SOS607 - INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN's and GENDER STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN's and GENDER STUDIES | SOS607 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Aylin Görgün Baran | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to learn the concepts and theories related to women and gender and to raise awareness on patriarchy in practical life. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Sociology of Gender in contemporary societies, theoretical perspectives related to gays and lesbians discussions on feminist methodologies | |||||
| References | HUSSEY, Mark. Masculinities: Interdisciplinary Readings. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. KIMMEL, Michael S. The Gendered Society Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. RENZETTI, Claire M. and Daniel J. Curran. Women, Men, and Society. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995. Other sources in detailed reading list | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | History of Patriarchy |
| Week 2 | Method in Women?s Studies |
| Week 3 | Women?s And Feminist Movements Ä°n Turkey And Ä°n The World |
| Week 4 | Whhat is Gender? |
| Week 5 | Theories Related to Gender |
| Week 6 | Social Learning Theory (Bandura) |
| Week 7 | Gender Gender Scheme (S. Bem) |
| Week 8 | Capital and Women ( Walby) Hegemonic Masculinity-Heterosexism (Connell) |
| Week 9 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 10 | Mosaic Masculinities-Various Masculinities (Cole) |
| Week 11 | Bourdieu-Cultural Capital |
| Week 12 | Foucault-History of Sexuality |
| Week 13 | Feminist Theories |
| Week 14 | Queer Theory |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 9 | 126 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 54 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has a command of fundamental approaches, concepts, relations among concepts in Woman and Gender studies in a level of analysing their `theoretical and application-based? implications. | X | ||||
| 1. Has a command of fundamental approaches, concepts, relations among concepts in Woman and Gender studies in a level of analysing their `theoretical and application-based? implications. | X | ||||
| 2. Has a command of fundamental methodological approaches, methods, research techniques and their application in Woman and Gender Studies. | X | ||||
| 2. Has a command of fundamental methodological approaches, methods, research techniques and their application in Woman and Gender Studies. | X | ||||
| 3. Designs/plans, conducts, interprets and reports a social research relating to the issues of Woman and Gender Studies and transform it to a genuine piece of work conforming to ethical academic principles. | X | ||||
| 3. Designs/plans, conducts, interprets and reports a social research relating to the issues of Woman and Gender Studies and transform it to a genuine piece of work conforming to ethical academic principles. | X | ||||
| 4. Thinks, interprets, analyzes and narrates in a multi-disciplinary manner. | X | ||||
| 4. Thinks, interprets, analyzes and narrates in a multi-disciplinary manner. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows contemporary knowledge and approaches developed in the field of Woman and Gender Studies and analyses them with a critical and sceptical view. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows contemporary knowledge and approaches developed in the field of Woman and Gender Studies and analyses them with a critical and sceptical view. | X | ||||
| 6. Narrates her knowledge of the field in an effective and systematic way both in oral and written communication. | |||||
| 6. Narrates her knowledge of the field in an effective and systematic way both in oral and written communication. | |||||
| 7. Knows and follows professional ethics in all kinds of her academic production. | |||||
| 8. Uses her knowledge and skills in the field of Woman and Gender studies with a sense of social responsibility throughout her daily life. | X | ||||
| 9. Participates in team-work and shares her knowledge in addressing problems in the field and developing solutions to them. | X | ||||
| 10. By using her knowledge and skills in the field, formulates solutions for woman and gender problems, develops policy proposals and transforms these to projects and activities. | X | ||||
| 11. Establishes impressive social communication in working life. | X | ||||
| 12. Could carry her education a step forward. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest