I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
SOCIOLOGY
ID (subject code)
BMEGT43A203
Type of subject
class
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
2
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
term mark
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Janky Béla
Position
associate professor
Contact details
janky.bela@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Sociology and Communication
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar és angol, HU and EN
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Communication and media studies Bachelor’s Programme compulsory subjects from 2018

Subject Role: Compulsory

Recommended semester: 2

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580251/13/2023 registration number. Valid from: 29.03.2023.

Objectives

The aim of the subject is to introduce students to the action theory approach to the key concepts in sociology.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. Knows the concepts, key relationships and theories needed to describe the regularity of social actions;
  2. know the basic theories of game theory describing interdependent social relations,
  3. know the theories describing the normative embeddedness of social action,
  4. know the main experimental results in the field of behavioural economics.
Skills
  1. Ability to plan, organise and carry out independent learning,
  2. ability to understand and use action theory, game theory, normativity,
  3. typical literature and library resources on influencing behaviour,
  4. be able to recognise in everyday life the typical social situations analysed by the theory of action and to put into practice what they have learned,
  5. is able to use its creativity.
Attitude
  1. It is open to learning and absorbing new information generated by action theory;
  2. collaborate with the teacher and fellow students to develop their knowledge,
  3. expand their knowledge through continuous learning, open to the use of information technology tools.
Independence and responsibility
  1. It welcomes well-founded critical comments,
  2. collaborate with fellow students in certain situations - as part of a team - to solve problems,
  3. applies the methodological individualist approach of action theory to the interpretation of social phenomena.

Teaching methodology

Lectures, exercises, guided self-learning.

Materials supporting learning

  • Syi, Cselekvéselmélet dióhéjban, Budapest: Typotex, 2008
  • Syi, syi.hu/cse, Könyvpont – L’Harmattan, 2014
  • Max Weber, Gazdaság és társadalom, I. kötet, KJK, 1987
  • S.Nagy Katalin (szerk.): Szociológia közgazdászoknak. Typotex, Budapest, 2007
  • S.Nagy Katalin (szerk.): Szociológia mérnököknek. Typotex, Budapest, 2006

General Rules

The assessment of the learning outcomes formulated in point 2.2 is based on the work performed during the semester.

Performance assessment methods

Szorgalmi időszakban végzett teljesítményértékelések részletes leírása: A zh-k rövid feladatválasz jellegűek, az első kettő anyagát az őket megelőző órák anyaga adja (azaz az elsőét az 1-5 előadás, a másodikét a 8-13 héten elhangzott előadás. Elégséges teljesítés az összesített pontszám 50%-ának elérésével lehetséges. A ZH-knak nem kell egyenként elégségesnek lenniük.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • midterm tests: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 90-100
Very good 80–89
Good 65–79
Satisfactory 50-64
Pass 40-49
Fail < 40

Retake and late completion

Retake and make-up test options are defined by the valid regulations of the University’s Code on Education and Examination.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
classes 28
preparation for assessmnents 30
reading 32
total 90

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Topics covered during the term

Szabályszerűség --- Racionalitás --- Érték, norma, szokás, érdek --- Preferencia, motiváció --- Egyéni és kollektív tudat --- Közösség, kollektív cselekvés --- Konszenzus, konfliktus --- Társadalmi szerep --- Reciprocitás --- Kultúra --- Hatalom- és uralomelméletek --- Játékelmélet --- Alapjátékok áttekintése --- Társadalmi kooperáció jelenségeinek játékelméleti alapú magyarázata

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
Dr. Szakadát István
Dr. Csigó Péter

Approval and validity of subject requirements