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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS107 | Introduction to Sociology I | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | This is an introductory course which introduces students to the basic concepts, approaches and methodologies in sociology. The main aim of the course is; to provide students with a relationship between theory and empirical research, to develop students' sociological imagination and to reveal the rich heritage of sociology in terms of theoretical perspectives and scientific knowledge. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Presents the definitions and the first approaches of sociology. | | 2 | Learns basic methodological approaches of sociology | | 3 | Gains theoretical and comparative sociological knowledge about many sociological themes | | 4 | Explains different sociological concepts | | 5 | Examines different sociological theories | | 6 | Gains skill in assessing daily life in sociological perspective |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | The definition, subject, purpose, difference, boundaries and place of social sciences in sociology, general and brief information about the development of social thought in the period before the emergence of sociology as a science, the birth and development of sociology as a science basic features of contemporary sociology, new approaches in sociology, general knowledge about methodology in sociology, theoretical approaches to family institutions, social status of the family, social role, social structure and social relations. The emergence and development of sociology in Turkey: Turkish community in the family, divorce, and family industrialization, economic institutions, educational institutions, religious institutions, political institutions. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Definition of sociology, subject, purpose, difference, boundaries and place in social sciences
| | | | 2 | The birth of sociology | | | | 3 | The birth of sociology | | | | 4 | Fundamental views of leading sociologists | | | | 5 | Fundamental views of leading sociologists | | | | 6 | Basic features of contemporary sociology | | | | 7 | Basic features of contemporary sociology | | | | 8 | New approaches in sociology | | | | 9 | Midterm | | | | 10 | General information about methodology in sociology | | | | 11 | Family institution | | | | 12 | Family in Turkish society | | | | 13 | Social status, social role, social structure and social relations | | | | 14 | The emergence and development of sociology in Turkey | | | | 15 | The emergence and development of sociology in Turkey | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Giddens, A., 2008; Sosyoloji, Kırmızı Yayınları, İstanbul.
Macionis, J. 2012; Sosyoloji, Çev.ed. Vildan Akan, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara.
Bozkurt, V. 2012; Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa
Bottomore, T., Nisbet, R., 1996; Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi, Ayraç Yayınevi, Ankara.
Sezal,İ. 2002 Sosyolojiye Giriş, Martı Yay., Ankara. | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 90 | 90 | | Final Examination | 1 | 90 | 90 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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