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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;
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| Course Description |
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| 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 | |
| 2 | Power I | Steven Lukes, Power (NYU, 1986): • Bertrand Russell, ‘The Forms of Power’, pp. 19 28. M. Foucault, Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings, C. Gordon eds. 1972 1977 (Vintage, 1980), pp. 55 166. |
| 3 | Power II | Steven Lukes, Power (NYU, 1986): • Max Weber,’ Domination by Economic Power and by Authority’, pp.28 37. • Nicos Poulantzas, ‘Class Power’, pp.144 156. • Robert Dahl, ‘Power as the Control of the Behaviour’, pp. 37 59. • Gerhard Lenski, ‘Power and Privilege’, pp. 242 253. • Alvin I. Goldman, ‘Toward a Theory of Social Power’, pp. 156 203. |
| 4 | Power, Poor and Welfare I: Classical and Left Perspectives | C. Pierson and F. G. Castles (eds)., The Welfare State a Reader (Polity, 2006), Chp. I, pp. 5 89 |
| 5 | Power, Poor and Welfare II: Right and Feminist Perspectives | C. Pierson and F. G. Castles (eds)., The Welfare State a Reader, Chp. I, pp. 589 |
| 6 | The Poor and Poverty I | Micheal B. Katz, The Undeserving Poor (Pantheon, 1990), chp. 1 3, pp. 1 124. |
| 7 | The Poor and Poverty II | Micheal B. Katz, The Undeserving Poor , chp. 4 5, pp. 124 241. |
| 8 | 1st midterm Papers Proposals Due | |
| 9 | The Poor and Poverty III | Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward, Regulating the Poor: The Functions of the Public Welfare (Vintage 1993), chp.1 3, pp. 3 45. |
| 10 | The Poor and Poverty IV | Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward, Regulating the Poor: The Functions of the Public Welfare, chp.12, pp. 407 481. |
| 11 | Power, Poor and Resistance I | James C. Scott, Domination and the Arts of Resistance (Yale 1992), chp. 1 4, pp. 1 108. |
| 12 | Power, Poor and Resistance II | Asef Bayat, Street Politics (Columbia UP, 1998). |
| 13 | Future of the Welfare | C. Pierson and F. G. Castles (eds)., The Welfare State a Reader, Chp. I, pp. 5 89, pp.375 478. |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | FinalPapers Due |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Must readings mentioned in this information sheet. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Documentary and movie screening. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 45 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 55 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 45 | |
| 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 | 4 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 13 | |
| Project | 1 | 10 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 10 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 145 |
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