| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights and Social Work | SHO203 | 3. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
Abdullah TAŞKESEN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The objective is to render students responsive to human rights by means of enabling social students to comprehend the meaning and importance of human rights in terms of social work occupation. |
| Course Content | Development of Human Rights Thought Concept of Rights and Justice Human Rights as Ethical Principles Concept of Human Dignity and Human Rights State and Human Rights Types of Rights and Classifications of Rights Human Rights Documents 1 Human Rights Documents 2 International Dimensions of Human Rights Threats to Human Rights Human Rights Protection Mechanisms Turkey and Human Rights Social Work as a Human Rights Profession |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Learns about the first, second and third generation human rights in the course of historical development, - Becomes acquainted with basic human rights with respect to the content, subject-matter and subject, - Learns about dilemmas and problems encountered in case of the violation of human rights, - Becomes capable of making correlation between human rights conception and basic values of social work occupation, - Becomes aware of recent debates carried on in the world and Turkey regarding human rights. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Meeting, Concepts of Right, Equality and Social Justice Within Historical Development | |
| 2. Week | Philosophical Grounds of Human Rights Within the Scope of Formation Process of Modern European conception | |
| 3. Week | Classification of human rights (I): The first generation rights | |
| 4. Week | Classification of human rights (II): The second generation rights | |
| 5. Week | Declarations and agreements related to human rights (I): United Nations Provision, Declaration of Human Rights | |
| 6. Week | Declarations and agreements related to human rights (II): Declaration of the Rights of the Child | |
| 7. Week | Declarations and agreements related to human rights (III): Documents granting particular safeguards | |
| 8. Week | Midterm Examination | |
| 9. Week | Development story of human rights in Turkey | |
| 10. Week | Privileged place and importance of human rights in modern social work philosophy | |
| 11. Week | Roles and functions of social work in the formation of social justice, democracy and human rights cultures | |
| 12. Week | Violation of human rights, dilemmas and encountered problems | |
| 13. Week | Case discussions | |
| 14. Week | Overall assessment of course |
| İnsan Hakları Sempozyumu (1995). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Hukuk Müşavirliği Yayın No:1 Hukuki Araştırmalar Derneği İstanbul Şubesi Yayın No 1. |
| Gülmez, M. (2001). İnsan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi. Ankara: TODAİ Yayını |
| Ağcan, M.A. (2003). Modern Avrupa Düşüncesinin Oluşum Serüveni Çerçevesinde İnsan Haklarının Felsefi temelleri. İnsan Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi 1(1): 13-38. |
| Osullivan, D. (2003). İnsan Hakları Beyannamesi Evrensel mi?. . İnsan Hakları Araştırmaları Dergisi 1(1): 39-64. |
| Çeçen, A. (2000). Günümüz Koşullarında İnsan Haklarının Genel Görünümü. O. Çitçi (yayına Hazırlayan). Türkiye’de İnsan Hakları 8İçinde) ss:3-6. Ankara: TODAİ Yayını. |
| Akyüz, E. (2010). Çocuk Hukuku. Ankara: PEGEM akademi Yayını |
| Türkiye’de Çocuk Hakları. (2010). H. Acar ve A. İçağasıoğlu Çoban (yayına hazırlayanlar). Ankara: Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği Genel Merkezi Yayını, Maya Akademi Yayınevi. |
| İnsan Hakları ve Sosyal Hizmet (2004). Ankara: Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği Genel Merkezi, Yayın No: 004. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Research | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Homework 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Classroom Activities | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
