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| HIR 105 | Political Science | 3+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | | | 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 Political Science like that political power, limitation of political power, legitimacy of political power, elite theories, political participation, political parties and pressure groups topics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | define basic concepts of political science. | 7,9,12,15,16,17,18 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | recognize political actors. | 7,9,12,15,16,17,18 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | interpret basic concepts of political science. | 7,9,12,15,16,17,18 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | question the political system. | 7,9,12,15,16,17,18 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | develop proposals about political problems. | 7,9,12,15,16,17,18 | 1 | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The basic concepts in political science are examined. Concept of power and political power are emphasized. The concept of state are analyzed. Opinion about the state of various ideologies are discussed. Democracy and democratic practices are lectured. Political parties, public opinion, pressure groups and civil society organizations to the importance of the development of democracy are discussed. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The concept of politics. | | | Week 2 | Power | | | Week 3 | Legitimacy of political power | | | Week 4 | State;emergence, development | | | Week 5 | Ideology;liberalism, conservatism | | | Week 6 | Ideology;sosyalism, marxism, fascism | | | Week 7 | Political systems | | | Week 8 | Democracy;concept, historical process | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Types of democracy | | | Week 11 | Democracy in Turkey | | | Week 12 | Political culture | | | Week 13 | Political parties | | | Week 14 | Public opinion and pressure groups | | | Week 15 | Civil society | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Türköne, M. (ed.), 2003; Siyaset, Lotus Yayınları, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Heywood, A. 2006; Siyaset, Liberte Yayınları, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 13 | 1 | 13 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 97 |
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