Graduate Education Institute · Social Work · Master
Course Objective
This course aims to enable master’s students to examine and critically evaluate contemporary human rights issues from the perspectives of social work and social policy, based on the historical, philosophical, legal, and social foundations of human rights.
The course aims to enable students to analyze contemporary social issues on the basis of human rights, social justice, equality, and human dignity and to evaluate the effects of human rights violations on individuals, families, groups, and societies at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. In this context, rights-based, preventive, and advocacy-oriented approaches in social work will be linked to contemporary human rights issues.
The course also aims to enable students to evaluate contemporary human rights issues such as migration and forced displacement, poverty and social exclusion, access to rights for disadvantaged groups, discrimination, digitalization and artificial intelligence, privacy and data security, disasters and crises, and cultural and social diversity within the context of national and international developments.
Within this framework, students are expected to relate national and international human rights instruments and protection mechanisms to contemporary issues, compare practices across different countries, and critically and academically evaluate rights-based social work and social policy approaches to contemporary human rights challenges.
Course Content
This course examines contemporary human rights issues emerging in the 21st century on the basis of the historical, philosophical, legal, and social foundations of human rights. Human rights issues are addressed from social work and social policy perspectives at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. The course also examines national and international human rights mechanisms, access to rights for disadvantaged groups, migration, poverty, digitalization, artificial intelligence, disasters, and crises through rights-based and comparative perspectives.
· Historical, Philosophical, Legal, and Social Foundations of Human Rights
· The Changing Nature of Human Rights and Contemporary Human Rights Issues in the 21st Century
· Relationships Between Human Rights, Social Work, and Social Policy
· National and International Human Rights Instruments, Conventions, and Protection Mechanisms
· Evaluation of Rights-Based, Charity-Based, and Obligation-Based Approaches in the Context of Contemporary Human Rights Issues
· Social Justice, Equality, Human Dignity, Discrimination, and Social Exclusion
· Analysis of Human Rights Issues at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels within the Ecosystem Approach
· Ethical Issues and Professional Responsibility in the Context of Human Rights
· Cultural and Religious Diversity, Intercultural Interaction, and Human Rights
· Contemporary Human Rights Issues in the Context of Migration, Asylum, Refugees, and Forced Displacement
· Access to Rights for Children, Women, Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities, and Other Disadvantaged Groups
· Human Rights Dimensions of Poverty, Employment, Social Exclusion, and Social Protection
· Human Rights in the Age of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence: Digital Inequality, Privacy, Ethics, and Data Security
· Contemporary Human Rights Issues in Disaster, Crisis, and Trauma Situations
· Advocacy, Participation, Inter-Institutional Collaboration, and Multidisciplinary Approaches in the Protection of Human Rights
· Analysis of National and International Social Policies from a Human Rights Perspective
· Contemporary Human Rights Issues from International and Comparative Perspective
Required Resources
- Ankara Üniversitesi Açık Öğretim Fakültesi, İnsan Hakları ve Sosyal Hizmet, https://icerik.ataaof.edu.tr/?d=insanhaklarivesosyalhizmet
- Ders notları, Power Point sunumlar, Multi medial (youtube, video vb.) sunumlar.
- Fethi GÜNGÖR, 2016, İnsan Hakları ve Sosyal Hizmet, Sosyal Hizmet Ön Lisans Programı, İstanbul Üniversitesi Açık ev Uzaktan Eğitim Fakültesi.
- Mehmet GEDİK, 2021, AHSEN-Sosyal Hizmet Modeli, İslâmi Sosyal Hizmet Yaklaşımı, İstanbul: Efe Akademi Yayınları.
- Mehmet GEDİK, Sosyal Hizmetlerde Hak Temelli Yaklaşım, Çekmece İZÜ-Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi̇, Cilt 8: Sayı:16 2020: 28-57, https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1153705
- Nail THOMPSON, 2016, Kuram ve Uygulamada Sosyal Hizmeti Anlamak, 3. Baskı, Çeviri: Buğra Yıldırım, Dipnot Yayınları, Ankara.
- Thomas HAMMARBERG, 2012, Avrupa’da İnsan Hakları, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul
Recommended Resources
- Jim İFE, 2017, İnsan Hakları ve Sosyal Hizmet – Hak Temelli Bir Uygulamaya Doğru, Nika Yazınları, Ankara.
- Fethi GÜNGÖR, 2019, Hakkın Elinden Tutmak-İnsan Haklarını Yeniden Düşünmek, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul
- Chandra MUZAFFAR, 2004, İnsan Hak(sızlık)ları – İnsan Haklarını Yeniden Düşünmek, Pınar Yayınları, İstanbul.
- Saffet KÖSE, 2018, İslam Hukukunda, Hakkın Kötüye Kullanılması, İFAV, İstanbul.
- Servet ARMAĞAN, 2015, İslâm Hukukunda Temel Hak ve Hürriyetler, DİB-Yayınları, Ankara
Explanations
The content of this course; Our course titled “Human Rights and Current Problems” is the first stage of understanding and understanding human “SHZ 529 / Human Rights and Current Problems” lessons 9. Week - 14. The lessons will be processed within the scope of the titles of the assignments that will be distributed in the context of the lesson throughout the week. Dec. The subject is the first lesson day (1. Week) will be decided by meeting with the students.
Students will come to the “SHZ 529 / Human Rights and Current Issues“ courses as preliminary preparation, taking into account the contents given under the “Preliminary Preparation" headings specified for the next week.
“SHZ 529 / Human Rights and Current Issues“ courses will be accessible from the ”Material" section of the KBS (Campus Information System) after the completion of each course.
Rules
Reminders about Attending Classes:
• There is a 70% attendance/participation requirement for this related course.
• Until the midterm exam (8 Dec. If the course attendance is below 70% (per week), a deduction will be made based on the determined course grade (-10%).
• Until the midterm exam (Dec.8). If the course attendance is below 50% (weekly), a deduction will be made over the determined course grade (-20%).
• Until the final exam (16. If the total attendance of the two semesters is below 70%, and the total attendance rate remains below 70% without any excuse (a valid report), the student's assignment may be considered invalid. In this case, the fact that the student is in a group will not be considered a sufficient reason.
Reminders About Homework:
* Assignments In case of group assignments; it is possible that students in the group may receive different grades. Grades will be given by taking into account the students' participation in the homework in the group and the performance they will show at the point of presentations (their foundation in the subject).
* Individual and/or group assignments that need to be prepared in the context of this related course will be taken in written (Word-File) and presentations (PowerPoint) from all students in a digital environment. When there is a situation that requires printing, this issue will be decided by discussing it with the students.
* Individual and /or group assignments that will be taken instead of the Midterm (Midterm Exam) grade will be submitted as a WORD digital file. Dec.
* IZU's thesis writing guide will be taken into consideration. (2. at the same time, class students should also take into account the course information they have received in the Computer Literacy course.
• All submitted assignments will be checked through the ”Plagiarism Program". Assignments with plagiarism rates below 20% will be evaluated, and plagiarism rates from assignments above 20% will be taken into account; deductions will be made in the scoring at the rates specified in the grade determination chart. The following link regarding the transfer evaluations: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-aP2Xwske4 ) can be looked at.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain the historical, philosophical, legal, and social foundations of human rights, and critically evaluate the historical transformation of human rights and the contemporary human rights issues emerging in the 21st century within this framework.
- Analyze contemporary human rights issues in relation to social work, social policy, social justice, equality, human dignity, participation, and non-discrimination, and comparatively evaluate rights-based, charity-based, and obligation-based approac
- Analyze human rights issues at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels within the ecosystem approach; evaluate the relationships among individual, social, and structural factors and the role of rights-based preventive and protective approaches at these le
- Critically analyze contemporary human rights issues related to migration and forced displacement, poverty, social exclusion, childhood, ageing, disability, social inequalities, and other areas of vulnerability, and evaluate the individual, social, an
- Critically analyze contemporary human rights issues related to migration and forced displacement, poverty, social exclusion, childhood, ageing, disability, social inequalities, and other areas of vulnerability, and evaluate the individual, social,
- Analyze cultural and religious diversity, intercultural interaction, discrimination, equality, and respect for differences from a human rights perspective and critically evaluate the relationship between cultural sensitivity and universal human ri
- Analyze the implications of digitalization and artificial intelligence for human rights in terms of digital inequality, privacy, ethics, data security, digital participation, and access to technology, and evaluate emerging human rights challenges
- Analyze human rights issues and vulnerabilities arising in disaster, crisis, and trauma situations and evaluate rights-based, preventive, protective, and intervention approaches in accordance with ethical and professional responsibilities.
- Evaluate the roles of advocacy, active citizenship, participation, inter-institutional collaboration, networking, multidisciplinary practice, and social policy processes in the protection and promotion of human rights, and develop rights-based sol
- Critically, comparatively, and reflectively analyze contemporary human rights issues in the context of national and international developments, scientific literature, and human rights standards, and develop academic and professional solutions by
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction / Orientation, Introduction of Fall Semester Course contents | No preliminary preparation is required |
| 2 | Definition and Concept of Human Rights/ The Source and Philosophical Basis of Human Rights. / Analysis of the concepts of ”man“ and ”right". | What Is A Human Being? What is the “Right” to a person? |
| 3 | Basic Rights and Freedoms I. Basic Rights and Freedoms of Islam Basic Human Rights Documents of Islam | What are the Basic Human Rights Documents of Islam? |
| 4 | Fundamental Rights and Freedoms II. Basic Rights and Freedoms in the West Three Traditions of Human Basic Rights | What Are the Three Traditions of Human Basic Rights? |
| 5 | The Human Rights Approach in the Globalizing World Human Rights Law, Global Human Rights Legislation and Current Debates | Examination of Universal Fundamental Rights Agreements |
| 6 | The “Right-Based” Approach of Social Work | What distinguishes the ”Principle-Based“ Approach from the ”Rights-Based" one? |
| 7 | The Applicability of Human Rights and Problems Today | What are the obstacles to the implementation of Universal Fundamental Rights Treaties? |
| 8 | Visa/Midterm Exam | Visa/Midterm Exam Preparations |
| 9 | Problems of the implementation of Civil, Political Rights and Freedoms | What are the main problems in the implementation of Human Rights? |
| 10 | Some Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the European Charter | What are the violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under the European Charter? |
| 11 | Problems of the Human Rights-Based Approach of Social Service | Preliminary information about the problems of human rights-based approach in Social work applications should be obtained |
| 12 | Issues of Respect for Differences, Culture, Ethnic Sensitivity and Ethical Practice in the Construction of Human Rights | Preliminary information should be obtained about human rights and “ethical” approach relations. |
| 13 | Human Rights Law, Global Human Rights Legislation and Current Issues | Preliminary information about Global Human Rights Legislation should be obtained |
| 14 | Problems of Approach in the context of Universal Human Rights in Social Services | How should social work practices be implemented in the context of Universal Human Rights? |
| 15 | Problems of Refugee Rights and Approaches to Social Work | A comparison of Refugee Rights and Social Work approaches in Western European countries and Turkey. |
| 16 | Estimated Final Exam | Final Exam Preparations |