Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
182200603103	HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT	Compulsory	2	3	3

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is to examine the human behavior and development within social systems through the major social science theories. As a continuation of Human Behavior and Social Environment I, the life cycle starting from the young adulthood to the old age and to the death is addressed in the above theoretical basis. By examining the relationship of some problems with human behaviors, it is tried to develop critical thinking capacity in terms of social work discipline.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Define the ecological / social system framework.
2	Understand that man is a biopsychosocial entity
3	To be able to see and correlate the effects of environment-based concepts such as social, economic and cultural structure, class, poverty, oppression, discrimination and sexism on behavior and development
4	Acquire necessary information about developmental tasks and developmental needs related to infancy, childhood and adolescence, as well as risk and protective factors
5	Provide a theoretical basis for social work intervention

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Biological, psychological and social development of infancy, childhood, adolescence and young adulthood; the effects of social systems such as family, group, organization, community and society on the development of each other, the institutional, developmental, relational and functional dimensions of this effect, and its relationship with behavior dynamics, interpersonal differences and the effects of these differences on growth and development are discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition of Human Behavior and Social Environment
2	Concepts of Human Development and Development Tasks
3	Prenatal Development, Prenatal and Pregnancy Events that May Affect the Baby and the Mother
4	Development in Infancy
5	Development in Infancy
6	First Childhood Development (2-6 years) Development
7	Midterm
8	Development in Middle Childhood (6-12 years)
9	Development and Development Risks in Middle Childhood (6-12 years)
10	Development in Adolescence (12-21 years) Development
11	Development in Adolescence (12-21 years) Risks in Development and Development
12	Explanation of Mental Health Concept and Classification of Mental Illness
13	Disclosure of Mental Illness
14	General Evaluation and Final Preparation

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	14	2	28
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	2	28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4	4	5	4	5	3	4	3	3	3	5
LO5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High