POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
CNG4101	Communication in Family	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. BERNA GÜLOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. RAZİYE BİLGE UZUN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	The course is to help you understand how we develop, maintain, enhance, or disturb marital and family relationships through communication. The course offers conceptual and theoretical frameworks that will help you understand communication and interaction between intimate partners and between family members

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Comprehension of family characteristics.
Analyzing families in family life circle.
Using system theory perspective while working with families
Comprehension of communication process in families.
Evaluation of family communication on developmental base.
Comprehension of family-parrent consultation.
Plan as a counselor about reorganization of family relations

Course Content

Family and family characteristics, Family life cycle Theories of Family Relationships And a Family Relationships Theoretical Model (family sistem teori, family structure, the family as a whole, boundaries, subsystems, rules…), Communication in Families (parent-child relations, parents, attitudes, parents stlyes, communication skills, communication in subsystem, communication barriers, The Developmental Origins of Communication (parent-child communication during infancy-preschool-middle childhood adolescence), Discipline in Families,Coping with stress in Families, Consultation with parents and family, Conflict in Families, Violence and Abuse in Families,Parent- child activities,Parent education programs

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Meeting: giving information about the course description
2)	Family and family characteristics.
3)	Family life cycle
4)	Theories of Family Relationships And a Family Relationships Theoretical Model
5)	Communication in Families
6)	Communication in Families
7)	The Developmental Origins of Communication
8)	Positive discipline
9)	Consultation with parents and family
10)	Conflict in Families and Violence and Abuse in Families
11)	Parent education programs
12)	Parent- child activities
13)	Coping with stress in Families
14)	Coping with stress in Families

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Anita L. Vangelisti (2004). Handbook Of Family Communication. Lawrence Erlbaum Assocıates, Publıshers. Chris Sergin, Jeanne Flora (2005). Family Communication. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Don Dinkmeyer, Jon Carlson (2006).Consultation : creating school-based interventions. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
References:	Randal D. Day (2003) Introduction to family processes . Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Project	1	% 40
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 20
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 80
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	3	35	105
Project	1	5	5
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.