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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
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| Course Name | |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | ||||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | - | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description |
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| Core Courses | X |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Presentation and an overview of the course, course organization, requirements and methods of evaluation. Introductory lecture: Sociological Imagination | C. Wright Mills, The Sociological Imagination, Pelican Books, 1970, pp. 932 |
| 2 | ‘Sociological imaginations’ of three founding sociological thinkers: Marx | Anthony Giddens, A contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism; Macmillan, 1981, pp.6989 Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto, Penguin Books, 1985. |
| 3 | ‘Sociological imaginations’ of three founding sociological thinkers: Durkheim | Kenneth Thompson, Emile Durkheim, Routledge, 1990 Steven Lukes, Emile Durkheim His Life and Work: A Historical and Critical Study, Peregrine Books, 1988, pp. 137245; 450477. |
| 4 | ‘Sociological imaginations’ of three founding sociological thinkers: Weber | Frank Parkin, Max Weber, The Open University, 1982. Anthony Giddens, Politics and Sociology in the Thought of Max Weber, Macmillan, 1972 |
| 5 | Reading and reviewing 1 – Coal is our Life | Norman Dennis, Fernando Henriques, and Clifford Slaughter, Coal is our Life: An Analysis of a Yorkshire Mining Community, Barnes and Noble, 1969 |
| 6 | Reading and reviewing 2 – The Hidden Injuries of Class | Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb, The Hidden Injuries of Class, Vintage Books, 1973 |
| 7 | Reading and reviewing 3 – Working for Ford | Huw Beynon, Working for Ford, Pelican Books, 1984 |
| 8 | MIDTERM | |
| 9 | Writing and avoiding plagiarism / Workshop | |
| 10 | Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods | Alan Bryman, Quantity and Quality in Social Research, Unwin Hyman, 1988 |
| 11 | Ethics and social research | Allen Kimmel, Ethics and Values in Applied Social Research, Sega Publications, 1988 |
| 12 | Writing in Sociology/ Workshop | |
| 13 | Media sources and social science/ Workshop | |
| 14 | Basic Information and Computing Technology (ICT) skills/ Workshop | |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | “Emile Durkheim”, “The Communist Manifesto”, “Coal is our Life”, “The Injuries of Class”, “Working for Ford”, “Quantity and Quality in Social Research”, “Ethics and Values in Applied Social Research” |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Chapters from, “The Sociological Imagination”, “A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism”, “Emile Durkheim His Life and Work” |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 16 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 70 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 30 | |
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 5 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 5 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 7 | |
| Total | 121 |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to scientifically examine concepts and ideas in the field of sociology; to be able to interpret and evaluate data. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to define classical and contemporary theories in sociology; to be able to identify the differences and similarities among those theories and to be able to evaluate them. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to critically use the knowledge acquired in the field of sociology | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire sociological research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to identify and evaluate local, regional and global issues and problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to share their ideas and solutions supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data in written and oral forms. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to make use of other disciplines related to sociology and to have core knowledge related to those disciplines. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to follow developments in sociology and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level. | |||||
| 11 | To have social and scholarly values and ethical principles during the collection and interpretation of data for implementation, publication, dissemination, and maintenance | X | ||||
| 12 | To acquire life long learning abilities that will enable the socially responsible application of knowledge based on their field of study to their professional and everyday lives. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest