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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
SOC 507
Course Type: 
Elective
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

This course aims to familiarize students with the history and theories of everyday life and aims to encourage students to make their own observations on their everyday life experiences.

Course Content: 

Theories of sociology of everyday life

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

 

2

Sociology of everyday life-General overview

Assigned readings

3

Everyday in the city: Between ordinary and exception

Assigned readings

4

Walking in the city and discovering everyday life-Michel de Certeau

Assigned readings

5

Everyday life and the “ordinary” in the modern world-  Henri Lefebvre-1

Assigned readings

6

The right to the city:Henri Lefebvre-2

Assigned readings

7

Urban rhythms of everyday life

Assigned readings

8

Everyday life in Georg Simmel’s and Erving Goffman’s sociology

Assigned readings

9

The presentation of self in everyday life-Erving Goffman

Assigned readings

10

Walter Benjamin and everyday life

Assigned readings

11

Everyday life and emotiıns

Assigned readings

12

Sociology of everyday life in Turkey’s social sciences

Assigned readings

13

Discussion over the diaries

Assigned readings

14

Conclusion

Assigned readings

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Students are provided with articles to read for each week.

Additional Resources

 

 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

 

Assignments

 

Exams

 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Class attendance and participatiom

1

10

Diaries based on observation in everyday life

3

30

Discussion over the diaries (in reference to the readings)

1

20

Final Exam/Take Home Essay

1

40

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

40

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

60

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

Diaries (based on observation)

3

2

6

Final examination

1

6

6

Total Work Load

 

 

166

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

6,64

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

7