CHARACTER STRENGTHS AND VIRTUES

PDR322

Course Code: PDR322
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about the classification of character strengths and virtues.
Discover their own character strengths.
Recognize character strengths that contribute to personal well-being.
Have knowledge about character strengths that can contribute to the well-being of clients.
Designs activities related to character strengths and virtues that can be applied in school environment or counseling processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the basic understandings that they can contribute to the well-being and character development of the population they will serve both in their individual lives and as future psychological counselors. In this course, basic concepts (Character, Strength, Virtue, Value, etc.), character strengths and virtues in the context of well-being resources development, Character strengths and Virtues and the development of these processes in children, adolescents and adults, Good examples of character strengths-based activities that can improve their own and clients' well-being and activities that can be designed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, Aims and Objectives of the Course
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts
3^rd Week	Models of Well-Being and Character Strengths
4^th Week	Good Practice Examples of Character Strengths and Activity Design
5^th Week	The Virtue of Wisdom and Related Character Strengths
6^th Week	The Virtue of Courage and Related Character Strengths
7^th Week	The Virtue of Humanity and Related Character Strengths
8^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
9^th Week	Virtue of Justice and Related Character Strengths
10^th Week	The Virtue of Temperance and Related Character Strengths
11^th Week	The Virtue of Transcendence and Related Character Powers
12^th Week	Activity Presentations to Support the Development of Character Strengths
13^th Week	Activity Presentations to Support the Development of Character Strengths
14^th Week	Activity Presentations to Support the Development of Character Strengths
15^th Week	Final Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Işık, Ş. (2021). Karakter Güçleri ve Erdemler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi
Ergüner Tekinalp & Işık, Ş. (2015). Eğitimde Pozitif Psikoloji Uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi
Seligman, M.E.P. & Peterson, C. (2004). Character Strengths and Virtues. Oxford University Press.
Snyder, C. R. & Lopez, S. J. (2007). Positive Psychology. The Scientific and Pratical Explorations of Human Strengths. Sage Publication.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Report Preparation
Presentation
Case Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Practice	1	20
Project	1	30
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	2	26
Preparation for Final exam	8	3	24
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	15	30
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1					X
K2			X	X	X
K3					X
K4					X
K5		X	X
K6		X	X	X	X
K7					X
K8
K9	X
K10	X			X	X