| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Atahan Altıntaş
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Apply basic facilitation and intervention skills when working with people in exercise and health settings.
2) Understand the fundamental concepts or behavior change including goal setting and strategizing.
3) Understand and enhance interpersonal communication skills.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The course includes the discussion of psychological strategies and counseling techniques and skills for increasing exercise adherence of person for health and fitness instructors. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The Helping Relationship | | 2nd Week | Establishing Personal and Professional Boundaries | | 3rd Week | Invitational Skills & Paraphrasing | | 4th Week | Reflecting Feelings & Meaning | | 5th Week | Challenging Skills | | 6th Week | Goal-Setting Skills | | 7th Week | Resolution Skills : Understanding and resolving interpersonal conflict | | 8th Week | Outcome Evaluation/Termination | | 9th Week | Supervise Practicum | | 10th Week | Supervise Practicum | | 11th Week | Supervise Practicum | | 12th Week | Supervise Practicum | | 13th Week | Supervise Practicum | | 14th Week | Supervise Practicum |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Chang, V., Scott, S. & Decker, C. (2009). Developing Helping Skills: A Step-by-Step Approach , Belmont, CA: Brooks-Cole Thompson Learning.
Egan, G. (2007). The skilled helper: A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping (8th edition). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Gavin, J. & Gavin, N. (1995). Psychology for health fitness professionals. Illinois Champaign: Human Kinetics.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Assignment | 1 | 50 | | Project | 1 | 20 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Preparation for Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Individual or group work | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Homework | 4 | 16 | 64 | | Total Workload | | | 184 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 6,13 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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