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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
İNG103Introduction to EducationCompulsory115
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To generate a general understanding about the relationships between basic concepts of education, teaching profession, education and other institutions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Defines the basic concepts of education (education, instruction, learning, etc.).
2Apprehends the differentations between the basic concepts of education.
3Apprehends the teaching profession, the conditions and the properties of professionalisation.
4Describes features that teachers should have.
5Analyzes the psychological, social, economic, philosophical and legal foundations of education.
6Apprehends the roles and the responsibilities of the teacher in education and instruction.
7Apprehends the new trends in Turkish education system.
8Evaluates the problems of Turkish education system.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Basic concepts of education, teaching profession and professionalisation conditions, school and classroom environment, foundations of education, new trends in the twenty-first century, mass communication and education, the problems of Turkish education system
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and meaning of education and the basic concepts related to education
2Definition and meaning of education and the basic concepts related to education
3Teaching profession and general properties of teachinf profession, the process of teacher training in Turkey and in the world
4Teaching profession and general properties of teachinf profession, the process of teacher training in Turkey and in the world
5Professional and personal abilities of an effective teacher
6School and classroom environmet
7Foundations of education (psychological, social, economic, philosophical, legal)
8Midterm Examination
9Foundations of education (psychological, social, economic, philosophical, legal)
10Foundations of education (psychological, social, economic, philosophical, legal)
11New trends of education in the twenty-first century
12Mass communication and education
13The problems of Turkish education system and the solutions of these problems
14The problems of Turkish education system and the solutions of these problems
15The problems of Turkish education system and the solutions of these problems
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination150
Homework250
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study16696
Homework21020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)146
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LO1                                111     
LO2                                111     
LO3                                111     
LO4                                555     
LO5                                211     
LO6                                111     
LO7                                111     
LO8                                111     
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