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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Social Work Practices |
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| Course Code |
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ILT311 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Asst.Prof.Dr. FERHANGÜNDÜZ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows the basic concepts, models and methods of the social work field.
Critically evaluates the media coverage of the non-governmental organizations and the companies´ social responsibility campaigns.
Develops and implements communications plan and implements processes of social work.
Knows the framework of social policies and practices that serve communities,
Performs academic knowledge and practical skills related to the communication scholar for promoting, development and sustainability of social equality.
Recognizes the problems and possible solutions of the poor socio-economic segments of society together with issues of gender, women, youth, children and immigrants.
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To enable students to recognize social works and NGO´s and their social campaigns. |
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| Course Contents |
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Within the framework of the welfare state, on the basis of service to the community and its applications in the field of studying models and methods will be introduced within the basic concepts. Legal, social development, health, disability, communication skills, children, youth, women and social policies on migration issues will be discussed. Models and practices from different fields of expertise will be examined. In addition, students will present a project on an analysis of a non-governmental organization, and / or campaigns. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Introduction: models and methods |
no |
literature, conference |
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2 |
Basic concepts, history and different paradigms |
reading |
literature, conference |
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3 |
Social policies for social work in the world |
reading |
literature, conference, documentaries |
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4 |
Social policies for social work in Turkey |
reading |
literature, conference |
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5 |
Campaign analysis I (homework1) |
reading, preparation |
literature, conference |
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6 |
Campaign analysis II (homework 2) |
reading, preparation |
literature, conference |
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7 |
Campaign analysis III (homework 3) |
reading, preparation |
literature, conference |
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8 |
midterm |
preparation for projects |
written exam |
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9 |
methodology |
preparation for projects |
presentation |
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10 |
field work |
preparation for projects |
presentation |
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11 |
student presentations |
homework |
presentation, discussion |
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12 |
student presentations |
homework |
presentation, discussion |
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13 |
student presentations |
homework |
presentation, discussion |
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14 |
student presentations |
homework |
presentation, discussion |
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15 |
student presentations |
homework |
presentation, discussion |
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16/17 |
final exam |
all files |
evaluation |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Sosyal Hizmete Giriş, Charles Zastrow, Nika Yayınevi / Akademik Kitaplar Dizisi, 2013
Assessments in Social Work with Adults, Elaine Aspinwall-Roberts, Social Work Pocketbooks
Topluma Hizmet Uygulamaları, Kemalettin Kuzucu, S. Tunay Kamer, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık / 2009
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| Required Course Material(s) | |
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
40 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
3 |
60 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. |
4 |
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2 |
Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. |
0 |
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3 |
Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. |
5 |
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4 |
Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. |
0 |
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5 |
Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. |
5 |
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6 |
Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. |
5 |
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7 |
Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). |
4 |
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8 |
From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. |
0 |
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9 |
As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. |
5 |
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10 |
Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. |
5 |
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11 |
Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. |
0 |
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12 |
While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. |
0 |
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13 |
Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, |
0 |
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14 |
Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. |
4 |
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15 |
Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. |
4 |
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16 |
Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. |
0 |
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17 |
Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. |
0 |
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18 |
Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) |
0 |
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19 |
Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work |
5 |
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20 |
Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning |
4 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
3 |
10 |
30 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Total Workload: | 76 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.04 |
| ECTS Credit: | 3 |
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