SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0709 | The Lives of Turkish Intellectuals | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor KENAN SAYACI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The subject of this lecture is to introduce the leading names in Turkey who had an important influence on the intellectual, political and the art life thoroughout the period of Republic.A large span of characters either socialist, Kemalist, Islamic, liberal, or nationalist etc. We will specifically focus on 15 of these names and draw their 'Portraits" around their lives, their thoughts, works, their influence on their periods. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who take discourse: - will be familiar with major political thoughts of Turkish close past. - will be familiar with Turkish thinkers and their works. - will be able to deconstruct these works by using close reading. |
The pioneer political and social thinkers in Turkey |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Mehmet Fuat Köprülü | Türk Tarihinin Ana Hatları,Türkiye Tarihi,Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi |
2) | Şerif Mardin | Türk Modernleşmesi,Religion, Society and Modernity in Turkey |
3) | Muhsin Ertuğrul | İnsan ve Tiyatro Üzerine Gördüklerim, Turkish Theatre |
4) | Muazzez İlmiye Çığ | Sumerology http://muazzezcig.blogcu.com/ |
5) | Emin Onat | |
6) | Şevket Süreyya Aydemir | |
7) | Midterm | |
8) | Ziya Gökalp | |
9) | Aydın Gün | |
10) | Nazım Hikmet | |
11) | Necip Fazıl Kısakürek | |
12) | Fahr-ül Nisa Zeyd | |
13) | Yaşar Kemal | |
14) | Sedat Hakkı Eldem İbrahim Çallı | |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Emre Kongar “Türk Toplumbilimcileri”, “Toplum ve Bilim” dergileri, ilgili düşünürlerin kitapları, çıkardıkları dergiler, Büyük Doğu, Yön, vb. |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Application | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Project | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Quizzes | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 96 |
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. |