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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
Complied Material |
2) |
the German political system(s), |
Complied Material |
3) |
Germany’s postwar history, |
Complied Material |
4) |
its emerging role in the European Community/Union |
Complied Material |
5) |
European Union's recent and current regional and global role and impact |
Complied Material |
6) |
the changes in German society |
Complied Material |
7) |
German people’s collective psyche, memory, and national sentiment(s), |
Complied Material |
8) |
Midterm |
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9) |
Field Trip: capital region of Berlin (Federal Parliament, Turkish Embassy, EU Representation in Berlin, etc.) |
Complied Material |
10) |
Field Trip: local sites of historic interest (Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Wall Memorial + Documentation Center, etc.). |
Complied Material |
11) |
Field Trip: Hamburg (for the North of Germany), |
Complied Material |
12) |
Field Trip: Munich (for the South of Germany) |
Complied Material |
13) |
Dresden (for the East of Germany) |
Complied Material |
14) |
Bonn (for the West of Germany, and as the former German capital city). |
Complied Material |
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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. |
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2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
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3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
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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 |
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10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
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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. |
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12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
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