Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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SBU107 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 | 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 | Assoc.Prof. İLKE CİRİTCİ |
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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The students is able to implement the knowledge gained during the course to their working areas.
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Factual |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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They are able to assess and interpreter the environmental data for designing building by using advance skills and knowledge gained during the architectural education.
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SKILLS |
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Cognitive |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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The students are able to have detail information regarding real life, experience and systems by focusing on the discipline of architecture.
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SKILLS |
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Practical |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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They have the knowledge and concepts on the history of art, aesthetic, the skill of CAD use and cultural infrastructure.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Autonomy & Responsibility |
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They are able to have planning and management skills under a group responsibility.
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The students are able to gain the life-time learning skill that is the crucial part of the discipline of architecture
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They are able to know how to deal with their learning needs in the educational life and after.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Learning to Learn |
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They consider the ethical issues strictly in case of collecting data, interpretation of the data, producing the projects and the phase of implementation in the field of architecture.
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They have sufficient awareness regarding environmental protection and occupational health and safety issues and also they consider risk management and responsibility issues.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Communication & Social |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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They are able to transfer or share their comments and/or critiques regarding the architectural projects and problems with certain methods such as written, oral or other presentation techniques. They are also able to inform individuals or institutions in the field of architecture.
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They are able to share their thoughts and suggestions by supporting them with numerical and qualitative manner in the architectural field with the specialists or not.
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They are able to produce social responsibility projects and activities regarding social environment and they are also able to take active roles.
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They are able to use of communication and information technologies effectively and efficiently in the field of architecture.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Occupational and/or Vocational |
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They are able to work independently in the field of architecture and its production areas.
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They are able to take responsibilities in the field of architectural productions in order to solve unpredictable problems and issues.
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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 |