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PDR 405 - Curriculum Development in GPC

Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate

ECTS: 2 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fazilet YAVUZ BİRBEN
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fazilet YAVUZ BİRBEN

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to ensure that guidance counselor candidates acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge and attitudes and skills for planning, designing, implementing and evaluating school psychological counseling and guidance programs.

 


 

Course Content

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Curriculum development in education, basic concepts, curriculum development approaches and models, relationship with school RPD programs; history of school RPD programs and school RPD program models; planning of school RPD programs, design of school RPD programs and program activities (services); implementation of school RPD programs, evaluation of school RPD programs, development and delivery of psychoeducational programs.

 


 

Required Resources

Senemoğlu, N. (2007). Gelişim öğrenme ve öğretim kuramdan uygulamaya. Gönül Yeyıncılık.

Erkan, S. (2018). Psikolojik danışma ve rehberlikte program geliştirme. 2. Baskı. Pegem Akademi.

Demirel, Ö. (2009). Kuramdan uygulamaya eğitimde program geliştirme. Pegem Akademi.

Explanations

Assessment: Students will be given 1 visa and 1 final grade during the semester. In measuring students' success in classes; Attendance status, mid-term studies, quizzes, midterm exams, final exams and make-up exams are included in the evaluation.

Midterm exam: It is an exam consisting of multiple choice, short answer or long answer questions related to the topics covered in the course until the midterm exam dates specified in the academic calendar. The midterm exam will constitute 30% of the final score.

Netflix- Babies assignment: The Netflix- Babies assignment will make up 10% of the success score.

Final exam: It is an exam consisting of multiple choice, short answer or long answer questions prepared for the topics covered in the whole course. The final exam will constitute 50% of the year-end success score.

Developmental review report: Within the framework of the information learned in the course, it is expected that an individual who is in infancy or childhood will be undertaken and reported. This assignment will constitute 10% of the year-end achievement score.
Expectations: Students are expected to read the article / book chapters of that day, be prepared for the lesson, follow the lesson regularly, participate actively, and report their psychological counseling practices regularly on a weekly basis. It is forbidden to take care of the mobile phone and eat during the lesson.
Netflix- Babies assignment: In this assignment, it is expected to analyze the 6 part Babies documentary published on Netflix within the framework of the development theories discussed in the course. In the homework, detailed analysis is expected for Psychoanalytic Theories, Behavioral Theories, Cognitive Theories and Humanistic Theories. Homework Times New Roman should be prepared in 12 font size, 1.5 line spacing, titles centered and the main text two. The assignment should include the following topics:
Cover page:
TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT (INVESTIGATION OF BABIES DOCUMENTARY BY DEVELOPMENT THEORIES)
Course title
Student's name
Homework main text:
Subjective Evaluations on Documentation (1 page)
Evaluation of the Babies Documentary According to Psychoanalytic Theories (One page for each)
Evaluation of Babies Documentary According to Behavioral Theories (One page for each)
Evaluation of Babies Documentary According to Cognitive Theories (One page for each)
Evaluation of the Babies Documentary According to Humanistic Theories (One page for each)
Result
Progress review report: Each student is expected to create a progress review report under this assignment. The development review report aims to acquire the practice of the developmental characteristics of infancy and childhood periods covered by the course over 1 individual. Students are expected to identify an individual in infancy or childhood and report their physical, motor, sexual, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, social, and moral developments as a parent report within the framework of scientific criteria. It is expected to provide scientific guidance and information for the areas where developmental delays are observed, as presented to a parent in reporting.

 

Rules

Attendance to the Course: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation
Article 21 - (1) Students at the University; Within one semester, they are obliged to attend theoretical courses 70% and applied courses 80%. Each instructor checks the obligation to attend classes according to these principles.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Uses the knowledge of program development in the creation of guidance programs
  2. Explain the process of curriculum development in counseling and guidance
  3. Understands the elements and processes of curriculum development and evaluation
  4. Have knowledge of program development

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionGroup StudyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)21428
Out of Class Study Period11414
Midterm11414
Quiz11414
Assignment11414
Practice11414
Final11414

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Meeting–identifying the program
2Basic concepts and types of programs in program developmenttext book
3Theoretical foundations of curriculum developmenttext book
4History of curriculum development and curriculum development studies in Turkeytext book
5Program development models, boards, commissionstext book
6Key elements of the program: goals, target behaviors, achievementstext book
7Key elements of the program: approaches to topics and content determinationtext book
8Psychoeducational Programs ReviewPsychoeducational Screening
9Psychoeducational Programs ReviewPsychoeducational Screening
10Psychoeducational Programs Group PresentationsPreview the Group Presentation
11Psychoeducational Programs Group PresentationsPreview the Group Presentation
12Psychoeducational Programs Group PresentationsPreview the Group Presentation
13Psychoeducational Programs Group PresentationsPreview the Group Presentation
14General evaluation
15Final examPreparing for the exam