COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5043 HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TARKAN KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Special Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students explain the basic concepts of communication
2   Students can use the information they get in personal relationships
3   Students gain effective communication skills
4   Students gain the ability to solve communication problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to communication, basic concepts
2 Definition and classification of inter-human relations
3 Theoretical approaches to interpersonal relations (psychoanalytic, attachment, contemporary theories)
4 Theoretical approaches to interpersonal relationships (social, psychological, cognitive theories).
5 Interpersonal relationships as developmental process (infancy and childhood, adolescence and adulthood)
6 Factors that affect people relations
7 Gender, gender roles and interpersonal relationships
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Self-adaptation and self-disclosure in interpersonal relationships
10 Communication and communication errors
11 Effective communication skills
12 Empathy in interpersonal communication
13 Interpersonal problems, conflict and conflict resolution approaches
14 Human relations in terms of intercultural differentiation
15 Finals

Recomended or Required Reading

The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict (2015). Christopher W. Moore,
Voltan-Acar, N. (2012). Insan ilişkileri: iletişim. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık,
Class notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

PowerPoint slides, audio-visual material, computerized and animated simulations, computer programs

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Tarkan KAÇMAZ, tarkan.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44

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