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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/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
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;
  • Explain the main methodological discussions in historical sociology.
  • Discuss the key works of historical sociology.
  • Critically assess selected topics according to the methodology of historical sociology.
  • Crticially assess the topics of change and power from the perspective of historical sociology.
  • Critically analyze their own selected topics with the theories and methodology of historical sociology.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Presentation of the course. “When sociology meets history I ” Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology (UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982), pp. 1-18. Theda Skocpol, “Sociology’s Historical Imagination”, T. Skocpol (ed.), Vision and Method in Historical Sociology (NY: Cambridge University Press, 1984), pp. 1-22.
2 “When sociology meets history II” . Theda Skocpol, “Emerging Agendas and Recurrent Strategies”, T. Skocpol (ed.), Vision and Method in Historical Sociology (NY: Cambridge University Press, 1984), pp. 356-392.
3 Classical Historical Sociology I : K. Marx Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology (UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982), pp. 33-73.
4 Classical Historical Sociology I : M. Weber Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology (UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982), pp. 73-108.
5 Classical Historical Sociology I : E. Durkheim Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology (UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982), pp. 18-33.
6 Exam week Take-home exam
7 Democracy and Dictatorship: Barrington Moore, Jr. Barrington Moore, Jr., Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (Boston: Beacon Press, 1993), pp. 40-111,162-228.
8 Democracy and Dictatorship: Barrington Moore, Jr. Presentations
9 Revolutions: Charles Tilly Charles Tilly, European Revolutions 1492-199 (Oxford, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1993), pp. 1-52,142-233.
10 Revolutions: Charles Tilly Presentations
11 Revolutions: Theda Skocpol Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions (NY: Cambridge University Press, 2006), pp. 3-161.
12 Revolutions: Theda Skocpol Presentations
13 Empire and Nation-State: Karen Barkey Karen Barkey, Empire of Difference (Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008), pp. 3-15,67-109,264-297.
14 Empire and Nation-State: Karen Barkey Presentations
15 B. Jr. Moore, C. Tilly , T. Skocpol and K.Barkey
16 Review of the Semester Philip Abrams, Historical Sociology (UK: Open Books Publishing, 1982), pp. 300-336.
Course Notes/Textbooks Must readings mentioned above
Suggested Readings/Materials will be announced later.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
    Total
150

 

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)
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

 

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