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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 use the basic research methods and tools that are prevalent in applied sociology.
  • will be able to design their own research project by following the criteria governing the development and the evaluation of research projects in sociology.
  • will be able to carry out their own project to oompletion and evaluate its results.
  • will be able to report and present their project.
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 and overview of the course.
2 The sociological perspective and types of applied sociological research. Sullivan, Ch. 1
3 Concepts, variables, hypotheses
4 Analyzing relationships between variables. Sullivan, Ch. 3
5 Experimental design. Sullivan, Ch. 4
6 Research Proposal Submission Deadline; preliminary inclass evaluation of proposals
7 Strategies for gathering data (1) Sullivan, Ch. 5
8 Strategies for gathering data (2) Sullivan, Ch. 5
9 Applied research techniques (1) Sullivan, Ch. 6
10 Applied research techniques (2) Sullivan, Ch. 6
11 Ethics, objectivity, social policy. Sullivan, Ch. 7
12 Presentations of research project.
13 Presentations of research project.
14 Presentations of research project.
15 Concluding remarks.
16 Final (Project Papper
Course Notes/Textbooks Sullivan, Thomas J., Applied Sociology: Research and Critical Thinking, Allyn & Bacon (1991)
Suggested Readings/Materials Steele, Stephen F. & Price, Jammie, Applied Sociology: Terms, Topics, Tools, and Tasks, Wadsworth Publishing (2007) (On reserve at the library.)

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
10
Laboratory / Application
14
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
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
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
5
Project
1
16
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
17
    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) 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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