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| KAY6201 | @Democracy and Justice Theories | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yılmaz BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay OKUTAN. | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on democracy and justice theories. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Students will learn about the theory of democracy and justice. | | | | PO - 2 : | Students will learn the relation between the theories of democracy and justice. | | | | PO - 3 : | Students will learn about the historical process of the development of democracy and justice theory. | | | | PO - 4 : | Students will learn about the contemporary representative of theory of democracy and justice. | | | | PO - 5 : | Students will be able to compare theories. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition and subject of democracy and justice; classic sources of democracy and justice theory; contemporary democracy debate; freedom, equality, law and democracy; political justice; ideologies and theories of justice, etc. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and subject of democracy. | | | Week 2 | State and democracy. | | | Week 3 | Democracy and civil society | | | Week 4 | Globalization, multiculturalism and democracy | | | Week 5 | Authoritarianism, totalitarianism, dictatorship and autocracy. | | | Week 6 | Law and democracy. | | | Week 7 | Decision Making Theory of Democracy. | | | Week 8 | Contemporary democracy debate. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam. | | | Week 10 | Freedom, equality | | | Week 11 | Social and political justice | | | Week 12 | liberalism and justice | | | Week 13 | Marxism and justice | | | Week 14 | John Rawls' theory of justice | | | Week 15 | Robert Nozick's theory of justice | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2025 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 05/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2025 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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