| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ÇG209.5B | Sociology | Elective | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To provide students with an awareness of understanding social events and relations and to present a scientific perspective on understanding the events of the society they live in. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. Sultan Melek OKTAY |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students understand the social world they live in with an academic style. | | 2 | Students comprehend society and individual relations with their own existence. | | 3 | Students evaluate the role of the individual in rapidly changing social relations. | | 4 | Students learn to prepare an academic assignment | | 5 | Students become familiar with the basic terminology in sociology | | 6 | Will be able to explain social phenomena and concepts related to society. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| The aim and methods of sociology, the basic concepts of society and the development and changes of societies in history |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Meaning and importance of sociology | | | | 2 | Methods of sociology, method in social research | | | | 3 | Social phenomenon, social behavior and sociological perspective | | | | 4 | Pioneers of sociology: Comte, Durkheim, Weber and Marx | | | | 5 | Society and forms of society | | | | 6 | social change | | | | 7 | Social stratification and social mobility | | | | 8 | Midterm Exam | | | | 9 | Culture and society | | | | 10 | Family and society | | | | 11 | Religion and society | | | | 12 | Politics and society | | | | 13 | Globalization and new forms of society | | | | 14 | Basic features of Turkish social structure | | | | 15 | Cities and Communities | | | | 16 | Year-end (final) exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Main Topics of Sociology, Baykan Sezer, Kızıl Elma Publications, İstanbul
Max Weber, Sociology Writings, Communications publications, Istanbul
Anthony Giddens, Sociology, Bracket publications, Ankara
Emmenual Castell, Network Society, University of Knowledge. Publications, I-II, Istanbul
E. Durkheim, Suicide, TTK Y, Ankra
Zigmund Bauman, Thinking Sociologically, Metis Publications, istanbul
Nilifer Göle, Hybrid Patterns, Metis Publications, Istanbul |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| 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) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Brain Storming | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Criticising Paper | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Reading | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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