SOCIAL AND ECONOMICS STRUCTURE OF TURKEY

SW136

Course Code: SW136
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Emre Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

They will have knowledge about the social, historical, cultural and political structure of Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended course for this course.

Course Description

This course examines the processes that Turkey's social, cultural and economic structure has gone through depending on historical transformations.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course and introduction to the content
2^nd Week	What is Social Structure? What are the Basic Characteristics of Social Structure?
3^rd Week	Social Structure in the Ottoman Empire
4^th Week	Social Structure in Modern Turkey
5^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: Politics and Transformation
6^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: Economy and Transformation
7^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: Social Classes and Bureaucracy
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: The Outside World and Transformation
10^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: Population and Urbanization
11^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society: Family and Gender
12^th Week	A Look at Basic Social Problems in Turkish Society
13^th Week	Structural Elements in Turkish Society
14^th Week	Evaluation
15^th Week	Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

Baykara, Tuncer. (2000). Türkiye?nin Sosyal ve İktisadi Tarihi, Ankara: Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları.
Gökçe, Birsen. (1996). Türkiye?nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar, Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi.
Kazıcı, Ziya. (2003). Osmanlı?da Toplum Yapısı, İstanbul: Bilge Yayıncılık.

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	1	15	15
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	33	33
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	30	30
Homework
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1
K2
K3
K4	X
K5
K6	X
K7	X