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)	Associate Professor Ferhan Gündüz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Develop a sociological outlook about social world. 2) Describe social facts and concepts related with society. 3) Discuss and describe the main social institutions and their functions and characteristics. 4) Explain the development and main characteristics of modern sociology.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction:The field and the significance of sociology 2nd Week The significance of sociological thinking 3rd Week The Birth of Sociology as a modern discipline 4th Week The Birth of Sociology as a modern discipline: The leading sociologists. 5th Week Economics 6th Week Globalization-I 7th Week Culture 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Religion 10th Week Family, Gender and Patriarchy 11th Week Education 12th Week Media 13th Week Inequality 14th Week Politics
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Enver Özkalp Sosyolojiye Giriş Anadolu Üniversiyesi Yayinlari
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 6 6 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 20 20 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No