Detailed examination of current topics in sociology.
Helps students learn how dissertation research is conducted and how the writing process continues. The goal of the course is to secure guidance from faculty members in advisor and dissertation topic selection and the formulation of research questions and methodology.
Introduction of main themes of discussion within the field of sociology of culture, focusing on four selected themes: 1) culture and domination; 2) culture and signification, 3) culture and practice, 4) cultural continuity and discontinuity. A good mix of theoretical and empirical orientations, with examples from both the Turkish context and around the world in order to understand how symbols, language, conceptual structures, forms of knowledge and forms of power interact to create meaning in our lives.
An introductory exploration of state-society relations from an interdisciplinary perspective. Focusing on the questions of what the state is, what the society is, and what the relationship between the two is? The concept of citizenship and how the state relates to citizens through security forces, juridical system, social welfare, education, religion and culture. Working with examples from history, Türkiye and other countries.
An introduction to a scholarly study of popular culture, with the overall objective of illustrating how pop culture influences our attitudes and worldviews. Dissecting a variety of pop culture ?texts? such as cartoons, children?s literature, youtube videos, commercials, advertisements, websites, music videos, television, film and news broadcasts. Focusing on icons and imagery which address a global dimension of pop culture. Through the study of these pop culture ?texts,? as well as relevant readings and writing/homework assignments, students will learn to analyze different aspects of pop culture through a variety of more specific critical lenses (such as gender, class, race and ethnicity, sexuality, beauty, etc).
Elaborates the concept of happiness on a more societal level by focusing on its evaluations in the fields of economics, gender studies, social policy and sociology. Provides a critical understanding of the commodification and glorification of happiness, as well as how it is qualitatively and quantitatively measured, and its relationship to education, politics and culture
Familiarize the student with the use, and potential misuse, of data in culture and society. Discussion of the applications of data gathering and analysis, how burgeoning practice interacts with the culture and society. Topics including introductory data science concepts, such as big data and machine learning, understand and critique the arguments regarding policy implications, ethics, etc.
Designed to introduce beginner learners to the four language skills?listening, speaking, reading and writing?and to the Spanish culture in order to develop basic communication in the target language. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, first half of level A1.
Designed to introduce beginner learners to the four language skills?listening, speaking, reading and writing?and to the Spanish culture in order to develop basic communication in the target language. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, first half of level A1.
Designed to develop basic Spanish listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and to deepen cultural awareness in order to interact successfully in routine situations. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A1.
Designed to develop basic Spanish listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and to deepen cultural awareness in order to interact successfully in routine situations. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A1.
Continuation of SPAN 202 for advanced beginners, emphasizing the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Enables students to carry out communicative tasks related to matters regularly encountered. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: A2 First half.
Continuation of SPAN 301 designed to strengthen language skills in the target language in order to enable students to interact and carry out real-life tasks with a degree of accuracy and fluency without heavily compromising communication. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A2 and first half of level B1.
An introduction to statistics as applied to managerial problems. Conceptual understanding , limitations and misuses of statistics and interpretation of statistical results are emphasized. Hands-on experience is provided using software. Descriptive statistics including central tendency, dispersion, skewness, covariance, binomial and normal probability distributions, confidence intervals for means, and simple linear regression. Examples from finance, operations, and marketing.
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
Understanding the fundamental therapy principles of surgery and acquiring basic surgical skills. Supervised primary responsibility in areas of communication (history taking, informed consent, communication of results with patients/relatives and colleagues, recommendations on further therapy), diagnosis, therapy and documentation. The interns will be responsible from the following tasks: Examination of the patients, daily rounds, taking part in the operations, blood collection, blood (product) transfusion, inserting needles and catheters, wound-dressing, presenting patients during rounds and tumor board meetings, preparing discharge reports. (4 weeks; compulsory on-call nights and weekends)
What is big data. Value creation with big data, Data sources and extraction from unstructured sources. Learning tasks and statistical learning. Fundamental concepts and their operationalization; overfitting vs. generalization; curse of dimensionality; correlation vs causation; data collection strategy and biases; security, privacy and ethical considerations.
Cloud computing fundamentals taught using Amazon Web Services (AWS), case studies and tools. Software, platforms, and infrastructure as services. Scalability and elasticity provided by virtualized computing, storage, and network resources. Key cloud security concepts and technologies. Network, application, and information security. Moving existing IT infrastructure to the cloud. Cloud storage. Data analytics on the cloud case studies.