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Course Description Course Name : Special Education Course Code : MB 417 Course Type : Compulsory Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 4 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. OĞUZHAN KIRDÖK Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains the concepts and categories of special education. Lists the feelings of families who have children with special needs and their relationship with specialists. Explains the roles and responsibilities of the specialists who work in special education. Defines the different types of disabilities. Explains the causes, characteristics, prevalence, educational practices, and issues related to different disabilities. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : To gain the required skills and knowledge about the general characteristics of children with special needs. Course Contents : The contents of this course include handicapped children and special education, developmental disabilities, mental disability and autism, learning difficulties, hearing disabilities, language and speech disorders, emotion and behavior disorders, visual disabilities, physical disabilities, superior intelligence and talent, early education, special education applications in the world and Turkey Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Introduction to special education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 2 Introduction to special education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 3 Introduction to special education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 4 Hearing Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 5 Visually Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 6 Orthopedic Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 7 Speech Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Maladjusted Children Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 10 Maladjusted Children Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 11 İntellectual Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 12 İntellectual Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 13 Learning Disabilities Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 14 Gifted Education Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 15 Guidance to families of children with disabilities Books about the related subject in the reference list question-answer, interactive participation, lectures. 16/17 Final Exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Seligman, M. (1991). Counseling parents with children with disabilities: The family with a handicapped child. Boston: Allyn Bacon  Heward, W.L. (1996). Exceptional children. Englewood Cliffs: Merrill  Turnbull, A., Turnbull, R., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (2007). Exceptional lives: Special education in today’s schools (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall. Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 They can evaluate the developmental stages and their roles in the learning processes of primary 5-8 grade students. 2 2 They can monitor the students´ learning processes while using the traditional methods and techniques of measurement besides the alternative measurement and evaluation methods and techniques. 2 3 They can take individual and group responsibility to solve the problems encountered related to classroom management. 3 4 They can use Turkish teaching program and the specific teaching strategies, methods and techniques to teach the program to Grades 5-8. 0 5 They can criticise and/or explain the characteristics of philosophical, literary and other works of art. 0 6 They can assess their performance objectively and make up for the deficiencies in accordance with the judgments made if they have any. 2 7 They can use the appropriate methods and techniques to help the students improve their higher thinking skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving. 0 8 They can use the appropriate techniques and methods to help the students improve their reading, listening, speaking, smooth and aesthetic writing skills. 0 9 They can develop appropriate learning materials and use the information and communication technologies in this process effectively. 2 10 They can explain the concepts and principles of Turkish sound, shape, sentence, text information and historical and contemporary Turkish dialects. 0 11 They can exlain the concepts and principles of basic language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing) and grammar. 0 12 They can evaluate the periods of Turkish literature and the important people, events and the phenomena. 0 13 They can acquire self-learning ability. 3 14 They can communicate effectively with students, teachers, friends, school management and parents. 0 15 They can improve themselves about the cultural and social aspects. 0 16 They have the knowledge and skills required by the field of study. 3 17 They can apply the basic principles and general objectives of education. 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 5 5     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1     Final Exam 1 1 1 Total Workload: 63 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.52 ECTS Credit: 3