Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS PEC111 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mahmut MAZLUM
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) Have professional formation in the fields of Political Science and International Relations
2) to provide a general and academic knowledge of concepts and theories of political science.
3) to provide a historical and methodological perspective to diagnose and solve fundamental problems in current political issues.
4) to provide analytical academic knowledge as to appearance, establishment and transformation of the political structures and institutions

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Politics, philosophy and ethics Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The concept of politics Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The distinction between political and social Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week The concept and theories of the state Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week The emergence of modern sovereignity and its theories Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week The concepts of political and social power Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Authority and Legitimacy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week The concept of ideology Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Political ideologies: A historical and conceptual assesment Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Political systems and regimes Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Authoriterian and totaliterian regimes Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week The theories of democracy Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week A debate about Turkish political life Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General evaluation Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

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 LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
PY155550
PY255550
PY355550
PY455550

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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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
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 14 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 2 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 60
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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