FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Textile and Fashion Design
GEHU 205 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Social Problems
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEHU 205
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Q&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | To introduce the students to the main social problems faced throughout the world and to the connections between sociological ideas and everyday experiences |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course covers main social problems encountered in the modern world which are; urbanisation, migration, poverty, changing family structure, racism, sexism, unemployment, unsafe work environments end environmental issues |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to the course | |
2 | Sociological Perspective and Social Problems | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 1-28. |
3 | Problems of Inequality: Work and Unemployment | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 225-266. |
4 | Problems of Inequality: Poverty and Economic Inequality | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 188-225. |
5 | Problems of Inequality: Gender Inequality and Sexual Orientation | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 357-438. |
6 | Problems of Illness and Health Care | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 29-72. |
7 | Midterm Exam | |
8 | Official Holiday | |
9 | Problems of Well Being: Crime and Social Control | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 109-146. |
10 | Population Growth and Urbanization | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 438-470. |
11 | Movie Screening | |
12 | Environmental Problems | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 470-510. |
13 | Science and Technology | Mooney, Knox and Schacht, pp. 510-555. |
14 | Review of the Semester | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Linda Mooney, David Knox and Caroline Schacht, Understanding Social Problems, 7th ed., Wadsworth Publications, 2011. |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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50
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Final Exam |
1
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50
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
50
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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50
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
|
48
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
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Portfolio |
0
|
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
|
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Midterms |
1
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40
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40
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Final Exam |
1
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44
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44
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to develop and design a collection independently. |
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2 | To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. |
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3 | To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. |
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4 | To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. |
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5 | To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. |
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6 | To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. |
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7 | To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. |
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8 | To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. |
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9 | To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research. |
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10 | To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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