| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SB404B | Political Parties and Electoral Systems | Compulsory | 4 | 8 | 6 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To define political parties, to classify political parties, to learn electoral systems applied in different countries |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Elif KALDIRIMOĞLU TÜRKOĞLU |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students learn political parties and their emergence processes. | | 2 | Students learn to think critically and to analyze and comment on political events. | | 3 | Students learn party typologies and how to classify parties. | | 4 | Students learn electoral systems, political parties and electoral systems in Turkey. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Definition of political party, types of political parties, cadre-mass party, catch-all party, electoral systems, majority system, proportional representation, single-party systems, multi-party systems, political parties and electoral systems in |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | A General Evaluation | | | | 2 | What is a political party? | | | | 3 | Origin of political parties | | | | 4 | Party typologies | | | | 5 | intra-party democracy | | | | 6 | Party Financing | | | | 7 | Political parties in Turkey I | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Political parties in Turkey II | | | | 10 | Political parties in Turkey III | | | | 11 | Elections and Election Systems | | | | 12 | Elections and Election Systems | | | | 13 | Elections and Election Systems | | | | 14 | Elections and Election Systems in Turkey | | | | 15 | Presentations | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Ergun Özbudun, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yay., 2011, 143 s
Maurice Duverger Siyasi Partiler, |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Self Study | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 6 | 12 | 72 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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