ECTS - Gender Studies and Women Rights
Gender Studies and Women Rights (HUM211) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Gender Studies and Women Rights | HUM211 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This class aims to: - To have students gain an understanding about the difference between sex and gender - To get students familiar with the research and theories regarding gender - To have students gain knowledge and awareness in terms of gender influences - To have students use gender perspective while approaching societal issues and events and follow developments in the world like gender mainstreaming - To have students raise awareness and consciousness on gender issues at campus. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction; gender perceptions; woman and health; woman and politics; woman and law; modernism, gender and women rights; types of violence against women and their prevention; woman and literature; woman labor in the global economy; worklife and woman; woman and entrepreneurship; woman and environment. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction, information of content of the course,Gender and women’s rights | Hooks, Bell. 2012. Feminizm Herkes İçindir, BGST Yayınları. Derleme: Editörler: L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara: Desen Ofset A.Ş. |
| 2 | Turkish Modernization, Gender and Women’s Rights | Derleme: Editörler: L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara: Desen Ofset A.Ş. |
| 3 | Discrimination Against Women and Sexism | Derleme: Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23. |
| 4 | Media Representations Of Female Body | Derleme: Editörler: L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara: Desen Ofset A.Ş. |
| 5 | Creative Drama Workshop on Women’s Rights | Related chapters |
| 6 | Preventing and combating Domestic Violence and Women’s Shelters | Derleme: Ecevit, Y. ve N. Karkıner (Ed.). 2011. Toplumsal Cinsiyet Çalışmaları içinde, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 23. |
| 7 | Midterms | |
| 8 | Gender and Literature | Arat, Necla. 2010. Feminizmin ABC'si, Say Yayınları. Material to be handed out by the Instructor |
| 9 | Movie screening about women’s rights and group discussion | Related chapters |
| 10 | Women's Entrepreneurship | Related chapters |
| 11 | Prohibition of Discrimination and LGBTI Rights | Related chapters |
| 12 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November and Awareness Against Dating Violence | Related chapters |
| 13 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November and Global Activism | Related chapters |
| 14 | Analysis of the Posters about Women’s Rights and social responsibility | Related chapters |
| 15 | Sharing knowledge and experience from a gender perspective | Related chapters |
| 16 | Finals |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Derleme: Editörler:L. Gültekin, G. Güneş, C.Ertung, A.Şimşek. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Yansımaları, Atılım Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara: Desen Ofset A.Ş. (Açık erişim: http://library.atilim.edu.tr/shares/library/files/TOPLUMSAL%20CINSIYET_BASKI_201 |
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| 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. |
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 | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing | |||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature. | |||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts | |||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects | |||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures | |||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field | |||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking | |||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research | |||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production | |||||
| 11 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | |||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | |||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language | |||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | |||||
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 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 105 | ||