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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 200400501101 | SCIENCE SOCIETY | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | This course helps students make sense of social life by making a connection between society and individual over social structure and social institutions. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Resul GÜLEÇ | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | This course helps students comprehend sociological perspectives. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | | Course Contents | | Sociology is analyzing social relations, institutions, social life, change and reasons and results of human behavior scientifically. The sociologists are interested in every sort of subject. They research group structures, organizations, the institution of marriage, divorce, child rearing, stratification, classes, mobility, religion, law, management and governments and in this context they research how people interact. The sociologists carry out researches making suggestions related to solution of possible social problems by using scientific methods. They build theories related to societies, communities, institutions, bureaucracy, ensembles, interpersonal relations, social movements, collective behavior, classes and conflicts. Sociology is a field of study which explains the significant problems about us and the world around us and it is an exciting field opening up our horizon. On a personal level, sociology explores the reasons and results of events such as romantic love, identity, family conflict, aberrant behavior, aging and beliefs. Sociologists have different research methods. Sociologists observe daily life of groups, carry out full-scale questionnaire studies, interpret historical documents, analyze the results, and carry out interview and laboratory experiments. Sociology helps us understand the changes in individuals’ life, complicated relations in behavior patterns, social structures and social dynamics. Sociology makes us understand how to interrogate social life profoundly. It is a discipline that raises our awareness. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Definition of sociology, subject, purpose, difference, boundaries and place in social sciences | | | | 2 | The birth of sociology | | | | 3 | The birth of sociology | | | | 4 | Fundamental views of leading sociologists | | | | 5 | Fundamental views of leading sociologists | | | | 6 | Basic features of contemporary sociology | | | | 7 | Basic features of contemporary sociology | | | | 8 | New approaches in sociology | | | | 9 | Midterm | | | | 10 | General information about methodology in sociology | | | | 11 | Family institution | | | | 12 | Social status, social role, social structure and social relations | | | | 13 | The emergence and development of sociology in Turkey | | | | 14 | The emergence and development of sociology in Turkey | | |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Prof. Dr. Veysel Bozkurt, "Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji", 3. Baskı, İstanbul, Aktüel Yayınları, 2005 | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Attending Lectures | 1 | 42 | 42 | | Self Study | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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