Information Package / Course Catalogue
Developmental Psychology II
Course Code: PSİ254
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The objective of the course is to enable students to learn basic concepts and approaches about physical, social and cognitive development of human being through adolescence to death, and to enable them to understand and explain young and adult individuals of the community from the perspective of developmental psychology.

Course Content

Introductory subjects of developmental psychology through the adolescence to the death.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Ayşe Vildan ACAR BAYRAKTAR
Learning Outcomes
1.Possesses a general comprehension about developmental psychology through adolescence to death.
2.Understands and explains problems of adolescence, adulthood and old age.
3. Understands life-long development perspective.
4. Have a general understanding of theories and methods of developmental psychology.
5. Understand and explain the developmental periods from adolescence to death and the changes in developmental directions during these periods.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.M. J. GANDER ve H.W. GARDINER Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi, İmge Kitabevi, 2001
2.B. ONUR. Gelişim Psikolojisi: Yetişkinlik, Yaşlılık, Ölüm, İmge Kitabevi, 2000
3.A. KULAKSIZOĞLU Ergenlik Psikolojisi, Remzi Kitabevi, 2000
4.J. PIAGET, Çocukta Zihinsel Gelişim, Cem yay., 1999.
5.İ. DOĞAN, Akıllı Küçük: Çocuk Kültürü ve Çocuk Hakları Üzerine Sosyo-Kültürel Bir İnceleme, Sistem yay., 2000
6.A.YÖRÜKOĞLU, Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı, İş Bankası yay.
7.H. YAVUZER, Çocuk Psikolojisi, Altın Kitaplar
8.N. POSTMAN, Çocukluğun Yokoluşu, İmge Kitabevi, 1995
9.Toplumsal Tarihte Çocuk, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay. 1994.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Week 2 - Theoretical
ADOLESCENCE: PHYSICAL, SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Week 3 - Theoretical
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE
Week 4 - Theoretical
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN ADOLESCENCE
Week 5 - Theoretical
SCHOOL LIFE AND CHOICE OF PROFESSION IN ADOLESCENCE
Week 6 - Theoretical
THE PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENCE
Week 7 - Theoretical
ADULTHOOD STAGES, THEORIES OF ADULTHOOD
Week 8 - Theoretical
EARLY ADULTHOOD, MATURITY
Week 9 - Theoretical
EARLY ADULTHOOD IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT
Week 10 - Theoretical
MIDDLE YEARS IN ADULTHOOD
Week 11 - Theoretical
DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE ADULTHOOD AND SOCIAL LIFE
Week 12 - Theoretical
ADULT EDUCATION
Week 13 - Theoretical
OLD-AGE AND DEATH
Week 14 - Theoretical
GENERAL CONSIDERATION
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory281156
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
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OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
3
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
3
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2026