General sociology
Course: Economic Cybernetics
Structural unit: Faculty of Economics
Title
General sociology
Code
ОК 7
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO1. Associate yourself as a member of civil society, the scientific community, recognize the rule of law, in particular in professional activities, understand and be able to exercise their rights and freedoms, show respect for the rights and freedoms of others, including team members.
PLO5. Apply analytical and methodological tools to substantiate proposals and make management decisions by various economic agents (individuals, households, enterprises and public authorities).
PLO6. Use professional reasoning to convey information, ideas, problems and ways to solve them to specialists and non-specialists in the field of economic activity.
PLO15. Demonstrate basic skills of creative and critical thinking in research and professional communication.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the basic concepts of philosophy, logic and methodology of scientific research, socio-economic statistics.
2. Be able to understand scientific language and the language of mass media messages, analytical reports and programs, etc.
3. To have the skills of translating texts from foreign languages.
Course content
The curriculum of the course consists of seven topics:
1. Approaches to the definition of society.
2. Social inequality and stratification.
3. Sociodemographic and professional-qualification structure of society.
4. Cultural map of the world, values, language and religion.
5. Social and moral capital in organizations.
6. The state, mass media and civil society: formation of lifestyles.
7. Social and virtual networks, modern communication and media literacy.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Kozyryev M.P. Sociology: textbook. Lviv: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, 2016. 656 p.
2. Perehuda Y.V. et al. Sociology: study guide. Kyiv: KNUBA, 2012. 140 p.
3. Sociological and political studies: a textbook for students of HEIs / Ed. Prof. A.S. Lobanova. Kyiv: Karavela, 2018. 520 p.
4. Sociology: study guide / Ed. V.I. Dokash. 2nd ed. Chernivtsi: Chernivtsi National University, 2012. 448 p.
5. Adler P.S. The Oxford Handbook of Sociology and Organization Studies: Classical Foundations. Oxford University Press, 2009. 679 p.
6. Benton T., Craib I. Philosophy of Social Science: The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. 272 p.
7. Clegg S., Pina e Cunha M. Management, Organizations and Contemporary Social Theory. Taylor & Francis, 2019. 326 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical lesson, student’s self-study
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Individual and group work in practical lessons (LO 1.1; 2.1; 3.1; 4.1) – 70 points / 42 points;
2. Final test (PH 2.1; 3.1) – 30 points / 18 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Marharyta
Shyrokova
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology
Faculty of Sociology
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department Social Structures and Social Relations
Faculty of Sociology