| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Emek Barış Kepenek
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understand the important concepts.
2) Comprehend the relationship between the field and sociology.
3) Comprehend the impact of social forces behind the
technological and scientific developments
4) Run a research project
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | - |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, theoretical and practical discussions on the concepts of knowledge and science, which are the basic parameters of social change, will be presented from a historical perspective. Discussions will be held on the changes in the concept of knowledge, the economic, institutional and political power of knowledge today, as well as new methods in scientific research types and their social effects. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge | | 2nd Week | Historical development of Sociology of Science | | 3rd Week | Institutionalization of Science | | 4th Week | Thomas Kuhnand the concept of Paradigm | | 5th Week | Robert Merton and Sociology of Science | | 6th Week | Network Society-I | | 7th Week | Network Society-II | | 8th Week | The Politics of Science and Knowledge-I | | 9th Week | The Politics of Science and Knowledge-II | | 10th Week | Ideology and Praxis | | 11th Week | New debates on Methodologies of Knowledge Production | | 12th Week | Social Determination of Technology | | 13th Week | Current Debates on Sociology of Science | | 14th Week | Students Presentations and Evaluation of the Course |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | -Castells (1996) The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture: The Rise of Network Society, Blackwell.
-Pitt (2000) Thinking about Technology: Foundations of the Philosophy of Technology, Seven Bridges Press.
-Merton, Robert K. 1973. The Sociology ofScience: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
-Pinch, Trevor J., and Weibe E. Bijker. 1993. ?The Social Construction of Facts and
Artifacts: Or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Report Preparation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 15 | 210 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Total Workload | | | 313 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,43 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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