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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SOS210.2Sociology of Knowledge and ScienceElective244
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to give two different (epistemology and ideology) contents of sociology of knowledge and the social and political foundations of science.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Yakup KAHRAMAN
Learning Outcomes
11) Learn the basic concepts, theories and processes of the Sociology of Science and Knowledge
22) Read the works of several thinkers and sociologists.
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Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Sociology of knowledge of the founders of the sociology of knowledge of the history of Mannheim's sociology of knowledge understanding in the West, political ideology and class structure utopian and ideological ideas of the development of Aydin problems of political and economic context of the development of social sciences in the social sciences and the nation-state social sciences epistemology New epistemological approaches universal-local science debates Turkey status groups in Turkey
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is Epistemology?- I
2What is Epistemology?- II
3History of Knowledge and Science
4Sociology and Scientific Thought
5Karl Mannheim
6Max Scheler
7Robert Merton: Sociology of Knowledge
8Paradigm: Thomas Kuhn- I
9Midterm
10Paradigm: Thomas Kuhn- II
11Ideology and Utopia
12Knowledge, Science and Politics
13Capitalization of Knowledge
14Knowledge Management and Social Sciences
15Knowledge Management and Social Sciences
16final
Recommended or Required Reading
Akpolat, Y., Bilgi, Sosyolojisi,2010, Erzurum. Fenomen Yay.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination16060
Final Examination16060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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