MATHEMATICS
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
SOC4057	Visual Sociology	Fall	3	0	3	5

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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:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	-To introduce the use of visual media for qualitative research methods -To develop a critical understanding for analysing visual media -To use/make short documentary films and photos for research purposes -To analyze how sociocultural conditions influence creation, distribution and interpretation of visual media -To develop qualitative research skills

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students will be able to,
1)Use visual materials for research purposes
2)Make short films (documentary)and photos
3)Develop an analytical thinking for the active role of photography and film to analyse social formations
4)Examine and analyze sociological formations through visual media

Course Content

Visual Sociology course aims to develop necessary skills to analyse and use visual media for sociological research. In this course, students are introduced several ways of conducting a qualitative social research using visual methods, as well as how to select and analyze different forms of visual works. Visual Sociology course offers various means to visualize, interpret and represent dynamics of society and social problems. In that sense, after covering basic theories on the use of visual media for sociological research, students will focus on analysis and production of still photographs, short documentaries and web page designs/blogs. Students are required to prepare Visual Sociology Projects combining written and visual work on the topics assigned or chosen.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course Basic Concepts	“Visual Sociology, Documentary Photography, and Photojournalism” Telling About Society, H.S. Becker, pp. 186-203.
2)	Visual Data & Visual Theory	“Visible materials, visualised theory and images of social research” Visual Studies (2006) Vol. 21, No.1, Jon Wagner, pp. 55-69 “The Status of Image-based Research” Jon Prosser, Image – based Research: A Sourcebook for Qualitative Researchers pp.97-112. “Visual Sociology Reframed: An Analytical Synthesis and Discussion of Visual Methods in Social and Cultural Research”, Sociological Methods & Research (2010) 38(4) Luc Pauwels, pp. 545-581.
3)	Planing A Visual Research & Ethical Issues	“The Visual Ethnography: Photography, Video, Cultures and Individuals” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 17-29 “Planning and Practicing Visual Methods: Appropriate Uses and Ethical Issues” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 30-46 “Photo-documenting the needle exchange: methods and ethics” D. Barret. Visual Studies 19(2), 2004
4)	Photography & Sociology 1 Assignment 1: Picturing “Urban Space/Identities”, displaying pictures in blogs & writing comments to peers.	“Two Dimentional Visual Data: Images, Signs and Representations” Researching the Visual, M. Emmison & P. Smith, pp. 57-106. “All Photos Lie” B.M. Goldstein, Visual Research Methods. pp. 61-81. “Photography and Sociology” Doing Things Together, H.S. Becker, pp. 223-271. “The photo-survey research method: capturing life in the city” Visual Studies Vol. 23 (2008)
5)	Photography & Sociology 2 Assignment 2: Photo Essay: Documentary Photography versus The Analysis of Existing Images. (Topic: Specific Groups / Subculture)	“Photography in Ethnographic Research” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 49-76 “Documentary Photography, Fieldwork, and Social Research” Jon Wagner, Visual Research Methods (pp. 23-60).
6)	Photography & Methodological Issues 1 : Photo-Elicitation Method Assignment 3: Photo-Elicitation Midterm	“Using Photography in Studies of Immigrant Communities” Stephen J. Gold, Visual Research Methods (pp. 141-166) “Inner – city Children in Sharper Focus: Sociology of Childhood” Marisol Clark Ibanez, Visual Research Methods (pp. 167-196)
7)	Photography & Methodological Issues 2 : Photo-Diary Interview Method Assignment 4: Article Review (Group Work)	“Researching and Writing Everyday Accounts of the City” Picturing the Social Landscape. C. Knowles, P. Sweetman.. pp. 117-132. “The Visual & The Verbal: The Interaction of Images and Discussion in Exploring Cultural Change” Picturing the Social Landscape. C. Knowles, P. Sweetman pp. 166-178. “Signs of Resistance: Marking Public Space Through a Renewed Cultural Activism” Emmanuel A David Visual Research Methods (pp. 225-254) “Participatory Photo Interview” Bettina Kolb Forum: Qualitative Social Research” Vol 9 (3) 2008.
8)	Video & Sociology 1 Short Documentary Screening 1: Silikozis (E. Özgüvenç, 2009)	“Video in Ethnographic Research” Doing Visual Ethnography. S. Pink. pp. 77-85.
9)	Video & Methodological Issues : Video Diaries Short Documentary Screening 2: 4857 (E. Özgüvenç, 2008)	“Performances, Confessions, and Identities Using Video Diaries to Research Sexualities” Ruth Holliday, Visual Research Methods (pp. 225-254) “Walking with Video” S. Pink. Visual Studies Vol. 22(3) 2007.
10)	Video & Sociology 2 Assignment 5: Shooting 5 min. Social Documentary	“The Symbolism of Video” G. Stanczak. Visual Research Methods. pp. 281-307. “Website Design: The Precarious Blend of Narrative, Aesthetics, and Social Theory” Stephen Papson et.al. Visual Research Methods. pp 307-345. “Spatial Montage and Multimedia Ethnography: Using Computers to Visualise Aspects of Migration and Social Division Among a Displaced Community” Judith Aston. Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol 11(2), 2010.
11)	Web Pages as Visual Data	“Website Design: The Precarious Blend of Narrative, Aesthetics, and Social Theory” Stephen Papson et.al. Visual Research Methods. pp 307-345. “Spatial Montage and Multimedia Ethnography: Using Computers to Visualise Aspects of Migration and Social Division Among a Displaced Community” Judith Aston. Forum: Qualitative Social Research. Vol 11(2), 2010.
12)	Visual Research Design	Discussions Students’ Short Documentary Screening Review
13)	Visual Sociology Project and oral presentataion	Design & Conduct a Visual Sociology Research 1
14)	Visual Sociology Project and orasl presentation	Design & Conduct a Visual Sociology Research 2

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

SOC4057 Görsel Sosyoloji Kitapçığı

Stanczak, Gregory C. (2007). Visual Resarch Methods – Image, Society and Representation. USA: Sage Publication

Visual Sociology Project 1 : Documentary Photography versus The Analysis of Existing Images Project

Visual Sociology Project 2: Photo-Elicitation Project
Browne, M. Neil and Stuart M. Keeley. 2004. Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. 7th edition or newer.

References:

SOC4057 Visual Sociology Coursebooklet

Stanczak, Gregory C. (2007). Visual Resarch Methods – Image, Society and Representation. USA: Sage Publication

Visual Sociology Project 1 : Documentary Photography versus The Analysis of Existing Images Project

Visual Sociology Project 2: Photo-Elicitation Project
Browne, M. Neil and Stuart M. Keeley. 2004. Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. 7th edition or newer.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Field Work	1	% 10
Homework Assignments	5	% 10
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
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
Field Work	1	10	10
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	1	10	10
Homework Assignments	5	4	20
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			128

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 have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics
2)	To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
3)	To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials,
4)	To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself,	4
5)	To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way,
6)	To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
7)	To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8)	To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,	4
9)	By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,
10)	To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11)	To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12)	To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.