| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science | SBK 115 | 1 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. KÖKSAL ŞAHİN |
| Course Lecturers | Doç.Dr. KÖKSAL ŞAHİN, |
| Course Assistants | Res. Assist. Elif MADAKBAŞ, Res. Assist. Tuğrul KORKMAZ, Res. Assist. Dilşad TÜRKMENOĞLU KÖSE |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | The purpose of this course is to look at different approaches towards the definition of political science, to analyze such concepts as power, legitimacy, authority, state and democracy and to apply theories and concepts to concrete political institutions and processes. |
| Course Content | Political science and positivism; definition political science and its relations with other social sciences; power; legitimacy; supremacy; state; democracy; political participation; types of political participation and political behaviour; political parties; bureaucracy; interest groups, public opinion; elections and election techniques |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To provide different definitions of political science, to look at the relations of these definitions and to go over the conventional subject matter of political science | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 2 | To deal with the subject matter of contemporary political science, and the examine particularly the nature of power and the state as an organisation | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 3 | To get a good knowledge of the meaning of democracy, of the specific componets of contemporary democracy and to anlyze the Turkısh democrcy in the light of the theoretical aspects of democracy | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 4 | To look at the political actors, political participation, types of political participation and the factors that affect political participation | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 5 | To look at the historical development of bureaucracy and the specific place of bureaucracy in Turkish political culture | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 6 | To get a good grasp of election techniques comparatively and to see which technique for which reasons is chosen in the world | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 7 | To acquire reading, researching and analysing skills in daily literature. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 8 | To acquire proficiency in English grammar. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Method, subject and aim of the course; definition of political science and its difference from history of political thought | |
| 2 | Methodology and techniques; power and political power | |
| 3 | State and political systems | |
| 4 | Democracy: Concept, historical development and principles | |
| 5 | Models of democracy and democracy in Turkey; political culture and Turkısh political culture | |
| 6 | Political parties | |
| 7 | Political parties | |
| 8 | Interest groups and public opinion | |
| 9 | Mid-term exam | |
| 10 | Bureaucracy; elections: Theoretical framework | |
| 11 | Election techniques | |
| 12 | Elections in Turkey | |
| 13 | Modernity-postmodernity and political science | |
| 14 | Global politics |
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| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To research the functions, basic concepts and features of the international system; to learn the basic knowledge about the sub-topics of the international relations discipline. | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing the developments in the political history of the world within the context of the cause-effect relations. | ||||||
| 3 | To improve the foreign language skills. | ||||||
| 4 | To analyze the Turkey´s foreign policy comprehensively in the cause-effect relations. | ||||||
| 5 | To analyze the theoretical approaches to the foreign policy analysis and the functions of the decision-making process. | ||||||
| 6 | To learn theoretical and methodological thinking and to observe the events from this framework | ||||||
| 7 | To analyze the social developments and conditions comparatively | ||||||
| 8 | To learn the basic principles and the issues of international law | ||||||
| 9 | To examine the theories of International Relations and to learn looking at international developments within the theoretical framework | ||||||
| 10 | To analyze the Turkey´s political life historically and chronologically | ||||||
| 11 | To learn the functions and the basic principles of domestic law | ||||||
| 12 | To analyze the establishment, structure and functions of international and regional organizations and their impact on the World politics | ||||||
| 13 | To analyze the reasons and solution models of the intra-state conflicts through examples | ||||||
| 14 | To research the issues of international security and the theoretical approaches relating to this field | ||||||
| 15 | To examine the events, occurring in the international system, within the theoretical perspective comparatively | ||||||
| 16 | To improve the analytical thinking skills about the international events | ||||||
| 17 | To learn the basic concepts and theories of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and other disciplines | ||||||
| 18 | To research the ideas of philosophers/thinkers who built the philosophical foundations of political science and to examine the contribution of these philosophical ideas to the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations | ||||||
| 19 | To gain basic computer skills | ||||||
| 20 | To gain the ability of planning, performing and composing of the scientific study individually | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 70 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 3. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Final examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 140 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 5.6 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||