Information Package / Course Catalogue
Growth and Development
Course Code: EBL307
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: 2
Objectives of the Course

to provide the student with information about the child's physiological, psychosocial, psychosexual, moral and cognitive developmental characteristics, abnormal and normal situations according to developmental periods.

Course Content

This course includes concepts related to growth and development, developmental assignments, developmental theories (Psychosexual, Psychosocial, Cognitive Moral Development Theory, developmental characteristics according to age periods and period-specific problems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Funda GÜLER
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the concepts related to growth and development .
2.To have knowledge about Developmental Periods - Developmental Assignments
3.To be able to explain the theory of psychosexual and psychosocial development
4.To be able to explain the theory of cognitive and moral development
5.To know and explain the infancy period and developmental characteristics
6.Knowing the problems of infancy and meeting their needs
7.To know and explain Game Period and Developmental Characteristics
8.To know the problems of the game period and to meet their needs
9.To know and explain Preschool Period and Developmental Characteristics
10.Knowing the problems of preschool period and meeting their needs
11.Knowing and explaining school period and developmental characteristics
12.Knowing the problems of the school period and meeting their needs
13.Adolescence period, to know and explain the developmental characteristics
14.Knowing the problems of adolescence and meeting the needs of adolescence
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akman, İ. (Ed.) (2017). Riskli bebek izlemi, İstanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık.
2.T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı (2018). Bebek Çocuk Ergen İzlem Protokolleri. https://www.saglik.gov.tr/
3.Aydın, D., Aba Y.A. (Ed.) (2019). Anne ve Çocuk Sağlığı, İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitapevleri.
4.Conk, Z., Başbakkal, Z., Bal Yılmaz, H., Bolışık, B. (Ed.) (2021). Pediatri Hemşireliği, Ankara: Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi.
5.Erdemir, F., Altun Yılmaz, E., Geçkil, E., Yıldırım, F., Karataş, H., Yener, M. (2019). Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Kuramsal Çerçeve ve Uygulama Rehberi, Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.
6.Yiğit R. (2021) Çocukluk Dönemlerinde Büyüme ve Gelişme. Sistem Ofset, Ankara.
7.John W. Santrock, J.W. (2020). Yaşam Boyu Gelişim Gelişim Psikolojisi, Yüksel, G. (Ed.) Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course and resources - Concepts and principles related to growth and development
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Literature review, topic research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Developmental Periods - Development Homework
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Literature review, topic research
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theories of Development (Psychosexual Development Theory - Psychosocial Development Theory)
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Literature review, topic research
Week 4 - Theoretical
Theories of Development (Cognitive Development Theory - Moral Development Theory)
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Literature review, topic research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Infancy Period and Developmental Characteristics
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 6 - Theoretical
Problems Specific to Infancy
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 7 - Theoretical
Play Period and Developmental Characteristics
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Study lesson
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Play Period and Developmental Characteristics and Problems Specific to the Period
Week 9 - Theoretical
Preschool period, Developmental Characteristics and Period Specific Problems
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 10 - Theoretical
Preschool period, Developmental Characteristics and Period Specific Problems
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Literature search, research topics
Week 11 - Theoretical
School Term and Developmental Characteristics and Period-Specific Issues
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 12 - Theoretical
School Term and Developmental Characteristics and Period-Specific Issues
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 13 - Theoretical
Adolescence, Developmental Characteristics and Problems Specific to the Period
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Week 14 - Theoretical
Adolescence, Developmental Characteristics and Problems Specific to the Period
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Literature search, topic research
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150230
Midterm Examination110212
Final Examination112214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)56
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
2
3
5
2
OÇ-2
3
2
3
5
2
OÇ-3
3
3
3
5
2
OÇ-4
3
3
5
3
OÇ-5
3
3
5
4
3
OÇ-6
3
5
4
3
OÇ-7
3
5
3
OÇ-8
3
5
3
OÇ-9
3
5
OÇ-10
3
5
OÇ-11
3
5
OÇ-12
3
5
OÇ-13
3
OÇ-14
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026