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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 526 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 526 Course Title: CONTROVERSIES IN GLOBALIZATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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 MAZHAR BAĞLI (mazharbagli@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To discuss the positive and negative aspects of the globalization process, its impact areas and possible theoretical conclusions. Discussing the views of the theorists involved in this debate and assessing the possible impact of globalization on nation states, economies and cultures.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Will be able to discuss the concepts related to globalization, the contents of globalization processes with its positive and negative aspects. 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-2 2-Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field.
Examination
LO-2 Küreselleşme literatüründe yer alan kuramsal tartışmaları değerlendirebilecek. 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-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.
PO-8 8-Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Sociology that might have impact on their field of practice.
Examination
LO-3 Will be able to discuss the economic and cultural events taking place in Turkey and worldwidein the lights of the concepts used in the literature. PO-4 4-Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field.
PO-5 5-Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course includes conceptualization of the processes of globalization, theoretical debates about the starting time, the positive or negative sides, and the concepts based on these discussions. In addition, impact of globalization on nation-states, cultures and economies is discussed and examples from Turkey to the content in question is given.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Main concepts of globalization Examining course content
2 Discussions on the beginning and inclusiveness of globalization Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
3 Globalization theories and debates: Extreme Globalist view Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
4 Approaches of K. Ohmae, W. Greider and M. Waters Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
5 Excessive Globalist Opinion: Optimistic and Pessimistic Approaches Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
6 Globalization theories and discussions: Skeptical Opinion Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
7 Approaches of Huntington, Hirst and Thomson Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Globalization theories and discussions: Transformer Opinion Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
10 Approaches of Giddens and Castells Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
11 Globalization and Country Economies Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
12 Globalization and World Cultures Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
13 Globalization Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
14 FINAL Oral presentation, group discussion, question-answer
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Giddens, Anthony. (2000). Elimizden Kaçıp Giden Dünya. (çev. O. Akınhay). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
2 Greider, William. (2003). Tek Dünya: Küresel Kapitalizmin Manik Mantığı. (çev. Yavuz Alogan). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları.
3 Held, David. (der.) (2000). A Globalizing World: Culture, Economics, Politics. London: Routledge.
4 Held, D.; McGrew, A. (2002). Globalization/ Anti- Globalization. Cambridge: Polity Press.
5 Hirst, P.; Thompson, G. (1998). Küreselleşme Sorgulanıyor. (çev. E. Yücel& E. Yücel). Ankara: Dost Yayınları.
6 Huntington, Samuel. (2008). Medeniyetler Çatışması ve Dünya Düzeninin Yeniden Kurulması. (6.b.). (çev.M. Turhan& Y.Z.C. Soydemir). İstanbul: Okuyan Us Yayınevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Referece books and 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 15 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 14 70
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 14 70
       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 5 1 5
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 1 5
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 194