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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POL4992 | Honors Seminar | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |