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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KMY 1011	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET NAZMI ÜSTE

Offered to

Public Administration (Evening)
Public Administration

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach political science with its fundamental concepts and to form a base for the conception process in further courses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to explain political and social life in terms of science
2	Being able to form new perspectives about life and current problems
3	Being able to analyse Turkey and world politics related to basic principles and theories of
4	Being able to analyse social developments understanding political and social structures
5	Being able to define basic notions of political science

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concept of politics, meaning of political science, qualifications and historical progress.
2	Scope and Methods of political science.
3	Approaches used in political science.
4	Central concepts of political science: State
5	Central concepts of political science: Power and Sovereignty
6	Central concepts of political science: Authority and Legitimacy
7	Central concepts of political science: Ideology
8	Midterm
9	Midterm
10	Classical Liberalism
11	Conservatism
12	Socialism and Marxism
13	Watching documentary about the lecture
14	Political parties

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
ATILGAN, Gökhan ve AYTEKIN, A. Attila; Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Ideolojiler, Disiplinler Arası Ilişkiler, Yordam Kitap, Istanbul: 2014.
TAŞKIN, Yüksel; Siyaset: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul: 2016.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyaset, Adres Yayınları, Ankara: 2017.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyasi Ideolojiler, BB101 Yayınları, Ankara: 2016.
ÇAM, Esat; Siyaset Bilimine Giriş. Der Yay.,Istanbul:2005.
KAPANI, Münci;Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yay., Istanbul:1996

Subsidiary Sources:
KIŞLALI, Ahmet Taner; Siyaset Bilimi, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara: 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Explanation.
Discussion during and at the end of class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	MTEG	MIDTERM GRADE	MTEG * 1
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address:DEU IIBF Dokuzçeşmeler Buca 35169 Izmir-TR
Tel:+90(232) 420 41 80/ 10364
E-mail: nazmi.uste@deu.edu.tr
Personel Website: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/nazmi.uste/

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.8	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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