TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ayşe Duvarcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) The students learn social norm definitions like traditions, customs and habits. 2) They know the sanction power of social norms 3) They acknowledge the differences of intercultural social norms 4) They learn the sources and positive - negative aspects of social norms on societies
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within this course, types of social norms, their definitions and features as concepts, their tasks within the life and the sanctions which are imposed to acceptable and unacceptable behaviors, will be introduced. While providing information about the traditions, customs and beliefs focused on crossroads which are experienced beginning from birth till to death, types of the social norms within this processes, their social and individual assignments, and the sources they gathered will also be reviewed and discussed. Additionally, it has been targeted to teach positive and negative aspects of customs and traditions within community life and their marks in Turkish culture via discussing their approvals by different geographical regions.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Social norms, sanctions and types 2nd Week Manner, habit, routine, folkway 3rd Week Tradition, custom, morals, fashion 4th Week Acknowledging life?s transitional stages 5th Week Social norms, sanctions and types 6th Week Manner, habit, routine, folkway 7th Week Tradition, custom, morals, fashion 8th Week Acknowledging life?s transitional stages 9th Week Social norms, sanctions and types 10th Week Manner, habit, routine, folkway 11th Week Tradition, custom, morals, fashion 12th Week Acknowledging life?s transitional stages 13th Week Social norms, sanctions and types 14th Week Manner, habit, routine, folkway 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Boratav, Pertev Naili. 100 Soruda Türk Folkloru. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayıncılık, 2013. Ergun, Pervin. "Bebekleri Dünyaya Leyleklerin Getirdiğine Dair İnancın Türk Mitolojisindeki Kökleri Üzerine." Milli Folklor 89 (2011): 133-146. Ergun, Pervin. "Türk Kültüründe Kavaktan İnen Gelin Motifi". Balıkesir Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 24 (2010): 275-290. İnan, Abdülkadir. Makaleler ve İncelemeler. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1991. Ögel, Bahaddin. Türk Mitolojisi I-II. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 1989. Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Geleneksel Kültürümüzde Çocuk. Ankara: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 1979. Örnek, Sedat Veyis. Türk Halkbilimi. Ankara: Bilgesu Yayınları, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 2 26 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 1 5 5 Total Workload 121 Total Workload / 30 4,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No