This course is an introduction to sociology as a way to understanding the world. This course focuses on several important sociological topics, including foundations of society, social inequality, and social institutions. Furthermore, through the analytical and critical perspective developed by the students during this course, students should come to realize how many aspects of their lives are influenced by the social world in which they live and, as a result, a student should obtain a better understanding of her/himself as social individuals and her/his place in society.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. Safiye Neslihan Ercan, Arş. Gör. Pınar Sarp
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Wednesday 12:00-14:00, A-302, Basın Ekspres Campus
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday 09:00-18:00, Basın Ekspres Campus
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture, class exercises,
Principle Sources
*Sosyoloji: Başlangıç Okumaları, 2009 (1. Baskı), Editör: Anthony Giddens, Çev.: Günseli Altaylar, Say Yayınları.
*Filmlerle Sosyoloji, 2010 (1. Baskı), Yazarlar: Bülent Diken ve Carsten B. Laustsen, Çev.: Sona Ertekin, Metis Yayınları.
*Sosyoloji, 2008 (1. Baskı), Yazarlar: Tony Bilton, Kevin Bonnett, Pip Jones, Tony Lawson, David Skinner, Michelle Stanworth, Andrew Webster (Liz Bradbury, James Stanyer ve Paul Stephens’ın katkılarıyla), Çev. Editörü: Kemal İnal, Siyasal Yayınevi.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Basic topics and concepts of sociology, relation with other sciences. History. First sociologists.
Lecture
2. Week
First sociologists. Feminism. Basic theoretical dilemmas in sociology.
Lecture
3. Week
Sociological thinking. McDonaldization of society.
Case Study
4. Week
Principles of sociological research. The main data collection methods used by sociologists. socializing.
Discussion
5. Week
Cinema and social theory. Social class.
Brain Storming
6. Week
Gender.
Problem Solving
7. Week
Race and ethnicity. Power, politics and state.
Lecture
8. Week
Midterm
9. Week
Modern society. Basic concepts in the study of modern society. Family life.
Case Study
10. Week
Education. Working and not working.
Problem Solving
11. Week
Mass media. Health, illness, medicine.
Lecture
12. Week
Knowledge, religion, faith. A sociological view of cinema.
Brain Storming
13. Week
Crime. Globalization and modernity.
Lecture
14. Week
Modernity, postmodernity and social theory. Special topics in sociology.
Lecture, Problem Solving
15. Week
Final
16. Week
Final
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in related disciplines (such as economics, sociology, psychology, quantitative sciences, etc.) that form a foundation for business administration, and makes use of and applies them to the field of business.
PO-2
Applies mathematical, scientific and social knowledge to business problems.
PO-3
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in business functions and management (such as management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behavioural sciences, etc.) and interprets the theoretical arguments focusing on interactions between the actors and the cultures in the field.
PO-4
Determines how to use acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to business in application and field analysis and applies them.
PO-5
Identifies and evaluates the relations in the field of business; describes the problems and presents analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting (critical thinking).
PO-6
Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
PO-7
Develops effective business communication skills (written-verbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Owns effective working skills individually or on a team in business and multidisciplinary fields.
PO-9
Acts with a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Improves effective verbal and written communication skills in Turkish, and acquires competence in minimum one foreign language.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To define the basic concepts and concepts of sociology
LO-2
To express sociological facts with their own words
LO-3
To sample the sociological phenomena
LO-4
To comment social situations in sociological terminology
