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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS YÖN 4120 POLITICAL SCIENCE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RABIA BAHAR ÜSTE

Offered to

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS (Evening) LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Course Objective

To introduce fundemental concepts, futures and goals of politics science and also to explain Turkey s political system, government structure and law about political parties.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to have information about the features of political science 2   Being able to use information about political power 3   Being able to compare the functioning of the parliamentary system as well as other political systems 4   Being able to compare the law of political parties and the electoral system 5   Being able to evaluate in terms of providing information about the state of democracy and public administration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 What is Political Science Historical development 2 Features of political science 3 Democracy 4 State 5 E-Government Applications 6 Political power 7 Mid-Term Exam 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Political parties and political participation 10 Election and electoral systems 11 Electoral systems applied in Turkey 12 Political communication 13 Local Politics and properties 14 Comparative political structures

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Bahar ÜSTE, Siyaset Bilimi, Beta Basım yayım, Istanbul, 2011. References: Münci KAPANI; Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara, 2005. Materials: The Constitution, Political System issued laws and practices relating to the different

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing 2. Problem solving 3. Case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FN Final 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be assessed by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232-3012559 rabia.uste@deu.edu.tr

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 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Web Search and Library Research 3 4 12 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 LO.1 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 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 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1