Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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SBU107 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Language of Instruction : | Turkish |
Level of the Course Unit : | BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle |
Type of the Course : | Elective |
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit | - |
Coordinator of the Course Unit | Assist.Prof. PARVIN HEIDARI |
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit | |
Course Prerequisite | No |
OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS |
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Objectives of the Course Unit: | The objective of the course is to help students understand sociological perspective, to remember and explain basic sociological concepts, to distinguish sociological phenomena as institution and network of interaction within the process of change and to interpret meaning, pattern and processes in global world by using sociological knowledge, and explaining the function of the research and methods in the generation of sociological knowledge. |
Contents of the Course Unit: | Contents of the course include; sociology as a science and its development, the function of sociology in the global era, sociological research methods, social groups and formal organizations, culture and socialization, social status and social roles, social stratification and social classes, politics, family and gender, economic life, and basic concepts of crime, modernization and globalization in the historical-cultural context. |
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to) |
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Know the founders of sociology as a science and their major works. |
Define sociological concepts, give examples about the concepts by finding factual responses in the global social world. |
Relate the basic concepts of sociology with everyday life. |
Relate the basic components of culture with the social order. |
Evaluate the cultural centralism, admiration of foreign cultures and cultural relativistic approaches according to the principle of objectivity. |
Remember basic knowledge of family, politics and economics both as institutions and social interaction networks and explain the processes related to these events with examples from the global world. |
Recognize which methods should be used in specific researches. |
WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY |
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Week | Preparatory | Topics(Subjects) | Method |
1 | - | Origin of Sociology as a Science, Its Development and Function of Sociology in Global Age | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
2 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Types of Social Interaction, Social Interaction Process and Levels, Society as Pattern of Social Interaction Networks | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
3 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Social Groups and Formal Organizations | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
4 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Culture and Socialization | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
5 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Social Status and Social Roles | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
6 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Social Stratification and Social Classes | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
7 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Politics | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
8 | - | MID-TERM EXAM | - |
9 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Politics | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
10 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Family and Social Gender | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
11 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Economic Life | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
12 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Modernization | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
13 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Globalization | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
14 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Social Deviation and Crime | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
15 | Reading the sources, Observation, Examples from daily life | Sociological Research Methods and Social Research | Narration, Question-Response, Discussion Method |
16 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
17 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING |
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Bozkurt, V. (2017). Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji. 17. baskı. İstanbul: Ekin Kitabevi. |
Fichter, J. (2016). Sosyoloji Nedir? . 3. baskı. çev. Nilgün Çelebi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. |
Cragun, R., Cragun, D., et al. (2006). Introduction to Sociology. London: Blacksleet River. |
Giddens, A. , Sutton, W.,P. (2016). Sosyoloji. 7. edisyon. çev. Ömer Baldık. İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları. |
Macionis, J.,J. (2015). Sosyoloji. 2. baskı. ed. Vildan Akan. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. |
Ritzer, G. (2015). Introduction to Sociology. London: Sage Publication. |
ASSESSMENT |
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Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities | Number of Activities | Degree of Contribution (%) | Description |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
KNOWLEDGE |
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Theoretical |
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Students will be able to use the knowledge about subjects like art, environment and cultural history in their professional life and daily life
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Factual |
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Students will be able to define the basic concepts of design principles in interior architecture and environmental design
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SKILLS |
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Cognitive |
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Students will be able to analyze by leading national and international project and cost management and processes in interdisciplinary work with internal and external labor market (public private sector and voluntary organizations)
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SKILLS |
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Practical |
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Students will be able to use drawing methods and techniques (CAD, 3D max and visual expression programs and freehand drawing) in their design work.
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By taking responsibility within individual or group, students will be able to apply interior design principles and skills learned in the interior and surroundings.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Autonomy & Responsibility |
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Students will be able to organize interior architecture and exterior design application and technical equipment projects in interdisciplinary cooperation with different professional fields.
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Learning to Learn |
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Students will be able to analyze possible problems and different regulations in interior and nearby environmental planning areas, by adopting the principle of lifelong learning, with social, cultural, innovative, sustainable and open to be develop ideas and solutions.
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Communication & Social |
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The Interior Architecture and Environmental design program graduates will be able to organize enviromental , sustainable projects and activities in the social dimension within the scope of their social responsibilities in their field studies.
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Students will be able to explain himself/herself in writing and speaking in Turkish and at least one foreign language in order to cooperate with related persons and institutions.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Occupational and/or Vocational |
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The graduates of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design program will be able to design, application oriented sustainable, interchangeable and innovative interior architecture and environmental design projects in their professional lives by considering the life of the community.
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Interior Architecture and Environmental Design graduates will be able to develop recommendations on the design-application projects of interiors social and nearby environments and project-cost management by using professional code of conduct, criteria and standards in accordance with legal frameworks.
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Students will be able to organize interior architecture and environmental design projects with local, regional, national and cultural sensitivity and ethical values interdisciplinary studies in cooperation.
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WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT |
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Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities |
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Type of the Learning Activites | Learning Activities (# of week) | Duration (hours, h) | Workload (h) |
Lecture & In-Class Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Preliminary & Further Study | 13 | 1 | 13 |
Land Surveying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assignment (Homework) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Internship | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Technical Visit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Web Based Learning | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Implementation/Application/Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Practice at a workplace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Occupational Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Social Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thesis Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Report Writing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Final Exam | 12 | 4 | 48 |
Mid-Term Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preparation for the Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 46 | 0 | 125 |
Total Workload of the Course Unit | 125 | ||
Workload (h) / 25.5 | 4,9 | ||
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit | 5,0 |