EAP5103 Finance and Governance in Educational InstitutionsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICSGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EAP5103 Finance and Governance in Educational Institutions Spring 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ATAKAN ATA
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. SİNEM VATANARTIRAN
Dr. BETÜL TARHAN ALKAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The purpose of the course is to familiarize the participants with the contemporary methods and techniques in inspection and evaluation and to enable them with the necessary strategies to channel these skills into educational settings.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Students will discuss and internalize the concept of planning and evaluation. They will also get familiarize with the different types of evaluation
II. Students will learn approaches and principles in planning and evaluation within the context of education
III. Students will be able to implement institutional evaluation procedures
IV. Students will learn and implement appraisal
V. Students will get to know the qualities of the inspectors as well as develoing their interpersonal and human relations
VI. Students will discuss the importance of the concepts of motivation, institutional climate and health within the context of education

Course Content

The course will focus on three major areas that are driving the current evaluation and assessment movement in education: institutional performance; teaching and learning; and student learning and development. In so doing, this course will provide students with theoretical frameworks for understanding evaluation as well as the necessary quantitative and qualitative tools to design and provide valid and reliable empirically-based evidence. The course will also focus on how such evidence is used to evaluate and inform institutional policy as well as strategies for continuous improvement.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Types of inspection
2) The concept of evaluation and inspection: Definition and Scope (Dimensions)
3) Approaches and Principles of Inspection
4) School inspection and evaluation
5) Inspecting Administrative Processes
6) Inspecting teaching and in class processes
7) Evaluating Teacher Performance
8) Inspectors Qualities: Role, Responsibility, Behaviour and Process
9) Leadership in Inspection
10) Human Relations in Inspection
11) Mid Term
12) Motivation and Morale in Inspection
13) Inspection and School Climate, Culture and Health
14) Değerlendirme and Mentoring

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Sergiovanni, Thomas J. and Robert J. Starrat.Supervision.(1993). Fifth Ed. New York: Mc Graw Hill
References: Hoy, A.W.& W.K. Hoy.(2009). Instructional Leadership: A Research-based guide to learning in schools. 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Cogan, Morris. Clinical Supervision.(1973). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Goldhammer, Robert., Robert Anderson and Robert J. Krajevsky. Clinical Supervision.(1980).2 d edi. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Hick, Hanne J. Educatuonal Supervision in Principle and Practice.(1960).
Hopkins, W. Scott and Kenneth D. Moore. Clinical Supervision. (1993). Wisconsin: WCB Brown and Benchmark.
Hoy, W. K.and P. B. Forsyth. Effective Supervision: Theory into Practice.(1986).New York: Random House .

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 15
Homework Assignments 2 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 15
Final 1 % 20
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. 3
2) Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. 4
3) Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. 5
4) Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. 3
5) Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. 4
6) Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. 4
7) Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. 3
8) Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. 5
9) Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. 4
10) Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. 5
11) Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. 4