Singapore University of Social Sciences

COU104 Social and Emotional Learning aims to develop five Social Emotional Competencies (SECs), namely self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship management and responsible decision-making. 1t assists students to understand the importance of developing social emotional competencies for tomorrow’s world. The domains of self-awareness and self-management relate to the understanding of self which help in identifying students’ strengths and weaknesses and managing their emotions and actions, are addressed. The domains of social awareness and relationship management which relate to understanding the needs of others and one’s social interactions are discussed. The course also encourages students to apply the SECs when making moral and ethical choices and responsible decisions with regard to handling oneself and others, and dealing with challenging situations. COU104 will enhance students’ social emotional competencies by providing relevant real-life activities that deal with the relevant social and emotional dimensions, so that students may be given opportunities to practise these SECs through the use of role-plays and other hands-on activities.