Course Information Semester Course Code Course Title T+P+L Credit ECTS 7 03070003 Digital Social Work 2+0+0 4 4 Course Details Language : Turkish Level : Bachelor's Degree Department / Program : Social Work Mode of Delivery : Face to Face Type : Compulsory Objectives : The aim of this course is to discuss the reflections of the digitalization phenomenon on social work and to introduce digital social work practices to students. Content : This course primarily focuses on digitalisation, digital literacy and competence, social media knowledge, virtual worlds, blogs and online counseling. Discussing the possible reflections of these developments on social work practices is the main focus of the course. In the course, it is expected that the innovations brought by the digital structure within the framework of ethical principles and responsibilities in social work practices will be discussed with examples from the international literature. In addition, the processes related to the identification of needs, problems and factors in the emerging technological culture and the shaping of micro, mezzo and macro social work practices are discussed. Methods & Techniques : Prerequisites and co-requisities : None Course Coordinator : None Name of Lecturers : Associate Prof.Dr. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ Assistants : None Work Placement(s) : No Recommended or Required Reading Resources : Yıldırım, F., Abukan, B., Öztürk, H., & Eker, H. (2020). Sosyal Hizmette Teknoloji Kullanımı ve Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanlarının Dijital Yapabilirlikleri: Covid-19 Salgını Odağında Bir Değerlendirme. Electronic Turkish Studies,15(8).Yıldırım, B., Tuncay, T. (2019). Sosyal İnovasyonun ve Sosyal Girişimciliğin Sosyal Hizmet Mesleğinin Geleceğindeki Rolü. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 37(1), 169-188.Goldkind, L., Wolf, L., Freddolino, P. P. (2019). Digital Social Work: Toold for Practice with Individuals, Organizations and Communities. Oxford University Press. Megele, C., Buzzi, P.. (2020). Social Media and Social Work: Implications and Opportunities for Practice. Policy Press. Course Category Social Sciences 100% In-Term Study Informations In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage Mid-terms 1 40% Final examination 1 60% Total 2 100% Activity Informations Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load Course Duration 14 2 28 Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28 Assignments 1 15 15 Mid-terms 1 16 16 Final examination 1 20 20 Total Work Load ECTS: 4 107 Course Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: No Learning Outcomes 1 Master the psychosocial and cultural dimensions of digital tools. 2 Have theoretical knowledge about the use of digital tools in social work interventions. 3 Learns ethical principles and responsibilities regarding the use of digital tools in social work practices. 4 It follows the current developments in the integration of the digital environment with social work practices. Weekly Detailed Course Contents Week Topics 1 Concepts in digitalization: digital communication, digital public relations, digital state, digital education, digital health, digital politics. Digitization in social work practices 2 The move of societies towards digital, digital transformation 3 Evaluation of digital culture, identity, communication, digital game world from the perspective of social work 4 Digital literacy, social media (definition and characteristics) 5 Social communication networks; Privacy and privacy issues on social media 6 Crisis management in digital environment, electronic social work applications 7 Midterm 8 Ethical principles and responsibilities in the digital world (unethical behavior in social media, protection of personal data and human rights - the right to be forgotten) 9 IT law, law on the protection of personal data 10 Knowledge management and tools, media analysis 11 Problems and opportunities related to e-learning and knowledge management 12 Advocacy in social media, agenda setting, social work perspective 13 Entrepreneurship in the media, innovation 14 Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12 All 434 C1 345 C2 34 C3 45 bbb
