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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Midwifery
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02220006 Effective Communication Methods in Midwifery 1 Spring 2 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Hediye KARAKOÇ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Kendini tanıma, özgüven ve benlik imaji; iletişimin tanımı, amacı, öğeleri, çeşitleri; iletişimde temel kavramlar; iletişimi etkileyen değişkenler, iletişim modları; terapötik iletişim ve nonterapötik iletişim; iletişim kurmayı kolaylaştıran yaklaşımlar; atılgan, pasif, saldırgan ve manüplatif davranış türlerine sahip kişiler ve kişilerarası ilişkileri ve çalışma yaşamında iletişim empati ve çatışma; toplumsal krizlerde iletişim; çocuklarda iletişim; cinsel iletişim; yaş dönemlerine özgü (puberte, üreme, menopoz, yaşlılıkta) iletişim; gebelik, doğum ve doğum sonrası süreçteki kadın ve aile içi krizlerde iletişim; kayıp ve yas durumlarında kadın ve aile ile iletişim; jinekolojik veya kanserli hasta ve ailesi ile iletişim; obstetrik acil durumlarda İletişim içermektedir.
Objectives of the Course
By comprehending the basic concepts and importance of communication, to develop effective communication skills of students in their social and professional lives and to enable them to use them actively in their daily lives.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses X
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P11 Has the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Turkish and has knowledge of at least one foreign language. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Knows effective communication methods. P.11.3 1,3,5
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Purpose of the course, explaining its content, formation of student groups
2 The human-human relationship and its stages, the process of meeting the care needs of the individual
3 Language-culture and communication, communication classifications, situations affecting communication, feedback and I language, communication accidents
4 People with assertive, passive, aggressive and manipulative behavior types and interpersonal relations and self-knowledge, communication in work life, empathy and conflict
5 Communication modes (meaning of words, special meanings, nonverbal messages, verbal sharing of meanings)
6 Communication modes (meaning of words, special meanings, nonverbal messages, verbal sharing of meanings)
7 Therapeutic therapeutic communication techniques, non-therapeutic (non-therapeutic) techniques, emotional intelligence and midwifery
8 Midterm Exam
9 Presentations of the books "Communication Skills, Understanding, Explaining, Agreeing" and "Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life" by students
10 Presentations of the books "Communication Conflicts and Empathy" and "Communication Equipment" by students
11 Presentations of the books "Irrational But Predictable" and "Body Language" by students
12 Communication with gynecological or cancer patients and their families, giving negative information
13 Presentation of the book "Talk Like Ted" by students
14 Presentation of the book "Reading People" by students
Textbook or Material
Resources Özdemir, A. (2022). Beden Dili-Etkili İletişim-Etkili Konuşma. Ali Özdemir.
Sarı, Y. E. (2021). Uzaktan eğitimde etkili iletişim ve iletişimsel engeller: sözlü ve sözsüz iletişim. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, 9(2), 659-671.
Altay, S.U., & Ekşi A. (2020). Hastane Öncesi Acil Sağlik Hizmetlerinde Iletişim. Hastane Öncesi Dergisi, 5(1), 67-77.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 2 30 (%)
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 40 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 8 8
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 2 32 64
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 16 16
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 144
Total Work Load / 30 4,80
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P11
O1 Knows effective communication methods. 5