Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES / SK 147 - SAĞLIK KURUMLARI İŞLEMECİLİĞİ

Code: SK 147 Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SAĞLIK KURUMLARI İŞLEMECİLİĞİ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAMZA KURTKAPAN (hamzakurtkapan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
In this course, it is aimed to give a short history of Sociology as a social science; to introduce different branches of sociology, founder sociologists (Comte, Durkheim, Weber etc...) and their sociological ideas; and to explain basic sociological terms (social structure, social groups, statue, role, social stratification etc...) and social institutions (family, economy, religion, politics, etc...)

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-
LO-2 - to teach main sociological terms - to make development student's sociological perspective - to teach the subject of sociology - to analize herself/himself society and different societies - to comprehend social life, its parts and its mechanisms PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, the basic concepts, theories and issues in sociology are addressed.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction: What is Sociology and Sociological Imagination? Lecture Method
2 History of Sociology: Foundation of Sociology as a science Lecture Method
3 Pioneer Figures of Sociology: Comte, Marx, Durkheim and Weber Lecture Method
4 Sociology in Turkey Lecture Method
5 Turkish Sociology's Pioneer Figures (Sabahattin Bey and Ziya Gökalp) Lecture Method
6 Contemporary Sociological Theories I Lecture Method
7 Contemporary Sociological Theories II Lecture Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Society and Individual I: What is Socialization? Lecture Method
10 Society and Individual II: Social Statu and Social Role Lecture Method
11 Society and Individual III: Social Groups Lecture Method
12 Social Stratification Lecture Method
13 Social Mobility Lecture Method
14 Social Change Lecture Method
15 Conclusion Lecture Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Giddens, A. (2008). Sosyoloji, çev. Özel, H. vd. İstanbul: Kırmızı Yay.
2 Aslantürk, Z. ve Amman, T. (1999). Sosyoloji: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler Teoriler, İstanbul: M.Ü. İlahiyat Fak. Yay.
3 Bauman, Z. (1998). Sosyolojik Düşünmek, çevre. Yılmaz, A. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yay.
Required Course instruments and materials
The database of the University Central Library and e-resources.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 60 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 60 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 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 79