Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6EMB058Curriculum Development in Education2+0+02412.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Primary Education Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The general aim of this course is to introduce pre-service teachers to curriculum and its related concepts, enable them to understand curriculum types and components, and prepare them for practice by helping them gain a thorough understanding of the primary school curriculum currently implemented in Türkiye.
Course Content Basic concepts of curriculum development; theoretical foundations of curriculum development; program types; philosophical, social, historical, psychological and economic foundations of curriculum; characteristics of curriculum development and curriculum; stages of program development; the basic elements of the program (goal, content, process, evaluation) and the relationships between the elements; classification of objectives and their relationship to program components; content editing approaches; identifying training needs; program development process and models; curriculum design approaches; program evaluation models; program literacy; duties and responsibilities of teachers in the development of curriculum; Characteristics of MEB curriculum; implementation of curriculum; new approaches and trends in software development in the world and Turkey.
Course Methods and Techniques Discussion, question and answer, brainstorming, presentation, Inquiry-based learning.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Özlem Üzümcü ozlem.uzumcu@hku.edu.tr
Associate Prof.Dr. Burcu Gürkan burcu.gurkan@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Anderson, L.W. & Krathwohl, D.R. (Ed). (2018). Öğrenme ve öğretim ve değerlendirme ile ilgili bir sınıflama: Bloom’un eğitimin hedefleri ile ilgili sınıflamasının güncelleştirilmiş biçimi. (Çev. D.A. Özçelik). Ankara: Pegem Akademi
Demirel, Ö. (2017). Eğitimde program geliştirme kuramdan uygulamaya. (25. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları
Doğanay, A. & Karip, E. (Ed.) (2006). Öğretimde planlama ve değerlendirme. (1. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları
Gutek,G.L. (2006). Eğitime felsefi ve ideolojik yaklaşımlar. (Çev.N. Kale). Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi
Course Notes Weekly lecture presentations and recommended articles are shared with students in PDF format via OBS and course communication groups.

Course Category
Education %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 114

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Explains the basic concepts in program development with examples.
2 Explains the program development process with a system approach.
3 Reveals the similarities and differences between program types.
4 Explains the place and basic principles of different disciplines in the program development process.
5 Compares the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) curriculum design with curriculum design approaches.
6 Can read the basic elements of a program and explain the relationships between them.
7 Explains the place and importance of program evaluation.
8 Develops an educational program proposal appropriate to their field.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Dersin Tanıtımı
2 Program Geliştirmede Temel Kavramlar: Eğitim, Eğitim Türleri, Program Türleri, Posner’a Göre Program Türleri, Dikey ve Yatay Program Bilgisi
3 Program Geliştirme Modelleri
4 Program Tasarım Yaklaşımları
5 Program Geliştirmenin Kuramsal Temelleri
6 Program Geliştirmenin Planlanması ve İhtiyaç Analizi
7 İhtiyaç Analizi
8 Ara Sınav - Vize
9 İhtiyaç Analizi
10 Program Tasarısı Hazırlama: Hedef/Kazanım
11 Program Tasarısı Hazırlama: Hedef/Kazanım
12 Program Tasarısı Hazırlama: İçerik
13 Program Tasarısı Hazırlama: Eğitim ve Sınama Durumları
14 Programın Denenmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi
15 Genel Değerlendirme

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 P22 P23 P24
C1 4 1 1 5 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
C2 4 2 2 5 2 4 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
C3 4 1 2 5 2 4 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
C4 3 3 2 5 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 3
C5 5 2 3 4 3 5 4 2 5 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 4
C6 5 2 3 5 3 5 3 2 5 2 5 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3
C7 4 1 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 2
C8 5 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 5 4 5 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 2 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant