NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL WORK

SW251

Course Code: SW251
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Emre Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will define the concept of civil society in all aspects
will realize the formation of civil society in socio-cultural context of Turkey
will define the relation between civil society and democracy
will evaluate the functions of Non-Governmental- Organizations in a global context.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended course.

Course Description

Civil society organizations on the content of the course (NGOs) and voluntary concepts in the world and in Turkey, the historical development of civil society organizations, its importance in terms of social services, non-governmental organizations, civil society issues such as the social workers in the framework of organizational structure and functions of the organization, roles and skills are included.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction, General Information About the Course
2^nd Week	Basic Concepts
3^rd Week	Historical Background of Volunteering and Civil Society: Religious Organizations, Welfare State and Civil Rights
4^th Week	Historical Background of Volunteering and Civil Society: Neoliberalism and the Transformation of Civil Society
5^th Week	Rights-Based Approach
6^th Week	Non-Governmental Organizations: Organization and Operation
7^th Week	Non-Governmental Organizations: Organization and Operation
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Civil Society and Social Work
10^th Week	Social Work Fields and Civil Society Actions
11^th Week	Social Services and Civil Society Actions
12^th Week	Social Services and Civil Society Actions
13^th Week	Project-Oriented Studies in Non-Governmental Organizations
14^th Week	Project-Oriented Studies in Non-Governmental Organizations
15^th Week	General Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Yıldırım, İbrahim. (2004). Demokrasi, Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları ve Yönetişim. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık
Saylan, Türkan. (2013). 100 Soruda Sivil Toplum. İstanbul: Cumhuriyet Kitapları
Aslan, Cahit. 2004. Etnisite. Ankara: Karahan Yayınları.
Çaha, Ömer. 1999. Sivil Toplum, Aydınlar ve Demokrasi. İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık.
Engin, Yusuf. Sendikacılık Sivil Toplum ve Yeni Duruşlar. Ankara: Öz-İplik İş Sendikası.
Fincancı, Yurdakul.(der.)1991. Sivil Toplum. İstanbul: Türkiye Sosyal Ekonomik Siyasal Araştırmalar Vakfı.
Gülsün, Tosun-Erdoğan. 2001. Devlet-Sivil Toplum İlişkisi. İstanbul: Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım.
Keane, John.(der.)1993. Sivil Toplum ve Devlet. İstanbul: Renk Basımevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	3	3	9
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	3	6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article	12	2	24
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			114
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X		X
K2
K3		X		X
K4
K5	X		X
K6		X		X
K7