Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | SOS412.2 | Disabled and Community | Elective | 4 | 8 | 3 |
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Level of Course Unit |
First Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
This course aims at evaluating the studies of disability from a sociological point of view and discussing basic subjects of the field |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Students can define disability | 2 | Students can understand the problems the disabled face within the society | 3 | Students can expain the rights of the disabled | 4 | Students can compare disability on the basis of social policies in Turkey and the EU | 5 | |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
None |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
Definitions of diability, construction of modern society, construction of the distinction between the normal and abnormal, othering of the disabled people, policies of disability and the EU, status of the disabled in Turkey, policies of NGOs regarding the disabled, rights of the disabled |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Construction of modern society | | | 2 | Forms of conceptualization and rise of the modern self | | | 3 | Forms of defining categories within Cartesian social order | | | 4 | The construction of the distinction between normal and abnormal | | | 5 | Definitions of disability | | | 6 | The dissolution of the modern self and attitude towards the "abnormal" | | | 7 | Othered disabled | | | 8 | On the functionality of disability | | | 9 | exam | | | 10 | Disability and labelling theories | | | 11 | Disability and the social order | | | 12 | Rights of the disabled | | | 13 | Policies of disability in the EU | | | 14 | Studies on disability and social, economic and cultural participation | | | 15 | Policies of disability in Turkey | | | 16 | final | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Ş.Uluocak,C.Aslan (2012) Toplum ve Engelliler,Çanakkale Kitaplığı. |
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 | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 45 | 45 |
Final Examination | 1 | 45 | 45 |
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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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