COURSE SYLLABUS

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	MBS0002
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi MELTEM YILDIZ
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üy. Meltem YILDIZ meltemyildiz@uludag.edu.tr 0224 2942171
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to help students who are future teachers to understand child psychology and to help them understand the importance of mental health.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Future teachers deal with children and adolescents at pre-school, primary, secondary and high school levels. For this reason, it is very important that they understand child psychology.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Define the basic concepts of child psychology and explain the historical development of this field;
2	Recognise the personality and self characteristics of children;
3	Explain the emotional, social, sexual, cognitive and physical development of children;
4	Understand and explain emotional and behavioural problems in children;
5	Have knowledge and skills about child psychology and mental health;
6	Explain the adjustment problems in childhood from a developmental perspective;
7	Know what to do for behavioural problems in children and can take action;
8	When faced with a problem, tries to try different solutions;
9	Have knowledge and skills about the characteristics and education of children with special needs;
10	Understands the importance of individual differences and approaches each child in this context;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction, introduction, course content, information about resources and evaluation
2	The Nature of Development and Basic Concepts
3	Child Development Theories
4	Development during Infancy
5	Early Childhood Development
6	Development in Late Childhood
7	Moral Development in School-Age Children
8	The Child's Close Environment
9	Play and Interests in Children
10	Adolescence and its problems
11	Adjustment and Behaviour Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
12	Child in the Digital World
13	Sexual Development and Education
14	General Assessment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Eds.). (2014). Child psychopathology. Guilford Publications. Balter, L., & Tamis-LeMonda, C. S. (Eds.) (2006). Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues. Psychology Press
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	Open-ended, multiple choice, true-false, gap filling
Information	In the final exam, in addition to the topics covered in the course, there are also questions from the recommended reading book.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High