COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENDER EQUALITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
APD 5025 GENDER EQUALITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Research Assistant YAĞMUR SOYLU

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Building awareness on gender equality and violence against women.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the difference between sex and gender
2   Gaining the ability to recognize, understand and question their own values, including gender inequality
3   To understand the reflection of gender inequality on the emotional state, behavior and role patterns of the individual
4   Awareness of violence against women due to gender inequality
5   To be able to explain violence against women and types and reasons of violence against women
6   To be able to analyze the current situation in our country and in the world regarding the violence against women

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course
2 The Concept of Gender
3 Psychological Theories
4 Psychological Theories
5 Sociological Theories
6 Feminist Theories
7 Midterm Exam
8 Feminist Theories
9 Violence Against Women Based on Gender Inequality
10 Definition, Causes, Types And Prevalence of Violence Against Women
11 National Action Plan on Violence Against Women
12 Mechanisms that Victims of Violence May Refer to in Our Country, Responsibility among the Disciplines
13 Laws and Reflections on the Prevention of Violence Against Women
14 Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Lips, H. M. (2008). Sex & gender: An introduction (6th edition). NY: McGraw-Hill.
2. Paechter, C. (2007). Being boys being girls: Learning masculinities and feminities. NY: McGraw-Hill.
3. Dökmen, Z. Y. (2016). Toplumsal cinsiyet: Sosyal psikolojik açıklamalar. Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
4. Kadının Statüsü Genel Müdürlüğü (2016). Kadına Yönelik Şiddetle Mücadele Ulusal Eylem Planı (2016-2020). Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Homework and presentation, lecture, question-answer,discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lecture, discussion , question-answer, research

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yagmur.soylu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 6 1 6
Final Preparation 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

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