COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRIMINOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6087 CRIMINOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYKUT ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

To give information about the general framework of criminology and research methods. To inform about the causes of crime, general characteristics of criminals, to teach crime prevention and crime fighting methods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge of crime etymology,
2   To learn crime prevention and combat methods,
3   To have knowledge about criminal investigations,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Criminology, research object and historical development
2 Research methods in criminology
3 Crime Etiology
4 Biological Theories
5 Psychological Theories
6 Social and Socio-Psychological Theories
7 Social Structure and Crime Research
8 Midterm
9 Violent Crimes
10 Crimes Against Property
11 Computer Crimes
12 Substance Abuse
13 Fear of Crime
14 Crime Victim and Victimology
15 Crime Prevention and Crime Fighting
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak: Tülin GÜNŞEN IÇLI, Kriminoloji, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Timur DEMIRBAŞ, Kriminoloji, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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)

aykut.caliskan@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 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 238

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3