COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND CONSULTING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 4488 RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND CONSULTING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YUSUF CEYLAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

The students recognize the fields of religious services, has knowledge about the processes and institutions related to the execution of religious services with this course. Students have knowledge about the planning of religious services for people and institutions in need and can plan them. They gain attitudes and behaviors that can carry out religious services and guidance activities. They believe in the necessity of reaching the necessary competence related to the areas of assistance that will be necessary for the solution of possible problems in the field of religious services. Students believe in the necessity of helping to develop religious attitudes and behaviors in the field of Religious Services.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will learn basic concepts concerning with religous services and guidance.
2   The student will be acquainted with the area of religious services and guidance from theorical and practical perspectives.
3   The student will be acquainted with psychological assistance occupations and the role of religious personnel on the subject of guidance.
4   Students will have knowledge about the principles that the religious official will pay attention to in guidance and religious counseling.
5   The student will gain knowledge about guidance duties in the places like jails and resting homes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction
2 The concepts of Religious Services and Religious Guidance
3 The subject, purpose and importance of Religious Services and Guidance
4 Reasons why Religious Services and Guidance are necessary
5 Basic concepts related to Religious Services: Religious Services, Religious Officials, Psychological Counseling and Guidance.
6 Religious Counseling and Religious Services
7 Religious Services and Guidance in England and America
8 Problems of religious counseling and religious counseling in Turkey
9 Religious Services and Guidance as a support education in the process of religious education of people with disabilities
10 Religious services and guidance in prisons
11 Religious services in prisons and the guidance competence of the officials carrying out this service
12 Religious services and guidance in social services
13 Religious services and guidance in nursing homes
14 Religious services and guidance in family guidance and counseling offices

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Üzeyir Ok, Dinsel Danışmanlığın Teorik Çerçevesi, Ankara 1997;
2. Üzeyir Ok, Inanç Bakım ve Danışmanlığı, Istanbul,2008
3. Bekir Demirkol, Vaizlerin Ehliyetleri ve Mesleğe Yatkınlıkları Üzerine Deneysel Bir Araştırma,, Ankara 1989.
4. Yıldız Kuzgun, Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışma, 1991
5. Doğan Cüceloğlu, Insan ve Insanlar, Istanbul 1991.
6. Abdülkerim Bahadır, Insanın Anlam ve Arayışı ve Din, Istanbul 2002
7. Nilüfer Darıca, Özürlü Çocuğu Olan Ailelerde Gözlenen Problemler, 1997
8. Hayati Hökelekli, Din Psikolojisi, Ankara 1993.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term and final exam performance of the students is evaluated according to the performance with the lesson.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yusuf.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51