Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
POLITICS UİLE132 2. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gökhan ATILGAN
Assistants
Goals This course will introduce the limits of Political Science as a discipline and aims to explain the relationship with other social science disciplines . This course aims to introduce the concepts of politics, power and authority and disclosure of the relationship with the concept of communication disciplines. This course is designed to equip students in communication sciences in political science formation. By interpreting the course will analyze society and politics aims to provide basic conceptual background. Students can evaluate the historical and the modern state with a sociological perspective .
Course Content Different meanings and elements of politics , the place of academic organization , feudalism, absolute regimes , the characteristics of the modern state , the nation-state and nationalism understanding .
Learning Outcomes 1) Distinguishes different meanings of Politics
2) Recognize the basic concepts of political science.
3) Defines the concept of the state in terms of different approaches.
4) Defines the difference between absolute, feudal and constitutional government management .

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Different meanings and elements of politics Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week Place of Political Science in the academic organization Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Approaches commonly employed in Political Science Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Social and political developments that allow the formation of the modern state: Feudalism Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
5. Week Social and political developments that allow the formation of the modern state: Dirigisme Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Modern state properties which wrought in the social relations of capitalist. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Modern state properties which wrought in the social relations of capitalist. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Sovereignty and constitutional form of the liberal state Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Sovereignty and constitutional form of the liberal state Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Understanding of the nation-state and nationalism Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Understanding of the nation-state and nationalism Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week The foundations of the modern state and the welfare state's legitimacy. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The foundations of the modern state and the welfare state's legitimacy. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Beck, Ulrich, Siyasallığın İcadı, İletişim, İstanbul, 1999
Kapani, Münci, Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yay., Ankara.
Kışlalı, Ahmet Taner, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge, Ankara.
Poggi, Gianfranco, Modern Devletin Gelişimi: Sosyolojik Bir Yaklaşım, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, İstanbul.

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 3
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 10
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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