| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gain information about the application of information technologies in social work education, management, implementation and social work research processes.
- Social workers will become conscious, gain knowledge and skills on the protection of personal data in the electronic environment in terms of the ethics and values of social work, as well as the issues related to information technologies used in social work management processes and professional practices, social work institutions.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | There are no recommended courses to be taken together with this course. |
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| Course Description | This course aims to enable students to recognize the basic concepts and methods of information technologies, to develop their skills in using technology and to use these skills effectively. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Course introduction |
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2nd Week |
Information Revolution and Definition of Information Technologies |
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3rd Week |
Information Revolution and Definition of Information Technologies |
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4th Week |
Informatics in Social Services: The Use of Informatics in Practice Environments |
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5th Week |
The use of informatics applications in daily life and its effects on the client system |
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6th Week |
Information law in international and national legislation, informatics in terms of social work ethics |
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7th Week |
Disabled Persons and Information Technologies |
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8th Week |
Midterm |
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9th Week |
Communication via informatics |
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10th Week |
Cloud technology and data security |
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11th Week |
Use of technology in qualitative data analysis |
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12th Week |
Use of technology in quantitative data analysis |
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13th Week |
Presentation techniques and scientific poster preparation methods |
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14th Week |
Applications that will make life easier for social workers |
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15th Week |
General evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Harlow, E., & Webb, S. A. (2003). Information and communication technologies in the welfare services.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Parker-Oliver, D., & Demiris, G. (2006). Social work informatics: A new specialty. Social Work, 51(2), 127-134.
Elwick, S. (2017). Informatics in Social Work Practice: Technology within the Field. Nova Science Pub Inc.
Parker, J. (2008). Email, ethics and data collection in social work research: some reflections from a research
project. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 4(1), 75-83 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
30 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
5 |
5 |
25 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
4 |
4 |
16 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Presentation (including preperation) |
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| Project |
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| Take-home |
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| Field Research |
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| Meeting with advisor |
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| Performance Practice |
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| Book Presentation |
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| Article Presentation |
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| Case Study Presentation |
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| Thesis Proposal |
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| Article |
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| Thesis Research |
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| Weekly Articles and Resource Research |
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| Total Work Load | 117 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.9 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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