Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
192201001105HUMAN RELTIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION Elective113
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide students who take the course with self-disclosure, empathy, necessities of human relations and correct communication skills.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Hakan Bakar
Learning Outcomes
1Learns the basic concepts and theories of Interpersonal Relations and communication and applies them both to their own life and to a fiction.
2Explain what Interpersonal Communication is, its basic functions and acceptances.
3Knows what basic communication skills are and gains awareness of their own communication skills.
4Understands what empathic understanding is and tries to apply it.
5She knows what self-disclosure is in interpersonal communication and applies it in her life.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Not Available.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Available.
Course Contents
An Overview of Communication Skills: Definition, Respect, Empathic Understanding, Active Listening, Being Concrete, Appropriate Disclosure, Using I Language
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Meeting, sharing the content of the course, how it will be taught and the type of assessment
2Beginning and Development of Interpersonal Relations: Interpersonal Communication, Role of Physical Environment, Interpersonal Relations, Interpersonal Relationship Types, Theoretical Approaches and Models
3Listening in Interpersonal Relations and Communication: Listening Skills, Nonverbal Reactions in Listening, Types of Listening, Effective Listening, Passive and Active Listening, Types of Ineffective Listening.
4Interpersonal Relations and Empathy: Concepts Related to Empathy, Development of Empathy, Empathetic Listening
5Disclosure in Interpersonal Relations: Definition, Types, Risks, Disclosure in Counseling, Theoretical Explanations, Functions of Self-Disclosure
6Nonverbal Communication in Interpersonal Relations: Difference and Importance of Nonverbal Communication, Culture and Body Language, Elements of Nonverbal Communication, Communication Environment and Distance
7Interpersonal Relations and Assurance: Fundamentals and Definition of Assertiveness, Assurance Behavior, Classification, Barriers to Being Confident, Assurance Education
8Conflict in Interpersonal Relations and Communication: Definition, Conflict Resolution Methods, Styles, Transactional Analysis and Conflict, Mediation
9Interpersonal Relations and Conflict in Communication: Transactional Analysis and Conflict, Mediation
10Interpersonal Relations and Emotional Intelligence: Emotion, Functions of Emotions, Classification, Emotional Intelligence, Models, Criticisms
11Family Relations and Communication: Definition, Functions, Types of Family, Parent and Child Relationship, Parental Attitudes
12Interpersonal Relations, Communication and Intellectual Processes: The ABC Model, Thinking Errors, Beliefs About Relationships
13Summary and evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
GEÇTAN. E. (2003), İNSAN OLMAK, REMZİ KİTABEVİ
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Available.
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11010
Final Examination12020
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)86
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