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Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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Fall |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
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Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | - | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&A | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | X | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Presentation and overview of the course | |
2 | The nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences | Bruce C. Straits and Royce A. Singleton, Approaches to Social Research (3rd edition) Oxford University Press, 1998, pp. 17/39.John Perry and Erna Perry, Contemporary Society: an Introduction to Social Science, Pearson, 2006, pp. 15/22. |
3 | A brief introduction to anthropology and evolution of human societies | James M. Henslin, Sociology: A Down to Earth Approach, Boston.Anthony Giddens, Sociology, Polity Press, 1998, 216. |
4 | A selected topic from sociology: social stratification | Anthony Giddens, Sociology, Polity Press, 1998, pp. 240/244, 251/279. |
5 | A brief introduction to political science | Eddie J. Girdner, People and Power: An Introduction to Politics, İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları, pp. 3/24. |
6 | A selected topic from political science: political ideologies/ MIDTERM | Micheal Roskin et al, Political Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall International, 6th ed., 1997, pp. 98/123. |
7 | A selected topic from political science: political ideologies | Micheal Roskin et al, Political Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall International, 6th ed., 1997, pp. 98/123. |
8 | MIDTERM | |
9 | Inclass Writing | |
10 | A brief introduction to anthropology and evolution of human societies | Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Peter N. Peregrine, Anthropology, Pearson, 2005, 1/13. Anthony Giddens, Sociology, Polity Press, 1998, 45/55. |
11 | A selected topic from anthropology: Culture | Raymond Scupin and Christopher R. DeCorse, Anthropology: A Global Perspective, 2004, pp. 224/240. |
12 | A brief introduction to psychology and personality development | John Perry and Erna Perry, Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science, Pearson, 2006, pp. 99/122. |
13 | A selected topic from social psychology: Social Cognition | Robert S. Feldman, Social Psychology, Pearson, 2001, pp. 41/46, 80/95. |
14 | Selected topics from social economics and related topics from demography | John V. Van Sickle and Benjamin A. Rogge, Introduction to Economics, D. Van Nostrand Company, 1954, pp. 3/10.John Perry and Erna Perry, Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Social Science, Pearson, 2006, pp. 280/281, 296/302. |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Must readings mentioned in this information sheet. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | None |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 15 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 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 | 16 | 2 | |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 3 | 4 | |
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 8 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
Total | 110 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications of statistics. | |||||
2 | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the advanced fields of mathematics and statistics, | |||||
3 | To be able to define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, | |||||
4 | To be able to apply mathematics and statistics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, | |||||
5 | To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, | |||||
6 | To be able to criticize and renew her/his own models and solutions, | |||||
7 | To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and nonexperts in basic and comprehensible way, | X | ||||
8 | To be able to use international resources in English and in a second foreign language from the European Language Portfolio (at the level of B1) effectively and to keep knowledge up-to-date, to communicate comfortably with colleagues from Turkey and other countries, to follow periodic literature, | |||||
9 | To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and statistics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, | |||||
10 | To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, | X | ||||
11 | To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, | |||||
12 | By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, | |||||
13 | To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the compentencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, | |||||
14 | To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics and statistics to the level of secondary school, | |||||
15 | To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest