| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociological Thought | SOS 513 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | yuksek_lisans |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. İSMAİL HİRA |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | The purpose of this course is to get a sociological perspective on the history of social thought, the development of the social sciences, and the place of sociology in this development, and to develop a sociological perspective on social movements |
| Course Content | The historical processes in the process of the emergence of sociology perspective, geographical discoveries, industrial revolution , the French Revolution and the rise of sociology and classical thinkers, methods of sociology and sociology of the new times |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To introduce students to the ways of sociological thinking | Discussion, | Homework, |
| 2 | To get a basic overview of the historical process | Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 3 | To develop a historical understanding of the pioneers of sociology | Lecture, Self Study, | Testing, Homework, |
| 4 | To discuss the problems of method in sociology | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Oral Exam, Homework, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sociological view of the human behavior | |
| 2 | Historical processes that give rise to the need for a sociological perspective | |
| 3 | Geographical discoveries, the industrial revolution , the French Revolution and the rise of social sciences | |
| 4 | The pioneers of sociology , de Comte and Saint-Simon | |
| 5 | Durkheim and collective consciousness , spencer and American sociology | |
| 6 | Methods of sociology and method debates | |
| 7 | The possibility and reality of objectivity in sociology | |
| 8 | The position of sociology within the social sciences | |
| 9 | New social structures in the globalized world of sociology | |
| 10 | New social movements and new theories in sociology | |
| 11 | Mass culture and sociology | |
| 12 | Migration, urbanization, identities and multiculturalism debate and sociological imagination | |
| 13 | The collapse of the welfare state, social capital and sociological thought | |
| 14 | General Review of Course |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | Lecture Notes |
| Course Resources | SOSYOLOJİK DÜŞÜNME YÖNTEMİ(Sosyoloji Bilimine Giriş) , Stephan Cole, Çev: Bekir Demirkol, Vadi Yay., Ankara SOSYOLOJİ SÖZLÜĞÜ: Gordon Marshall, Çev: Osman Akınay ve Derya Kömürcü, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları SOSYOLOJİNİN TEMEL KAVRAMLARI: Peter Kıvısto, Birleşik Yayınları, Çev: İhsan Çapçıoğlu ve Sefer Yavuz, Ankara SOSYOLOJİ: Anthony Giddens; Yayına Hazırlayan: Cemal Güzel, Hüseyin Özel Ayraç Yayınevi ; Bilim; Türkçe ÇAĞDAŞ SOSYOLOJİ KURAMLARI:M.M.Poloma, Gündoğan Yayınları, Ankara SOSYOLOJİK METODUN KURALLARI: Emile Durkheim, Çev. Enver Aytekin, Sosyal Yayınları, İstanbul |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To be able to perceive and evaluate social matters at national and universal level | X | |||||
| 2 | To be able to evaluate sociological process from beginning to current in terms of leading Turkish thinkers at national level | X | |||||
| 3 | To be able to understand and solve the particular social problems and closely acquainted with related branches of Sociology | X | |||||
| 4 | To be able to interrogate and pose a question on popular contemporary sociological concepts objectively as globalization, multiculturalism, identity and postmodernism | X | |||||
| 5 | To be able to do researches and to improve a method about the sociological problems and produce solutions | X | |||||
| 6 | To be able to analyze the social conditions in nineteenth century that caused rising of Sociology | X | |||||
| 7 | |||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 50 |
| 1. Ödev | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 60 |
| 1. Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Assignment | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 5.6 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 6 | ||