• Course Code :
  SOC 101
• Level :
  Undergraduate
• Course Hours :
  2.00 Hours
• Department :
  Faculty of Computers and Information Technology

Instructor information :

Apply the basic principles of sociology as an academic discipline and provide an analytical perspective of society and everyday life through sociological theories. Analyze the ways in which people interact and function in groups. Demonstrate professional responsibilities, ethical, cultural values, norms, social stratification, social problems, race and ethnicity, conformity, deviance, urban living, social change, and social movements.

This introductory course aims to give the student an understanding of the basic principles of sociology as an academic discipline and provide an analytical perspective of society and everyday life through sociological theories. This course helps the students to analyze the ways in which people interact and function in groups. It is a practical as well as theoretical study which includes such subjects as culture, values, norms, social stratification, social problems, race and ethnicity, conformity, deviance, urban living, social change, and social movements

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:
	1- Discuss the fundamental sociological theories, concepts, and research methods 2- Identify how the sociological perspective widens our understanding of society 3- Discuss specific areas of study within sociology
b. Intellectual Skills:
	1- Implement a research project 2- Prepare proposals and presentations to correlate between social structures, social forces, and individual circumstances 3- Implement the understanding of the sociological perspective 4- Evaluate social changes in modern societies 5- Analyze social structure of society
c. Professional and Practical Skills:
	1- Acquire a set of fundamental research skills from different resources 2- Implement the understandable complex ideas to practical situations 3- Realize explanations for social inequality 4- Use sociological concepts, terms, and theories to the processes of everyday life
d. General and Transferable Skills:
	1- Interact and work in group 2- Set goals and plans to achieve them 3- Communicate effectively with others by applying the information they gained about how the body and mind work together

For further information :

• Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
• E-mail: [email protected]