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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI242

Course Name:

Basic Issues in Sociology

Semester:

Spring
Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. SELEN YANMAZ

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Selen Yanmaz

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to bring out and nurture the students’ sociological imagination in understanding social issues. The sociological imagination intends to show them the relationship of their personal biography with the social structure, in the socio-historical context that they are living in. It suggests that the personal problems they deal on a daily basis have strong ties to the larger social issues and thus have causes and origins that also lie outside the individual.
One of the central aims of this course is to challenge the students to think more critically about social issues. It aims to teach them about social contruction in relation to socio- historical contexts and thus critically analyze social life.

Course Content:

This course is an exploration of basic issues in sociology based on the current research and literature as well as fundemental social theories.It examines the linkages between social structures/institutions, culture and human experience. Students learn to follow major discussions around basic issues in sociology and critique popular discourses from a critical sociological perspective.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences.
2) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context.
3) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields.
4) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective.
5) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Sosyoloji Nedir?	• Giddens et al. Chapter 1 – What is Sociology?
3)	Sosyoloji Çalışmak	• Giddens et al. Chapter 2 – Asking and Answering Sociological Questions • Thio, Alex and Jim D. Taylor. Social Problems. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning 2012, “Introduction to Social Problems” Pages: 1-13 (available online at http://samples.jbpub.com/9780763793098/93098_CH01_Thio.pdf)
4)	Socialization and Social Interaction	• Giddens et al. Chapter 4 – Socialization and the Life Course (pg 91 – 107 and pg 110 to end of chapter) • Giddens et al. Chapter 5 – Social Interaction and Everyday life in the Age of the Internet (pg 121-133 and 136 to end of chapter)
5)	Midterm
6)	Culture, Class, and Consumption	• Giddens et al. Chapter 3 – Culture and Society • Wright, Bradley. “Conspicuous consumption and your iPhone” (available online at http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2008/09/conspicuous-con.html) • Sternheimer, Karen. “Consuming Home” (available online at https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2015/07/consuming-home.html#more) • Giddens et al. Chapter 8 – Stratification, Class and Inequality (From beginning of chapter to pg 236)
7)	Culture, Class, and Consumption	Giddens et al. Chapter 3 – Culture and Society • Wright, Bradley. “Conspicuous consumption and your iPhone” (available online at http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2008/09/conspicuous-con.html) • Sternheimer, Karen. “Consuming Home” (available online at https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2015/07/consuming-home.html#more) Giddens et al. Chapter 8 – Stratification, Class and Inequality (From beginning of chapter to pg 236)
8)	Gender	• Giddens et al. Chapter 10 – Gender Inequality • Barber, Kristen. “The Well-Coiffed Man: Class, Race, and Heterosexual Masculinity in the Hair Salon” Gender&Society. 2008 22: 455 • Steinem, Gloria. “If Men Could Menstruate” in Ms. Magazine. 1978. (available online at http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/p109g/steinem.menstruate.html)
9)	Gender	• Giddens et al. Chapter 10 – Gender Inequality • Barber, Kristen. “The Well-Coiffed Man: Class, Race, and Heterosexual Masculinity in the Hair Salon” Gender&Society. 2008 22: 455 • Steinem, Gloria. “If Men Could Menstruate” in Ms. Magazine. 1978. (available online at http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/p109g/steinem.menstruate.html)
10)	Race and Ethnicity	Giddens et al. Chapter 11 – Race, Ethnicity, and Racism • Cole, Nicki Lisa. “What Is Racial Formation Theory?”. 2019. (available online at https://www.thoughtco.com/racial-formation-3026509)
11)	Work, Economy, and Global Inequality	• Giddens et al., Ch. 14 “Work and Economic Life” • Giddens et al., Ch. 9 “Global Inequality” • Giddens et al., Ch. 19 “Population, Urbanization and the Environment” (From “Population growth, Urbanization, and environmental Challenges” pg 674 to 681) • Giddens et al., Ch. 20 “Globalization in a Changing World” (From the beginning of the chapter, pg 689 to 705, From “Globalization and Inequality “ pg 711 to end of chapter) • Ghosh, Jayati. “150 years of 'Das Kapital': How relevant is Marx today?”. 2017. (available online at https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/08/150-years-das-kapital-relevant-marx-today-170817115417283.html) • Kaufman, Scott Eric “‘No one is making them stop’: Why corporations outsource catastrophe -and workers pay the price” (available online at http://www.salon.com/2015/07/06/no_one_is_making_them_stop_why_corporations_ outsource_catastrophe_and_workers_pay_the_price/)
12)	Work, Economy, and Global Inequality	• Giddens et al., Ch. 14 “Work and Economic Life” • Giddens et al., Ch. 9 “Global Inequality” • Giddens et al., Ch. 19 “Population, Urbanization and the Environment” (From “Population growth, Urbanization, and environmental Challenges” pg 674 to 681) • Giddens et al., Ch. 20 “Globalization in a Changing World” (From the beginning of the chapter, pg 689 to 705, From “Globalization and Inequality “ pg 711 to end of chapter) • Ghosh, Jayati. “150 years of 'Das Kapital': How relevant is Marx today?”. 2017. (available online at https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/08/150-years-das-kapital-relevant-marx-today-170817115417283.html) • Kaufman, Scott Eric “‘No one is making them stop’: Why corporations outsource catastrophe -and workers pay the price” (available online at http://www.salon.com/2015/07/06/no_one_is_making_them_stop_why_corporations_ outsource_catastrophe_and_workers_pay_the_price/)
13)	Deviance, Social Control and Social Change	• Giddens et al., Ch. 7 “Conformity, Deviance and Crime” • Jeffrey Reiman and Paul Leighton, The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice, Ninth Edition. Boston: Pearson, 2010, “Introduction: Criminal Justice through the Looking Glass, or Winning by Losing” pg 20-27 • Essig, Kate. “Activism Or Slacktivism? How Social Media Hurts And Helps Student Activism” (available online at http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/activism-or-slacktivism- how-social-media-hurts-and-helps-student-activism) • Castells, Manuel. “Opening: Networking Minds, Creating Meaning, Contesting Power” pp 1- 20 in Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age. 2012. Malden, MA: Polity Press.
14)	Wrap up

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Giddens, Anthony, Mitchell Duneier, Richard P. Appelbaum, Deborah Carr. 2018. Introduction to Sociology (Seagull Eleventh Edition).
References:	Lecturer's notes

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and computer engineering principles, both theoretical and practical, and the ability to apply this knowledge to complex engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex computer engineering problems using appropriate analysis and modeling techniques.
3) Ability to design and develop complex computer systems, devices, or products that meet specific requirements and operate under realistic constraints and conditions, using modern design methods.
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools used for the analysis and solution of complex computer engineering problems, and the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to plan and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in the study of complex computer engineering problems or research topics.
6) Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7) Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11) Knowledge of the effects of computer engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in computer engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of computer engineering solutions.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science, and computer engineering principles, both theoretical and practical, and the ability to apply this knowledge to complex engineering problems.
2)	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex computer engineering problems using appropriate analysis and modeling techniques.
3)	Ability to design and develop complex computer systems, devices, or products that meet specific requirements and operate under realistic constraints and conditions, using modern design methods.
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools used for the analysis and solution of complex computer engineering problems, and the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to plan and conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in the study of complex computer engineering problems or research topics.
6)	Ability to work effectively within and multidisciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7)	Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8)	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.	2
9)	To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10)	Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11)	Knowledge of the effects of computer engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in computer engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of computer engineering solutions.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	0	3		42
Study Hours Out of Class	12	4			48
Midterms	1	12	1		13
Final	1	21	1		22
Total Workload					125