Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / SOS 506 - SOCIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: SOS 506 Course Title: THEORY OF STATE AND SOCIETY 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 LİNDA BARIŞ (lindabaris@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of the lesson is to reach the understanding of the modern state, the differences between modern state and pre-moderns state and their relations among politics

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 understanding the basic concepts and method of politics and reaching ability about explaining something. 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.
Examination
LO-2 political sociology basic concepts, political power and state, civil society, democratic system and elements, political culture and political behavior. 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-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 mass society, public opinion and political propaganda. 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.
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.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Three state-society theories that are liberal-pluralist, elitist and Marxist is going to examine.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
2 Rise of the modern State Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
3 Rise of the modern State Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
4 Rise of the modern State Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
5 State and Modernization: Society and State I Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
6 State and Modernization: Society and State II Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
7 State and Modernization: Society and State III Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Liberal (pluralist) Theory I Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
10 Liberal (pluralist) Theory II Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
11 Liberal (pluralist) Theory III Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
12 Elitist Theory Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
13 Marxist Theory I Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
14 Marxist Theory II Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
15 Evaluation Oral Lesson, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1. Hall, John A., John Ikenberry. 2000. Devlet. İstanbul: Doruk Yayınları.
2 2. Poggi, Gianfranco. 2012. Modern Devletin Gelişimi. Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım. İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
3 Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Kabakçı, Enes, İstanbul Üniv. Yay.
Required Course instruments and materials
1. Pierson, Christopher. 2011. Modern Devlet. ?stanbul: Chiviyaz?lar? Yay?nevi.

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 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       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 3 6 18
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 14 42
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 177