ARCHITECTURE
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
ECE4050	Teaching Childrens Rights	Spring Fall	3	0	3	6

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. SEDA SARAÇ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	• Demonstrate their knowledge of policy initiatives regarding rights of the children • Make connections between historical antecedents and current approaches to children rights and children rights education • Use core themes and findings from the research literature to identify strengths and limitations in a range of reported children’s rights education approaches • Develop their understanding of children’s rights and citizenships rights • Evaluate associations between children’s rights education and overall development.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Course Content

The Module will introduce and critically examine the concept of children’s rights in international human rights law, focusing on the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It offers a systematic investigation of the rights that the Convention protects, and introduces classic and contemporary theories of childhood and human rights, and covers the philosophical foundations of children’s rights. The module locates the debates about children’s rights within broader theoretical questions concerning childhood and society.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Children, International Human Rights Law and Childhood StudiesInternational Children’s Rights Law – Between Paternalism and Liberation, Empowerment and Agency
3)	The Right to Participation
4)	Children’s Citizenship Rights and the Convention’s Optional Protocol of Communication
5)	The Principle of the Best Interests of the Child
6)	The Child’s Family – Rights and Responsibilities
7)	MIDTERM
8)	Corporal Punishment
9)	Schools’ environment and the Right to Education
10)	Children’s Health and Right to Health
11)	Juvenile Justice
12)	Children at the Margins
13)	Children’s Rights in Practice
14)	Concluding reflections on profession

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	There is no set text book. The course will be based on a series of articles and texts, which will be provided via Its Learning (virtual learning environment) at the start of the academic year.
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Total		%
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 0
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
Total		%

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Laboratory	6	10	60
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	10	1	10
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			149

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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.