Course Name | Principles of Social Sciences I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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HUM 103 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course is designed to introduce the students to basic concepts, ideas and theories of social sciences on the grounds of topics selected from its subdisciplines. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | In addition to a specific discussion on the nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences, the course will cover selected issues from anthropology, psychology, sociology, social psychology, political science and economics. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Presentation and overview of the course | |
2 | Science and Social Sciences | Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 1 |
3 | Society, Sociology, Stratification | Hunt & Colonder, 2007, chapter 11 |
4 | Politics, State and Society | Heywood, 2011, chapter 3 |
5 | Nation and Nationalism. | Heywood, 2011, chapter 5 |
6 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION | |
7 | Ideologies I | Heywood, 2011, chapter 2 |
8 | Ideologies II | Heywood, 2013, chapter 2 |
9 | Movie screening (The Wave) | Umberto Eco, “ur-fascism” (will be uploaded to blackboard) |
10 | In-class Writing Exam | |
11 | Prejudice, Minorities, and Discrimination | Hunt & Colander, 2007, Chapter 12 |
12 | Politics, Society and Identity | Heywood, 2013, chapter 7 |
13 | Political Economy and Globalization | Heywood, 2013 chapter 6 |
14 | Review of the semester | |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | -Hunt, E.F. & Colander, D.C. (2007) Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society (13th Edition), London: Alyn & Bacon ISBN-10: 0205971458 -Andrew Heywood, (2007) Politics, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillian, ISBN-10 : 9780230396357 -Andrew Heywood, (2011) Global Politics, New York: Palgrave, ISBN-10 : 9781137535573 |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 23 | |
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 23 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 41 | |
Total | 180 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. | X | ||||
2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. | |||||
3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. | |||||
5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. | X | ||||
10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest