GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY/RTS-441
Course Title: SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Prof. Serdar Öztürk
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.serdarozturk.net
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  iletisim2008@gmail.com, serdarozturk@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To inform students about the main theoretical approaches and concepts that surroundes the issue of “social change”.
To increase the ability of students to apply these concepts to the Turkish context.
To led students learn about general dynamics of the history of modernisation in Turkey and about the main parameters of ongoing debates of social scei
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face. It is used power power techonology in the presentations.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  The recommended optional program about this course is sociology of communication.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Main Theoretical Debates and Concepts About Social Structure and Social Change .
2. Week  Main Theoretical Debates and Concepts About Social Structure and Social Change .
3. Week  Ottoman Herritage and the Debates on the Transition from the Ottoman to theTurkish Republic
4. Week  Ottoman Herritage and the Debates on the Transition from the Ottoman to theTurkish Republic
5. Week  The Process of Modernisation and its from in Turkey.
6. Week  Ekonomic Structure and Work Life in Turkey
7. Week  The Form of Government and Political Structure in Turkey.
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Urbanisation
10. Week  Culture and Popular Culture
11. Week  Cinema in Turkey
12. Week  Sports in Turkey
13. Week  Music in Turkey
14. Week  general review
15. Week  general review
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Alpkaya, Faruk ve Bülent Duru (Der.), 1920'den Günümüze Türkiye'de Toplumsal Yapı ve Değişim (Ankara: Phoenix,2012). Giddens, Antony, Sosyoloji, So
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  To analyse a Turkish film in the context with Turkey's structure.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
1
6
6
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about radio television and cinema field.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in radio television and cinema field.X
3Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about radio television and cinema field.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunicationX
5Uses shot, production and post production in an effective way in the field of radio television and cinema.X
6Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.X
7Uses effectively information and communication technologies.X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of expertiseX
9Makes works in the field of radio television and cinema with taking responsibility individually and in groupsX
10Find ways to access the knowledge in the field of radio television and cinema.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of radio television and cinema.X
14Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of radio television and cinema.X