| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS1052018138 | SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Teaching concepts, principles and theories of social anthropology. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat Yüksel |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Know about the scope of anthropology and the four-discipline approach. | | 2 | Explain the main themes in cultural anthropology, such as, universalism, holism, integration and cultural relativism; tell the commonalities and differences between cultural anthropology and other disciplines studying humans. | | 3 | Know about the history of the concept of culture and explicate why it?s difficult to define `culture? and how it should be used in order to understand different cultures. | | 4 | Know the primary topic domains in cultural anthropology, such as culture and communication, economic systems, political systems, marriage and kinship, ethnicity and social stratification, socialization and gender, and religion. | | 5 | The impact of the contemporary world system on the discipline itself and the issues it takes up |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Formal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Introducing anthropology and basic sub-disciplines, reviewing culture and its elementary components, teaching anthropological theories. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The Nature of Anthropology | | | | 2 | Charateristics of Culture | | | | 3 | Language and Communication | | | | 4 | Social identity, personality, and gender | | | | 5 | Economic Systems | | | | 6 | Sexuality and Marriage | | | | 7 | Family and household | | | | 8 | Midterms | | | | 9 | Kinship and Ancestry | | | | 10 | Grouping by gender, age, common interests and class | | | | 11 | Politics, force and violence | | | | 12 | Spirituality, religion and supernatural powers | | | | 13 | Art | | | | 14 | Processes of Change | | | | 15 | Global challenges, local responses and the role of Anthropology | | | | 16 | Final Examination. | | |
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| 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 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Makeup Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Discussion | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Question-Answer | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Reading | 8 | 2 | 16 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | LO2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | LO3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | LO5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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