COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENDER EQUALITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FROM SEVERAL DIMENSIONS AND

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 5037 GENDER EQUALITY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FROM SEVERAL DIMENSIONS AND COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to clarify that violence against women is not caused only by one but the "total" threat of all areas that creates a misogyn semiosphere.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To analyze how all kinds of "cultural" patterns subordinate women.
2   To detect the "natural" violence that women are subjected to as a result of their subordination.
3   To distinguish that a "bundle of discourses" lies at the heart of violence against women.
4   To analyze the "sublime", sophisticated and concealed characteristics of violence against women.
5   To view the source of violence as a "cultural construction."

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Course Content
2 On the Andropocentricity of Humanist Discourse
3 Women and Law
4 Women and Art/Literature
5 Women and Health
6 Women and Religion
7 Midterm Exam
8 Women and Employment
9 Women and Philosophy
10 Women and Sexuality
11 Women and Motherhood
12 Women and Language
13 Women and Culture
14 Violence Against Women: A Summary

Recomended or Required Reading

Will be announced at the beginning of semester.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in class discussions, assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr
Tel.: 02323019494

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.122353131
LO.215345412
LO.325344451
LO.412513112
LO.522151112