Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 209 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 209 Course Title: SOCIOLOGY OF LEISURE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NEVAL KARANFİL (nevalkaranfil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to analyze the leisure time concept and to compare it with other basic concepts related to the subject and to facilitate the making of historical and theoretical explanations about leisure time. In addition, is aimed to evaluate free time with basic social institutions and evaluate them within the framework of demographic variables.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can gain awareness of leisure time. 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.
Examination
LO-2 Can define development of free time in world and Turkey. PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-5 5. Can dedicate to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics.
Examination
LO-3 Can compare relations of free time and society concepts. PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
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.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Analysis of basic concepts such as time, leisure time, free time, recreation and study. Historical consideration of free time. Theoretical discussions on free time. Relationship of free time with basic social institutions. Free time activities within the framework of demographic variables.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts of leisure time oral lecture
2 Basic concepts of leisure time oral lecture
3 Leisure time in Antiquity and medieval age oral lecture
4 Leisure time in modern period oral lecture
5 Leisure timeand posmodern period oral lecture
6 Theories of leisure time oral lecture
7 Theories of leisure time oral lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Theories of leisure time oral lecture
10 Family and leisure oral lecture
11 Education and leisure oral lecture
12 Religion and leisure oral lecture
13 Demographic variables and leisure time oral lecture
14 Leisure time in future oral lecture
15 General evaluation oral lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bıçakçı, Hakan (2011), Boş Zaman, İletişim Yayınevi, İstanbul
2 Tezcan, M. (1993). Boş Zamanlar Sosyolojisi, Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Yayınları, Ankara.
3 Aydoğan, F. (2000). Medya ve Serbest Zaman, Om Yayınevi, İstanbul.
4 Kılıç, M. (2017). Gençlik Şiddet ve Serbest zaman. İstanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi.
5 Karaküçük, Suat. (2016). Rekreasyon Bilimi. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi.
Required Course instruments and materials

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 3 12 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 4 4
0
0
Total work load; 104