Course Name | Principles of Social Sciences I |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEHU 210 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | In addition to a specific discussion on the nature of scientific knowledge and social sciences, the course will cover selected issues from anthropology, sociology, psychology, social psychology, political science and economics. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Presentation and overview of the course | |
2 | Social Science & Critical thinking and reading skills for HUM 103 | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society*, Chapter 1 (The additional reading material will be available at blackboard). |
3 | Society, Culture and Cultural Change | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 4 |
4 | Society, Individual and Social Interaction | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 7 |
5 | Social and Economic Stratification | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 11 |
6 | MIDTERM | |
7 | Movie Screening | |
8 | Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 12 |
9 | Politics and Society | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 13 |
10 | Ideologies I | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 13 & Micheal Roskin et al, Political Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall International, 6th ed., 1997, pp. 98-123. |
11 | Ideologies II | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 13 & Micheal Roskin et al, Political Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall International, 6th ed., 1997, pp. 98-123. |
12 | Movie screening | |
13 | In-class Writing | |
14 | Economics and Society | Social Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, Chapter 16 |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Must readings mentioned in this information sheet. |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 16 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
Portfolio | ||
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 40 | |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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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 | 64 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 14 | |
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 17 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 22 | |
Total | 165 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | |||||
2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | |||||
3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | |||||
4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | |||||
5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | |||||
6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | |||||
7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | |||||
8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | |||||
9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | |||||
10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest