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SOS3015 | Demography | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | -- | Co-Lecturer | Associate Prof. Dr. Bayram Sevinç | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Developing critical view in relation to mutual interaction between demographical concepts, processes and social, political and economical processes. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | Understanding and evaluating the concepts and measurings used in demography | 3,6,10,13 | 1 | LO - 2 : | Analysing the effects of demographical processes on society | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 | 1 | LO - 3 : | Understanding and evaluating the political, cultural and economical processes which affects demographical trends | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 | 1 | LO - 4 : | Critical thinking about society and population | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 | 1 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
In this course it is aimed at explaining the debates and approaches in relation to demographical concepts and processes. The main topics of this course: Basic concepts and measurings used in demography, basic demographical processes such as birth, death and migration, demographical transformation and it?s interaction with social, economical and political processes. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction and Acquaintance | | Week 2 | Introduction to Demography | | Week 3 | Demographical Concepts and Measurings-1 | | Week 4 | Demographical Concepts and Measurings-2 | | Week 5 | Demographical trends in terms of historical perspective | | Week 6 | Demographical Processes: Birth | | Week 7 | Demographical Processes: Death | | Week 8 | Demographical Processes: Migration | | Week 9 | Mid term exam | | Week 10 | Demographical Transition Model | | Week 11 | Demographical Theories-1 | | Week 12 | Demographical Theories-2 | | Week 13 | Population and Power | | Week 14 | Population and Environment | | Week 15 | Population and Agedness | | Week 16 | End of term exam | | |
1 | Danış, Didem. (2021). Nüfus ve Toplum, İstanbul Üniversitesi Açık ve Uzaktan Eğitim Fakültesi, İstanbul. | | 2 | Behar, C. (Proje Koordinatörü) 1998. Türkiye nin Fırsat Penceresi Demografik Dönüşüm ve İzdüşümleri, TUSİAD Yayın No: Tusiad-T/99-1-251, İstanbul. | | |
1 | Karpat, K. 2007. Osmanlı?da Nüfusu, Timaş Yay, İstanbul. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 25/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 15/01/2024 | 1 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 9 | 1 | 9 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 9 | 1 | 9 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Diğer 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | Total work load | | | 100 |
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