Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
220400501103INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGYCompulsory115
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Based on the thinking and practice of sociology imagery acquired before the person´s own thoughts about the life of the community to provide for removal of systematic review methods, and theories include the evaluation of the evidence in the light of the terms of the logical arguments to show that a science.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Alaaddin Yanardağ
Learning Outcomes
1Individuals contribute to social criticism and reform in various ways.
2A better understanding of a particular set of social conditions, often gains us a chance to check the situation better.
3Knows that Increasing cultural sensibilities is a tool that determines policies which are aware of the existence of different cultural values.
4Examines the results of adopting a specific policy programs (desired-undesired).
5Sees the existence of possibility of self-illumination increasing opportunities for groups and individuals to change their living conditions
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definition of sociology, space, methods and research techniques, social organization, culture, socialization, groups, stratification, demography and social change, and analysis of the basic concepts are explained.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is sociology? Culture, society and the individual
2Community types, social interaction and everyday life
3Gender and Sexuality, Body eating, disease and old age
4Family, marriage and personal life
5Ethnicity and race Crime and Deviance
6Stratification and structure of class, modern organizations
7Business and economic life
8Government, political power and war
9Mass media and popular culture; Education
10Religion
11Cities and the development of modern cities
12Revolutions and Social Movements
13Global change and ecological crisis
14Sociology and Theory
Recommended or Required Reading
Anthony Giddens, Sosyoloji, İstanbul, 2008 Topses, Devrim, M.(2012), Eğitim Sosyolojisi, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara. Doğan, İsmail(2012), Eğitim Sosyolojisi, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara. Tezcan, Mahmut (2006), Eğitim Sosyolojisi, Anı Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures3721
Discussion2714
Team/Group Work3721
Observation3721
Field Work11010
Criticising Paper3721
Self Study3721
Reading3721
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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