Contemporary problems of sociology Field of study: Pedagogy
Programme code: W6-S2PE19.2019

Module name: Contemporary problems of sociology
Module code: 12-PE-S2-2WPS
Programme code: W6-S2PE19.2019
Semester: summer semester 2019/2020
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
The subject Contemporary problems of sociology should familiarize students with the current state of discussion on the status of sociology as a scientific discipline as well as present the specificity of the problems approached by particular sociological theories. The focus is on the relations between explaining and understanding human behaviour both in the current of humanistic sociology and of the natural sciences
Prerequisites:
Recommended: acquisition of module teaching effects of: general sociology or introduction to sociology
Key reading:
(no information given)
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is aware of the complexity of social processes of the direction change and of its prognostic difficulty [_K_1]
 K_K03 [4/5] K_K04 [3/5]
gets engaged only in the situations when a justified level of trust towards participants of a particular social situation can be expected [_K_2]
 K_K06 [4/5] K_K08 [3/5]
can apply the findings of modern sociological theories in specifying his/her own standpoint in educational issues and for self-knowledge [_U_1]
 K_U03 [2/5] K_U04 [4/5] K_U09 [4/5]
can formulate hypotheses concerning social behaviour of people in particular situations [_U_2]
 K_U09 [4/5]
knows the current state of discussion on the scientific status of sociology and its prognostic possibilities [_W_1]
 K_W02 [4/5] K_W08 [4/5]
Is familiarized with theoretical dilemmas - both the existing and currently created by particular sociological theories [_W_2]
 K_W09 [4/5] K_W13 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
written examination [_w_1]
checking the extent of familiarization with the contents of lectures and the recommended literature
 _U_2 _W_1 _W_2
term credit test [_w_2]
summarizing main problems in reference to source texts
 _K_1 _K_2 _U_1 _U_2 _W_1
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [_fs_1]
lecture on selected sociological theories
 15
familiarization with textbooks and supplementary reading
 40 written examination [_w_1] term credit test [_w_2]
practical classes [_fs_2c]
expressing in the student's own words the main problems discussed on the basis of texts
 15
repeated
 30 written examination [_w_1] term credit test [_w_2]
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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