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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;
  • will be able to discuss the different dimensions of modern city and modern culture.
  • will be able to explain the cultural aspects of mass society.
  • will be able to evaluate the relationship between individual and society in city life.
  • will be able to discuss the importance of public spaces in urban life and political culture.
  • will be able to question the different forms of power relations in urban life.
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 and overview of the course
2 Modern City Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part I
3 Modern Culture Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 2
4 Symbolic Economies Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 3
5 Culture Industries Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 4
6 Public Spaces Gary Bridge, Sophie Watson (ed.), The Blackwell City Reader, p: 261 302
7 Gaze, Spectatorship and Panopticon Gary Bridge, Sophie Watson (ed.), The Blackwell City Reader, p: 221 227
8 Midterm
9 Everyday Lives Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 6
10 Contesting Identity Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 7
11 Boundaries and Transgression Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part 8
12 Utopies and Dystopias Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.), The City Cultures Reader, Part9
13 Presentations
14 Presentations
15 Rewiev
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks Iain Borden, Tim Hall, Malcolm Miles (ed.) 2004,The City Cultures Reader, New york: Routledge; Gary Bridge, Sophie Watson (ed.) 2010, The Blackwell City Reader, Oxford: WileyBlackwell
Suggested Readings/Materials Additional readings will be assigned during the semester.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
1
15
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
14
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
1
20
    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.
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

 

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