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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
RPD105GK	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY		1	1	7,00

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Lisans

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

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Objectives of the Course

At the end of this course, the student will gain the ability of free thinking; know the basic sociological issues; analyzing their own society and different communities; will better understand the social word

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Name of Lecturer(s)

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Learning Outcomes

1	To understand social issues and problems, to improve their ability to describe and analyze
2	To win the ability of applying knowledge and skills within the discipline of sociology and interdisciplinary work groups
3	To understand the behavioral patterns of social social life of the individual within the group

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Mode of Delivery

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Prerequisities and Co-Requisities

none

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

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Content of the Course

Definition of sociology, its subject, scope, basic concepts in sociology, study areas.Historical development of sociology in the world and Turkey.The relationship between sociology and other sciences,social groups and their properties.The relationship between the individual and society.Sociological aspects of education,social mobility, status, class and stratification.Examples of current sociological work.

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subjects (Theoretical)	Teaching Methods	Preparatory
1	Course Introduction, Importance, Scope
2	What is sociology, What is sociological thinking mean?
3	Definition of sociology and the concepts in this definition
4	The subject of sociology and relationship between other disciplines, sociology of sub branches
5	Social Structure
6	Social Status and Social Role
7	Social Groups
8	Midterm
9	Properties and Types of Social Groups
10	Social Values
11	Types and Characteristics of Social Values
12	Social Norms and Properties of Social Norms
13	Social institutions and Basic Properties
14	Social institutions (Family, Religion, Economics, Politics, Education)
15	General Course Assessment
16	Final Exam

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Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources

-Bauman, Zygmunt (1998) Sosyolojik Düşünmek (Çev. Abdullah Yılmaz), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. -Sezal, İhsan (der.) (2002) Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ankara: Martı yayınları. -Bottomore, Tom & Nisbet, Robert (1990) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi (Çev. Mete Tunçay-Aydın Uğur), Ankara: V Yayınları. -Gökçe Birsen,(2004) Türkiyenin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar, Savaş Yayınevi Ankara .

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Total		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
Total		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60

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Work Pacement(s)

none

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Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	7	5	35
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	15	75
Reading	10	3	30
Total Work Load (hours)			200

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO 1				5
LO 2								4
LO 3		5