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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Sociology
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03261025 Culture of Common Life and Consolidation 3 Spring 6 3+0+0 3 4
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques DISCUSSION
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites THERE IS NO
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Döne AYHAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Cultural processes, Minority-majority interaction, Prejudice and discrimination in intercultural contact, Values ​​and social system, Globalization, intercultural contact and global culture
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to teach the cultural interactions between different societies or groups, or in the same community, the differentiation or affinity of cultural contacts, the causes and the possible outcomes.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
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 To gain sociological reasoning skills and to reveal and interpret social facts. 4
P2 Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development. 3
P10 Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture. 3
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning. P.1.2 1
O2 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. P.1.4 1
O3 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. P.5.2 1
O4 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. P.9.2 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 Culture and social change
2 Cultural processes
3 Culture and social identity
4 Minority-majority relationship
5 Inter-communal contact, racial relations and immigration
6 Prejudice, discrimination and exclusion in intercultural contact
7 The reasons for cultural integration and cultural decomposition
8 Values and social system
9 Ideologies and culture
10 Social organization of cultural differences
11 Midterm exam
12 Multiculturalism and Ethnicity
13 Discussions on culture and global culture in the approaches of globalization, regionalization and localization
14 Discussions on culture and global culture in the approaches of globalization, regionalization and localization
Textbook or Material
Resources Bock, Fhilip K.(2001). İnsan Davranışının Kültürel Temelleri, (Çev. N. Serpil Altuntek) Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Field Study - -
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) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 15 15
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 15 15
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 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P5 P9
O1 Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning. 4 5 3
O2 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. 3 5 4
O3 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. 4 5 4
O4 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. 5 4 4