COURSE SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I

1	Course Title:	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I
2	Course Code:	SSY1001
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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 Erhan KUÇLU
16	Course Lecturers:	Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Erhan Kuçlu
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü Tel:0224-294-18-48 posta:erhankuclu@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:	http://sosyoloji.uludag.edu.tr/lisans/default.html.
19	Objective of the Course:	To introduce students with basic sociological concepts and subjects.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Gains the ability to use basic concepts at academic level.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Enables learning of the main conceptual framework ofsociology;
2	Enables the application of conceptual framework in the Turkish historical and social context.;
3	Develops a fundamental understanding of the relationships between sociology and the wider sociological knowledge and engenders a conceptualization of relevant social processes;
4	Develops a comparative perspective between the social processes prevalent in sociology and the practical applications lived in everyday life.;
5	Enables an in-depth understanding of the main debates of sociology and its comparative reflections in the global social relationships;
6	Engenders a comprehensive understanding of sociology, helps enable a thorough knowledge of the fundamental literature.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The prehistory of social sciences:the process of modernity and social sciences
2	The enlightenment and social sciences
3	The sociological perspective and the other social sciences
4	Culture and cultures
5	Language and social sciences
6	Society and social structure
7	Midterm Exam + Deviance and social control
8	Socialisation and theories of socialisation
9	Social organisation and the individual
10	Symbolic interactionism
11	Education and sociology
12	Family as a social institution
13	Gender and gender relationships
14	Health and society

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Bauman, Zygmunt, Yasa Koyucular ve Yorumcular, Metis Yay, 2003; Bauman, Zygmunt, Sosyolojik Düşünmek, Ayrıntı Yay, 2010; Ong, Walter J., Sözlü ve Yazılı Kültür, Metis Yay, 2012; Orwell, George, Bin Dokuz Yüz Seksen Dört, Can Yay, 2011; George Lakoff ve Mark Johson, Metaforlar/Hayat, Anlam ve Dil, Paradigma Yay, 2005.
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	The system of relative evaluation is applied.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High