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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PDE 3016	FIELD ELC. 4 (TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION)	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUBA BAĞATARHAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach students technology addiction, types of technology addiction, theories/models explaining technology addiction, causes and symptoms of technology addiction, negative situations that it may cause, negative effects on the individual and society, and approaches to prevention and intervention methods related to technology addiction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Learns technology addiction and its types.
2	Learns the theories/models explaining technology addiction.
3	Learns the symptoms of technology addiction.
4	Discusses the effects of technology addiction.
5	Understands the risk factors in technology addiction.
6	Understands the protective factors in technology addiction.
7	Evaluates prevention and intervention approaches related to technology addiction.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Technology and information age
2	Theories/models explaining technology addiction
3	Symptoms and causes of technology addiction
4	Protective factors for technology addiction
5	Risk factors for technology addiction
6	Physical, psychological and social effects of technology addiction
7	Types of technology addiction
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Social media addiction and its effects
10	Digital game addiction and its effects
11	Cyberbullying
12	Discussions on technology addiction
13	Prevention activities on technology addiction
14	Intervention for technology addictions
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Şahin, C. ve Günüç, S. (2019). Teknoloji Bağımlılıkları. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
Küçükvardar, M. (2020). Teknoloji Bağımlılığı ve Dijital Istila. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Young, K. S., & de Abreu, C. N. (Eds.). (2011). Internet addiction: A handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment. John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
Livingstone, S. (2011). Media literacy: Ambitions, policies and measures. LSE London.
Baruah, T.D. (2012). Effectiveness of social media as a tool of communication and its potential for technology enabled connections: a micro-level study. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2(5), 1 10.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, brainstorming, question-answer, observation, case analysis, group work

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

Midterm and final exams will be held.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In order to be successful in the course, it is compulsory to attend at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tuba.bagatarhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting days and times are included in the door schedule of the lecturer.
It is possible to send messages 24/7 via online deu.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	15	4	60
Preparation for midterm exam	1	5	5
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
LO.2	1	1	2	1	5	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2
LO.3	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
LO.4	1	3	2	2	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
LO.5	1	4	2	1	5	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
LO.6	1	4	2	1	5	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1
LO.7	1	5	3	2	5	4	4	5	1	1	1	2	1	5	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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