Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 511 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 511 Course Title: SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN TURKEY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NEVAL KARANFİL (nevalkaranfil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NEVAL KARANFİL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and insight into sociological studies conducted in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can learn about sociology studies in Türkiye. PO-1 1-Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Sociology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
PO-5 5-Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning.
PO-6 6-Are able to communicate in at least one foreign language in verbal and written terms on B1 level in the European Language Portfolio.
Examination
LO-2 Can explain Turkish sociologists and their studies. PO-1 1-Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Sociology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
PO-5 5-Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning.
PO-6 6-Are able to communicate in at least one foreign language in verbal and written terms on B1 level in the European Language Portfolio.
Examination
LO-3 Can gain competence sociological thinking and evaluation. PO-1 1-Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Sociology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods.
PO-3 3-Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own.
PO-5 5-Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning.
PO-6 6-Are able to communicate in at least one foreign language in verbal and written terms on B1 level in the European Language Portfolio.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course covers the beginnings of sociology studies in Turkey, the first Turkish sociologists, sociology studies in later periods, and examples from recent sociological studies.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General information about sociological studies. Lecture, question-answer, discussion
2 The tradition of sociology in Turkey Lecture, question-answer, discussion
3 The historical development of sociology studies in Turkey Lecture, question-answer, discussion
4 Early Turkish sociologists Lecture, question-answer, discussion
5 Examples from early sociology studies Lecture, question-answer, discussion
6 Recent Turkish sociologists Lecture, question-answer, discussion
7 Examples from recent sociology studies in Turkey Lecture, question-answer, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Theoretical sociology studies Lecture, question-answer, discussion
10 Practical sociology studies Lecture, question-answer, discussion
11 The influence of European sociology on Turkish sociology Lecture, question-answer, discussion
12 Effects of American sociology on Turkish sociology Lecture, question-answer, discussion
13 Samples from studies of present sociologists Lecture, question-answer, discussion
14 Samples from studies of present sociologists Lecture, question-answer, discussion
15 Samples from studies of present sociologists Lecture, question-answer, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 H. Bayram Kaçmazoğlu; Türkiye’de Sosyoloji Tarihi;
2 H. Bayram Kaçmazoğlu; Türk Sosyoloji Tarihi Üzerine Araştırmalar Öncüleri ve Temelleri Çerçevesinde Yaklaşımlar, Birey Yayıncılık / Türkiye İncelemeleri Dizisi
3 M. Çağatay Özdemir; Türkiye’de Sosyoloji (İsimler-Eserler: I-II), Phonenix Yayınevi, Ankara 2008,
4 Tülay Kara, İçtimaiyat'tan Sosyoloji'ye: İÜEF Sosyoloji Bölümü'nün Tarihine ve Sosyoloji Derslerine Dair (s. 713-730)
5 Nükhet Sirman, Nükhet Sirman ile Türkiye'de Sosyoloji ve Antropoloji Yapmak Üzerine (s. 303-326)
6 Ertan Eğribel-Ufuk Özcan; Türk Sosyoloğları ve Eserleri I-II
7 Emre Kongar, Türk Toplum Bilimcileri I-II, Remzi Kitabevi
Required Course instruments and materials
The source books, selected articles

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 5 10 50
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 8 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 6 36
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 170