DIGITAL GAME DESIGN
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
SOC3072	Sociology of Migration	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR
Course Objectives:	This course offers a sociological examination of the nature, perceptions, and consequences of population movements and diasporas. Population migrations have the power to transform societies at both global and local levels, influencing communities in both origin and destination contexts. Throughout the course, we will explore the major contours, concepts, processes, trends, and issues surrounding migration from a sociological perspective. Students will engage with key debates, theories, and empirical research, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the economic, political, cultural, and familial dimensions that shape migration. The course also emphasizes critical thinking, encouraging students to reflect on contemporary migration issues such as forced displacement, transnationalism, and the effects of migration policies, while examining real-world examples and case studies from around the globe.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Demonstrate a solid understanding of fundamental migration patterns, legal frameworks, and scholarly debates;
2. Gain hands-on experience in gathering, organizing, and analyzing various types of empirical data related to migration;
3. Acquire in-depth knowledge of migration studies, with particular attention to diverse places of origin and destination, as well as the impact of migration on these regions.

Course Content

This course offers a sociological examination of the nature, perceptions, and consequences of population movements and diasporas. Population migrations have the power to transform societies at both global and local levels, influencing communities in both origin and destination contexts. Throughout the course, we will explore the major contours, concepts, processes, trends, and issues surrounding migration from a sociological perspective. Students will engage with key debates, theories, and empirical research, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the economic, political, cultural, and familial dimensions that shape migration.

The course also emphasizes critical thinking, encouraging students to reflect on contemporary migration issues such as forced displacement, transnationalism, and the effects of migration policies, while examining real-world examples and case studies from around the globe.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week

Subject

Related Preparation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

General books
Castles, Stephen and M. Miller. The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2003)* (Useful overview; pp. refs are to 3rd edition)
Cohen, Robin. The New Helots: Migrants in the International Division of Labour (Aldershot: Gower 1987) HM 1450.C6 (Covers some of Term 1)
Cohen Robin. Global Diasporas: An Introduction (London: Routledge, 2001)

References:

Reference Books
The following reference books contain useful entries on nearly all parts of the course, but they are usually far too expensive to buy. Consult in library, following up some of the bibliographies.
Chaliand, Gérard and Jean-Pierre Rageau The Penguin Atlas of Diasporas (Harmondsworth: Penguin 1995
Cohen Robin (ed) The Cambridge Survey of World Migration (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995)*
Cohen, Robin (ed) Theories of Migration, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996
Hoerder, Dirk Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second Millennium Durham: Duke University Press, 2002)
Hoerder, Dirk and Leslie Page Moch (eds) European Migrants: Global and Local Pespectives (Boston 1996)
Kritz, Mary M., Lin L. Lim and Hania Zlotnik (eds) International Migration Systems: a Global Approach (Oxford 1992)
Massey, D. S. and J. E. Taylor (eds) International Migration: Prospects and Policies in a Global Market (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004
Pan, Lynn (ed) The Encyclopaedia of the Chinese Overseas (1999)
Segal, Aaron An Atlas of International Migration (London: Hans Zell, 1993)
Simon, Rita J. and Caroline B Brettall International Migration: The Female Experience Totowa: ??, 1986)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	3	% 25
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 15
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentations / Seminar	1	5	5
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Midterms	1	10	10
Paper Submission	1	40	40
Total Workload			140

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)	Comprehend the conceptual importance of the game in the field of communication, ability to implement the player centered application to provide design.
2)	Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from various perspectives.
3)	Analyze the key elements that make up specific game genres, forms of interactions, mode of narratives and understand how they are employed effectively to create a successful game.
4)	Understand game design theories and methods as well as implement them during game development; to make enjoyable, attractive, instructional and immersive according to the target audience.
5)	Understand the technology and computational principles involved in developing games and master the use of game engines.
6)	Understand the process of creation and use of 2D and 3D assets and animation for video games.
7)	Understand and master the theories and methodologies of understanding and measuring player experience and utilize them during game development process.
8)	Comprehend and master how ideas, concepts and topics are conveyed via games followed by the utilization of these aspects during the development process.
9)	Manage the game design and development process employing complete documentation; following the full game production pipeline via documentation.
10)	Understand and employ the structure and work modes of game development teams; comprehend the responsibilities of team members and collaborations between them while utilizing this knowledge in practice.
11)	Understand the process of game publishing within industry standards besides development and utilize this knowledge practice.
12)	Pitching a video game to developers, publishers, and players; mastering the art of effectively communicating and marketing the features and commercial potential of new ideas, concepts or games.