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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Unfolding the thresholds in the history of Berlin |
Compiled Material |
2) |
Tracing political, social and economical transformations throughout German history |
Compiled Material |
3) |
Tracing political, social and economical transformations throughout German history |
Compiled Material |
4) |
German Philosophy: Kant, Hegel, Nietsche, Heidegger and Habermas in relation to ontology, epistemology, aesthetics and power relations. |
Compiled Material |
5) |
German Philosophy: Kant, Hegel, Nietsche, Heidegger and Habermas in relation to ontology, epistemology, aesthetics and power relations. |
Compiled Material |
6) |
German Literature: from Weimar Classicism up to modern German Literature (Goethe, Schiller, Keeler Storm, Brecht, Bachman etc.) |
Compiled Material |
7) |
German music, from classical composers (Bach, Beethoven, Lizst, Brahms and Wagner) up to 21st century exploring the potentials of extended techniques. |
Compiled Material |
8) |
Tracing the sound of Berlin |
Compiled Material |
9) |
Unfolding the thresholds in German art and architecture |
Compiled Material |
10) |
Unfolding the thresholds in German art and architecture |
Compiled Material |
11) |
Berlin, the open air museum of contemporary architecture |
Compiled Material |
12) |
Review of the semester |
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13) |
Presentations |
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14) |
Presentations |
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15) |
Final Exam |
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16) |
Final Exam |
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Course Notes: |
Dersler, öğrenci sunumları ve site gezilere ek olarak verilen okuma materyalleri üzerine tartışmalar içermektedir.
Tartışmalara iyi katılım dersi geçmek için zorunludur.
rian Ladd, The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in Urban Landscape, University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Alexandra Richie, Faust’s Metropolis: A History of Berlin, Caroll and Graff Publishers, 1999
Thomas Flemming, Berlin in the Cold War: The Battle for the Divided City; the Rise and the Fall of the Wall, Berlinica, 2010.
Andrew Bowie, Introduction to German Philsophy: From Kant to Habermas, Polity, 2003
Magdalena Droste, The Bauhus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avat-garde, Taschen 2006.
Michael Imhof and Leon Krempel, Berlin New Architecture: A Guide to New Buildings from 1989 to Today, Verlag, 2009. |
References: |
The course comprises lectures, student presentations and discussions on the given reading materials in addition to site excursions.
Good attendance and participation to the discussions is obligatory to pass the course.
Brian Ladd, The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in Urban Landscape, University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Alexandra Richie, Faust’s Metropolis: A History of Berlin, Caroll and Graff Publishers, 1999
Thomas Flemming, Berlin in the Cold War: The Battle for the Divided City; the Rise and the Fall of the Wall, Berlinica, 2010.
Andrew Bowie, Introduction to German Philsophy: From Kant to Habermas, Polity, 2003
Magdalena Droste, The Bauhus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avat-garde, Taschen 2006.
Michael Imhof and Leon Krempel, Berlin New Architecture: A Guide to New Buildings from 1989 to Today, Verlag, 2009. |
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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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