| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction: What and why is interview?
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| 2) |
Framing the structure for the interview. Deciding the issue and deciding the interviewee |
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| 3) |
Reaching the sources: What to do for convincing the interviewee to speak |
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| 4) |
The importance of being open minded. Examples of prejudiced interviews. |
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| 5) |
Research and preparation for the interview I: Checking the former interviews and news coverage about the subject and/or the interviewee |
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| 6) |
Research and preparation for the interview II: Library, Internet and googling |
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| 7) |
Research and preparation for the interview III: Evaluating the bad and the good examples |
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| 8) |
Preparing questions: Interviewers approach and interviewee’s speciality |
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| 9) |
Where to interview? Possible technical problems to face |
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| 10) |
Importance of taking notes, recording |
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| 11) |
The art of “listening” and “responding” |
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| 12) |
In class exercises: interview simulations |
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| 13) |
Preparation for final project ; discussions about students’ ideas |
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| 14) |
Evaluation of the semester |
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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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BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
