LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT
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
POL4992	Honors Seminar	Spring Fall	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:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. YILMAZ ESMER
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	POL4992 course highlights the central issues in political culture literature. Some of the central themes that the course will cover are civic culture, democratic political culture, civic virtue and cultural change. It starts with major theoretical approaches in the political culture literature. The course aims to address the following questions: How the norms and values known as political culture created and how can we can study and measure the political culture? What is the relationship between economic development and democracy? How are political institutions and democracy interrelated? The course also addresses the determinants of political participation. It discusses the main factors that can explain why the political attitudes and political support towards democracy varies between different cultural contexts. Different types of political communities will be examined. The course will make a comparative analysis of different regions of the world with respect to their elements of political culture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Understand major theories of Political Culture
II. Acquire the ability to understand the findings of Political Culture research
III. Attain competence to comprehend public opinion research
IV. Possess the ability to make in-depth readings of the major political science works
V. Compare different approaches to political culture literature
VI. Compare political attitudes towards democracy and political regimes in different regions of the world
VII. Possess the ability to formulate a research question on a relevant topic and to conduct a research study.

VIII. Preparation and presentation of a research paper

Course Content

1st Week: General Framework for the analysis of Democratic Political Culture I
2nd Week: General Framework for the analysis of Democratic Political Culture II
3rd Week: Civic Culture
4th Week: Political support
5th Week: Civic virtues
6th Week: Types of Political Communities I- Islamic Culture
7th Week: Types of Political Communities II-Islamic Culture vis-à-vis Western Cultures
8th Week: Midterm
9th Week: Development of Democratic Political Culture I – Modernization and Cultural Change
10th Week: Development of Democratic Political Culture II- Cultural Change and Political Institutions
11th Week: Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls: Regions I, Western Europe and North America
12th Week: Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls: Regions II, Latin America, Southern Europe
13th Week: Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls: Regions II, Post-communist societies, Post-USSR vs. Eastern Europe
14th Week: General overview of the semester

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	General Framework for the analysis of Democratic Political Culture
2)	Civic Culture
3)	Political support
4)	Civic virtues
5)	Types of Political Communities I- Islamic Culture
6)	Types of Political Communities II-Islamic Culture vis-à-vis Western Cultures
7)	Project Delivery
8)	Development of Democratic Political Culture I – Modernization and Cultural Change
9)	Development of Democratic Political Culture II- Cultural Change and Political Institutions
10)	Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls. I. Region : Western Europe and North America
11)	Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls: Regions II, Latin America, Southern Europe
12)	Political Culture Research – Public Opinion Polls: Regions III, Post-communist societies, Post-USSR vs. Eastern Europe
13)	Political culture in Turkey
14)	General overview of the semester

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Lane Crothers and Charles Lockhart (eds.). 2000. Culture and Politics. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
References:	Weekly assigned readings / Haftalık okumalar

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	13	% 10
Project	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 10
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 90
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	83
Project	13	26
Final	1	2
Total Workload		150

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)	To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions
2)	To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems
3)	To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system.
4)	To be fully prepared for a graduate study	2
5)	Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world
6)	To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components.
7)	To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life
8)	To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations	4
9)	To act and think both regionally and internationally
10)	To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization
11)	Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity.
12)	To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes	2
13)	To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member
14)	To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment