SOCIOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
LAW2082 | Theory of Rights | Spring | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF KÜZECİ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
Course Objectives: | This course's main objective is to define the contemporary laws basic principles such as ¨right¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberty¨. In the manner of this the birth and the evolution to the concepts ¨rights¨ and ¨human rights¨ will be narrated to the students. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The outcomes will be; - Gets basic knowledges about the relation between law and politics. - Apprehends the basic value in the soul of the concepts ¨rights¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Learns the meanings of the concepts ¨right¨, ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Learns the historical roots of the concepts ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Apprehends the modern structure of ¨human rights¨ and ¨public liberties¨. - Gets basic knowledges about the evolution and the approaches to the subject in Turkish history. - Attains enough information to be able to discuss current discussions about the subject. |
I. Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. II. Exposurement of the expression public liberties. III. Ideation source of human rights. IV. Historical evolution of human rights. V. Starting the practices of human rights doctrine. VI. Valuation of modern-democratic understanding of liberty. VII.Human rights and political systems. VIII. Human rights and economic facts. IX. Limitation of human rights. X. Protection of human rights. XI. Limitation of the government and the theory of rights. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. | |
2) | Explanation of the relation between the concepts ¨right¨ and ¨human rights¨. - II | |
3) | Exposurement of the expression public liberties. | |
4) | Ideation source of human rights. | |
5) | Ideation the source of human rights- II | |
6) | Historical evolution of human rights. | |
7) | Historical evolution of the human rights- II | |
8) | Starting the practices of human rights doctrine. | |
9) | Valuation of modern-democratic understanding of liberty. | |
10) | Human rights and political systems. | |
11) | Human rights and economic facts. | |
12) | Limitation of human rights. | |
13) | Protection of human rights. | |
14) | Limitation of the government and the theory of rights. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Münci Kapani, Kamu Hürriyetleri, Yetkin, Ankara 1993. Ahmet Mumcu, Elif Küzeci, İnsan Hakları ve Kamu Özgürlükleri, Ankara 2011. Jack Donelly, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice,2003. |
References: | Donald G. Tannenbaum, David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Adres, 2011. Gökçen Alpkaya ve diğ., İnsan Hakları, YKY, 2000. İbrahim Ö. Kaboğlu, Özgürlükler Hukuku, İmge, 2002. Leslie Lipson, Uygarlığın Ahlaki Bunalımları, İş Bankası Yayınları, 2000. Mehmet Semih Gemalmaz, Devlet, Birey ve Özgürlük, Legal, 2012. İoanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları: Kavramları ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, 2011. Siyasal Düşünce, der. Michael Rosen, Jonathan Wolff, Dost, 2006. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 70 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload | 89 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |