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    GEHU 205 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Social Problems
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    GEHU 205
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    6

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Service Course
    Course Level
    First Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Q&A
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator -
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives To introduce the students to the main social problems faced throughout the world and to the connections between sociological ideas and everyday experiences
    Learning Outcomes
    #
    Content
    		 PC Sub
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1identify social problems facing the world today
    2explain processes related to social problems
    3discuss social issues from a critical perspective
    4interpret how their personal life experiences interact with larger social and historical forces
    5interpret contemporary social problems in the light of sociological thinking
    Course Description The course covers main social problems encountered in the modern world which are; urbanisation, migration, poverty, changing family structure, racism, sexism, unemployment, unsafe work environments end environmental issues

     



    Course Category

    		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 Learning Outcome
    1 Introduction to the course
    2 Sociological Perspective and Social Problems Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 1-28.
    3 Problems of Inequality: Work and Unemployment Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 225-266.
    4 Problems of Inequality: Poverty and Economic Inequality Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 188-225.
    5 Problems of Inequality: Gender Inequality and Sexual Orientation Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 357-438.
    6 Problems of Illness and Health Care Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 29-72.
    7 Problems of Illness and Health Care Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 29-72.
    8 Midterm Exam
    9 Problems of Well Being: Crime and Social Control Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 109-146.
    10 Population Growth and Urbanization Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 438-470.
    11 Movie Screening
    12 Environmental Problems Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 470-510.
    13 Science and Technology Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 510-555.
    14 Review of the Semester
    15 Review of the Semester
    16 Final Exam

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    Linda Mooney, David Knox and Caroline Schacht, Understanding Social Problems, 7th ed., Wadsworth Publications, 2011.
    Suggested Readings/Materials

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weighting LO 1 LO 2 LO 3 LO 4 LO 5
    Participation
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    50
    Final Exam
    1
    50
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    50
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    50
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    16
    3
    48
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    0
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    40
    40
    Final Exam
    1
    44
    44
        Total
    180

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP


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    		 PC Sub Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5

    *1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

     

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