
Course Title : Theories of Child Development | ||||||||
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Code | Course Type |
Regular Semester |
Lecture (hours/week) |
Seminar (hours/week) |
Lab (hours/week) |
Credits | ECTS | |
PRD 222-1 | D | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | |
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Language | English | |||||||
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Description | ||||||||
Objectives | ||||||||
Course Outline | ||||||||
Week | Topics | |||||||
1 | Introduction to course | |||||||
2 | Psychoanalytical Theories: Psychosexual Theory (Sigmund Freud) | |||||||
3 | Psychoanalytical Theories: Psychosocial Theory (Erik Erikson) | |||||||
4 | Behavioral Theories: Behaviorism (Watson and Skinner) | |||||||
5 | Social Learning Theory – Albert Bandura | |||||||
6 | Biological Theories – Stanley Hall, Arnold Gesell; Ethology – Konrad Lorenz | |||||||
7 | Attachment Theory | |||||||
8 | Midterm exam | |||||||
9 | Cognitive Theories: Cognitive Development Theory – Jean Piaget | |||||||
10 | Socio Cultural Theory – Lev Vygotsky | |||||||
11 | Information Processing Theory | |||||||
12 | Developmental Systems Theory: Bio-ecological Model (Urie Bronfenbrenner) | |||||||
13 | Parents, family and children | |||||||
14 | Sibling relationships and child development | |||||||
15 | Peers and school context in child development | |||||||
16 | Final Exam | |||||||
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Laboratory Work | ||||||||
Computer Usage | ||||||||
Other | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes and Competences | ||||||||
1 | After completing this course, students will be able to: - describe major theories and themes about how children develop | |||||||
2 | compare the characteristics of various developmental stages according to different theorists | |||||||
3 | identify factors influencing the development process | |||||||
4 | design age-appropriate prevention and intervention programs based on developmental theory | |||||||
5 | reflect on their conceptions about child development and its implications for children’s well-being | |||||||
Course Evaluation Methods | ||||||||
In-term studies | Quantity | Percentage | ||||||
Midterms | 1 | 30 | ||||||
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Term Projects | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Attendance | 1 | 10 | ||||||
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 40 | |||||||
Contribution of final examination to overall grade | 60 | |||||||
Total | 100 | |||||||
ECTS (Allocated Based on Student) Workload | ||||||||
Activities | Quantity | Duration (hours) |
Total Workload (hours) |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week : 16 x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 | |||||
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||||
Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Final examination | 1 | 25 | 25 | |||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total Work Load | 125 | |||||||
Total Work Load / 25 (hours) | 5 | |||||||
ECTS | 5 |
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