| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | ADL119 | Introduction to Political Science | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of the course is to educate the students having the abilities of abstracting, conceptualizing and comparing the political events. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. İlhan BİLİCİ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Having the knowledge about the subject and functions of politics. | | 2 | Be able to evaluate different approaches in political science comparatively | | 3 | Raising awareness about the importance of political realm | | 4 | Gain knowledge on political parties, election systems, party models, main political ideologies. | | 5 | Comprehend the relation between the raise of different paradigms in political science and social developments. | | 6 | Gain knowledge on the function of political system and realize the importance of comparison in social sciences. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Second Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| The subject of political science, the development of political science, the different approaches and theorotical frameworks in political science, classification of political systems, subjects of political action, policy making, political participation, political penetration, political culture, political ideologies, debates on autonomy and dependency of politics |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | What is politics? | | | | 2 | Studying politics: Philosophical and Amprical Approaches | | | | 3 | Developmet of political science as an autonomous discipline: Institutional, Behaviouralist, Structural-Funcyionalist Approaches | | | | 4 | Legitimacy, authority, power | | | | 5 | The classification of political systems:Aristo and Machiavelli | | | | 6 | The classification of political systems: Montesquieu and Tocqueville | | | | 7 | Political system: Easton and Almond | | | | 8 | The subjects of political action:individuals, groups, organizations + First Exam | | | | 9 | Political parties | | | | 10 | Political elections | | | | 11 | Political culture | | | | 12 | Polical modernization | | | | 13 | The autonomy of politics: Marx, Gramsci, Althusser, Poulantzas | | | | 14 | General Evaluation | | | | 15 | Final Exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Politika Bilimine Giriş, Münci KAPANİ, Bilgi, 2007
Siyaset Bilimi, Ahmet Taner KIŞLALI, İMGE Kitabevi, 2010 |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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