| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | MLY212.5B | Human rights | Elective | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| To expose the historical evolution of the idea of human rights and the place of the democracy in this evolution. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Mehmet Bulut |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To define the concepts of right, justice, freedom, law and democracy in wide and narrow sense. | | 2 | To explain the national and international texts on human rights. | | 3 | To explain the historical development of human rights. | | 4 | To make evaluations about the establishment and development of democracy. | | 5 | To discuss about the quality of rights, freedoms and responsibilities and their interrelations. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Definition and history of human right and democracy, the concept of democracy, liberty and equality, different democracy approaches, democratic culture, democracy in school and family, democratic civic, benefits and liberties, children and women right, national and international arrangements related to human right (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention of Human Right, Convention of Children Rights, etc) , basic problems encountered in human rights, human rights and democracy. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction | | | | 2 | The concept of right | | | | 3 | Relations between justice and right | | | | 4 | Law | | | | 5 | Freedom and freedoms | | | | 6 | State of law | | | | 7 | Social rights | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Personal rights | | | | 10 | Democracy | | | | 11 | Basic rights | | | | 12 | Basic rights | | | | 13 | Basic rights | | | | 14 | Basic rights | | | | 15 | General review | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Anıl Çeçen, (2000), İnsan Hakları Gündoğan Yayınları, İstanbul.
J. Galtung, (1999), İnsan Hakları, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | LO2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | LO3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | LO4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | LO5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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