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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 101 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 101 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÇAĞDAŞ ÜMİT YAZGAN (cumityazgan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give general information about sociology, to teach knowledge about subjects, methods and interest of sociology, to teach sociologic view, thinking and evaluation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can defines the basic concepts of sociology programs. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
Examination
LO-2 Can adapts acquired knowledge with other disciplines in the field of Sociology. PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-3 3. Can develop creative, resourceful in terms of conducting sociological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-7 7. Can use the modern techniques and devices necessary for the current practices in the field of Sociology.
Examination
LO-3 Can explain the development, history and place in world of sociology. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-5 5. Can dedicate to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics.
PO-6 6. Can assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence.
PO-7 7. Can use the modern techniques and devices necessary for the current practices in the field of Sociology.
PO-13 13. Can know at least one foreign language at B1 level in the European Language Portfolio so that they can follow the developments in their field of study and exchange information or ideas with their colleagues abroad.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
General information about sociology, birth, development, history and pioneers of sociology will be given. Students will be informed about the definition, subject, search methods and techniques of sociology. Society, socialization, social differentiation, population and migration will be explained.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definitions and Foundations: What is Sociology? Verbal-question-answer
2 Definitions and Foundations: What is Society? Verbal-question-answer
3 Sociological Thinking, Sociology and Common Sense According to Zygmunt Bauman Sociological Imagination According to Charles Wright Mills Verbal-question-answer
4 What Do Sociologists Do? Verbal-question-answer
5 The Relationship of Sociology with Other Sciences and Its Sub-Branches Verbal-question-answer
6 ​ 44 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Çeviri sonucu Brief History of Sociology and Ibn Khaldun Verbal-question-answer
7 Historical Developments That Influenced the Emergence of Sociology Verbal-question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 The Birth and Development of Sociology in Turkey Verbal-question-answer
10 Classical Sociologists Verbal-question-answer
11 Classical Sociologists Verbal-question-answer
12 Modern Sociology Approaches Verbal-question-answer
13 Sociology, Science and Method Discussions Verbal-question-answer
14 Culture, Cultural Change and Components of Culture Verbal-question-answer
15 Group, Leadership, Status and Role Verbal-question-answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Özkalp, Enver, Sosyolojiye Giriş, Ekin Basım Yayın Dağıtım, Bursa
2 Giddens, Anthony. Sosyoloji, Ayraç, Ankara
3 Bozkurt, Veysel. Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji: Temeller, Kavramlar, Kuramlar, Aktüel Yay, İstanbul.
4 Dönmezer, Sulhi. Sosyoloji. Beta Yay, İstanbul.
5 Arslantürk, Z- Amman, T. Sosyoloji: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Teoriler. Çamlıca Yay, İstanbul
6 Jitcher, J. Sosyoloji Nedir? çev: Nilgün Çelebi, Toplum yay, Konya
7 Zencirkıran, M. Sosyoloji, Dora yay, Bursa
8 Mueller K.S.-Kendall D. Sociology in Our Times. Thompson Wadsworth. USA
9 Macionis, John. Sosyoloji , Nobel, Ankara
10 Sağlam, Boyacıoğlu ve Bakacak. Sosyoloji, Siyasal Kitapevi, Ankara
11 Andersen ve Taylor. Sociology. Thompson Wadsworth, USA
12 Şentürk, Ünal (2020). Sosyoloji: Kavramlar, Kurumlar ve Kuramlar, Paradigma Akademi Yayınları.
13 Kılıç, Metin (2021). Sosyolojiye Giriş, Eğitim Yayınevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Resarch Books, example articles, computer, board, marker

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 1 1 1
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 14 42
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 143