DIGITAL GAME DESIGN
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
POL3352	Issues and Problems in Turkish Politics	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assist. Prof. SİNEM ERAY
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objective of this course is to enable the students to better understand and analyze politics in Turkey. A major theme of the course concerns the problems that Turkey has faced in consolidating its democracy. The course will begin with an overview of Turkish politics during the 100 years. The reflections of the modernization efforts that started from the Ottoman Empire to today's Republic of Turkey will be examined.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to;

Understand modernization since the 18th century Ottoman Empire.
Explain the fundamental reasons for the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Describe the main political structures, institutions, actors and ideologies in the Republic of Turkey.
Describe the basic dynamics of the transition from single-party to multi-party politics in the Republican Era of Turkey.
Describe the continuities and ruptures between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey.
Understand the main analytical approaches to the study of politics in Turkey.

Course Content

The political crises and problems experienced until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire along with the modernization efforts. The resistance of the authoritarian structure of the Ottoman Empire to modernization and the moves of the Ottoman Empire during the collapse process. The 100th anniversary of the Republic, the achievements of the Republic and the chronic problems of the Republic of Turkey since the Ottoman period.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course
2)	Before and after Tanzimat – Second Constitutional Era
3)	The Republic (1923-1950)
4)	The Democrat Party Era
5)	Turkish Politics Between 1960-1970
6)	Turkish Politics Between 1970-1980
7)	September 12 Regime & Post-Coup Turkish Politics Özal Years (1980-1994)
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Turkish Politics Between 1990-2002
10)	2002-2014 AK Party Period
11)	2014-2024 AK Party Period
12)	Presentations
13)	Presentations
14)	Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

The Ottoman Empire At The Beginning Of Tanzimat Reform – Jakub Mazanec
Kemal Karpat, Studies On Turkish Politics And Society
The Modernization of Turkey; From Ataturk to the Present Day, Weiker, Walter
Contemporary Turkish Politics: Challenges To Democratic Consolidation, Ergun Özbudun
Insight Turkey - Vol. 16, No. 3, Turkey's Foreign Polıcy Options EU Anchor, Alliance of Civilizations, Arab World (Summer 2014)
Turkey in Transition: Politics, Society and Foreign Policy, Ebru Canan Sokullu (Volume Editor)
Zürcher, Erik Jan. 2004. Turkey: A Modern History, Revised 3rd Edition, London – New York: I.B. Tauris.Değilor
Zucconi, M. (2020). Turkey’s Polarized Politics in the 1990s. In: EU Influence Beyond Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25560-2_2

References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Presentations / Seminar	1	3	3
Project	1	6	6
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Comprehend the conceptual importance of the game in the field of communication, ability to implement the player centered application to provide design.
2)	Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from various perspectives.
3)	Analyze the key elements that make up specific game genres, forms of interactions, mode of narratives and understand how they are employed effectively to create a successful game.
4)	Understand game design theories and methods as well as implement them during game development; to make enjoyable, attractive, instructional and immersive according to the target audience.
5)	Understand the technology and computational principles involved in developing games and master the use of game engines.
6)	Understand the process of creation and use of 2D and 3D assets and animation for video games.
7)	Understand and master the theories and methodologies of understanding and measuring player experience and utilize them during game development process.
8)	Comprehend and master how ideas, concepts and topics are conveyed via games followed by the utilization of these aspects during the development process.
9)	Manage the game design and development process employing complete documentation; following the full game production pipeline via documentation.
10)	Understand and employ the structure and work modes of game development teams; comprehend the responsibilities of team members and collaborations between them while utilizing this knowledge in practice.
11)	Understand the process of game publishing within industry standards besides development and utilize this knowledge practice.
12)	Pitching a video game to developers, publishers, and players; mastering the art of effectively communicating and marketing the features and commercial potential of new ideas, concepts or games.