SOS683 - VISUAL SOCIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISUAL SOCIOLOGY | SOS683 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Dr. Nilüfer Özcan Demir | |||||
| Course objective | With regard to social frame's significance, Visual sociology is the sociology of daily life. Implementing studies given in social sciences whose raw material is vision, visual sociology comprises everything ranging from units constructing cultures to visual materials. Indeed, it is possible to bring a decoding process that human beings are exposed to in their daily life. Its main area of interest are environment and relationship of human beings with their presented circle. In order to clarify this relationship, it utilizes visual materials, social perspectives adopted by human beings and methods. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Basic concepts and social contexts of visual socioloy, the evolution and methodology of visual sociology, and be able to evaluate socio-cultural themes behind visual texts and make deductions with regard to daily life. Reading and discussing visual texts. | |||||
| References | Baker, Ulus (2010). Kanaatlerden İmajlara, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları. Berger, John (2010). Görme Biçimleri, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları Baudrillard, Jean (2010). Simulakrlar ve Simülasyon, (çev.) O .Adanır, Ankara:Doğa Batı. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic concepts and social contexts of visual socioloy |
| Week 2 | The historical development of visual sociology |
| Week 3 | Visual Sociology Methodology |
| Week 4 | Sociological analysis of the visual text |
| Week 5 | Analysis of socio-cultural themes behind visual texts |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Analysis of socio-cultural themes behind visual texts |
| Week 8 | Visual text reading practices of sociological |
| Week 9 | Visual texts reading and discussion |
| Week 10 | Visual texts reading and discussion |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Visual texts reading and discussion |
| Week 13 | Visual texts reading and discussion |
| Week 14 | Visual texts reading and discussion |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 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) | 10 | 7 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 70 | 182 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have a good command of the basic concepts related to sociology, the relationships between concepts, basic theories and the ways and methods of constructing theories. | X | ||||
| 2. HHas knowledge of basic methodological approaches, methods and research techniques related to social sciences and their application and evaluation. | |||||
| 3. Designs a social research, implements it, reports it and compiles it into works in accordance with academic rules. | |||||
| 4. Understands, interprets and evaluates the functioning of relationships between individuals, groups and societies. | X | ||||
| 5. Processes and analyzes the data collected in her/his research area. | X | ||||
| 6. Uses her knowledge of the field with a sense of social responsibility. | |||||
| 7. Narrates her knowledge of the field in an effectively and systematic way both in oral and written. | |||||
| 8. Thinks, interprets, analyzes and criticizes in a multi-disciplinary manner. | |||||
| 9. . Follows the current knowledge and approaches produced in social sciences and evaluates them from a critical and sceptical perspective. | |||||
| 10. Participates in teamwork and shares her knowledge with others in detecting and solving problems in her area of study. | |||||
| 11. . Formulates alternative solutions for social problems. | |||||
| 12. Knows and follows social, cultural, scientific and professional ethical codes. | |||||
| 13. Gains awareness of cultural differences and respects these differences in daily life. | |||||
| 14. Uses her knowledge of the field in her professional and daily life. | |||||
| 15. Could carry her education a step forward. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest