GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EAP5111	Selected Topics in Education	Fall	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:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The goal of this course is to widen students' perspectives and awareness about the selected topics of interest through seminars offered by the faculty, guest speakers and graduate students themselves preparing a special topic to be presented.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of this course, students will
1) have a basic understanding of the latest trends in education
2) acknowledge a wide variety topics of special interest in education
3) be able to critally assess the literature in education

Course Content

This course encompasses a wide variety of topics of interests such as: New developments in educational technologies, new formulations of teaching and learning, new trends in education, learning organizations, educating a "whole person" and a "world citizen"

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Welcome! Course / Student Introductions Review of syllabus and course requirements; textbook and assignments	Course Syllabus
2)	Emerging Issues Related to Education Management	OECD (2012),Connected Minds: Technology and Today's Learners, Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing. doi: 10.1787/9789264111011-en
3)	Current Issues and Trends in Education	Aldridge J, & Goldman, R. (2006). Current Issues and Trends in Education. Pearson
4)	Ethical Issues in Educational Management	Fenner, D. E. W. (1999). Ethics in Education. Routledge
5)	Ethical Issues in Educational Management	Fenner, D. E. W. (1999). Ethics in Education. Routledge
6)	Comparison of Turkish education system with the other countries’ educational system (like Japan, U.S.A., U.K., EU, Finland)	Nohl, A.M., Wigley, A. A., Wigley, S. (2008). Education in Turkey.Waxmann Verlag.
7)	Comparison of Turkish education system with the other countries’ educational system (like Japan, U.S.A., U.K., Finland, EU)	Nohl, A.M., Wigley, A. A., Wigley, S. (2008). Education in Turkey.Waxmann Verlag.
8)	Agencies of control in educational system – internal and external
9)	Organizational levels of education : pre primary, primary, secondary, higher education, its growth and development, problems and challenges, social relevance
10)	Policy development and implementation	Tarman, B. (2008). The European Union and the Modernization of the Turkish Education System. Cambria Press. Inal, R. & Akkaymak, G. (2012). Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey: Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP. Palgrave Macmillan
11)	Turkish Educational Reform	Tarman, B. (2008). The European Union and the Modernization of the Turkish Education System. Cambria Press. Inal, R. & Akkaymak, G. (2012). Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey: Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP. Palgrave Macmillan
12)	Privatization of educational institutions (its importance and problems)
13)	Teaching Digital Citizenship	Farmer, L. S. J. (2010). Teaching Digital Citizenship. 9th WSEAS International Conference on EDUCATION and EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (EDU '10). Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
14)	Life-long Learning	Gorand, S., Rees, G., Fevre, R., & Furlong, J. (1998). Learning trajectories: Travelling towards a learning society? International Journal of Lifelong Education, 17(6), 400-410.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Aldridge, J., Goldman, R. (2006). Current Issues and Trends in Education (2nd Ed). Pearson.

Ubben, G.C., Hughes, L.W., & Norris, C.J. (2010). the Principal: Creative Leadership for excellence in schools (7th Ed). Pearson.

Tarman, B. (2008). The European Union and the Modernization of the Turkish Education System. Cambria Press.

Inal, R. & Akkaymak, G. (2012). Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey: Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP. Palgrave Macmillan

OECD (2012),Connected Minds: Technology and Today's Learners, Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Publishing.
doi: 10.1787/9789264111011-en

Fenner, D. E. W. (1999). Ethics in Education. Routledge

Nohl, A.M., Wigley, A. A., Wigley, S. (2008). Education in Turkey.Waxmann Verlag.

References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	2	% 30
Presentation	1	% 20
Project	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Presentations / Seminar	1	15	15
Project	1	25	25
Homework Assignments	2	20	40
Total Workload			192

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)	1 - Knowledge Theoretical - Conceptual 1) Being able to develop and deepen their knowledge at the level of expertise in the same or a different field, based on undergraduate level qualifications. 2) To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related.
2)	2 - Skills Cognitive - Practical 1) To be able to use the theoretical and applied knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. 2) To be able to interpret and create new knowledge by integrating the knowledge gained in the field with the knowledge from different disciplines, 3) To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods.
3)	Communication and Social Competence 1) To be able to systematically transfer current developments in the field and their own studies to groups in and outside the field, in written, verbal and visual forms, by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. 2) To be able to critically examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations, to develop them and take action to change them when necessary.	3
4)	Learning Competence 1) To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of expertise and to direct their learning.
5)	Field Specific Competence 1) To be able to supervise and teach these values by observing social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. 2) To be able to develop strategy, policy and implementation plans in the fields related to the field and to evaluate the obtained results within the framework of quality processes. 3) To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills they have internalized in their field in interdisciplinary studies.
6)	Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 1) Being able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in the field. 2) To be able to develop new strategic approaches for the solution of complex and unpredictable problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. 3) Being able to lead in environments that require the resolution of problems related to the field.