COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0055 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖZKAN YILDIZ

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

It is to examine the conditions of change and alteration of societies with an aim of providing students with an understanding of the foundations of sociology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain the birth and development of sociology
2   be able to apprehend the main interest of sociology
3   understand the importance of sociology for modern societies
4   know how to think about the problems of society and contribute to the solutions of them
5   apprehend the different characteristics of sociology from other social sciences
6   explain the nature of social institutions
7   explain the social theories and concepts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical conditions that gave rise to the development of sociology Reference 1
2 Basic areas of interest of sociology References 1 and 3
3 The relation between sociology and science: the characteristics that differ sociology from other sciences Reference 2
4 Founding figures of sociology: Marx, Comte, Weber and Durkheim Reference 3
5 Social order, change and stratification References 1 and 2
6 Theory of modern society (1): the specificity of modern society in history References 2 and 3
7 Theory of modern society (2): Different perspectives on modern society Reference 1
8 Sociological Methods and techniques Reference 1
9 Midterm exam Reference 2
10 Branches of Sociology (1) References 1 and 3
11 Branches of Sociology (2) Reference 3
12 Modern (Nation) State Reference 2

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Anthony Giddens, Sociology (4th edition), Polity Press, Cambridge, 2001.
2) Anthony Giddens, Sociology, A Brief but Critical Introduction, Macmillan Press, London, 1986.
3) Önal Sayın, Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, Izmir, 1989.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Mail: ozkan.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 3 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 18 2 36
Midterm 1 6 6
Final 1 12 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75

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