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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains problems in the context of gender 2) It offers solutions to problems in the context of gender equality. 3) Evaluates the social status of women and the problems they experience in critical areas
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Conceptual Framework: What is Gender? (Sex, gender, gender role, gender identity, gender stereotypes, sexism) 2nd Week Gender Based Discrimination 3rd Week Basic Theoretical Approaches to Gender 4th Week Historical and Social Foundations of Gender Equality 5th Week Social Meanings of Being a Woman and a Man 6th Week Legal Dimension of Gender Equality 7th Week Gender and Education 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Gender and Participation in the Paid Labor Market 10th Week Media and Gender 11th Week Child Marriages 12th Week Violence Against Women 13th Week Gender-sensitive teacher education and the possibilities of Feminist Pedagogies 14th Week Gender and Political Participation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Arat, N.(1996). Türkiye?de kadınların çalışma yaşamında karşılaştıkları zorlukların sosyo-kültürel nedenleri. N. Arat (ed.) Türkiye?de kadın olmak: Kadın sorunlarından kesitler içinde (s.43- 55). İstanbul: Say. Esen, Y. (2015). Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği ve Eğitim. Tan, M. (2000). Eğitimde Kadın-Erkek Eşitliği ve Türkiye Gerçeği. M. Tan, Y. Ecevit ve S. S. Üşür (Haz.) Kadın-Erkek Eşitliğine Doğru Yürüyüş: Eğitim, Çalışma Yaşamı ve Siyaset içinde (s.30). İstanbul: TÜSİAD. Tan, M. (2007). Eğitimde cinsiyetçilik: Farkında mıyız? Kadın, 8 Mart, Eğitim-Sen Bülten Eki (s.15-18). Ankara: Desen. Tan, M. (2008). Eğitim. M. Tan, Y. Ecevit, S. S. Üşür ve S. Acuner (Haz.) Türkiye?de toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği: Sorunlar, öncelikler ve çözüm önerileri içinde (s.23-105). İstanbul: TÜSİAD-KAGİDER.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion,Questions/Answers,Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 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 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 72 Total Workload / 30 2,4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No