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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
SOC 502
Semester: 
Spring
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Course Language: 
English
Courses given by: 
Course Objectives: 

This course aims to familiarize students with the history and theories of contemporary sociological theory and aims to encourage students to make presentations on theorists.

Course Content: 

Contemporary sociological theory

Teaching Methods: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Diaries
Assessment Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Class attendance and participation, C: Diaries on observations/ethnographic observation

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

1)Students learn about the history of revolutions and develop a critical approach for this analysis

3,4,5,6

1,2,3

A,B

2) Students learn about the history of social movements and develop a critical approach for this analysis

3,4,5,6

1,2,3

A,B

3) Students analyze theories on revolution and develop an critical approach

4,5,8

1,2,3

A,B

4) Students analyze theories on social movements and develop a critical approach

4,5,8

1,2,3

A,B

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction to the course and course requirements

 

2

Theodor Adorno

Assigned readings

3

Erving Goffman

Assigned readings

4

Michel Foucault

Assigned readings

5

Roland Barthes

Assigned readings

6

Anthony Giddens

Assigned readings

7

Midterm Exam/Take Home Essay

Assigned readings

8

Ulrich Beck

Assigned readings

9

Pierre Bourdieu

Assigned readings

10

Zygmunt Bauman

Assigned readings

11

Stuart Hall

Assigned readings

12

John Urry

Assigned readings

13

Edward W. Said

Assigned readings

14

Conclusions and General Discussions over the Semester

 

Assigned readings

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory, edited by Anthony Elliott and Bryan S. Turner,  Sage Publications, 2001.

Additional Resources

 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Class attendance and participation

1

10

Presentations (2 in total)

1

30

Midterm Exam/Take Home Essay

1

30

Final Exam/Take Home Essay

1

30

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

30

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

70

Total

 

100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

 

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

 

1

2

3

4

5

 

1

To raise individuals who are proficient in research methods in social sciences, and competent in carrying out sociological research. ,

   

 

X

   

2

To raise individuals who develop an interdisciplinary perspective by way of taking courses not only in the field of sociology but also those offered by different faculty and departments.

 

 

 

X

   

3

To raise individuals who have a firm grasp of the main topics and issues of the society in Turkey. 

     

 

X

 

4

To raise social scientists who are competent in “sociology of organizations and institutions”, one of the major areas of sociology. 

   

X

 

 

 

5

To raise social scientists who are competent in “political sociology and social change”, one of the major areas of sociology. 

 

 

X

     

6

To raise social scientists who are competent in “social inequalities/stratification”, one of the major areas of sociology. 

   

X

     

7

To raise social scientists who are competent in  “culture and society”, one of the major areas of sociology. 

 

 

 

X

   

8

To raise social scientists who have a command of the history of and the theories in social sciences. 

       

X

 

9

To raise individuals who have the skill of expressing themselves well, verbally and in writing, and who are knowledgeable in the main requirements of academic writing. 

 

   

X

   

10

To raise individuals who are capable of developing projects in different parts of the world,  working for international organizations. 

     

X

   

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)

14

3

42

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

14

8

112

Presentations (2 in total, 1 in MA course, 1 in undergraduate course)

2

2

6

Final examination/Take Home Essay

1

6

6

Total Work Load

 

 

166

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

6,64

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

7