1	Course Title:	SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF MODERN SOCIETY
2	Course Code:	SSY4085
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi MUSTAFA BERKAY AYDIN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	M. Berkay Aydın 0 555 705 8816 berkayaydin@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	This course focus on problems of contemporary society. Work, employment, democracy, poverty and alike issues are main issues of this course.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Learn national and international contemporrary sociological problems.; 2 Enable to understand contemporary society in different theoretical perspectives.; 3 Enable to prepare project proposal; 4 Enable to understand and learn contemporary theoretical discussions about contemporary society.; 5 Enable to develop solutions about social problems.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction
2	Introduction to sociological problems of contemporary society
3	Analysing research report: IPSOS Global Trends 2017
4	Analysing research report: IPSOS Global Trends 2017 & Global Youth Survey 2017
5	Work, labour and social classes in contemporary society: Guy Standing
6	Poverty and consumption in this day and age: Zygmunt Bauman
7	Discussions of democracy in Contemporary Society: A. Negri & M. Hardt
8	Discussions of democracy in Contemporary Society: A. Appadurai
9	Mechanism of Contemporary Society: R. Sennett
10	Corrosion of Character in Contemporary Society: R. Sennett
11	Introduction to prepare project proposal: Guidebook of Writing Project Proposal
12	Sample of Project: Decreasing poverty and unemployment
13	Neo-Liberal Period and Populism: W. Streeck ve S. Zizek
14	Assesment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Standing, G. (2014) Prekarya, İstanbul: İletişim. IPSOS GLOBAL Trends 2017 Report, IPSOS Global Youth Survey 2017 Report, Bauman, Z. (1999) Çalışma, Tüketicilik ve Yeni Yoksullar, İstanbul: Sarmal.Negri, A.& Hardt, M. (2014) Duyuru, İstanbul: Ayrıntı. Negri, A. & Hardt, M. (2011) Çokluk, İstanbul: Ayrıntı, Appadurai, A. (2017) “ Demokrasi Yorgunluğu”, Büyük Gerileme (içinde), der. H. Gieselberger, İstanbul: Metis., Zizek, S. (2017) Popülist Cazibe”, Büyük Gerileme (içinde), der. H. Gieselberger, İstanbul: Metis. Streeck, W. (2017) “ Neo-liberal Kapitalizm İçin Sonun Başlangıcı:Bastırılanların Geri Dönüşü”, Büyük Gerileme (içinde), der. H. Gieselberger, İstanbul: Metis. , Sennett, R. ( 2011), Yeni Kapitalizm Kültürü, İstanbul: Ayrıntı. , Sennett ( 2003) Karakter Aşınması, İstanbul: Ayrıntı.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	36	36
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	60	60
Total WorkLoad			180
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 LO2 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 LO3 3 3 3 3 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 LO4 4 4 4 4 5 3 2 2 4 4 3 3 LO5 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 3 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High