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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CEK 3042	SOCIOLOGY OF INFORMATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)

Course Objective

To assessment of knowledge phenomenon from the sociological perspective and, to provide the skill of being able to establish the dialectical-functional relationship between knowledge, social structure and working life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to explain the social characteristic of knowledge
2	Being able to dispute dialectical relationships between knowledge and other social realities
3	Being able to explain relationship between knowledge and social structure with examples
4	Being able to discuss the role of knowledge in social development and social change
5	Being able to propound the value and importance of knowledge in different social models
6	Being able to determine the relationship between the knowledge and working life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the Discipline of Sociology of Knowlegde
2	Theories of Sociology of Knowledge
3	The Concept of Knowledge and Types of Knowledge
4	Interaction between Knowledge and Social Structure
5	Phenomenon of Knowledge in Traditional Society
6	Phenomenon of Knowledge in Modern and Post-Modern Society
7	Characteristics of Knowledge Era
10	Knowledge Based Economy
11	Knowledge Management
12	Knowledge Technologies and the Effects of Knowledge Technologies on the Working Life I
13	Knowledge Technologies and the Effects of Knowledge Technologies on the Working Life II
14	Knowledge Workers and Their Working Conditions
15	Social Problems of Knowledge Era I
16	Social Problems of Knowledge Era II

Recomended or Required Reading

ARMAĞAN, Ibrahim. (1974). Bilgi ve Toplum-1: Bilgi Sosyolojisine Giriş, Istanbul: Otağ Matbaası.
BARNES, Barry. (1990). Bilimsel Bilginin Sosyolojisi, Ankara: Vadi Yayınları.
BERGER, P. L. ve LUCKMANN, T. (2008). Gerçekliğin Sosyal Inşası: Bir Bilgi Sosyolojisi Incelemesi, (Çev.: Vefa Saygın Öğütle), Istanbul: Paradigma Yayınları.
HEKMAN, Susan. (1999). Bilgi Sosyolojisi ve Hermeneutik, Istanbul: Paradigma Yayınları.
McCARTHY, E. Doyle. (2002). Bilgi Kültürü: Yeni Bilgi Sosyolojisi, (Çev.: A. Figen Yılmaz), Istanbul: Çivi Yazıları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Assignment

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

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)

+902323010361
s.demirbilek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 04:00 pm-05:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	6	6
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	6	6
Reading	1	6	6
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

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
LO.1	1								1	1	1	1
LO.2	1								1	1	1	1
LO.3	1								1	1	1	1
LO.4	1								1	1	1	1
LO.5	1								1	1	1	1
LO.6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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