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
0200002102	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	Elective	4	8	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course, the student will gain the ability of free thinking; know the basic sociological issues; analyzing their own society and different communities; will better understand the social word

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Developing skills to understand, explain and analyze social issues and problems
2	To be able to apply sociological knowledge and skills in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary group studies.
3	To be able to comprehend the behavior patterns of the individual within the group in social life

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Definition of sociology, its subject, scope, basic concepts in sociology, study areas.Historical development of sociology in the world and Turkey.The relationship between sociology and other sciences,social groups and their properties.The relationship between the individual and society.Sociological aspects of education,social mobility, status, class and stratification.Examples of current sociological work.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Course Introduction, Importance, Scope
2	What is sociology, What is sociological thinking mean?
3	Definition of sociology and the concepts in this definition
4	The subject of sociology and relationship between other disciplines, sociology of sub branches
5	Social Structure
6	Social Status and Social Role
7	Social Groups
8	Midterm Exam
9	Properties and Types of Social Groups
10	Social Values
11	Types and Characteristics of Social Values
12	Social Norms and Properties of Social Norms
13	Social institutions and Basic Properties
14	Social institutions (Family, Religion, Economics, Politics, Education)
15	General Course Assessment
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

-Bauman, Zygmunt (1998) Sosyolojik Düşünmek (Çev. Abdullah Yılmaz), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. -Sezal, İhsan (der.) (2002) Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ankara: Martı yayınları. -Bottomore, Tom and Nisbet, Robert (1990) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi (Çev. Mete Tunçay-Aydın Uğur), Ankara: V Yayınları. -Gökçe Birsen,(2004) Türkiyenin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar, Savaş Yayınevi Ankara .

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)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			2

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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