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GEHU 307 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
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| 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 use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. |
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| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. |
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| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. |
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| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. |
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| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. |
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| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. |
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