1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
2	Course Code:	OKU1007
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ELVAN ŞAHİN ZETEROĞLU
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	eszeteroglu@uludag.edu.tr, 224 2942218, Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, A Blok, Okul Öncesi A.B.D., 16059 Nilüfer,Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The purpose of this course is to introduce pre-school education and pre-school educational institutions.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Knows about pre-school education in Turkey and in some countries ; 2 Knows the basic approaches for pre school education ; 3 Understands the developmental characteristics of preschool children ; 4 Understands professional and personal characteristics of pre-school teachers; 5 Recognizes pre-school educational institutions ; 6 Understands the importance of family in pre-school ; 7 Recognizes physical environment of pre-school learning; 8 Understands the importance of preschool education;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Course introduction presentation of resources.
2	benefits and the importance of pre-school education
3	benefits and the importance of pre-school education
4	Early childhood education in Turkey and in the world
5	Early childhood education in Turkey and in the world
6	Basic characteristics and requirements of preschool children
7	Basic characteristics and requirements of preschool children
8	Basic principles of preschool education
9	Okulöncesi eğitime temel olan görüşler
10	Okulöncesi eğitime temel olan görüşler
11	Characteristics of preschool teacher
12	Preschool education institutions and the types of physical, social and educational environment features
13	the importance of the role of family during pre- school period
14	school-family cooperation during Preschool education period

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	7	14	98
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	3	3
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	7	7
Total WorkLoad			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 PQ14 PQ15 PQ16 LO1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 LO6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO7 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High