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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;
  • will be able to explain the basic terms and conceptions peculiar to the discipline of history sociology.
  • will be able to explain the sociological facts and values of Turkey in different fields.
  • will be able to explain the cultural and social dynamics in Turkey.
  • will be able to synthesize the sociological data they obtain directly and objectively
  • will be able to evaluate the social changes and structures by the economic and political factors.
  • will be able to to express their knowledge and thoughts orally and by writing.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 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 Introduction: The Development of Sociological Researches in Turkey Gönül İçli, “Türkiye’de Toplumbilim Araştırmalarının Gelişimi,” Felsefe Dünyası, s. 33 (2001)
2 Modernity Şerif Mardin, Türk Modernleşmesi, 1991 Carter V. Findley, Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity: A History 1789 2007
3 Nationalism HansLukas Kieser, Turkey Beyond Nationalism
4 Secularism Niyazi Berkes, The Development of Secularism in Turkey, 1999, Andrew Davison, Secularism and Revivalism in Turkey, 1998
5 Social Change Kemal Karpat, Social Change and Politics in Turkey, 1997, Şerif Mardin, Religion and Social Change in Modern Turkey
6 Midtermexam I
7 Gender Elizabeth Edith Lytle, Women in TUrkey, 1979 Necla Arat, Türkiye’de Kadın Olgusu, 1992 Gürsel Yaktıl Oğuz, Toplumsal Yaşamda Kadın, 2006
8 Urbanization Michael N. Danielson, Politics of Rapid Urbanizaiton: Government and Growth in Modern Turkey, 1985 Ruşen Keleş, Urbanizaiton in Turkey,1972
9 Migration Adviye Azmaz, Mİgration and reintegration in Rural Turkey: The role of women behind,1984 Z. G. Akgür, Türkiye’de Kırsal Kesimden Kente Göç ve Bölgelerarası Dengesizlik, 1997
10 Unemployment Tuncer Bulutay, Employment, Unemployment and Wages in Turkey, 1995 Ahmet Akgündüz, Labour Migration From Turkey to Western Europe, 1960 1974
11 II. Midtermexam Ruth Austin Miller, Legislating Authority: Sin and Crime in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, 2005
12 Crime D. Kandiyoti, Fragments of Culture: The Everyday of Modern Turkey Ahmet Oktay, Türkiye’de Popüler Kültür, 1993
13 Culture Christian Chritensen, Understanding Media and Culture in Turkey, 2011 D. B. Kejanlıoğlu, Türkiye’de Medyanın Dönüşümü, 2004
14 Media
15 General Evaluation
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks the related chapters in the books mentioned above
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
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

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
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
10
    Total
126

 

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. X
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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