Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE SBK0107 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Filiz KARTAL
Assistants
Goals This course aims to provide the student with the knowledge of basic concepts, theories and problems of political science.
Course Content To examine political facts, process and institutions as well as political concepts. With the help of this knowledge, the students can discuss and analyze the current political facts.
Learning Outcomes 1) to provide a general and academic knowledge of concepts and theories of political science.
2) to provide analytical academic knowledge as to appearance, establishment and transformation of the political structures and institutions
3) to provide a historical and methodological perspective to diagnose and solve fundamental problems in current political issues.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Politics, philosophy and ethics Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week The concept of politics Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week The distinction between political and social Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week The concept and theories of the state Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The emergence of modern sovereignity and its theories Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week The concepts of political and social power Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Authority and Legitimacy Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week The concept of ideology Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Political ideologies: A historical and conceptual assesment Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Political systems and regimes Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Authoriterian and totaliterian regimes Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week The theories of democracy Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week A debate about Turkish political life Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week general evaluation Lecture; Question Answer
Debate
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Heywood, Siyaset, Adres Yayınları, 2006. Platon, Sokrates’in Savunması (Kabalcı, Say ya da Remzi Yayınevlerinden çıkan baskıları önerilir) Filiz Zabcı, “Sokrates Neden Suçlu Bulundu?”, Siyasal’da Bir Ömür, Ömür Sezgin’e Armağan, Mülkiye Yayınları, 2013. Platon, “İtaat Görevi”, s. 113. Siyasal Düşünce, (Derleyen, M. Rosen-J. Wolff), Ankara, Dost Yayınevi, 2006, s. 138-139. Fernardo Savater, Gençlerle Politika Üzerine, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2000, s. 17-53. Machiavelli, Prens, çev. Rekin Teksoy, Oğlak Yayınları.Bölümler: VI, VII, XVII, XVIII, XXI, XXIV, XXV, XXVI. J. J. Rousseau, Halk İradesi, Siyasal Düşünce, (Derleyen, M. Rosen-J. Wolff), Ankara, Dost Yayınevi, 2006, s. 138-139.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15555
PY25555
PY35555
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Homework 1 5
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 1 10
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 25
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 50
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload