| Course Name | Principles of Social Sciences II |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUM 104 | 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 | Discussion Q&A | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide students with an indepth understanding of modernity with reference to its social, cultural, political and economic formations. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course involves a careful study of the formation of various aspects of modern societies. It examines the key ideas of the Enlightenment, the development of the modern state, the economic formation of modernity, the relevance of class and gender issues to industrial societies, and the political and cultural significance of religion, secularism and ideology in the modern world. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |    |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Presentation and an overview of the course | |
| 2 | Renaissance and Reformation | Jocelyn Hunt, The Renaissance, Routledge, 1999. (The Beginning of the Renaissance, pp.1-7; Humanism, pp. 17-19; Scientific Change in the Renaissance, pp. 77-86; The Links between the Renaissance and the Reformation, pp. 49-51.) Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002(Chapter 2: From superstition to science, pp. 237-241) Robert E. Lerner, et al., Western Civilizations, Their History and Their Culture, London, 1998, pp. 3-5,245-46 (available at blackboard). |
| 3 | Movie Screening | “The Name of the Rose” |
| 4 | Enlightenment | Immanuel Kant, “An Answer to the Question: ‘What is Enlightenment?’, Political Writings, Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 54-61. (The reading material will be available at blackboard.) Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp.299-306 (Enlightenment). Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’ Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 20-27. Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 242-246 (Chapter 3: The Enlightenment) Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp. 258-260 (Encyclopedia). Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’, Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 27-35. |
| 5 | In-class assignment | |
| 6 | Birth of Modern Power and Authority | Christopher Pierson, The Modern State, Routledge, 2004, 27-49 |
| 7 | Birth of Modern Power and Authority | Christopher Pierson, The Modern State, Routledge, 2004, 27-49 |
| 8 | The Rise of Secular Society | John J. Macionis, Sociology 8th edition, Prentice Hall, 2002, pp. 477-483. & R.T. Schaefer, Sociology 10th edition, Mac Graw Hill, 2010, pp.334-357. |
| 9 | The Emergence of Modern Economy | Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 318-325 (Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution) James Fulsher, Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 5-9/13-18. Henry Heller. The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective. London: Pluto, 2011 pp. 176-85 |
| 10 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 11 | Transformation of Social Structure: Class | Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 6th ed., 2012. |
| 12 | Movie Screening and Discussion | |
| 13 | Transformation of Social Structure: Gender | Mary Holmes. What is Gender? Sociological Approaches. London: Sage, 2007, p:1-15 Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune. Reclaiming the F word: The New Feminist Movement. London: Zed Books, 2010, 106-136 |
| 14 | Movie Screening and Discussion | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Must readings mentioned in this information sheet. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | None |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 20 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 23 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 32 | |
| Total | 168 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
| X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language 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
