TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gains a sociological perspective on food production and consumption. 2) Follows the developments in the field of food. 3) Gains a critical approach to current social problems. 4) Analyze the effect of globalization on food production. 5) Explain the relationship between social class differences and eating habits
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Within the scope of the definition of sociology and its relation to gastronomy, agricultural production, industrial food production, international food chains, sustainable food, social movements and food relations are explained.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction and introduction 2nd Week Definition of sociology and its relationship with gastronomy: production and consumption perspectives 3rd Week Class and Food Production 4th Week Gender, food production and consumption 5th Week Agricultural production Week 5: World? From Turkey and examples from 6th Week Industrial Food Production: Analysis of fields and stockbreeding 7th Week International food chains 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Scarcity and Hunger: Out of system in the age of abundance 10th Week Sustainable food production and food safety 11th Week Globalization and food 12th Week Critical view of diets 13th Week Social movements and food 14th Week Student presentations 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice,Presentation,Project
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 WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 159 Total Workload / 30 5,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No