COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN IN WORKING LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 7037 WOMEN IN WORKING LIFE AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EDA AVCI

Offered to

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the effects of forms of social organisation on the perceptions of women and gender in the historical process in terms of belief systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the forms of social organisation and their effects on gender perception
2   Learns the role of women in social, economic, political and religious life in Turkish culture before Islam.
3   Learns the value given to women in Uighurs, Gokturks and some other Turkish societies.
4   Understands the place of women throughout history and the rights of the Qur'an
5   Understands the effect of belief and culture on gender discrimination

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Forms of Social Organisation and Their Effects on Gender Perception The Place and Importance of Women in Turkish Society in the Islamic Period (The Place of Women Throughout History and the Rights of the Qur'an)
2 Women in Turkish Culture before Islam (Women in Social Life) The Place and Importance of Women in Turkish Society in the Islamic Period (Humiliation and Restriction of Women with Fabricated Hadiths)
3 Women in Turkish Culture before Islam (Women in Economic Life) The Place and Importance of Women in Turkish Society in the Islamic Period (Relations between Men and Women, Economic Rights and Marriage)
4 Women in Turkish Culture before Islam (Women in Political and Administrative Life) Student Presentations
5 Women in Turkish Culture before Islam (Women in Religious, Moral and Philosophical Life) Student Presentations
6 Gok God Religion and Women in Central Asian Turkish Shaman Societies Final Exam
7 Gender Perception in Turkish Culture and Mythology
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Value Given to Women in Uyghurs, Gokturks and Some Other Turkish Societies
10 The Place and Importance of Women in Turkish Society in the Islamic Period (The Beginning of Humanity and Women)

Recomended or Required Reading

ACAR, Hasan, Türk Kültür ve Devlet Geleneğinde Kadın, Insan&Insan, Bursa, 2019
BAYAT, Fuzuli, Türk Kültüründe Kadın Şaman, Ötüken neşriyat, Istanbul, 2010
Çolak, F . (2016). TÜRKLERDE LIDER KADIN TIPOLOJISI VE GÜLNAR HATUN EFSANESI . Uluslararası Medeniyet Çalışmaları Dergisi , 1 (1) , 58-69
GÖKALP, Ziya, "Türk devletinin tekâmülü 12: Hakanlık Teşkilatı",Küçük Mecmua -II-
GÖKALP, Ziya, Türk Medeniyeti Tarihi, Istanbul, 1974
GÖKALP, Ziya, Türk Töresi, Ötüken neşriyat, Istanbul
GÜLTEPE, Necati, Türk Kadın Tarihine Giriş, Ötüken neşriyat, Istanbul, 2008
Koçak, A , Çolak, S . (2018). VAROLUŞ, MÜCADELE, SON EKSENLERINDE ÜÇ KADIN KAHRAMAN: AK ÇIBEK ARIĞ, ALTIN ARIĞ, AY HUUCIN . Motif Akademi Halkbilimi Dergisi , 11 (22) , 1-12 . DOI: 10.12981/motif.455
ÖGEL, Bahaeddin, Türk Mitolojisi, Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 1971, Cilt-1
YASDIMAN, HAKKI ŞAH. Kadının Islâm Geleneğindeki Yeri ve Konumuna Yahudi-Hıristiyan Kültürün Etkilerinden Bazı Örnekler. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, I, no. 14 (2005): 59 94.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer and essay

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assesment of the student's success is evaluated via midterm exam, essays and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are required to attend %70 of the classes.
2. All and every plagiarism attemp will be resulted in disiplinary punishment.
3. It is required from all students to read the material before the classes and join discussions druing the class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Eda AVCI
eda.avci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 2 6 12
Preparing assignments 3 6 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 2 6 12
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.111
LO.2
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

CONTACT INFORMATION
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