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 4057 SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL SERVICES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

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 Türkiye 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 Human, Society and Social Service
2 Sociology and Social Work common areas, differences
3 Conceptual Approaches to Social Services
4 Theoretical Approaches to Social Services
5 Social Problem Definitions, Types, Stages and Principles
6 Services and Institutions for Preventing and Solving Social Problems in Türkiye
7 Midterm
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 Old age Problems(Student presentation)
13 Guilt (Student presentation)
14 Child Welfare (Student presentation)
15 Türkiye's Outlook in Terms of Socio-Economic Indicators
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Şahin-Taşğm, N., Tekin, U., & Ahi, Y. 2017 Sosyal Hizmetlerde Güncel Tartışmalar. Nikâ Y.

Supplementary Book(s):
Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tsh)

References:

Materials:
M. Zafer Danış, Beyza Erkoç 2021, Sosyal Hizmet Meslek ve Disiplininin Diğer Meslek ve Disiplinler ile Ilişkisi, Nobel Y.

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


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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15445
LO.244
LO.34
LO.444
LO.544