ECTS - Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to Sociology (SOC101) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Introduction to Sociology | SOC101 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| None |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Service Courses Taken From Other Departments |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course is designed to provide students with a sound sociological perspective and to help them develop a critical consciousness to view, understand, and interpret society and their place in it. The fundamental aim is to ignite our imaginations to see and evaluate ourselves and society in a humanly way, by connecting the micro and macro structures and relations, because sociological explanations have played an important role in understanding and misunderstanding social reality. In this course, we will explore the kinds of issues, problems and questions that have traditionally caught the interest of sociologists. We will explore how we collectively create society, and how we play a role in shaping, sustaining and changing society. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| 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 Social Class; Inequality; poverty;Social identity: Race and Ethnicity and Gender;Social control |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Orientation/Introduction to course | |
| 2 | Situating sociology in social science and in our life: On knowledge, knowing; production, distribution and use of knowledge; ideas and consciousness; science; scientist; objectivity; theory and research; individual and freedom. | Your own sources that you find in internet and library. (P.S.: You are responsible to find your own sources, read them, take notes to bring to class in order to contribute and participate in discussions EVERY WEEK) Erdoğan, İrfan (2014) Medya Teori ve Araştırmaları: chapter 2; chapter 13; pp. 223-233. Erdoğan, İrfan (2012) Pozitivist Metodoloji ve Ötesi, pp. 17-60 |
| 3 | On the basic nature and Scope of sociology | Erdoğan (2014), pp. 35-64 Req1: pp. 1-21 Req2: pp. 3-16 Req3 pp. 1-12 |
| 4 | Sociological explanations: Theories | Erdoğan (2014), pp. 65-92, pp. 122-128, pp. 161-162, pp. 170-172 Req1: pp. 22-32 Req2 pp. 39-52 Req3 pp. 21-29, 34-39 |
| 5 | Sociological explanations: Social Change | Erdoğan (2014), pp. 173-180, 248-272, 301-327; 347-360, 373-405. Req1: pp. 54-58 Req2: pp. 371-378, Req3: pp. 179-184, 188-191, 193-194 |
| 6 | Sociological Study: Method in Sociological inquiry | Req1: pp. 33-45 Req3: pp. 203-215 Suggested: Erdoğan, İ. (2012) Positivist Metodoloji ve Ötesi |
| 7 | Socialization and social interaction: concept and meaning | Req1: pp. 33-38, 46-52 Req 2: pp. 53-54. 83-91 Req 3: pp. 41-53, 61-70 |
| 8 | Midterm exam: (last hour of the class) (45 minutes). | |
| 9 | Social Structure and Social institutions; Groups; Family | Req1: pp. 81-83, 90-105 Req2: pp. 260-284 Req3: pp. 83-91 |
| 10 | Political, religious and educational institutions | Req1: pp. 117-126 Req2: pp. 341-352; 287-287-289, 298-307 Req3: PP-92-99 |
| 11 | Social Stratification and Social Class; Inequality; poverty | Req2: pp. 213-234; Req3: pp. 131-147 |
| 12 | Social identity: Race and Ethnicity and Gender | Req2: pp. 165-187; 191-208 |
| 13 | Social control | Req2: pp. 145-163 Req3: pp. 109-123 |
| 14 | Social Control continued | Req2: pp. 145-163 Req3: pp. 109-123 |
| 15 | Summary | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Fayeye; J. O. (2007) Introduction to Sociology. Fayeye National Open University of Nigeria Press |
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| 2. Rcragun, Ryan T. Cragun (2012) Introduction to Sociology. Wikibooks.org | |
| 3. Stolley, Kathy S. (2005) Basics of Sociology. Westport, CT: greenwood Press |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 15 | 30 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 17 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline | X | ||||
| 2 | To have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology | X | ||||
| 3 | To gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings | X | ||||
| 4 | To develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena | X | ||||
| 5 | To gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology | X | ||||
| 6 | To have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources | X | ||||
| 7 | To have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data | X | ||||
| 8 | To have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems | X | ||||
| 9 | To have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English | X | ||||
| 10 | To gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning | X | ||||
| 11 | To have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 96 | ||