KAY678 - MIGRATION STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIGRATION STUDIES | KAY678 | 2nd 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 Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to increase awereness of students about migration, make them opine about social, political, and economic consequences of migration, make them apprehend transformation process by migration in a historical perspective, and relation of migration with political science studies. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Definitions of migration, migration models, migration approaches, social mobilization and social, political, and economic transformation, relation between migration and settlement, migration and ghetto, international migration and refugees, population mobility and the Third World, identity, nationalism and migration, globalization and migration, change in urban and rural population in Turkey, social, political, and economic reasons of migration in Turkey, terror and migration in Turkey, labor migration of Turkey origins to the Western Europe. | |||||
| References | Abadan-Unat, N. (2006) Bitmeyen Göç: Konuk İşçilikten Ulus-Ötesi Yurttaşlığa, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Castels, S., Miller, M. J. (2008) Göçler Çağı: Modern Dünyada Uluslararası Göç Hareketleri, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Danış, D., İrtiş, V. (2008) Entegrasyonun Ötesinde Türkiye'den Fransa'ya Göç ve Göçmenlik Halleri, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Migration and Migration Models |
| Week 3 | Social, Political, and Economic Effects of Migration and Transformation |
| Week 4 | International Migration, Population Mobility, and Refugees |
| Week 5 | Migration and Identity |
| Week 6 | Midterm I |
| Week 7 | Globalization and Migration |
| Week 8 | Migration and Nationalism |
| Week 9 | Terror and Migration |
| Week 10 | Internal Migration in Turkey: Reasons and Consequences |
| Week 11 | Midterm II |
| Week 12 | History of Emigration from Turkey |
| Week 13 | Emigration from Turkey and Turkey Origin Immigrants in Europe |
| Week 14 | Migration and Politics |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 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) | 12 | 12 | 144 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 32 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for doing and planning research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. To do leadership and to have a vision. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the scientific literature in the field of specialization. To evaluate the data by critical thinking and to be committed to lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. To master a foreign language and to use computer and information technology effectively in the field of specialization. To share knowledge at scientific platforms with this oral and written communication skill. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the work life. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest