COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO AUTISM SPECTRUM GROUP

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5066 COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO AUTISM SPECTRUM GROUP ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KARABEY

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

This course provides students with basic knowledge about autism and education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to make definition and history of autism, basic principles
2   will be able to define education models and approaches in autism
3   will be able to apply autism programs
4   will be able to use skills related to parent assessment and education
5   will be able to teach TOM skills to children with autism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Inclusion, basic concepts, basic principles
2 Subgroups in autism
3 Diagnosis of autism
4 Educational Assessment
5 Children with AS
6 Sensory differences in AS
7 Learning in AS
8 Midterm
9 Education for AS
10 Additional problems, childhood depression, problems caused by developmental disabilities
11 Acceptance
12 Counselling in autism
13 To comprehend the educational guidance, cooperation family and school
14 To comprehend the educational guidance, cooperation family and school
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Asperger Sendromu, Korkmaz, B. (2003). Adam Yayıncılık:Istanbul.
2-Farklı Gelişen Çocuklar, Kulaksızoğlu, A. (ed.)(2003). Epsilon Yay. Istanbul.
3-Effective Mainstreaming, Creating Inclusive Classrooms Salend, S.J. (1998). New Jersey, Colombus, Ohio. 5. Edition
4-The Complete Guide to Asperger Sendrome . Attwood, T. (2008).Londra: Jessica Kingsley Puplishers.
5- Writing Social Stories with Carol Gray. Gray, C. (2001). Texas: Future Horizons,
6- Teaching Children with Autism to Mind Read: a Practical Guide. Howlin, P., Baron-Cohen, S. & Hadwin, J. (1999). : New York: John Wiley & Sons.
7- Social skills training for children and adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social Communication Problems. Baker, J.E. (2003). Shawnee mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing Company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Brain storming, lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam
Paper/Presentation
Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 235

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.11122333
LO.21122333
LO.31122333
LO.41122333
LO.51122333

CONTACT INFORMATION
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