INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION

EDS101

Course Code: EDS101
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explains the basic concepts about education.
Explains the philosophical, social, legal, psychological, economic and political foundations of education.
Explains the important dimensions in the historical development of education.
Determines the method in research in the field of educational sciences.
Explains the functions of education.
Explains the characteristics of the teaching profession.
It improves teaching awareness.*
Recognizes developments in the field of teacher training.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Basic concepts related to education and training; purposes and functions of education; the relationship of education with other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological foundations of education; method in educational sciences; school and classroom as an education and learning environment; current developments in the teaching profession and teacher training; Educational trends in the twenty-first century.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	Main Concepts and Legal foundations of education
3^rd Week	Changing Society, Education and Teaching Profession
4^th Week	Philosophical Foundations of Education
5^th Week	Philosophical Foundations of Education
6^th Week	Psychological Foundations of Education
7^th Week	Psychological Foundations of Education
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Economy and Education
10^th Week	Sociological Foundations of Education
11^th Week	Political Foundations of Education
12^th Week	Contemporary Approaches and Teacher Education
13^th Week	Contemporary Learning Approaches
14^th Week	Evaluation of the Course
15^th Week	Final

Recommended or Required Reading

Compulsory:
Özdemir, S., Yalın, H. İ., ve Sezgin, F. (2008). Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (8. baskı). Ankara. Nobel Yayınevi

Teyfur, M., ve Saylan, N. (2009). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Recomended:
Başaran, İ. (2007). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınları

Ornstein, A.C., and Levine, D. U. (1997). Foundations of Education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Parkay, F., and Stanford, B. H. (2007) Becoming a Teacher (7th ed). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Pehlivan Aydın, İ. (2002). Alternatif okullar. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık

Şişman, M. (2006). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Questions/Answers
Case Study
Lecture
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
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 (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	4	52
Preparation for Final exam	1	13	13
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	13	13
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7	LO8
K1			X
K2
K3	X				X
K4				X		X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8		X
K9
K10		X