APPLIED MATHEMATICS (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
MAT5032 Curriculum Studies in Mathematics Spring 3 0 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: Tr
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. TUFAN ADIGÜZEL
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide the students comprehend theoretical frame about curriculum, curriculum development approaches and models, processes, elements and these relationships; design curriculum at a subject area.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Describe major concepts about curriculum
2. Comprehend the relationship between curriculum and other sciences
3. Comprehend the relationship between the curriculum elements
4. Compare the basic curriculum development approaches
5. Analyze the basic curriculum models
6. Prepare the curriculum design
7. Examine the curriculum with specific criteria
8. Be aware of national and international contemporary issues in curriculum

Course Content

The fundamentals of curriculum development, The curriculum design, Models of curriculum development, Needs assessment and Taxonomy of objectives in school mathematics curricula,

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Orientation: Rules and needs of the course
2) Basic terms, Educational System
3) The fundamentals of curriculum development
4) The curriculum design
5) Models of curriculum development
6) Needs assessment
7) Taxonomy of objectives
8) Writing the educational aims and objectives
9) Content analysis
10) Designing teaching and learning process
11) Measurement and evaluation
12) Applying and evaluation of curriculum
13) Review of literature
14) Curriculum designs

Sources

Course Notes: Meyer, M. & Langrall, C. (2008). A decade of middle school mathematics curriculum implementation. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (2006). Curriculum focal points for prekindergarten through grade 8 mathematics. Reston, VA: NCTM.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 3 % 30
Presentation % 0
Project 1 % 25
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 35
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 4 5 20
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 1 30 30
Homework Assignments 3 16 48
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 50 50
Total Workload 190

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) Ability to assimilate mathematic related concepts and associate these concepts with each other.
2) Ability to gain qualifications based on basic mathematical skills, problem solving, reasoning, association and generalization.
3) Be able to organize events, for the development of critical and creative thinking and problem solving skills, by using appropriate methods and techniques.
4) Ability to make individual and team work on issues related to working and social life.
5) Ability to transfer ideas and suggestions, related to topics about his/her field of interest, written and verball.
6) Ability to use mathematical knowledge in technology.
7) To apply mathematical principles to real world problems.
8) Ability to use the approaches and knowledge of other disciplines in Mathematics.
9) Be able to set up and develope a solution method for a problem in mathematics independently, be able to solve and evaluate the results and to apply them if necessary.
10) To be able to link abstract thought that one has to concrete events and to transfer the solutions and examine and interpret the results scientifically by forming experiments and collecting data.
11) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.
12) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,