SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
BVS2007	Social Security System	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	This course does not have any recommended optional components.
Course Objectives:	To study social security systems which have been established to protect workers against working life risks that may cause a loss in the working ability. To define development, instruments, legal nature, and branches of social security system and understand the basic structure and functioning of the social security system in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1 Are aware of his/her rights and obligations in the working life.
2 Solve problems that may be faced during anytime in the course of life within the framework of social security system.
3 Identify social security practices in Turkey.
4 Compare public and private insurance systems
5 Describe development and the instruments of the social security system.
6 Identify the legal nature of the social security system
7 Identify insurance branches in the social security system
8 Identify social insurance institutions within the Turkish social security system

Course Content

In this course, basic concepts of social security and ınsurance types are taught.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Description and purpose of social security	None
2)	Conditions causing the rise of social security	Review of previous subject
3)	Social security risks	Review of previous lesson
4)	Social security coverage	Review of previous lesson
5)	Sickness and maternity insurance, occupational accidents and diseases, unemployment insurance, old age, disability and survivors insurance, family benefits	Review of previous lesson
6)	Coverage of social security and income distribution	Review of previous lesson
7)	Financial sources of social security premiums	Review of previous lesson
8)	Premiums	Review of previous lesson
9)	Non-premium revenues	Review of previous lesson
10)	Premiums and finance systems	Review of previous lesson
11)	Social security allowances	Review of previous lesson
12)	Short-term insurances in social insurances: Sickness and maternity insurance, occupational accidents and diseases, unemployment insurance	Review of previous lesson
13)	Long term insurances: Old-age, disability, survivors	Review of previous lesson
14)	Relation between private insurances and social security	Review of previous lesson

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Prof.Dr. Turan Yazgan; Sosyal Güvenlik, Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Vakfı Prof.Dr. Kadir Arıcı; Sosyal Güvenlik Dersleri, Ankara, 1999.
References:	Dersin başka kaynağı yoktur.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Quizzes	1	2	2
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.