Sociology(HUK130)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK130 | Sociology | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ali ERGUR aergur@gsu.edu.tr (Email) Yunus Emre ERDÖLEN (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The course aims to familiarize students with sociology and to make them understand that they will able to use that knowledge to interpret the social phenomena, in other words to learn the scientific study of society. The course aims also to perform this scientific study of society with theories of sociology and social sciences under the genesis of modernity. The course emphasizes to make sociology of modernity. |
| Content |
The sociology can be defined as a discipline which is interested in relationships that the men establish among themselves either directly or indirectly through institutions, customs, rules and the art…And all human actions can be an object of analysis for sociology. The first sessions of the course will be devoted to the brief study about the evolution of social sciences and sociology. Then, we will discuss in many sessions, the genesis of sociology as a discipline of social sciences, through the writings of the precursors of the discipline who had created different approaches and theories for analyzing the society. From this perspective, we will insist on theories of the precursors and founders of sociology like August Comte, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber… Finally, still from the perspective of sociology of modernity, the human condition in the modern city will be analyzed especially through the theories developed by Georg Simmel and Chicago School, by insisting on interactionist approach and the concept of urban ecology. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who have followed and successfully completed the course are able to: 1) Explain the basic concepts of social sciences 2) Define the social facts 3) Understand the relationship that we establish either directly or indirectly through institutions, customs, rules and the art… 4) Analyze the social phenomena 5) Establish the relationship between social change and social groups. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course will be mostly based on magisterial presentations and discussions about the weekly readings. These two elements require regular attendance of students and also reading of texts. The information about texts to be read will be given every week in class. |
| References |
BERGER Peter, Invitation à la sociologie, Editions la Découverte, 2006. BRICHET Max, Introduction à la sociologie, Ellipes Edition, 2007. CABIN Philippe & DORTIER Jean-François, La Sociologie, Sciences Humaines Editions, 2000 DEMEULENAERE Pierre, Histoire de la théorie sociologique, Hachette Livre, 1997. DEVINAT Annie, Les grands courants de la pensée sociologique par les textes, t.1, Hachette, 1999 DEVINAT Annie, Les grands courants de la pensée sociologique par les textes, tome II, Hachette, DORTIER Jean-François, Les Sciences Humaines, Sciences Humaines Editions, 2009 DORTIER Jean-François, Une histoire des sciences humaines, Sciences Humaines Editions, 2005 GIDDENS Anthony, Sociology, 6e edition, Polity Pres, 2009. LOBRICHON Guy, MESURE Sylvie, SAVIDAN Patrick (sous la dir.), Dictionnaire des sciences humaines, PUF, 2006. MOLENAT Xavier, La Sociologie, Sciences Humaines Editions, 2009 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Science, Human Sciences, Social Sciences |
| 2 | Evolution of History as Social Science |
| 3 | Evolution of Anthropology |
| 4 | Debate on Social Sciences |
| 5 | Sociology of Auguste Comte |
| 6 | Sociology of Alexis de Tocqueville |
| 7 | Sociology of Karl Marx |
| 8 | Mid-term |
| 9 | Sociology of Emile Durkheim |
| 10 | Sociology of Max Weber |
| 11 | Sociology of Georg Simmel |
| 12 | Chicago School |
| 13 | Chicago School (2) |
| 14 | Sociology of Modernity |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 50 |
| 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 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 123 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4.92 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||