International Trade and Finance (English)

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SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
60223YEEOS-SOC2295	Social Groups and Discrimination	0	Spring	2	0	2	3

Course Type :	University Elective
Cycle:	Bachelor TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction:	English
Prerequisities and Co-requisities:	N/A
Mode of Delivery:	E-Learning
Name of Coordinator:	Instructor STAFF
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SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives:

This is an undergraduate course that covers major approaches to social groups, stratification , discrimination and inequality with some special emphasis on the classical and modern explanations of the causes of social, economic and political inequality.

Course Content:

Key issues include the consequences of inequality for individuals and groups; the relative importance of economic, political and social forces in creating and sustaining discrimination and inequality; the significance of social class, race, ethnicity and gender; and the use of social policy to mitigate these. Cases range from technologically simple societies, traditional and industrialized societies the in modern times. The main goals of the course are as follows; to understand major substantive issues involved in social groups and stratification, discrimination and inequality; ; achieve this understanding by becoming acquainted with the major world views, theories, models, methods, and people involved in stratification and discrimination research.

Course Specific Rules

NO SPECIFIC RULES FOR THIS COURSE; ALL CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE VIA ONLINEBEYKOZ.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:



Knowledge *(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)*
1) define various social groups through different theoretical approaches
2) distinguish types of discrimination and define them
3) question discriminatory behaviour, institutions and policies
Skills *(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)*
1) be receptive to different opinions and adopt democratic discussion
Competences *(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)*
1) communicate without prejudices and stereotypes
2) object to discriminatory language and hate speech

Weekly Course Schedule

Week	Subject	Materials Sharing *
		Related Preparation	Further Study
1)	Introduction: Means& Aims;	Wendy Bottero, Stratification : Social Division and Inequality, Routledge: UK; USA, 2005. Mary E. Kite, Bernard E. Whitley, Jr. Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination, Third Edition, Routledge: NY; Abingdon, 2016. Lucinda Platt, Understanding Inequalities, Stratification and Difference , Polity Press, USA, 2019.
2)	Defining and Studying Social Groups Scientifically & The Functions of Social Groups	Stangor, CH. 1, 1-27; and CH.2, 28-51; CH. 3, 52-74 WB, Stratification and Social Distance, pp.1-14 LP, 17-48 B
3)	Social Hierarchy; Inequality, Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination	Kite & Whitley, pp.1-45 Sidanius, Social Hierarchy and Asymmetrical Group Behavior, 227-262
4)	Images of Inequality	Images of Inequality WB, pp. 15-32
5)	Theories On Inequality and Discrimination	WB, pp.33-51; 52-67
6)	Social Influence, Categorization and Stereotypes	Kite& Whitely, pp.86-125; Stangor, 75-121
7)	NO CLASS- MIDTERM WEEK
8)	NO CLASS- MIDTERM WEEK
9)	Experiencing Discrimination	Kite& Whitely, pp. 392-439 Sidanius, "Let's Both Agree That You're Really Stupid" The Power of Consensual Ideology,103-126
10)	Discrimination& Inequality-1 Class & Race &Ethnicity	LP, pp. 50-78 (class) WB, pp.89-105 (race) LP, pp. 108-138 (ethnicity) Sidanius, "They're Just Too Lazy to Work": Discrimination in the Labor Market,150-177 Sidanius, "The More of Them' in Prison, the Better": Institutional Terror, Social Control, and the Dynamics of the Criminal Justice System”, 202-224
11)	Discrimination& Inequality 2 –Gender, Sexual Orientation & Migration Status	LP, pp.79-107 Kite &Whitely, pp.440-481 (Gender& Sexual Orientation) LP, pp.139-162 (immigration)
12)	Discrimination& Inequality-3 Disability, Aging, Health &Housing	LP, pp.163-187 (Disability) LP, pp.189-205 (Aging) LP, pp.263-284 (Health) LP, pp.287-309 (Housing) Sidanius, "They're Just Mentally and Physically Unfit": Discrimination in Education and Health Care, 178-201
13)	Discrimination& Inequality-4: Intersectionality of Inequalities and Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination	LP, pp. 310-315 (intersectionality) Kite& Whitely, pp. 527-571
14)	General Evaluation
15)	FINAL EXAM PERIOD STARTS

*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

DERS ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI - PROGRAM ÖĞRENME ÇIKTILARI İLİŞKİSİ

Contribution of The Course Unit To The Programme Learning Outcomes

Ders Öğrenme Çıktıları (DÖÇ)	1	2	6	3	5	4
Program Öğrenme Çıktıları (PÖÇ)
1) To improve analytical thinking, problem solving in organizational issues, time management, self-discipline and communication skills
2) To learn and use the basic information, concepts and theories required in the field of international trade and finance
3) Except the core subjects of the business, to have knowledge about leadership, behavioral sciences, communication and entrepreneurship; in the field of service, mathematics, statistics, law, operations research, information processing and management information systems
4) To have awareness for ethical and social responsivity
5) Ability by supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, to transfer them to the groups within and outside the group in a systematical and effective way
6) To be able to evaluate the norms and standards present in the works in which responsibility in a critical point of view are taken
7) Ability to develop strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas
8) Ability to acquire competence of managing the change
9) To show development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning
10) To follow advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation
11) To have cultural awareness and to be able to transfer this to the groups within and outside the field
12) To have awareness about citizenship competency
13) To acquire communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+)

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1)	To improve analytical thinking, problem solving in organizational issues, time management, self-discipline and communication skills
2)	To learn and use the basic information, concepts and theories required in the field of international trade and finance
3)	Except the core subjects of the business, to have knowledge about leadership, behavioral sciences, communication and entrepreneurship; in the field of service, mathematics, statistics, law, operations research, information processing and management information systems
4)	To have awareness for ethical and social responsivity
5)	Ability by supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, to transfer them to the groups within and outside the group in a systematical and effective way
6)	To be able to evaluate the norms and standards present in the works in which responsibility in a critical point of view are taken
7)	Ability to develop strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas
8)	Ability to acquire competence of managing the change
9)	To show development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning
10)	To follow advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation
11)	To have cultural awareness and to be able to transfer this to the groups within and outside the field
12)	To have awareness about citizenship competency
13)	To acquire communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+)

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level	Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Views
Reading
Course Conference
Brain Storming
Questions Answers
Individual and Group Work
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level	Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Final Exam
Quiz

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods	# of practice per semester	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 20.00
Midterms	1	% 30.00
Semester Final Exam	1	% 50.00
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Course	14	2	28
Laboratory	0	0	0
Application	0	0	0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)	0	0	0
Field Work	0	0	0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Presentations / Seminar	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Homework Assignments	0	0	0
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities	-	-	56
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	10	10
Semester Final Exam	1	14	14
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities	-	-	28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities)			84
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h)			3