POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | GEP0603 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Current Political Issues and Leaders | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
Ders Koşulu: | |||||||||
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | GE-Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. AHMET İLKAY CEYHAN Assoc. Prof. ELİF ENGİN Prof. Dr. İDİL KARADEMİRLİDAĞ SUHER |
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Course Assistants: |
Course Objectives: | The course aims to help students on how to think about the daily political issues by using their theoretical knowledge. The interactions between political thinkers and political leaders together with an introductory discussion on the developments in political thought elsewhere in the world. |
Course Content: | Turkey's political system, constitutions, administrative structure, political parties, elections, and interest groups. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | The political effects of globalization | Course notes |
3) | The transformation of the modern nation states | course notes |
4) | Postmodern identity crises | course notes |
5) | Political representation of the concept of public sphere | Course notes |
6) | Military-civil relations | Course notes |
7) | Political parties and electoral systems | Course notes |
8) | Political education problems of citizens | Course notes |
9) | Political effects of terrorism | Course notes |
10) | Media-policy relations | Course notes |
11) | Political legitimization crises | Course notes |
12) | Human rights problems | Course notes |
13) | Political Civil society and its political effects | Course notes |
14) | State and law relations | Course notes |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | Demokrasi Teorileri ve Toplumsal Hareketler, M.Kemal COŞKUN Bir İstikrarlı Demokrasi Teorisi, Ergun ÖZBUDUN |
Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | |||||||||||
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Program Outcomes | |||||||||||
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |||||||||||
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |||||||||||
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |||||||||||
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |||||||||||
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |||||||||||
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |||||||||||
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |||||||||||
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |||||||||||
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |||||||||||
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |||||||||||
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |||||||||||
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 92 |