COURSE SYLLABUS

SOCIAL SKILLS TEACHING

1	Course Title:	SOCIAL SKILLS TEACHING
2	Course Code:	RPD0012
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. NAGİHAN OĞUZ DURAN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi B Blok Görükle, Bursa 16059 Telefon: +90 224 29422173 E-mail : nagihan@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The purpose of this course is to identify problem adolescent behaviors in contemporary world, and to develop skills to cope with these behaviors.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course provides psychological counselors with knowledge and skills to recognize problem behaviors that may be seen in adolescents and to plan and carry out psychological counseling and guidance services to be given in this regard.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Be able to understand the concept of social skills;
2	Be able to describe the role and importance of social skills in human life;
3	Be able to know the characteristics of popular and unpopular students;
4	Be able to list social skills;
5	Be able to know social skills assessment techniques;
6	Be able to know the techniques used in social skills training;
7	Be able to develop skills to be able to plan and implement social skills training groups;
8	Be able to plan and implement a social skills training activity;
9	Be able to use social skills in daily life;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: scope, importance, rules and requirements
2	Assessment of social skills
3	Techniques used in social skills training
4	Planning and conducting social skills training groups
5	Effective listening rules, attention to nonverbal behavior for effective listening; listening carefully; and improving environmental monitoring skills
6	By developing non-verbal behaviors (facial expression, body posture, tone of voice), improving the comprehension skills of others and understanding empathy, using this while listening to others; understanding emotions in messages sent by others; understanding the perspective and feelings of the other person; using positive statements; recognizing and expressing the good and strong aspects of others
7	Finding suitable ways to attract the attention of others; before joining a group, its structure (understanding its activities, purpose, rules); developing the skills to enter a group / event; realize negative emotions that may prevent joining a group and turn them into positive emotions
8	Coping skills with exclusion, understanding which activities can be excluded; taking care of daily care; to understand the importance of being well-maintained
9	Developing skills to cope with anger, mocking or peer pressure
10	Realizing that different feelings and emotions can be experienced in the same situations; respect people with different feelings and thoughts; to understand and compromise that respecting differences will reach agreement in disputed situations
11	Understanding aid situations and ways to help; Noticing the feelings of giving and receiving help; ability to support and encourage; understanding the need and consequences of waiting in line
12	Sharing games and items with friends; cooperation
13	Thinking positively about yourself and expressing it; recognizing the positive and strengths of others and expressing it
14	Evaluating and terminating the social skills training program positively

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Course pack (2020) Avcıoğlu, H. (2005). Etkinliklerle Sosyal Beceri Öğretimi. Ankara: Kök Yayıncılık. Bacanlı, H. (1999). Sosyal Beceri Eğitimi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları. Çetin, F. Alpa Bilbay, A. & Albayrak Kaymak, D. (2001). Araştırmadan Uygulamaya Çocuklarda Sosyal Beceriler. İstanbul: Epsilon Yayıncılık. Durualp, E. (2011). Oyun Temelli Sosyal Beceri Eğitimi. Vize Yayıncılık.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	multiple choice test, essay
Information	This course provides psychological counselor candidates with the opportunity to review and develop their own social skills, as well as to gain knowledge and skills in planning, implementing and evaluating preventive, developmental and remedial trainings aimed at improving social skills in students at various educational levels.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	1	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	20	20
Total WorkLoad			144
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,13
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12	PQ13	PQ14	PQ15	PQ16
LO1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO2	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
LO3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
LO4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1
LO6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	3	3	4	1
LO7	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	3	4
LO9	1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High