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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS KDN 5034 STATUS AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE TURKISH BELIEF SYSTEM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI ŞAH YASDIMAN

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

Personal beliefs and tendencies aside, religion is a socially important phenomenon. The aim of this course is how gender is perceived not only in Islam but also in Turkish belief system from history to the present; examine perspectives on gender differences in terms of scriptures, tradition and legal norms; to reveal whether certain distinctions arise from the essence of believes or from tradition and culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 to be able to learn how gender is perceived in Islam and Turkish belief system 2   2 to be able to perceive similarities and differences between Islam and Turkish belief system on gender 3   3 to be able to see belief fundamentals of which gender discriminations are based on 4   4 to be able to distinguish the difference between religious and cultural gender discrimination 5   5 to have an idea on whether religious traditions and beliefs can make a positive contribution to gender discrimination or not

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1 Introduction: Importance, Purpose, Subject and Resources of the Course 2 2 Turkish Belief System in History I 3 3 Turkish Belief System in History II 4 4 The concept of women in ancient Turks 5 5 Family structure in Turkish belief system 6 6 Woman in Turkish belief system I 7 7 Woman in Turkish belief system II 8 8 Women in Turkish folk beliefs 9 9 Women in Islam 10 10 Women in Turkish culture and Islam religion 11 11 Women in World s Religions 12 12 Women and their position in today's Turkish World 13 13 Comparison: Turkish women before and after Islam 14 14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, examination on examples, homework and assignments.

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 * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the students is evaluated according to their performance in the course with the midterm exam, homework and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

Fridays between 11:00-12:00pm

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 2 3 6 Preparation for final exam 2 6 12 Preparing presentations 2 6 12 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 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 LO.1 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 5 LO.2 3 1 1 5 3 5 4 2 LO.3 2 3 3 5 5 3 4 2 LO.4 2 4 3 1 2 2 4 2 LO.5 5 5 1 1 3 4 5 1