Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
170201003106	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	Compulsory	2	3	3

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

1	Individuals contribute to social criticism and reform in various ways.
2	A better understanding of a particular set of social conditions, often gains us a chance to check the situation better.
3	Knows that Increasing cultural sensibilities is a tool that determines policies which are aware of the existence of different cultural values.
4	Examines the results of adopting a specific policy programs (desired-undesired).
5	Sees 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

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	What is sociology? Culture, society and the individual
2	Community types, social interaction and everyday life
3	Gender and Sexuality, Body eating, disease and old age
4	Family, marriage and personal life
5	Ethnicity and race Crime and Deviance
6	Stratification and structure of class, modern organizations
7	Business and economic life
8	Government, political power and war
9	Mass media and popular culture; Education
10	Religion
11	Cities and the development of modern cities
12	Revolutions and Social Movements
13	Global change and ecological crisis
14	Sociology 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 Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Attending Lectures	3	4	12
Discussion	3	4	12
Team/Group Work	3	4	12
Observation	3	4	12
Field Work	1	6	6
Criticising Paper	3	4	12
Self Study	3	4	12
Reading	3	4	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

LO1

LO2

LO3

LO4

LO5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High