History of Sociological Ideas I(SOC201)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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SOC201 | History of Sociological Ideas I | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Ali ERGUR aergur@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
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Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Sociological thought in eighteenth century and the French Revolution |
2 | Progress, development and evolution: The axis of sociological theory in modern ages |
3 | Progress, development and evolution: The axis of sociological theory in modern ages (continuation) |
4 | Conservatism: The itinerary of a movement against the revolution and its repercussions on the sociological thought |
5 | Conservatism: The itinerary of a movement against the revolution and its repercussions on the sociological thought (continuation) |
6 | The contribution of Marxism into the sociological theory |
7 | The contribution of Marxism into the sociological theory (continuation) |
8 | Mid-term exam |
9 | German sociology in Max Weber’s time |
10 | German sociology in Max Weber’s time (continuation) |
11 | The specificities of Durkheimian sociology |
12 | The specificities of Durkheimian sociology |
13 | The French School of sociology |
14 | Solitary figures of the end-of-century: Tarde and Pareto |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
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Assignments | 0 | 0 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
Reports | 0 | 0 |
Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 60 |
Toplam | 2 | 100 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | The student will be able to recognize and assess the essential theoretical perspectives both in sociology and its related domains. | X | ||||
2 | The student will be able to make use of the major theoretical analyses and sociological concepts in his/her own research topics. | X | ||||
3 | The student will be able to articulate sociological perspective and reasoning with social and historical facts, and to interpret social and historical issues with a sociological eye. | X | ||||
4 | The student will be able to assess the current state of research and knowledge on the classical and contemporary domains of sociological inquiry as well as its relevant fields. | X | ||||
5 | The student will be able to design and conduct a sociological research with appropriate theoretical construction and empirical methods. | X | ||||
6 | The student will be able to produce a written research report that relates research questions to empirical findings. | X | ||||
7 | The student will be able to appropriately use both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. | X | ||||
8 | The student will be able to make appropriate use of statistical software programs for data processing and analysis. | X | ||||
9 | The student will be able to make appropriate use of statistical software programs for data processing and analysis. | X | ||||
10 | Graduates will be able to follow the scientific production both in English and French as well as Turkish. | X | ||||
11 | Graduates will be able to develop a comparative and interdisciplinary approach which will integrate sociology within a broader social science perspective. | X | ||||
12 | Graduates will be able to interpret the history and modernization of Turkey through its sociological consequences. | X | ||||
13 | The student will be able to intervene to social and political processes in order to propose possible solutions to the problems caused by social inequalities and discriminations. | X | ||||
14 | The student will be able to develop a reflexive point of view on his/her position as a a sociologist as well as a researcher. | X |
Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Total Workload | 196 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 7.84 | ||
Credits ECTS | 8 |