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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 4041 SOCIOLOGY OF RURAL AREAS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

Learning basic knowledge and concepts of sociology as well as cultural, social and socio-economic living conditions of rural societies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To obtain basic information about Rural Sociology 2   Examining the relationship between rural development and country development 3   Understanding the place of rural sociology in rural development studies 4   To discuss the place of rural societies in the country's economy and culture in detail

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The definition of rural 2 the definition of rural sociology 3 Characteristics of rural societies 4 Rural Sociology in Turkey 5 Rural Sociology in Turkey 6 Rural Sociology in General 7 Rural Sociology in General 8 Midterm 9 What is rural development 10 Characteristic of rural settlements 11 Social segregation 12 Social mobility 13 The relationship between rural development end development 14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main book: - TOLAN, B., 1996, Toplum Bilimlerine Giriş, Murat Yayınları, Istanbul. - GÖKÇE, O., 1993, Köy Toplumbilimi, Ege Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir - TÜRKDOĞAN, O., 1970, Türkiye de Köy Sosyolojisinin Temel Sorunları, Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları, Erzurum. - TÜRKDOĞAN, O., 2006, Türkiye de Köy Sosyolojisi, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık,Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yildiz.akpolat@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 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Reading 3 5 15 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

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 LO.1 4 4 5 3 LO.2 4 5 5 5 3 LO.3 4 3 3 4 3 5 4 LO.4 4 5 4