COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENDER EQUALITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 4024 GENDER EQUALITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LEVENT YILMAZ

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course, based on the causes and consequences of gender inequality to examine gender equality policies. Female identity and gender debates come into prominance in social sciences. This course discusses the establishment and transformation of the female identity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to discuss gender inequality as historical fact.
2   Being able to discuss theories and approaches about gender equality.
3   Being able to discuss gender inequality which can be removed with political and social transformation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The course proceeds , an assessment of the importance and resources
2 Description and analysis of the concept of gender
3 Various approaches about gender inequities
4 Evaluation of Feminist approach.
5 An assessment of gender inequality in Turkey and in the World.
6 Gender inequality in the family.
7 Midterms
8 Midterms
9 Gender inequality in education life.
10 Gender inequality in political life.
11 Oriented policies on gender equality in Turkey.
12 Oriented policies on gender equality in the world
13 Gender equality policies in education and family
14 Oriented policies towards gender equality in politics
15 An evaluation on equality and importance of gender
16 final

Recomended or Required Reading

Josephine DONOVAN, Feminist Teori, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 1999
Nükhet Sirman, (2002), Kadınların Milliyeti, Milliyetçilik: : Modern Türkiye de Siyasi Düşünce, cilt 4, Iletişim Yayınları.
Serpil SANCAR, Erkeklik: Imkansız Iktidar. Ailede, Piyasada ve Sokakta Erkekler, Metis Kitap, 3. Baskı, 2013.
Ayşe BERKTAY HACIMIRZAOĞLU, 75 Yılda Kadınlar ve Erkekler, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students have to prepare themselves every week regarding the matters specified in the course syllabus.
Preparation of presentations benefiting from relevant sources.
To contribute to mutual discussion.
Making article analyses.
Case discussion.
Term project preparation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tulay.ozuerman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 36 36
Preparation for midterm exam 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 36 36
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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