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Course Name : Social Change and Rural Society Structure

Course Code : TE-550

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MÜGE KANTAR DAVRAN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : 1. Able to define social change and social structure-related concepts, theories and methods
2. Able to Discuss and interpret scientifically the reasons and the results of social change
3. Able to define, analyze and discuss social change and social structure between rural and urban areas
4. Able to analyze and discuss actual problems of rural and urban change.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : TE-550 Social Change and Rural Society Structure

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Defining the Social change case that has a acceleration cause of globalization, technological developments, immigration, unlimited communication opportunities, discussing the results, analyzing individuals that are effecting the change and affected by change, with the aspects of health, education, employment, gender.

Course Contents : Community and social change concepts, theories of social change (large size, medium size and small size theories), the modernization, the historical development of social change (during the Ottoman era, the Republican era), changing the structure of effective factors in rural community (industrialization, population structure, mechanization, urbanization, migration, training, communication and communication, transportation, globalization, ethnic and religious structure, etc.); rural society in the process of change in the structure of the population, education, children and youth, family, rural women, economic structure, structure, organization and infrastructure, the agricultural structure, cultural topics

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Class


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Community and social change Concepts Recommended resources and updated course notes
2 Theories Of Social Change -Big sized Theories -Medium sized Theories -Small sized Theories Recommended resources and updated course notes
3 Modernization -The Historical Development Of Social Change (Ottoman Era and Republican Era) Recommended resources and updated course notes
4 Effective Factors Of Social Change -Industrialization -Population -Mechanization Recommended resources and updated course notes
5 Effective Factors of Social Change (continued) -Migrations -Urbanization -Education Recommended resources and updated course notes
6 Effective Factors of Social Change (continued) -Communication and communication -Transportation -Globalization -Ethnic and religious Structure Recommended resources and updated course notes
7 Rural Social Structure And Change Turkey´s Rural Society Structure Factors Recommended resources and updated course notes
8 Population Structure and rural Society Education Structure and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
9 Child-Youth and rural Society Family structure and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
10 Women and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
11 Midterm Recommended resources and updated course notes
12 Agricultural Structure and rural Society Cultural Structure and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
13 Economic structure and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
14 Organisation and rural Society Infrastructure and rural Society Recommended resources and updated course notes
15 Seminar Presentations Recommended resources and updated course notes
16/17 Final Exam All course notes and resources


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  1. Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları ve Türkiye Gerçeği (Emre Kongar) 2. 21. YY.da Türkiye: 2000’li Yıllarda Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı (Emre Kongar) 3. 1950-1988 Yılları Arasında Köy Ailesinde Meydana Gelen Değişmeler (Feridun Merter) 4. Toplumsal Yapı ve Toplumsal Değişme/ Seçme Yazılar/ Değişen Toplum Yapısı/ Kentleşme Yazıları..... (Mübeccel Kıray) 5. Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar (Birsen Gökçe)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 70
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 30
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy 5
2 Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics 4
3 Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area 0
4 Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications 0
5 Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics 0
6 Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis 4
7 Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams 0
8 Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process 3
9 Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools 0
10 Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions 4
11 Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments 3
12 Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically 5
13 Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 15 15
Total Workload: 147
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.88
ECTS Credit: 6