ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Architecture (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | ARCD122 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Humanities and Social Sciences-2 | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | TR-EN | ||||||||
| Course Requisites: |
ARCD121 - Humanities and Social Sciences-1 |
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi İLKER ÇAYLA | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi İLKER ÇAYLA |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to understand the main characteristics and dynamics of evolutionary stages of human development in the history and to analyze the drivers of changes. The indicators of human development will be discussed as social, technological, economic and cultural perspectives. The relationships between technological innovations, social welfare, development and inequality will be examined. |
| Course Content: | Social evolution. Types of societies: hunting and gathering, agricultural, industrial, post-industrial. Technological innovation, wealth, power, and inequality; Paradoxes of progress. Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution, democratic revolutions. Development and freedom. Culture and social structure. Technological determinism and its critics. Human development in today's world. Information and communication technologies in developing societies. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction: The historical background of the modern societies | Austin Harrington, “Classical Social Theory, I: Contexts and Beginnings, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 2) | What is classical social theory and sociology | Austin Harrington, “Classical Social Theory, I: Contexts and Beginnings, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 3) | The sociology of Karl Marx | Antonino Palumbo-Alan Scott, “Classical Social Theory II: Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 4) | The sociology of Émile Durkheim | Antonino Palumbo-Alan Scott, “Classical Social Theory II: Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 5) | The sociology of Georg Simmel | Gianfranco Poggi, Classical Social Theory III: Max Weber nad Georg Simmel, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 6) | The sociology of Max Weber | Gianfranco Poggi, Classical Social Theory III: Max Weber and Georg Simmel, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction |
| 7) | Interim Exam | |
| 8) | Critical theory of the Frankfurt school | Douglas Kellner, “Critical Theory of society: Frankfurt School, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 160-164 |
| 9) | Theodor W. Adorno: The culture industry | Douglas Kellner, “Critical Theory of society: Frankfurt School, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 160-162 |
| 10) | Walter Benjamin: Mass culture and the decline of “aura” | Douglas Kellner, “Critical Theory of society: Frankfurt School, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 162-164 |
| 11) | Michel Foucault: Power and resistance I | Samantha Ashenden, “Discours, knowledge, and power: Michel Foucault”, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 206-212 |
| 12) | Michel Foucault: Power and resistance II | Samantha Ashenden, “Discours, knowledge, and power: Michel Foucault”, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 206-212 |
| 13) | Pierre Bourdieu: The Habitus and the Field | “Bourdieu and the idea of reflexive sociology, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 221-227 |
| 14) | Pierre Bourdieu: Cultural capital | “Bourdieu and the idea of reflexive sociology, inside the book of Modern Social Theory – An Introduction, pp. 221-227 |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bryan S. Turner, Klasik Sosyoloji, İletişim Yayınları Steven Best-Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Teori, Ayrıntı Yayınları David Swartz, Kültür ve İktidar, İletişim Yayınları |
| References: | Bryan S. Turner, Klasik Sosyoloji, İletişim Yayınları Steven Best-Douglas Kellner, Postmodern Teori, Ayrıntı Yayınları David Swartz, Kültür ve İktidar, İletişim Yayınları |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) - Gaining discursive, theoretical and factual information from various environments, in local, national and global context for related field, architectural design/ planning/ design activities and researches, she has required ability and comprehension to reflect the information on academic environment. | |||||||||
| 2) - Has intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, esthetic, artistic, historic and cultural information and comprehension about related field. | |||||||||
| 3) - Has knowledge and understanding on human and community oriented and sensitive to environment (natural and built) architectural design/ planning/ design/ research methods on the related field. | |||||||||
| 4) - Has multidimensional knowledge and understanding on economics, topics related to disasters and environmental and societal sustainability principles and standards. | |||||||||
| 5) - They have knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to their field. | |||||||||
| 6) - Has knowledge and understanding about institutional and ethical values related to the concerned field. | |||||||||
| 7) - Has knowledge and understanding about the place / importance of the related field in its historical, geographical, social and cultural context. | |||||||||
| 8) - Has ability to develop concepts in architectural design/ planning/ design fields. | |||||||||
| 9) - Has ability to provide integrity between discourse, theory and practise for architectural design / planning / design activities and researches. | |||||||||
| 10) - Has ability to identify facts, potential, problems and required researches for these in architectural design/ planning/ design issues. | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | - Gaining discursive, theoretical and factual information from various environments, in local, national and global context for related field, architectural design/ planning/ design activities and researches, she has required ability and comprehension to reflect the information on academic environment. | 3 |
| 2) | - Has intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, esthetic, artistic, historic and cultural information and comprehension about related field. | 4 |
| 3) | - Has knowledge and understanding on human and community oriented and sensitive to environment (natural and built) architectural design/ planning/ design/ research methods on the related field. | 4 |
| 4) | - Has multidimensional knowledge and understanding on economics, topics related to disasters and environmental and societal sustainability principles and standards. | 3 |
| 5) | - They have knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to their field. | 1 |
| 6) | - Has knowledge and understanding about institutional and ethical values related to the concerned field. | 4 |
| 7) | - Has knowledge and understanding about the place / importance of the related field in its historical, geographical, social and cultural context. | 2 |
| 8) | - Has ability to develop concepts in architectural design/ planning/ design fields. | 4 |
| 9) | - Has ability to provide integrity between discourse, theory and practise for architectural design / planning / design activities and researches. | 3 |
| 10) | - Has ability to identify facts, potential, problems and required researches for these in architectural design/ planning/ design issues. | 4 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats | |
| Lesson | |
| Seminar | |
| Q&A / Discussion |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Homework | |
| Observation |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 1 | % 30 |
| Presentation | 2 | % 20 |
| Project | 2 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 30 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 70 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 30 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 60 | ||