Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES SBZ109 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Serdar MALKOÇ
Assistants
Goals .The main aim of this course is to provide a perception with students about the integration of social sciences into social studies lesson and field.
Course Content . The course contains information about the subfields of social sciences in terms of social studies relations.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn the differences between social science and social information
2) Acquire the interdisciplinary nature of social studies
3) Acquire the historical basis of social information
4) Learn the conceptual and methodological features of the disciplines that constitute social knowledge

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The interdisciplinary dimension of social studies: Basic concepts and methods of sociology and social psychology Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Interdisciplinary dimension of the social sciences: Basic concepts and methods of archeology and folklore Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Course objectives, content, basic resources and introduction of evaluation system Lecture

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Interdisciplinary dimension of social studies field: Basic concepts and methods of history field Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Homework
5. Week Interdisciplinary dimension of social studies field: Basic concepts and methods of geography field Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Definitions of "social science" and "social information" Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week (Sociology, Geography, Economics, Anthropology, History, Psychology, Political Science) " Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week (Sociology, Geography, Economics, Anthropology, History, Psychology, Political Science) " Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Interdisciplinary dimension of the social sciences Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week The interdisciplinary dimension of the social sciences: Basic concepts and methods of economics and political science Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Teaching methods and pedagogical approaches specific to social sciences Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Teaching methods and pedagogical approaches specific to social sciences Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week xamination of aims, achievements, content and teaching methods of social studies course in Turkish education system Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Examination of aims, achievements, content and teaching methods of social studies course in Turkish education system Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
ATA, Bahri (2006) “Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programı”, Hayat Bilgisi ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi: Yapılandırmacı Bir Yaklaşım (Ed) Cemil Öztürk, Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
BARTH, James L. ve A. DEMİRTAŞ (1997). İlköğretim Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretimi. Ankara: YÖK/Dünya Bankası MEGP Yayınları.
DEWEY, John.(1995) “Tarih ve Coğrafyanın Önemi” Demokrasi ve Eğitim, çev. M. Salih OTARAN, İstanbul: Başarı yayımcılık. Sf. 194-204.
DUVERGER, Maurice (1990) Metodoloji Açısından Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş. (çev. Ünsal Oskay. Ankara: Bilgi Yay.
Tezcan, M. (1999). Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş. Ankara.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 15
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload