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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 4055 LIBERALISM POWER AND AUTHORITY 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 goal of this class is to understand issues liberalizm and power relationship.. In addition, we will discuss neo-liberal policies and power in modern society .Finally, we will offer possible solutions to current problems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To become aware of the major approaches to liberalism and power 2   To become familiar with the theories and contributions of major figures in the field. 3   To learn to appreciate the necessity of a multi-level explanation of liberal approach . 4   To show importance liberalist democratic approaches 5   To show the relationship of strict and capacity in social world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to society and power 2 Theoretical approaches to liberalism 3 Neo-liberal theory and globalization 4 The parametres of liberal democracy 5 Freedoom and induviduality approaches 6 Citizinship approach of sociology and constitutional approaches 7 Civil society theory and liberal approach 8 The improvement of liberalk democracy approach in Turkish society 9 Midterm 10 Nature of power 11 The modernization of power 12 Criticism of power

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Liberalizm Nedir Atilla Yayla, Adres Yayınları, 2006, Ankara 2. Devlet Üzerine, John Locke, . 3. Multiculturalizm, Charles Taylor, Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1994 4. Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, D.Tannenbaum-D.Schultz, Adres Yayınları, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

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

exams

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 5 70 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) 129

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 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 4 LO.2 4 4 LO.3 4 LO.4 4 4 LO.5 4