| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS4072016138 | SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE | Compulsory | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to learn concepts and theories related to the interaction of science and society and raise the level of intellectual knowledge on the lines that science draw and ways of problem solving of different approaches. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat YÜKSEL |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Deepen their knowledge on the interaction of science phenomenon and socio-cultural structure | | 2 | Raise the level of awareness on the approach that isolate science from every kind of humanistic issues | | 3 | Analyse and discuss the social causes of social science paradigms | | 4 | Compare the methodological perspectives and assess and evaluate their similarities and differences |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| In this course science is dealed in macro and micro scale analyses and the shifts in science paradigm is discussed in relation with socio-cultural changes. Within this scope, patterns of interaction between science and political, economical, geographical and cultural causes is examined on the basis of temporal and spatial conditions. On micro level analyses social interactions within the community of scientists is discussed while on macro level, the interaction of the community of scientists with their positions concerning the institutional/organizational conditions regarding their position in scientific production is discussed. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Some determinations on sociology of science | | | | 2 | The Sociology of Scientific Knowledge | | | | 3 | Rationality and sociology of scientific knowledge | | | | 4 | The social and economic roots of Newton's Principia | | | | 5 | Science and social order | | | | 6 | The Normative Structure of Science | | | | 7 | Scientific Beliefs | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | The Function of Dogma in Scientific Research | | | | 10 | Science and ideology | | | | 11 | Norms and ideology in science | | | | 12 | Interests and explanation in the social study o f science | | | | 13 | Ideology and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge | | | | 14 | Durkheim, Marx, Mannheim and the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge | | | | 15 | Feminist Perspectives on science studies | | | | 16 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Balkız, B., Öğütle, VS (Ed.) (2016). Bilim Sosyolojisi İncelemeleri. Ankara: DoğuBatı. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| SUM | 0 | |
| SUM | 0 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 | | Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Makeup Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Discussion | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Brain Storming | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | LO2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | LO4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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