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
170201006116	SOCIOLOGY OF GROUPS	Elective	3	6	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The student taking this course; Will be able to explain concepts such as friendship, team spirit, group climate, togetherness, sense of unity, sense of self, sense of groupness and belonging in small groups; At the same time, he will be able to interpret by distinguishing the types of leadership, the formation of norms and the structural features of norms and the changes in stereotypes. Students will be able to apply the knowledge they learned in the lesson in their interactions with small groups they encounter in their daily lives.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Mehmet Ali Sevgi

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to explain concepts such as friendship, team spirit, group climate, togetherness, sense of unity, sense of self, sense of groupness, and sense of belonging in small groups.
2	To be able to interpret by distinguishing the types of leadership, the formation of norms and the structural features of norms and the changes in stereotypes.
3	To be able to apply the knowledge learned in the lesson in their interactions with small groups they encounter in their daily lives.
4	To gain the ability to think critically.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

none

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Basic concepts related to small groups such as group cohesion and classification of groups, impact of small group on individual, group structure and process, conceptualization of leadership, sociological and social psychological reasons for examining small groups in explaining social behavior are covered. In addition, the students are given information about the methods and research techniques used in small group research, and the analysis of small group theories, and some examples from small group research are given.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	What is Sociology of Small Group ? Literature introduction
2	General concept of social group, definition and characteristics of social groups
3	Subject, scope, method and purpose of Sociology of Small Group
4	Definition of small group, historical development of small group research, benefits of studying small groups, characteristics of small groups
5	The formation and nature of social groups, the factors affecting the formation of the group and the theories related to the subject.
6	Group goals and group ideology-group beliefs, group values and group norms
7	Examination of small groups in Turkey
8	Structure of social groups, status in social groups, sociometric characteristics and communication
9	Types of social groups -organized and unorganized groups according to their organizational forms-authoritarian and democratic groups
10	Types of social groups -social groups according to their basic functions, family, education group, economic groups, political groups, religious groups, etc.
11	Types of social groups - social groups according to their participation characteristics - social groups entered voluntarily and involuntarily, Social groups according to their duration - temporary and permanent social groups
12	Types of social groups—social groups by type of relationship—primary and secondary groups, community, and society
13	Social group types - pressure groups, reference groups, Leadership
14	Final Discussions

Recommended or Required Reading

Hortaçsu, Nuran. (1998) Grup İçi ve Gruplar Arası Süreçler, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. Hagg, Michael. (1997) Sosyal Psikolojik Açıdan Grupta Bütünleşme, (çev. Aliye Mavili Aktaş), Ankara: Sistem Yayıncılık. Külebi Ahmet. (1986) Grup Dinamiğinde İnsan Davranışı, Sosyal Psikolojide Kuram, Yöntem ve Uygulama, Ankara: Bilim Yayınları. Sakallı, Nuray (2001). Sosyal Etkiler, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. King, Charles. (1998) The Sociology of Small Groups: A Handbook of Theory and Experiment, Ann Arbor. Beebe, Steven. (1997) Communication in Small Groups: Principles and Practies, New York: Longman.

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

Work Placement(s)

none

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	1	10	10
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Reading	1	10	10
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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