LSC 551 Educational NeuroscienceMEF UniversityDegree Programs Learning Sciences (with Thesis)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Learning Sciences (with Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 2 Number of Credits: 120 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School of Social Sciences
Course Code LSC 551
Course Title in English Educational Neuroscience
Course Title in Turkish Eğitim Nörobilimi
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: - Lab: - Other: -
Estimated Student Workload 130 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Master's students only
Overall Educational Objective -
Course Description This graduate course aims to introduce students to the fundamental aspects of learning, by focusing on the structures and functions of the human brain, and the principles of learning, memory formation and consolidation. In the scope of this course, the physiology of neurons, human cognition, and how individual variations occur in learning will be discussed.
Course Description in Turkish Bu lisansüstü dersin amacı öğrencilere insan beyninin temel yapılarını ve işlevlerini, öğrenme süreçlerinin, hafıza oluşumunun ve konsolidasyonunun temellerini anlayarak öğrenmenin doğasını tanıtmaktır. Bu ders kapsamında, nöronların fizyolojisi, insan bilişi ve öğrenmede bireysel farklılıkların nasıl ortaya çıktığı tartışılacaktır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) integrate neuroscience concepts into their field of study
2) elaborate on the main empirical evidence and studies in the relevant literature
3) analyze and discuss the principles of memory formation and consolidation
4) design experiment related to the scope of a research question
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator MUSTAFA ÖZCAN
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. ESİN TUNA

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) The Cells of the Nervous System
2) Nervous Systems and Brain I
3) Nervous Systems and Brain II
4) Human Genetics: the Biological Basis of Individuality
5) Perception
6) Representations in brain
7) Attention
8) Learning and Memory
9) Cellular Mechanisms of Implicit Memory Storage
10) The Hippocampus and the Neural Basis of Explicit Memory Storage
11) Language and Meaning
12) Neurobiology of Forgetting
13) Studying the Human Brain
14) Genel İnceleme
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended Readings-
Teaching Methods-
Homework and Projects-
Laboratory Work-
Computer Use-
Other Activities-
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 20
Project 1 % 40
Final Examination 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration

Ödevler hazırlanırken akademik yazım kurallarına dikkat edilmesi gerekmektedir. Derste kayıt almak yasaktır. Etik kurallara aykırılık ve intihale müsamaha gösterilmez ve bu durumların tespiti halinde öğrenci dersten başarısız olur. Ayrıca durum Enstitü’ye bildirilir. Kopya çekmek veya çektirmek ve intihal yapmak 2547 Sayılı Yüksek Öğretim Kanunu'nun 54. Maddesi’ne tabi olacaktır.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 2 3 2 98
Project 1 8 8
Midterm(s) 1 8 2 10
Final Examination 1 12 2 14
Total Workload 130
Total Workload/25 5.2
ECTS 5