COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts, actors and institutions in politics. Historical settings in which various modern political institutions developed and evolved, and major theoretical and ideological approaches to political issues will also be introduced in order to enhance students' skills to critically and comparatively analyze political problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Heywood, Andrew (2013). Politics (4th ed.). Hampshire and New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Group discussion
3. Class discussion

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Participation grade will be given upon evaluation of attendance and in-class performance.
Assignment grade will be given upon evaluation of group debate performance (in terms of competence of arguments, supporting the argument with examples, communication skills)
Those senior students who are exempt from attendance will prepare a short assignment that will be anounced after the midterm exam. Assignment grade will constitute 20% of their course grade.

Assessment Criteria

Students must be able to recognize and describe key concepts in politics.
Students must be able to properly explain various definitions, classifications, contexts and controversies regarding the subjects of the course.
Students must be able to properly justify their arguments in a given topic and effectively convey them.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Cheating in the exams and plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. You are expected to come to class on time. Attendance may be checked anytime during class. Please do not demand being marked present if you were absent during the check
4. Each student will be part of a group assigned by the instructor. In the beginning of each week's class, two groups will make a 15-20 minutes debate on a question for discussion. Question(s) and the position of each group on the issue will be anounced by the instructor at Week 2.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ilkim Özdikmenli Çelikoğlu (Section 2) Office: 243/B
Ibrahim Saylan (Section 1) Office: 244/B

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes