ANT657 - SOCIOBIOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCIOBIOLOGY | ANT657 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kameray Özdemir | |||||
| Course objective | Teaching the biological bases for social behavior of human being. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | To discuss the biological bases of human behavior. | |||||
| References | 1)Barash, David. 1982. Sociobiology and Behavior. (2nd edition.) New York: Elsevier. 2)Dawkins, Richard. 1989 [1976]. The Selfish Gene. (New edition.) New York: Oxford University Press. 3)Serol Teber. 2012. Davranışlarımızın kökeni. Say yayınları. 4)Trivers, Robert. 1985. Social Evolution. Menlo Park, CA: Benjamin/Cummings. 5)Trivers, Robert L. 1971. "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism." Quarterly Review of Biology 46: 35?57. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | What sociobiology is? |
| Week 2 | What behavior is? The causes of behavior |
| Week 3 | Ecology of behavior: genetic and ecological factors behind behavior |
| Week 4 | The determineters of behavior |
| Week 5 | Types of behavior |
| Week 6 | Mid-term I |
| Week 7 | Learning process |
| Week 8 | Cognitive thinking in animals |
| Week 9 | Social behavior and sociobiology |
| Week 10 | Mating strategies |
| Week 11 | Mid-term II |
| Week 12 | Altruistic behavior and kin selection |
| Week 13 | Evolution of cooperation: prisoner dilemma |
| Week 14 | Conflict between the sexes and the origin of social stratification |
| Week 15 | |
| Week 16 | 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 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 4 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 68 | 192 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Based on the anthropology master program requirements, students gain awareness of the human, cultural and population diversity. | X | ||||
| 2. Students acquire the skills of evaluating social and cultural phenomena in local and global contexts. | X | ||||
| 3. Students obtain knowledge about different populations, cultures and traditions around the world. | X | ||||
| 4. Students develop their analytical skills and the ability to express themselves in oral and written modes. | X | ||||
| 5. Students become able to conduct field study. | X | ||||
| 6. Students master the methods and techniques used in the reconstruction of ancient populations. | X | ||||
| 7. Students gain experience in the identification of scientific issues, designing and executing projects, and filing data reports. | X | ||||
| 8. Students become able to combine knowledge from their field with knowledge from other disciplines in order to create new study subjects. | X | ||||
| 9. Students acquire values of science ethics and abide by them. | X | ||||
| 10. Students can apply subject fields such as health and disease, violence, aging, migration, education, ecology and the environment, local cultures and customs, cultural heritage to living and extinct populations. | X | ||||
| 11. Students are able to convey a scientific experience or study. | X | ||||
| 12. Students obtain knowledge on the biocultural history and the diversity of the human being. | X | ||||
| 13. Students gain knowledge regarding the various fields of application of anthropology. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest