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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 1002 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GAZANFER KAYA

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

to explain the main sociological concepts, social constructions and institutions, and tne relations between them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student will be able to discuss historical development of sociology, 2   to know main concepts of sociology, 3   to construe the relations between sociology and the other human sciences, 4   to analyse contemporary social constructions and instittutions, 5   to discuss ethics of sociological surveys.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 What is sociology What kind of questions is asked in sociology 2 The main concepts of sociology. 3 The birth of sociology and its factors. 4 Contributers to sociology: Auguste Comte 5 Contributers to sociology: Emile Durkheim 6 Contributers to sociology: Max Weber 7 Contributers to sociology: Karl Marx 8 Midterm exam 9 Culture 10 Social constructions and institutions 11 Social interaction and socialization 12 Social changing and integration 13 Sociological surveys and ethics 14 General evaluaiton

Recomended or Required Reading

Anthony Giddens, SOSYOLOJI (Istanbul: Kırmızı Yayıınları, 2008). Joseph Fisher, SOSYOLOJI NEDIR Çev. Nilgün Çelebi (Istanbul: Anı Yayıncılık, 2002). Zygmund Bauman, SOSYOLOJIK DÜŞÜNMEK, Çev. Abdullah Yılmaz (Istanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2010)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, presentation.

Assessment Methods

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

LO 1-5 The students performance will be evaluated by the question that will be asked in midterm and final exams, and their presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendence is required. The participation in midterm and final exams and homework presentaions will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr, gamze.erdogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wed. 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Des anlatımı 13 3 39 homework presentations 13 1 13 Preperation before / after weekly lectures 13 2 26 preperation for homework 1 10 10 preperation for midterm exam 1 10 10 preperation for final exam 1 10 10 midterm exam 1 2 2 final exam 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 4 4 LO.2 3 3 4 5 LO.3 4 5 4 LO.4 4 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5