Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

SHZ203

Course Name:

Turkey's social and cultural structure

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

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

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. İLHAN TOMANBAY

Course Lecturer(s):

Öğr. Gör. STAFF 1
Prof. Dr. İLHAN TOMANBAY

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	Objective of this course for each student is to learn basic concepts of social structure, its history, the relation between social work and social structure and how to use this information in applied social work.
Course Content:	This course focuses on following topics; the concept of social structure, social features of Turkey and its historical development, demography, urbanization, the phenomena of immigration, the relation between social work and social and cultural structure.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understand basic sociological and social concept of structure
2) Have informatin on social structure
3) Understand changes and transformations in social structure
4) Have information on universal and local elements which shape social structure
5) Know important scholars who have studied on social structure
6) Learn the development and transformation proccesses of social order rules
7) Learn features and effects of social change
8) Understand the basic laws of social change
9) Learn the relationship of social structure and social work
10) Learn and evaluate the importance of social structure and change in professional application

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Society, structure, social structure and basic concepts. Social Relations.
2)	Elements of social structure
3)	Elements of social structure
4)	Nautre, economy and technology as determinants and elements of social structure
5)	Demography and family structure, urbanization and immigration as determinants and elements of social structure
6)	Culture, ethnicity, minorities as determinants of social structure
7)	Social relations, social communication and social stratification which are determined by social structure
8)	Institutions of health, education, art, sport and politics which are determined by social structure.
9)	Proccess of social change in Turkish society, historical milestones
10)	Social structure in the pre-Ottoman period
11)	Social structure in the Ottoman period.
12)	Transition to the Republican period and changing social structure
13)	Relationship between social structure and social work, question-answers and debate.
14)	General evaluation and the importance of social structure in the effectiveness of social work.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	KONGAR, Emre, İmparatorluktan Günümüze Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı 1-2, Remzi Kitabevi, 10. Basım, Mart, İstanbul, 1997. (Ders Kitabı) b. TÜRKDOĞAN, Orhan, Osmanlıdan Günümüze Türk Toplum Yapısı, Çamlıca Yay., İstanbul, 2002
References:	Öğretim üyesi tarafından hazırlanan ders notları ve ppt sunumlar Course notes and ppt presentations.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	28
Homework Assignments	1	10
Midterms	1	12
Final	1	14
Total Workload		92