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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

It is to apprehend the fundamental views of current social theorists and to look at the problems of modern societies from a theoretical frame.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to apprehend the relation between theory and science
2   Develope theoretical views by establishing relations between the current social
3   Apprehend the importance of social theories for understanding the present
4   Be able to explain the differences between the current social theorists
5   Be able to concentrate on the contemporary social, economic and political

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Essential Concepts
2 Theory-Science relationship
3 Social theory's perspective on social sciences
4 Rationalization of society
5 Modernity (I): Dual theories of modernity
6 Modernity (II): Imaginary Meanings of Modernity
7 Post-modernism
8 Mid term exam
9 Enlightenment and its criticisms
10 Time and History
11 Civilization, history and science
12 Cultural structure-science
13 Multiple modernities
14 Globalization, imperialism
15 Social Theory - Current Debates
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Collonicos , A. (2004) Toplumsal Kuram. Tarihsel bir Bakış, Iletişim yayınları: Istanbul
Habermas, J. (2001) Iletişimsel Eylem Kuramı, Kabalcı Yayınevi: Istanbul
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Giddens, A. (2011) Sosyolojinin Savunusu, Say Yayınları: Istanbul.
Giddens, A., & Turner, J. H. (Eds.). (2013). Günümüzde sosyal teori. Say.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

1. They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. It will be evaluated by literature review paper.
3. They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nebiye.konukkandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 5 12 60
Preparing presentations 13 1 13
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 183

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.5

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