ACADEMIC CATALOG

ECE544 EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT

Course Code:	4110544
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Early Childhood Education
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
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Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate knowledge of the major theories and methods in the study of social and moral

development;

2. demonstrate knowledge of the unique developmental processes that occur in early childhood

social and moral development;

3. identify early tasks of social development such as attachment and temperament

4. explain how family, peers, school and media affect children’s social and moral development.

Level of Contribution
#	Program Outcomes	0	1	2	3
1	Have skills to identify the problems related to the study field, developing solutions using appropriate research methods and applying these methods.	✔
2	Have necessary knowledge and skills to plan, finalize and present research studies related to Early Childhood Education.			✔
3	Have necessary knowledge to contribute to program development and evaluation studies related to Early Childhood Education.		✔
4	Have skills to apply innovations related to Early Childhood Education in institutions and organizations where they are assigned.	✔
5	Have ability to monitor and evaluate domestic and international publications related to the field.				✔
6	Be capable of conducting data analysis by using appropriate statistical methods and techniques.	✔
7	Have theoretical knowledge about assessment techniques in education, teaching methods and material development that form the basis of the specialist area of Early Childhood Education.	✔
8	Have academic and research ethics.				✔

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution