Sociology

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03270025	Graduation Thesis	4	Spring	8	1+0+0	13	13

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	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Dr. Res. Asst. Emre AKTÜRK
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Dr. Res. Asst. Emre AKTÜRK	C-131	[email protected]	7238

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

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.	3
P2	Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development.	1
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.	3

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	6
O2	Revealing social truths using sociological reasoning.	P.1.3	6
O3	Remembering basic sociological concepts, theories, methods and field applications.	P.2.1	6
O4	Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes.	P.5.2	6
O5	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	P.6.4	6
O6	Creating new perspectives based on important events and pioneers in the history of the discipline of sociology.	P.7.6	6
O7	Remembering basic information and data.	P.9.1	6
O8	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	P.10.6	6
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	General information about the thesis study
2	Information about research methods. Discussing how to choose between quantitative method, qualitative method and mixed method.
3	Determining thesis topic
4	Theoretical, conceptual framework and literature study in the thesis study
5	Theoretical, conceptual framework and literature study in the thesis study
6	Preparation of the technique before data collection/construction
7	Preparation of the technique before data collection/construction
8	Discussion about the "subject", "purpose", "research problems", "hypotheses", "scope", "limitations" sections of the thesis written by the students.
9	Data collection/construction process
10	Data collection/construction process
11	Guidance to students on analyzing their data.
12	Guidance to students on analyzing their data.
13	Making final arrangements before the thesis submission process.
14	Making final arrangements before the thesis submission process.

Resources	Eco, U. (2017). Tez nasıl yazılır. (Çev. Betül Parlak). İstanbul: Can.
	Becker, S. H. (2013). Sosyal Bilimcilerin Yazma Çilesi: Yazımın Sosyal Organizasyonu Kuramı),(çev. Şerife Geniş),(der. Levent Ünsaldı). Heretik Yayıncılık, Ankara.

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

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	1	14
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	14	196
Midterms	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	1	30	30
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	5	30	150
Final Exam	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			390
Total Work Load / 30			13
Course ECTS Credits:			13

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

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P2	P5	P6	P7	P9	P10
O1	Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories.	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Revealing social truths using sociological reasoning.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O3	Remembering basic sociological concepts, theories, methods and field applications.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O4	Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O5	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O6	Creating new perspectives based on important events and pioneers in the history of the discipline of sociology.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
O7	Remembering basic information and data.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O8	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	-	-	-	-	-	-	3