Information Package

ADA160

SOCIOLOGY

Course Code
ADA160
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Develop a sociological outlook about social world.
  2. Describe social facts and concepts related with society.
  3. Discuss and describe the main social institutions and their functions and characteristics.
  4. Explain the development and main characteristics of modern sociology.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe importance of sociological perspective and sociological thinking, the emergence of sociology, culture, social change, social control and crime, social movement, ethnicity, modernity and post-modernity, globalization, economy, politics, globalization, culture, religion, family, gender and patriarchy, education, media, social stratification and inequality are the main concepts and topics that are examined in this course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction:The field and the significance of sociology
2nd Week The significance of sociological thinking
3rd Week The Birth of Sociology as a modern discipline
4th Week The Birth of Sociology as a modern discipline: The leading sociologists.
5th Week Economics
6th Week Globalization-I
7th Week Culture
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Religion
10th Week Family, Gender and Patriarchy
11th Week Education
12th Week Media
13th Week Inequality
14th Week Politics
15th Week Crime
Recommended or Required ReadingEnver Özkalp Sosyolojiye Giriş Anadolu Üniversiyesi Yayinlari
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
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 2 1 2
Preparation for Quiz 1 15 15
Individual or group work 1 30 30
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Total Work Load153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
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K5
K6 X X X X
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