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| KAM4017 | Urban Sociology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Suna ERSAVAŞ KAVANOZ | | Co-Lecturer | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Nisa Erdem | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to discuss the socio-spatial reflections of urbanization in the light of urban sociology theories. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | They will master the basic concepts and discussion topics of urban sociology and gain a critical view of social life in the city. | 6 - 8 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Will be able to master the transition from traditional to new approaches in urban social life and compare small communities with urban communities. | 6 - 8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Will have a command of different perspectives on the debates in urban sociology | 6 - 8 | 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 | | |
| Tracing the historical process of the socio-spatial structure of the Western European city and the Islamic city, Turkish cities, theories of urban sociology, urban identity and urban culture, urban protection/social renewal, urban poverty, public opposition in urban space. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction of the course, meeting with students | | | Week 2 | What is a city? Discussions aimed at generating ideas about the social structure of the city | | | Week 3 | Tracing the historical process of the socio-spatial structure of the Western European city | | | Week 4 | Tracing the historical process of the socio-spatial structure of the Islamic city | | | Week 5 | Pre-Industrial City-Industrial City-Transitional City in Sjoberg?s Theory | | | Week 6 | 19th Century Urban Sociology Theories | | | Week 7 | Chicago School | | | Week 8 | Global City Theory | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Urban Identity and Urban Culture | | | Week 11 | Urban Conservation/Social Renewal | | | Week 12 | Socio-spatial characteristics of cities and urbanization in Turkey | | | Week 13 | Slums | | | Week 14 | Urban Poverty | | | Week 15 | Public Opposition in Urban Space | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Cem Ergun, Muharrem Güneş ve Ayşe Dericioğulları Ergun (2013) Kent Üzerine Özgür Yazılar, Bağlam Yayınları
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| 1 | Hüseyin Bal (2015) Kent Sosyolojisi, Sentez Yayınları | | | 2 | Ö.Uğurlu, N.Ş. Pınarcıoğlu, A. Kanbak ve M.Şiriner (2017)Türkiye Perspektifinden - Kent Sosyolojisi Çalişmalari, Örgün Yayınları | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2025 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 11 | 2 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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