COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4035 SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL SERVICES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

The main purpose of the Sociology of Social Work Course is to deal with social work practices in the world and in Turkey with basic concepts and theoretical approaches within the framework of the relationship between sociology and social work fields.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They acquire basic information about the field of social work.
2   Learns the theories related to the field of social work.
3   Gains a critical perspective on the field.
4   Will be able to relate sociology and social work fields.
5   They can apply research methods and techniques to social work issues by gaining a sociological perspective.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 People, Society and Social Work
2 Sociology and Social Work common areas, differences
3 Conceptual Approaches to Social Work
4 Theoretical Approaches to Social Work
5 Turkey's Outlook in terms of Socio-Economic Indicators
6 Social Problem Definitions, Types, Stages and Principles
7 Services and Institutions for Preventing and Resolving Social Problems in Turkey
8 Migration and Urbanization (Student presentation)
9 Poverty and Unemployment (Student presentation)
10 Women's Rights and Issues (Student presentation)
11 Disability (Student presentation)
12 Elderly Problems(Student presentation)
13 Guilt (Student presentation)
14 Child Welfare (Student presentation)

Recomended or Required Reading

Society and Social Service (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tsh)
Articles in the journal can be used.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** 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)

nebiye.konukkandemir@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 5 60
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.133
LO.23344
LO.33444
LO.4344
LO.5454