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GEHU 307 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Everyday Life and Sociology

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEHU 307	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	Discussion Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Seher ŞEN
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Seher ŞEN
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; Discuss the main concepts of sociology within the context of everyday life Question the relationship between individual and society Explain the different forms of inequalities concerning class, race, ethnicity and gender divisions in everyday life. Discuss the social and cultural aspects of daily life in relation to emotions like love, embarrassment and shyness Examine the power relations in different areas of daily life like home, eating and drinking, consumption, shopping and leisure.
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.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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
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	30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
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	15	3	45
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	23	23
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	32	32
Final Exam	1	32	32
		Total	180

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes		1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.		-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.		-	-	-	-	-

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

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