PTR4069 Job Coaching: Place, Train, MaintainBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOCIOLOGYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOCIOLOGY
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
PTR4069 Job Coaching: Place, Train, Maintain Fall 2 0 2 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: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. HASAN KEREM ALPTEKİN
Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to give information on the role of the intended job coach, job analysis, general characteristics of mentally disabled individuals, social and emotional status, individual education goals for mentally handicapped young people, legal practices for the disabled, problems arising from working environment and communication.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1- They will know general Assessment Interventions
2- They will have Task Analysis for People with ID
3- They will learn Supported Employment
4- They will success the managing the problems in the work place

Course Content

This course is designed to develop an individual training plan for mentally disabled young people, to conduct job analysis for mentally disabled young people as job coaches, to give clues to individuals to carry out jobs given to mentally challenged individuals, to evaluate the development of individuals with intellectual disability, the provision of benefits and the preparation and discussion of case studies on disabled individuals.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Job Coaching Consept
2) History of job coach and general conceptions of job coaching
3) Definition of job coach and role of job coach
4) Social values of job coach and national laws
5) General assessment Interventions
6) Work analysis
7) Midterm Exam
8) Supported employment
9) Job coaching and psychosocial approach
10) Strategies for problems that may arise in work environment and crisis management
11) Preparation of case study about job coaching people with ID
12) Preparation of case study about job coaching people with ID
13) Discussion of case study about job coaching people with ID
14) Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Haftalık olarak verilecektir. - Will be given weekly.
References: 1. Leach, S. (2002). A supported employment workbook: using individual profiling and job matching. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
2. Murphy, S. (2009). The Job Developer's Handbook. Practical Tactics for Customized Employment.
3. Ryan, D. J. (2000). Job search handbook for people with disabilities. Jist Publishing.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 13 % 0
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 14 9 126
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) To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2) To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3) To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4) To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5) To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6) To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7) To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8) To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9) To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10) To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11) To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12) To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.