FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Mathematics
GEHU 307 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Everyday Life and Sociology
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEHU 307
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The course aims to introduce to sociological thinking by examining certain topics and debates in the study of everyday life. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course is designed to make students familiar with sogiological thinking through the discussions of everyday experiences. With an emphasis on the relationship between individual and society it aims to create an awereness about the “sociological imagination”. To do this, main sociological topics such as society, individual, identities, power, Urban/public space, intimacy, house, consumption, work, leisure, humour and inequalities in everyday life, will be discussed to explore the relationship between individual biography and social history. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Presentation and overview of the course | Anthony Giddens, Sociology; 3rd edition, Polity Press, 1998, pp. 3-6 |
2 | Thinking Sociologically and Everyday Life | C. Wright Mills, "The Promise of Sociology" Sociological Imagination (available at blackboard) Anthony Giddens, Sociology; 3rd edition, Polity Press, 1998, chapter 10, pp. 242-261 |
3 | Everydayness of Inequality: Class & Gender | Anthony Giddens, Sociology; 3rd edition, Polity Press, 1998, chapter 5, pp. 89-101. |
4 | Everydayness of Inequality: Ethnicity | Anthony Giddens, Sociology; 3rd edition, Polity Press, 1998, chapter 9, pp. 205-238. |
5 | New Sociologies of Everyday Life I | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 2 |
6 | New Sociologies of Everyday Life II | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 2 & Film screening |
7 | In-class Writing | |
8 | Emotions, Love and Friendship | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 3 |
9 | Houses and Rooms | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 4 |
10 | Eating and Drinking | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 6 |
11 | Consumption and Shopping | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 8 |
12 | Work, Leisure and Boredom | Susie Scott, Making Sense of Everyday Life Chapter 9 |
13 | Humour, Resistance and Everyday Life | Giselinde Kuipers, Good humor, bad taste: a sociology of the joke |
14 | Social Justice in Everyday Life Review of the semester | Darrin Hodgetts et al., Social Justice in Everyday Life, in Social Psychology and Everyday Life, Houndmillls : Palgrave Macmillan |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Making Sense of Everyday Life, Susie Scott, Polity Press, 2009. Everyday Life Reader, ed.by Ben Highmore, Routledge, 2002 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Additional readings may be assigned during the semester. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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3
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45
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
1
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23
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23
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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32
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32
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Final Exam |
1
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32
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32
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics or theories and applications of statistics. |
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2 | To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge, interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the fields of mathematics or statistics. |
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3 | To be able to apply mathematics or statistics in real life phenomena with interdisciplinary approach and discover their potentials. |
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4 | To be able to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach and develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning. |
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5 | To be able to share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals, non-professionals. |
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6 | To be able to take responsibility both as a team member or individual in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field, planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project. |
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7 | To be able to use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge. |
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8 | To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field. |
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9 | To be able to possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also environmental protection, worker's health and security. |
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10 | To be able to connect concrete events and transfer solutions, collect data, analyze and interpret results using scientific methods and having a way of abstract thinking. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Mathematics or Statistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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