Course Profile

sap course 1564337628

Course Code:

EGEP 301

Course Title:

Life Studies Education

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Definitions of the concept of life studies, purpose and scope of life studies education, historical development of life studies education in Turkey and life studies education in other countries, analysis of life studies curricula in terms of objectives, skills, concepts, and learning domains; suggested instructional methods/techniques and their applications in teaching life studies, suggested instructional materials in teaching life studies; democracy and values education in teaching life studies, exemplary activities and practices in life studies curricula, assessment and evaluation in life studies education. Definitions of the concept of life studies, purpose and scope of life studies education, historical development of life studies education in Turkey and life studies education in other countries, analysis of life studies curricula in terms of objectives, skills, concepts, and learning domains; suggested instructional methods/techniques and their applications in teaching life studies, suggested instructional materials in teaching life studies; democracy and values education in teaching life studies, exemplary activities and practices in life studies curricula, assessment and evaluation in life studies education.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Type of Course: 
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery: 
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction: 
English
Course Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Discuss the purpose of life studies education.
  2. Discuss the essential concepts in life studies education.
  3. Evaluate the historical development of life studies education in Turkey.
  4. Analyze the life studies education in other countries.
  5. Analyze the main components of life studies curricula.
  6. Discuss the role of democracy and values education in teaching life studies.
  7. Develop examplary activities for implementing life studies curricula.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Scaffolding/Coaching
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Others: News/Article Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: Attendance & Participation

Student Workload:

Lectures
42
hrs
Course Readings
56
hrs
Hands-on Work
10
hrs
Resource Review
10
hrs
Research Review
10
hrs
Oral Presentation
4
hrs

Prepared By:

Tülin Haşlaman

Revised By:

Sibel AKIN