GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT AND MENTALITY/1930047
Course Title: SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT AND MENTALITY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Osman ŞİMŞEK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/osimsek/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  osimsek@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understand the historical roots and the historical development of sociology science.
Understand the historical development of sociological thought.
Concept of mentality and culture can mean.
Mentality-based analyzes of social thought.
Sociological thougt and analysis of mentality makes synthesized.
 -- 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
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  As a science sociology
2. Week  What is social thought?
3. Week  Development of sociological thinking and resources
4. Week  The basic ideas of Turkish Sociology
5. Week  Western influence in the Turkish Sociology
6. Week  Turkish sociology during the Ottoman period
7. Week  Sociological movements
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  What is culture?
10. Week  What is mentality?
11. Week  The role of culture in terms of sociological thought
12. Week  The role of mentality in terms of sociological thought
13. Week  Comparative analysis of mentality in terms of sociological thinking
14. Week  Comparative analysis of mentality in terms of sociological thinking
15. Week  Project reviews
16. Week  Project reviews
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1- The sociology of Turks entrepreneurship 2- Construction of a new moral community 3- Political thoughts and goverments 4- Cultural foundations of industrialization 5- New Turkey's new realities
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  There is no internship program.
 -- 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
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
15
0
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
15
0
0
 Preparing Reports
15
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
15
1
15
 Presentation
15
3
45
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
185
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.4
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- 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