Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CIVICS SBZ211 3. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Serdar MALKOÇ
Assistants
Goals Citizenship Knowledge course aims to teach the basic concepts of citizenship by examining the concepts of State, Constitution and human rights to social studies teacher candidates.
Course Content The content of this course is basic knowledge of law, the basic concepts of human rights and citizenship, recent developments in Europe and in Turkey in the field of human rights, Constitution of Turkey and human rights in international law. In this way, it is aimed to provide pre-service teachers to understand the concepts of State and human rights and to respect the human rights and to train teachers who know their rights and duties towards the state.
Learning Outcomes 1) S/he find outs the basic concepts of society and law order.
2) S/he learns basic concepts of human rights and citizenship.
3) S/he learns historical development of human rights in Europe and in Turkey.
4) S/he learns features of Turkish Constitution

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction of the course Lecture; Question Answer; Case Study
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Order of society, legal order, concepts of law and right, definition of law Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Basic law-Sources of law-legal systems Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Basic concepts of human rights and citizenship-human, citizen, rights and freedoms Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Basic concepts of human rights and citizenship--duties,human rights, fundamental rights and freedom, democracy, state. Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Developments in the field of human rights in Europe Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Developments in the field of human rights in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer

Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Turkish Constitution-general principals, fundamental aims and duties of the State Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Constitutional fundamental rights and freedom Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Organs of the State Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week International law-international institutionsand documents Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week International non-profit organizations Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Recent problems of international human rights Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General evaluation of course Lecture; Question Answer
Large Group Discussion
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ahmet Çiftçi-Vatandaşlık Bilgisi-Gazi Üniversitesi Yayınları
Yasemin Karaman Kepenekci-Vatandaşlık Bilgisi-Siyasal Kitabevi
Zehra Odyakmaz-Anayasa Hukuku-Themis yayınları

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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PY355555
PY455555
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PY650000
PY750000
PY1550000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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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 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 6 2
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 14 2
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