INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

PSIR111

Course Code: PSIR111
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Students taking the course are expected to assimilate the sociological perspective and reach scientific truths.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, theoretical approaches, and research methods of sociology. The course will examine the relationship between the individual and society; the processes of organization, continuity, and change in social life; and the effects of social structures on individuals? lives. Social relations, inequalities, and the dynamics of change will be examined from a comparative perspective across different social structures.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Overview
2^nd Week	Sociology and the Sociological Imagination (Schaefer, Chapter 1)
3^rd Week	Sociological Research (Schaefer, Chapter 2)
4^th Week	Culture (Schaefer, Chapter 3)
5^th Week	Socialization (Schaefer, Chapter 4)
6^th Week	Social Interaction and Social Structure (Schaefer, Chapter 5)
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Crime and Social Control (Schaefer, Chapter 7)
9^th Week	Social Stratification and Class (Schaefer, Chapter 8)
10^th Week	Inequalities Based on Race and Ethnicity (Schaefer, Chapter 10)
11^th Week	Gender Inequalities (Schaefer, Chapter 11)
12^th Week	Politics and Economics (Schaefer, Chapter 14)
13^th Week	Social Change and Social Movements (Schaefer, Chapter 16)
14^th Week	Final Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Schaefer RT (2013) Sosyoloji (12. Baskı) (S. Coşar, Çev.). Ankara: Palme Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			184
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3			X
K4				X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9				X
K10
K11	X
K12		X
K13