders Hearing Impairment
9The Gifted and Talented
Recommended or Required Reading
none
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Tutorial14228
Seminar14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
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