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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code: MSC458
Course Name: Society and Culture
Course Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 3
Language of instruction: TR
Course Requisites:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Department Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Öğr.Gör. ALPASLAN GÜL
Course Lecturer(s): Dr.Öğr.Üyesi İLKER ÇAYLA
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to explain the basic approaches, methods, concepts,
social organizations and processes in the field of sociology.

Course Content: The critical issues such as social inequality, racial and religious relationships,
gender (discrimination) and sexual differences, and vertical and/or hierarchal classes and social groups that are created by these concepts in social structure are explored with a historical scope.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Explains fundamental perspectives, methods, and concepts in sociology.
2) Describes the foundation of social organization and social process.
3) Identifies the central difference between microsociological and macrosociological perspectives.
4) Explain how theories can change over time.
5) Distinguish between an everyday actor and a social analyst, and the kinds of knowledge that are relevant to each.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) A general introduction Syllabus
2) Emergence and development of sociology, founding sociologists Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
3) Emergence and development of sociology, founding sociologists Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
4) Sociological theories and perspectives Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
5) Sociological theories and perspectives Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
6) Health, illness and disability Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
7) Stratification and social class Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
8) Poverty, social exclusion and welfare Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
9) Midterm Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
10) Gender and sex Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
11) Race, ethnic identity and migration Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
12) Religion in modern society Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
13) Education.
14) Crime and deviance Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
15) An overview Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.
16) Final exam. Anthony Giddens ve Philip W. Sutton, Sosyoloji, 7. Edisyon, Ankara: Kırmızı Yayınları, 2016.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Anthony Giddens. Kırmızı Yayıncılık. İstanbul. 2013.
References: John. J. Macionis, Sosyoloji, Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2012. Martin Slattery, Sosyolojide Temel Fikirler, İstanbul: Sentez Yayınları, 2007. Zygmunt Bauman, Sosyolojik Düşünmek, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınevi, 1999.


Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) To make students more effective and capable in their future professions as artists
2) To increase students’ intuition and discover their creative power throughout their academic careers
3) By enhancing creative potential, to widen the horizons of habitual thought and form open-minded and captivating artists
4) To support students along their artistic journey and prepare them for fruitful, fulfilling careers
5) By combining the reason of science and the sense of art, to create citizens ready to meet the substantial and spiritual needs of society
6) To build aesthetic awareness
7) To increase awareness of local and international values surrounding music
8) To create a space where abstract and concrete concepts can be converted into creative power, as well as original and innovative artistic work
9) To build a sensibility for success in their professional lives
10) To become well-rounded individuals enriched with an interdisciplinary and diverse education

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To make students more effective and capable in their future professions as artists 5
2) To increase students’ intuition and discover their creative power throughout their academic careers
3) By enhancing creative potential, to widen the horizons of habitual thought and form open-minded and captivating artists
4) To support students along their artistic journey and prepare them for fruitful, fulfilling careers
5) By combining the reason of science and the sense of art, to create citizens ready to meet the substantial and spiritual needs of society
6) To build aesthetic awareness
7) To increase awareness of local and international values surrounding music
8) To create a space where abstract and concrete concepts can be converted into creative power, as well as original and innovative artistic work
9) To build a sensibility for success in their professional lives
10) To become well-rounded individuals enriched with an interdisciplinary and diverse education

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 16 2 32
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 34