Gender Equality (HUM212) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Gender Equality HUM212 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course focused on examine main subjects and current issues of Gender Studies by precisely taking the principle of equality and discrimination at hand, Help students follow gender studies in Turkey and across the globe and develop abilities of students to examine and generate behavioral patterns in their daily social life in a gender-mainstreaming perspective
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students: • Define and compare concepts of sex and gender. • Explain the consequences of gender on individuals’ perceptions and behaviors. • Examine pieces of art by equalitarian and extensive perspective. • Identify gender based violence and its types. • Explain legal methods against the gender based violence.
Course Content This course focused on examine main subjects and current issues of Gender Studies by precisely taking the principle of equality and discrimination at hand, Help students follow gender studies in Turkey and across the globe and develop abilities of students to examine and generate behavioral patterns in their daily social life in a gender-mainstrea

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Sex and Gender Arat, Necla. 2010. Feminizmin ABC'si, Say Yayınları.
2 Creative Drama Workshop on Gender-mainstreaming Material to be handed out by the Instructor
3 Sexism and Patriarchy Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
4 Sexism and Patriarchy Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
5 Gender and Critical Manhood A. Aslı Şimşek, R. Volkan Öner (2015), Türkiye’de Hegemonik Erkeklik: Medyada ve Hukukta İzler, Dönüşümler ve Olasılıklar, Global Media Journal Türkçe versiyonu, Cilt: 6, Sayı: 11, pp. 447-477.
6 Fight on Discrimination: Dual-gender Regime and Sexual Orientation Material to be handed out by the Instructor
7 Violence Against Women and Its Types, A Book Review Lou Salome- Arayışlar Romanı
8 Midterms
9 Gender-based Violence and Legal Methods Against IT Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23 ve ders sorumlusu tarafından verilecek materyaller
10 Gender and Family Relations Özdemir, Nadire: İlişkisel Özerklik Bağlamında Evli Birey, Turhan Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2016.
11 Experiences of Feminist Struggle: The Example of Turkish Women’s Movement Hooks, Bell. 2012. Feminizm Herkes İçindir, BGST Yayınları.
12 Disadvantaged Groups and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
13 Body, Health and Politics Material to be handed out by the Instructor
14 Movie Screening and Review Regarding Material to be handed out by the Instructor
15 Social Life and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
16 Professional Life and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
17 Finals

Sources

Course Book 1. Editörler: L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara
Other Sources 2. • Hooks, Bell. 2012. Feminizm Herkes İçindir, BGST Yayınları.
3. • Arat, Necla. 2010. Feminizmin ABC'si, Say Yayınları
4. • Derleme: Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
5. • Özdemir, Nadire: İlişkisel Özerklik Bağlamında Evli Birey, Turhan Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2016.
6. • A. Aslı Şimşek, R. Volkan Öner (2015), Türkiye’de Hegemonik Erkeklik: Medyada ve Hukukta İzler, Dönüşümler ve Olasılıklar

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 14 100
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 14 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Having knowledge and awareness of the design and construction decisions influenced by geographical variations in social, economic, cultural, and physical contexts.
2 Being able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary manner at the national and international levels, independently or jointly planning design projects in interdisciplinary work, and taking on responsibilities to execute/manage them.
3 Having knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards; being aware of professional ethics, duties and responsibilities.
4 Being able to obtain the necessary data using accurate research methods and techniques, interpreting the results, and transforming the theoretical knowledge acquired by generating counter-arguments/syntheses, evaluating them, and applying them to alternative design solutions in the practical domain.
5 Expressing data, ideas, design solutions and projects accurately and effectively by using oral, written and/or visual communication techniques and technology.
6 Having knowledge of interior space systems in a way that considers the relationship between the base building construction and the interior construction.
7 Providing a holistic design approach by developing details through the appropriate selection of furnishing, product and material.
8 Developing design ideas/creating space with the influence of psychology, sociology, philosophy, architecture and art by using scientific and technical knowledge that will respond to aesthetic and functional needs.
9 Developing user-oriented design solutions with human factors, ergonomics, universal and inclusive design principles.
10 Having knowledge within the scope of the historical development of interior architecture, architecture and art, having the competence to make decisions by exhibiting a respectful and sensitive attitude towards cultural heritage and historical/natural environment.
11 Designing to increase spatial comfort and wellbeing with the impact of physical environmental systems such as lighting, color, acoustics, air conditioning, etc.
12 Having the ability to develop a sustainable design by using natural and built environment information.
13 Keeping up with new developments in the field of interior architecture and design, having a consciousness of lifelong learning, and contributing to the field. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 14 4 56
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 120