Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK EGK401 7. Semester 1 + 2 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals With this course, it is aimed to provide teacher candidates with the necessary knowledge and skills regarding interdisciplinary collaboration. As part of the collaboration and forming teams, the IEP team, also it is aimed to increase social collaboration, family participation and to find solutions to the problems that may arise in collaboration.
Course Content Interdisciplinary collaboration and team, basic principles for collaboration, skills to work with individuals with different perspectives, effective communication strategies and communication, problem solving techniques, planning, evaluation and management of collaboration, inter-institutional cooperation and coordination, cooperation with families and communication, increasing the participation of family and individuals with special needs, collaboration with paraeducators, social collaboration and transition, problems and solutions in forming teams and collaboration.
Learning Outcomes 1) Defines interdisciplinary collaboration.
2) Explains the skills (communication skills, problem solving techniques) required for cllaboration.
3) Exhibits the knowledge and skills necessary for the collaboration with the individual with special needs, individual's family, educational assistants and community collaboration.
4) Explains the problems that may arise in collaboration and produces solutions.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Fundamental principles for and definition of interdisciplinary collaboration and teams Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Comparing expert and personal perspectivse, working with different perspectives Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Establishing the foundations of collaboration and teamwork Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Effective communication strategies and communicating Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Problem solving techniques Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Planning, evaluation and management of cooperation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Midterm Question Answer
Colloquium
 Homework
8. Week IEP team, working with the team, inter-institutional cooperation and coordination Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Collaborative teaching and classroom teamwork Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Collaboration and communication with families Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Increasing family participation and participation of individuals with special needs Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Collaboration with aidees (paraeducators) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Community collaboration and transition Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Problems and solutions in team and cooperation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Friend, M., & Cook, L. (2021). Interactions: Collaboration skills for school professionals (çev.).Nobel Yayıncılık.
Knackendoffel, A., Dettmer, P., & Thurston, L. P. (2017). Collaborating, consulting and working in teams for students with special needs. Pearson.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Homework 2 10
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 2 10
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload