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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
GEP0602 Community Service Applications Fall 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NESRİN GÜLÜM
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: •To support Bahçeşehir University students, in becoming responsible and sensitive individuals to human rights, social issues and social environments.
•To provide Bahçeşehir University students to become active citizens in the development of participatory democracy and civil society.
•To support Bahçeşehir University students in developing their complaisance to diversity and multiculturalism.
•To provide Bahçeşehir University students with skills and knowledge to be project producing models to the students of other universities and high schools.
•To encourage Bahçeşehir University students to join civil society organizations.
•To support Bahçeşehir University students in helping the development of the social environment.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course;

1.Define the social environment.
2.Together with the students that are from different faculties and departmants can compare the social skills.
3.Use inquiry skills on Lifelong learning
4.Can analyze the process of participatory democracy and civil society development.
5.Can develop competence of information sharing and learning together
6.Assess the importance of social responsibility activities.

Course Content

The content of this course are the social responsibility projects that the students will develop for their environment and their society. Students will prepare for these projects throughout the course and they will be provided help and support individually in their process of developing projects.

The course is totally based on the participation, experience and the collaborative studies of the students. It would be appropriate to define the methodology of the course as learning by doing or pretending to do, that is learning by experience. Although this method makes use of traditional teaching methods and tools, it is fundementally different.

The cours aims changes and development in learning, information integrity, skills and behavior & attitude. Participatory learning techniques will be applied for achieving these goals.

Class presentations and workshops are planned for the generation and the development of knowledge; field work, group work and oral presentations are planned for the development of skills; simulations and group discussions are designed for changes in behaviour and attitude and conferences are planned for the preparation of deeper discussion environment.

The course will follow project cycle steps consecutively the determination of goals, the analysis of shareholders, planning activities, planning the budget and the generation of sources. Parallel to this, the information learned in class will be transferred into practice by field work and group work, providing the development of skills in working in group projects. Weekly studies will be emphasized with class presentations and a dynamic atmosphere will be reached in the class and in the project groups.

Simulations and group discussions will be organized to discuss how the students will act in real life situations. Group discussions will be mostly on real life case studies.

The diversity of the academic programs of the students will enrich the course and will be used to increase the level of learning.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction information to be acquired on researched areas of interest to social responsibility
2) Concept of Social Responsibility Information to be gained about the concepts of social responsibility,
3) Project and Social Responsibility The most well-known information about the social responsibility projects to be acquired,
4) Consciousness of Volunteerism and Project Examples Information about social responsibility projects to be acquired in the world and in Turkey, their awareness of volunteering to be evaluated,
5) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Women’’ Get the preliminary information about Women on social responsibility projects,
6) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Women’’ Get the preliminary information about Women on social responsibility projects,
7) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Children’’ Get the preliminary information about Children on social responsibility projects,
8) Presentations of students Made preparations for the visual and written material of Presentations
9) Presentations of students Made preparations for the visual and written material of Presentations
10) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Disabled people’’ Get the preliminary information about Disabled People on social responsibility projects,
11) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Disabled people’’ Get the preliminary information about Disabled People on social responsibility projects,
12) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Environment’’ Get the preliminary information about Environment on social responsibility projects,
13) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Old people’’ Get the preliminary information about Old People on social responsibility projects,
14) Social Responsiblity Project Example – ‘’Children’’ Get the preliminary information about Children on social responsibility projects,
15) Final exam
16) Final Exam -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2004), "Sivil toplum, Gönüllük ve Gençlik Çalışmaları"
Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2004), "Gençler için Proje Yönetimi"
Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2003), "Kısa Dönemli Projeler için Proje Yönetimi"
Nurhan Yentürk ve Yiğit Aksakoğlu (2006), "Proje Döngüsü Yönetimi I"
Alper Akyüz, İdil Eser ve Emel Kurma (2006), "Proje Döngüsü Yönetimi II"
References: Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2004), "Sivil toplum, Gönüllük ve Gençlik Çalışmaları"
Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2004), "Gençler için Proje Yönetimi"
Gülesin Nemutlu ve Evren Sener Ünal (2003), "Kısa Dönemli Projeler için Proje Yönetimi"
Nurhan Yentürk ve Yiğit Aksakoğlu (2006), "Proje Döngüsü Yönetimi I"
Alper Akyüz, İdil Eser ve Emel Kurma (2006), "Proje Döngüsü Yönetimi II"

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
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 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 3 5 15
Presentations / Seminar 2 5 10
Project 7 3 21
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 94

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.