Sociology

Course Details

KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Social and Human Sciences
Programme of Sociology
Course Details

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
SOS312	Political Sociology	3	Spring	6	3+0+0	3	5

Course Type	Compulsory
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Assoc. Prof. Hatice BUDAK
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Course Instructor(s)

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Hatice BUDAK	C-130	[email protected]	7538	Thursday 13:30 /16:30

Course Content

Bu derste siyasal yaşamın çeşitli sosyal boyutları ve ilişkileri incelenecektir. Öğrencilerin bu dersin sonunda siyasal sosyolojinin bir bilim dalı olarak ortaya çıkması, konusu ve kapsamı, siyasal sosyalleşme, siyasal katılım, katılımı etkileyen faktörler, katılımcı yurttaş ve demokrasi, siyasal kültür, siyasal değişme ve devrimler, kimlik ve siyaset, siyasal ve sosyal hareketler, ideoloji, güç, İslamcı hareketler, risk toplumu ve siyasal sonuçları gibi siyasal sosyolojinin önemli konularının güncel siyasal bir perspektifi de kullanarak kavramış olmaları, demokratik değerleri özümsemiş ve demokratik katılımcı birer yurttaş olarak mezun olmaları beklenmektedir.

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to promote the fundamental concepts of political sociology, the development of political thought and the relations between politics and other social institutions as a social institution.

Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses	X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P1	Acquiring the ability to engage in sociological reasoning, revealing and interpreting social realities.	3
P3	Being able to relate sociology to other disciplines and having the ability to work with these disciplines.	4
P6	Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments.	3
P9	Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values.	4
P10	Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture.	4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories.	P.1.1	1
O2	Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives.	P.1.4	1
O3	Understand the basic similarities and differences between sociology and other disciplines.	P.3.2	1
O4	Integrating and using sociology knowledge with other disciplines.	P.3.3	1
O5	Evaluating the impact of integration between sociology and other disciplines.	P.3.5	1
O6	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	P.6.4	1
O7	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	P.6.6	1
O8	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	P.9.4	1
O9	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	P.10.1	1
O10	Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines.	P.10.4	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics
1	Course description
2	The historical development of the political institution
3	Politics between process and structure: elites and bureaucracy
4	Structural Elements of Politics: state, nation and public nudity
5	Legitimacy in politics, ideology and religion
6	Political participation, parties and elections
7	Political life in Turkey
8	Political systems and political positions
9	Politics and societies in the process of change
10	Globalization and 21. Century Politics
11	Army and politics
12	Bureaucracy
13	Religion and politics
14	Feminist politics

Textbook or Material

Resources

Aydın, M. (2011) Siyasetin Sosyolojisi. Açılım Kitapları: İstanbul. Vergin, N. Siyasetin Sosyolojisi

Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Practice	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	60 (%)
Total		100 (%)

ECTS / Working Load Table

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	3	42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	13	2	26
Midterms	1	25	25
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	3	9	27
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	30	30
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load / 30			5
Course ECTS Credits:			5

Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P3	P6	P9	P10
O1	Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories.	3	-	-	-	-
O2	Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives.	3	-	-	-	-
O3	Understand the basic similarities and differences between sociology and other disciplines.	-	4	-	-	-
O4	Integrating and using sociology knowledge with other disciplines.	-	4	-	-	-
O5	Evaluating the impact of integration between sociology and other disciplines.	-	4	-	-	-
O6	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	-	-	3	-	-
O7	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	-	-	3	-	-
O8	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	-	-	-	4	-
O9	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	-	-	-	-	4
O10	Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines.	-	-	-	-	4