COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 7054 WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZYILMAZ

Offered to

Women's Studies Non-thesis

Course Objective

To understand the nature of women's and children's research in Turkey and to have knowledge about the developments in women's and children's research in the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about the history of women and children research in Turkey
2   To be able to follow the developments in the world in this field
3   To be able to critically evaluate women's and children's research.
4   To be able to identify current issues in women's and children's research
5   To be able to develop a research proposal for women and child research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Main concepts related to women, children and gender
2 History of women and child research in the world
3 Research on Women and Children in Turkey
4 Key issues in women's and children's research
5 Basic approaches in women and children research
6 Methods used in women and child research
7 Methods used in women and child research
8 Midterm exam
9 Trends in women's and children's research
10 Trends in women's and children's research
11 Problems encountered in women and children research
12 Problems encountered in women and children research
13 Policies in women's and children's research
14 Policies in women's and children's research
15 The effects of women's and children's research on social systems
16 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

- Sancar, S. (2011). Entering the 21st Century Feminist Studies in Turkey, Koç University publications, Istanbul.
- Erdoğan, E, Gündoğdu D. (2020) (eds), Feminist Method in Turkey, Metis Publications.
- Çakır, S. and Akgökçe, N. (1996). (eds.), Kadın Araştırmalarında Yöntem , Sel Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
-Öztan, E. (2016). "Feminist Research and Method", ed. Saygılıgil, F. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Araştırmaları, Dipnot Yayınları.
-Serpil Çakır, "Kadın Çalışmaları Bilimde Neleri, Nasıl Sorguluyor', Insan, Toplum, Bilim, ed. Kuvvet Lordoğlu, Kavram Publications, Istanbul, 1996.
-Renzetti, Claire M. and Daniel J. Curran. Women, Men, and Society. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995.
-Mies, M. (1996.) "Towards a Methodology for Feminist Research", (ed. Serpil Çakır and Necla Akgökçe, Kadın Araştırmalarında Yöntem, Sel Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
-W.Lawrence Neuman (2010). Social Research Methods/ Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 4th Edition, Trans. Ince, S. Publishing Room Publications, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, case study, cooperative learning.

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 * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The evaluation of the students is measured by midterm, homework and final exams in accordance with the learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to 70% of the lectures is compulsory.
The lecturer reserves the right to make various applications through individual or cooperative learning within the planned education and training process. The effect of the applications on the evaluation process is announced to the students at the beginning of the academic year.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

guzin.ozyilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 12.00-13.30 Buca FAculty of Education, Hasan Ali Yücel Building

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 3 5 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.154442
LO.2322
LO.33432
LO.4343
LO.5435544