COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OCCUPATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4067 OCCUPATIONAL SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 2 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 aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and skills on how sociology can develop as a profession in practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   A sociological profession awareness is developed in students.
2   Students' skills on how to become a profession in sociology are developed.
3   Students are provided with the capacity to work and collaborate across institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is job
2 the concept of profession and social stratification
3 development of the concept of profession in different cultures
4 Natural science-like structuring of social sciences
5 Combining theory and practical interests
6 Sociology as modern science
7 What is applied sociology
8 Midterm exam
9 What is folk sociology
10 Professional development of sociology in the USA
11 sociology as a profession in Türkiye
12 sociology as a staff
13 Local institutions and sociology
14 Public institutions and sociology

Recomended or Required Reading

Meslekler ve sosyoloji, Zafer Cirhinlioğlu, Gündoğan yay.
Sosyoloji nasıl meslek olur çalıştay kitabı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lectures
Presentation
work-shops for the transfer of the experience of professional sociologists

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

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 3 42
Reading 3 5 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1444
LO.24444
LO.344