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  Course Description
Course Name : Documents of Social Studies

Course Code : ES 102

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has an idea about the harmony of the objectives of the social studies curriculum with the social studies textbooks.
Knows about the social studies textbooks and democratic values.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The purpose of this course is to investigate the social studies textbooks used in the social studies course in terms of the objectives and the suitability of democratic values.

Course Contents : General overview of Social Studies textbooks Social studies textbooks, examination of the appropriateness of the objectives of social studies curriculums Examine the appropriateness of democratic values, social studies textbooks

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 the course none Lecture
2 Review of Social Studies textbooks none Discussion
3 Review of Social Studies textbooks none Discussion
4 Review of Social Studies Curriculum pre-reading Discussion
5 Review of Social Studies Curriculum pre-reading Discussion
6 Discuss of the Social Studies Curriculum pre-reading Discussion
7 Curriculum and lesson books pre-reading Discussion
8 Examination examination
9 Curriculum and lesson books pre-reading Discussion
10 Lesson boks and democratic values pre-reading Discussion
11 Lesson books and democratic values pre-reading Discussion
12 Lesson books and discrimination pre-reading Discussion
13 Lesson books and discrimination pre-reading Discussion
14 General evaluation none Evaluation
15 General evaluation none
16/17 Final exam exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Social Studies Curriculum and lesson books
 Scientific articles and educational science journals
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 50
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 use the methods to enrich empathy, critical and creative thinking, effective decision making compatible with humanistic values and problem solving skills. 5
2 They plan teaching-learning process noting students´ individual differences and the characteristics of the subject focus. 0
3 They develop original materials student-oriented instruction and use information technologies. 4
4 They avoid beiong mechanical in measurement and evaluation and use creative and elaborative forms to provide multiple development of the students. 0
5 They explain information production methods of Social Sciences. 2
6 The graduates of Social Studies Education explain basic notions of the Social Sciences. 2
7 They recognize the cultural structures of their own and other societies. They also evaluate reasons and outcomes of changes throughout history. 1
8 They define the location of their place on Earth. They evaluate social, political and economical effects of geographical location and the results of them. 0
9 They become aware of the importance of using natural sciences and arts to apprehend the Earth multidimentionally. They define their scientific, cultural, artistic and social needs and develop themselves continually. 0
10 They relate the disciplines that contribute to content of Social Studies lesson, applying the required specific instruction methods for the program. 3
11 They describe the applications to create democratic learning environment and make the classroom a real piece of life. 5
12 They communicate with their students and social environment in different cultures, they defend the fact that problems can be solved peacefully. 3
13 They recognize scientific basis of education. 3
14 They evaluate themselves in terms of their own professional qualifications. 0
15 They avoid discrimination and defend that living an honorable and human-rights convenient life is required for all humanity. 5
16 They become a citizen-teacher model. They struggle for a solution to current problems of the globe and their own environment as a participant member of the society. 4
17 They value self-confidence, braveness to question and power of changing. They want to study hard and take responsibility for achieving that goal. 0
18 They reach information sources and evaluate their learnings in a critical attitude. 4
19 They value life-long learning. 2
* 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.) 0 0 0
    Final Exam 1 5 5
Total Workload: 66
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.64
ECTS Credit: 3