| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology of Change | FLS307 | 5. Semester | 2 + 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) |
MELTEM YILDIRIM BAŞOĞLU |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Learners will be able to define basic concepts and processes of social change; to understand classical and modern theories of social change and to gain a critical perspective towards consequences of the social change. |
| Course Content | |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Being able to understand the social change and its dimensions - Being able to explain dynamics of the social change - Being able to explain relation between social change, culture and civilization - Being able to define main elements of the change - Being able to explain some examples related to social change |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Society and social change | |
| 2. Week | Sources of social change | |
| 3. Week | Social change, traditional and modern societies | |
| 4. Week | Theoretical analysis of change: Structuralist Theory | |
| 5. Week | Theoretical analysis of change: Functional Theory | |
| 6. Week | Theoretical analysis of change: Structural-Functional Theory | |
| 7. Week | Theoretical analysis of change: Conflict Theory | |
| 8. Week | Midterm | |
| 9. Week | Theoretical analysis of change: Evolutional Theory | |
| 10. Week | Social change and culture | |
| 11. Week | Social change and society | |
| 12. Week | Modernity and social change | |
| 13. Week | Modernity and progress | |
| 14. Week | Postmodernism and change in post-industrial societies |
| • Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları, Appelbaum, P. R., Türkiye İş Bankası Yayını, İstanbul, 1981. |
| • Kapitalist Ötesi Toplum, Drucker, Peter F. İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul 1992. |
| Ekonomik Perspektif, Duvıgnaud, Jean. Asa Kitabevi, Bursa 2001 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Practice | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3.0 | ||
