Introduction to Sociology (KAM105) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Introduction to Sociology	KAM105	1. Semester	3	0	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental 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)	Dr. Enis Tataroğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course aims to provide students with a general knowledge of the basic concepts and issues in sociology and to develop the ability to relate sociological concepts and perspectives to daily experiences and thoughts.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Defines the scope, development and main approaches of sociology. Knows the concepts of culture and society. Knows the main lines of social theories. Knows the main lines of socialization and social interaction concepts. Knows the social stratification and inequalities and expresses the types of inequality. Knows social institutions in general terms. Defines the concept of social change. Defines traditional, modern and post-modern societies.
Course Content	Situating sociology in social science and in our life, basic nature and scope of sociology; sociological explanations: theories, social change, method in sociological inquiry; socialization and social interaction; social structure and social institutions; groups; family; political, religious and educational institutions; social stratification and

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Sociological Perspective	Source book
2	Sociological Theory	Source book
3	Culture	Source book
4	Society (Lenski)	Source book
5	Society (Durkheim-Marx-Weber)	Source book
6	Socialization	Socialization
7	Social Interaction and Everyday Life	Source book
8	Midterm Examination
9	Groups and Organizations	Source book
10	Deviation	Source book
11	Social Stratification and Inequalities	Source book
12	Social Stratification and Inequalities	Source book
13	Social Institutions	Source book
14	Social Change: Traditional, Modern and Post-Modern Societies	Source book

Sources

Course Book	1. Macionis, John J. (2017) Sosyoloji, Nobel Yayıncılık

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	1	20
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	45
Toplam	4	100

Percentage of Semester Work	55
Percentage of Final Work	45
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2	It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3	It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.					X
4	Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5	By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.					X
6	To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7	Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8	The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9	To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	3	42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	1	16	16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	30	30
Total Workload			150