Information Package / Course Catalogue
Industrial Sociology
Course Code: İKY121
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students must have to complete their internship within the required time and properties. The required rules are describes at the Adnan Menderes University, Sultanhisar Vocational School, Student Internship Instructions.
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is to deal with the changes that occur in working life today, both at the micro-business level and from the macro perspective at the national and global level. Today's developments will be evaluated by taking into account their historical roots.

Course Content

Work and study will be covered in this course. For this, the foundations of capitalism, enlightenment and industrial revolution will be discussed. then a brief history of social theory and study; Then, the developments in the 20th century will be covered. Then, some themes in working life (such as discrimination and control) will be discussed and the lesson will be concluded with the situation in the 21st century.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Alper Turan DEVLİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Evaluates traditional and modern working styles in a critical way
2.Transfer the historical background of the changes occurring in the working life today
3.Analyze the relations of working life with political, economic and social structures
4.Creates and questions the human resources / labor management policies of any business organization
5.Comprehends that labor rights are basic human rights
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Work and Society: Tim Strengleman & Tracey Warren, Ankara: Nobel
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Sociological thinking
Week 2 - Theoretical
Industrial sociaty, capitalism and the birth of sociology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Foundations: Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution
Week 4 - Theoretical
Short history and meaning of the study
Week 5 - Theoretical
Social theory and work: Karl Marx
Week 6 - Theoretical
Politics and the state
Week 7 - Theoretical
Social theory and work: Max Weber
Week 8 - Theoretical
20th century: Scientific management approach, Fordism and work
Week 9 - Theoretical
20th century: Scientific management approach, Fordism and work
Week 10 - Theoretical
20th century: after Fordism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Discriminations from working life
Week 12 - Theoretical
Labor control and resistance
Week 13 - Theoretical
21st century: precarization
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkey and the general assessment regarding the working life of the world
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination119120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
3
OÇ-2
4
2
OÇ-3
5
4
OÇ-4
2
3
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026