Gender Equality (HUM212) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Gender Equality HUM212 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
none
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course focused on examine main subjects and current issues of Gender Studies by precisely taking the principle of equality and discrimination at hand, Help students follow gender studies in Turkey and across the globe and develop abilities of students to examine and generate behavioral patterns in their daily social life in a gender-mainstreaming perspective
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students: • Define and compare concepts of sex and gender. • Explain the consequences of gender on individuals’ perceptions and behaviors. • Examine pieces of art by equalitarian and extensive perspective. • Identify gender based violence and its types. • Explain legal methods against the gender based violence.
Course Content This course focused on examine main subjects and current issues of Gender Studies by precisely taking the principle of equality and discrimination at hand, Help students follow gender studies in Turkey and across the globe and develop abilities of students to examine and generate behavioral patterns in their daily social life in a gender-mainstrea

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Sex and Gender Arat, Necla. 2010. Feminizmin ABC'si, Say Yayınları.
2 Creative Drama Workshop on Gender-mainstreaming Material to be handed out by the Instructor
3 Sexism and Patriarchy Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
4 Sexism and Patriarchy Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
5 Gender and Critical Manhood A. Aslı Şimşek, R. Volkan Öner (2015), Türkiye’de Hegemonik Erkeklik: Medyada ve Hukukta İzler, Dönüşümler ve Olasılıklar, Global Media Journal Türkçe versiyonu, Cilt: 6, Sayı: 11, pp. 447-477.
6 Fight on Discrimination: Dual-gender Regime and Sexual Orientation Material to be handed out by the Instructor
7 Violence Against Women and Its Types, A Book Review Lou Salome- Arayışlar Romanı
8 Midterms
9 Gender-based Violence and Legal Methods Against IT Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23 ve ders sorumlusu tarafından verilecek materyaller
10 Gender and Family Relations Özdemir, Nadire: İlişkisel Özerklik Bağlamında Evli Birey, Turhan Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2016.
11 Experiences of Feminist Struggle: The Example of Turkish Women’s Movement Hooks, Bell. 2012. Feminizm Herkes İçindir, BGST Yayınları.
12 Disadvantaged Groups and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
13 Body, Health and Politics Material to be handed out by the Instructor
14 Movie Screening and Review Regarding Material to be handed out by the Instructor
15 Social Life and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
16 Professional Life and Gender Material to be handed out by the Instructor
17 Finals

Sources

Course Book 1. Editörler: L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara
Other Sources 2. • Hooks, Bell. 2012. Feminizm Herkes İçindir, BGST Yayınları.
3. • Arat, Necla. 2010. Feminizmin ABC'si, Say Yayınları
4. • Derleme: Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23.
5. • Özdemir, Nadire: İlişkisel Özerklik Bağlamında Evli Birey, Turhan Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2016.
6. • A. Aslı Şimşek, R. Volkan Öner (2015), Türkiye’de Hegemonik Erkeklik: Medyada ve Hukukta İzler, Dönüşümler ve Olasılıklar

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 14 100
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 14 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Accumulated knowledge on mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering; an ability to apply the theoretical and applied knowledge of mathematics, science and mechatronics engineering to model and analyze mechatronics engineering problems.
2 An ability to differentiate, identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and implement proper analysis, modeling and implementation techniques for the identified engineering problems.
3 An ability to design a complex system, product, component or process to meet the requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; an ability to apply contemporary design methodologies; an ability to implement effective engineering creativity techniques in mechatronics engineering. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include economics, environment, sustainability, producibility, ethics, human health, social and political problems.)
4 An ability to develop, select and use modern techniques, skills and tools for application of mechatronics engineering and robot technologies; an ability to use information and communications technologies effectively.
5 An ability to design experiments, perform experiments, collect and analyze data and assess the results for investigated problems on mechatronics engineering and robot technologies.
6 An ability to work effectively on single disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; an ability for individual work; ability to communicate and collaborate/cooperate effectively with other disciplines and scientific/engineering domains or working areas, ability to work with other disciplines.
7 An ability to express creative and original concepts and ideas effectively in Turkish and English language, oral and written, and technical drawings.
8 An ability to reach information on different subjects required by the wide spectrum of applications of mechatronics engineering, criticize, assess and improve the knowledge-base; consciousness on the necessity of improvement and sustainability as a result of life-long learning; monitoring the developments on science and technology; awareness on entrepreneurship, innovative and sustainable development and ability for continuous renovation.
9 Consciousness on professional and ethical responsibility, competency on improving professional consciousness and contributing to the improvement of profession itself.
10 A knowledge on the applications at business life such as project management, risk management and change management and competency on planning, managing and leadership activities on the development of capabilities of workers who are under his/her responsibility working around a project.
11 Knowledge about the global, societal and individual effects of mechatronics engineering applications on the human health, environment and security and cultural values and problems of the era; consciousness on these issues; awareness of legal results of engineering solutions.
12 Competency on defining, analyzing and surveying databases and other sources, proposing solutions based on research work and scientific results and communicate and publish numerical and conceptual solutions.
13 Consciousness on the environment and social responsibility, competencies on observation, improvement and modify and implementation of projects for the society and social relations and be an individual within the society in such a way that planing, improving or changing the norms with a criticism.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 14 4 56
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 120