Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 525 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 525 Course Title: MULTICULTURALISM AND LIVING TOGETHER 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 AHMET FARUK YILDIRIM (afyildirim@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to benefit from the possibilities and tools of sociology in research and studies on society; to give information about the methods and analyzes to be used in research on multiculturalism and coexistence.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Has knowledge about sociology's research and research areas and knows culture concept and cultural basic approaches 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-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-9 9-Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Sociology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means.
Term Paper
LO-2 Interpret the theoretical debates about the relationship between factors such as structures, actors, institutions and culture in global politics, and identify the continuities and changes in the basic dynamics of the international system. 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-10 10-Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Sociology and teach those values.
Term Paper
LO-3 Identify regional and global issues / problems, and develop evidence-based and research-based solutions. 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.
PO-7 7-Are able to make use of computer software as well as communication and information technology required by the field of Sociology at an advanced level.
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.
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The aim of this course is to introduce the aimed students to multicultural politics in the global community formed by modern national states and to present the general aspects and policies of multiculturalism.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Submission of course and course information Lecture, Discussion Method, Question and Answer
2 To make sense of the cultural diversity of the world Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
3 State and education Lecture, Discussion Method,
4 Globalization Lecture, Discussion Method,
5 Citizenship Lecture, Question-Answer
6 Democracy and multiculturalism Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
7 Multicultural citizenship Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Multicultural citizenship Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
10 Multiculturalism in European Countries Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
11 Liberalism Lecture, Discussion Method,
12 Equality Lecture, Discussion Method,
13 Essence and multiculturalism Lecture, Discussion Method,
14 Secularism Lecture, Discussion Method,
15 Religion and multiculturalism, general eveluation Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Torres, Carlos Albert. Democracy, Education, and Multiculturalism: Dilemmas of Citizenship in a Global World, Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 1998.
2 Modood, Tariq. Multiculturalism, Cambridge and Malden: Polity Press. 2007.
3 Doytcheva, Milena. Çokkültülülük, çev. Tuba Akıncılar Onmuş, İstanbul: İletişim yayınları. 2013.
4 Çokkültürcülük, Tatunma Politikası, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, books, projection, CD

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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 14 56
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 2 14 28
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 186