Course Profile

sap course 1564144539

Course Code:

EGEP 402

Course Title:

Character and Values Education

Course Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Conceptual framework: character, personality, value, virtue, morals, temper, etc.; character development and character education; role of family, environment, and school in character development and character education; description and classification of values; sources of values and individual, social, cultural, religious, and moral foundations of values; approaches and practices in character and values education; intercultural differences and diversity in character and values education; character and values education in relation to educational philosophies; instructional methods/techniques in character and values education; value conflicts and values education in modern and multicultural societies; values education through humanitarian-cultural development process; examples of values education from the history of Turkish education and culture, research and practices in values education in Turkey; teacher as a role model in character and values education. Conceptual framework: character, personality, value, virtue, morals, temper, etc.; character development and character education; role of family, environment, and school in character development and character education; description and classification of values; sources of values and individual, social, cultural, religious, and moral foundations of values; approaches and practices in character and values education; intercultural differences and diversity in character and values education; character and values education in relation to educational philosophies; instructional methods/techniques in character and values education; value conflicts and values education in modern and multicultural societies; values education through humanitarian-cultural development process; examples of values education from the history of Turkish education and culture, research and practices in values education in Turkey; teacher as a role model in character and values education.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Type of Course: 
Elective
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 essential concepts in character and values education.
  2. Evaluate the role of family, environment, and school in character development and character education.
  3. Classify the values.
  4. Analyze the foundations of values.
  5. Discuss the approaches in character and values education.
  6. Evaluate character and values education in relation to educational philosophies.
  7. Evaluate the suggested instructional methods/techniques in character and values education.
  8. Discuss the value conflicts, the practices in values education, and the role of teacher in the modernization process. 
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: 
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming
Drama/Roleplaying
Seminars
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Others: Film/Article Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria: 
Test / Exam
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Others: Attendance & Participation

Student Workload:

Lectures
28
hrs
Course Readings
28
hrs
Exams/Quizzes
15
hrs
Research Review
6
hrs
Report on a Topic
4
hrs
Oral Presentation
4
hrs

Prepared By:

Tülin Haşlaman

Revised By:

Sibel AKIN