| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 8 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Seval Bekiroğlu
Assistant Professor Emre Özcan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will improve their knowledge on diversity
2) will improve their knowledge and ability to work with etnic, religious, sexual orientation diversity and diverse life experiences
3) will analyze social work perspectives for diverse population
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, detailed analyzes are made on the services and policies needed by the population groups that fall under the scope of difference in terms of some characteristics such as the definition of difference, race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, disability and age. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Cultural aspect of social work practice | | 2nd Week | Modernist-postmodernist standpoints and empahis on diversity in social work: historical perspective | | 3rd Week | Multicultural social work: theory and practice | | 4th Week | Multicultural social work: theory and practice | | 5th Week | Cultural competency in social work | | 6th Week | Working with ethnic diversity | | 7th Week | Mid term | | 8th Week | Working with religious diversity | | 9th Week | Working with religious diversity: spiritual social work | | 10th Week | Working with diversity in sexual orientation: LGBT Movement | | 11th Week | Working with diversity in sexual orientation: Queer theory | | 12th Week | Diverse life experiences: Homelessness | | 13th Week | Diverse life experiences: Community reintegration of incarcerated individuals | | 14th Week | Final Exam |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Rosenberger, J. (Ed.) Clinical Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations. Springer, 2013.
Özgür, Ö. "Çokkültürcü Sosyal Hizmet: Eleştirel Bir Bakış". Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21(2), 2010.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Assignment | 1 | 25 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 6 | 84 | | Preparation for Final exam | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Course hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Project | | | | | Take-home | | | | | Meeting with advisor | | | | | Term Project Research | | | | | Seminar (including preperation) | | | | | Final Jury (including preparation) | | | | | Literature review | | | | | Report writing | | | | | Analyzing the results | | | | | Performance Practice | | | | | Book Presentation | | | | | Article Presentation | | | | | Case Study Presentation | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Thesis Proposal | | | | | Article | 7 | 4 | 28 | | Thesis Research | | | | | Weekly Articles and Resource Research | 7 | 3 | 21 | | Total Workload | | | 241 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 8,03 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 8 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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