GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
URBAN SOCIOLOGY/SOS312
Course Title: URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.HAYATİ BEŞİRLİ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/site/hbesirli
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  hbesirli@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
to have an advanced sociological imagination and awareness of social facts
to detect social problems accuaretely, see the social factors that give rise to these problems and find sociological solutions
to be able to analyze XIX century conditions that provided the emergence of sociology as a science and double revolutions processes that accelerated i
to comprehend the founders of sociology that marked the classical period
to evaluate XX. century major theorists and their effects of sociological theory
to understand sociological conceptualization (globalisation, multiculturalism, identity, postmodernism) in a critical way.
to use of sociological knowledge with a sufficient knowledge of the method for solving practical problems
to have ability to use both theory and practice in a research
to learn the subbranches of sociology (literature, art, information, culture, religion, economics, politics, family sociology, etc.)for studying effec
to have a capacity to associate sociology with other social sciences (history, philosophy, psychology, political science, literature, business, la
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  here is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Settledness-nomadism:conditions which leads the formation of cities in history
2. Week  Theories regarding the Emergence of Cities
3. Week  Cities of Sumer to the first city settlements in Anatolia
4. Week  Examples of the first Turkish Cities: Cities of the Uighur
5. Week  City of Helen, the Roman city and the Islamic City
6. Week  Basic Concepts in urban sociology
7. Week  Urbanization in industrializing countries
8. Week  Systematic Theories Related to Structure and Development of Modern Industrial Cities
9. Week  Systematic Theories Related to Structure and Development of Modern Industrial Cities
10. Week  Migration from villages to urban in Turkey and the Effective Factors
11. Week  squatting and Arabesk culture
12. Week  Slum and squatter's house: culture of poverty debates
13. Week  Urban Transformation and Innovation
14. Week  text reading
15. Week  overall assesments
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Çevik, Özlem, Tarihte İlk Kentler ve kentleşme Süreci, Arkeoloji Ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005 Huot, J.H., Thalmann, J.P., Valbelle D., Kentleri
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Anlatım, Soru-Yanıt, Gösterme, Uygulama - Alıştırma
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 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
5
3
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
2
4
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
4
8
 Final and Studying for Final
2
4
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
77
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.08
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1acquiring competence in the advanced sociological imagination and analyzing social realityX
2having the ability to comprehend social issues accurately, to discern their underlining multifactorial causes, to analyze and to propose sociological answersX
3having competence in the ability to analyze profoundly the socio-political conditions of 19th century and the double revolution period in which sociology emerged as a scientific disciplineX
4being closely acquainted with the prominent figures of the Classical Sociology with their works and the major sociological thoughtsX
5having the advanced competence in the analyzing the leading theorists of the 20th century and their influence in social theory in the progress of the sociologyX
6acquiring the critical thinking without being exposed to the contemporary sociological conceptualizing (ex. globalization, multiculturalism, identity, postmodernism) and the one-sided impacts of centers where these concepts are produced.X
7having the ability to evaluate the journey of sociology discipline in Turkey in terms of the prominent thinkers who made significant contributions in the disciplineX
8acquiring the qualified method knowledge that can be utilized in responding to practical problems and the effective use of computer programs (ex. SPSS) in this fieldX
9going beyond the theory/practice divide, having the skills in using both of the methods in the future worksX
10being closely acquainted with the related disciplines of sociology (ex. literature, art, culture, religion, economy etc.) and working with these disciplines to effectively use the sociological imaginationX
11having the capacity and flexibility which are needed to jointly use of sociology and other social sciences (history, philosophy, psychology, political science, literature, management etc) in an interdisciplinary approachX
12being equipped with required knowledge and skills that are sought in both public and private sectors. accordingly, having the proficiency in the use of foreign language computer in addition to having the basic knowledge of the sociology disciplineX