| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS210.2B | Sociology of Knowledge and Science | Elective | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmed Hamza ALPAY |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | 1) Learn the basic concepts, theories and processes of the Sociology of Science and Knowledge | | 2 | 2) 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 |
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| 1 | What is Epistemology?- I
| | | | 2 | What is Epistemology?- II
| | | | 3 | History of Knowledge and Science
| | | | 4 | Sociology and Scientific Thought
| | | | 5 | Karl Mannheim
| | | | 6 | Max Scheler
| | | | 7 | Robert Merton: Sociology of Knowledge
| | | | 8 | Midterm
| | | | 9 | Paradigm: Thomas Kuhn- I
| | | | 10 | Paradigm: Thomas Kuhn- II
| | | | 11 | Ideology and Utopia
| | | | 12 | Knowledge, Science and Politics
| | | | 13 | Capitalization of Knowledge
| | | | 14 | Knowledge Management and Social Sciences
| | | | 15 | Knowledge Management and Social Sciences
| | | | 16 | final | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Akpolat, Y., Bilgi, Sosyolojisi,2010, Erzurum. Fenomen Yay. |
| 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) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | LO2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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