COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

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 MERVE KAYADUVAR

Offered to

Public Administration (Evening)
Public Administration

Course Objective

This course analyzes some of the basic concepts of the discipline of political science such as politics, power, state, authority, and legitimacy as well as most important ideologies of the 19th and 20th centuries in a chronological and comparative way. The objective of the course is to provide the students a basis for understanding these concepts and ideologies the impact of which is still visible today.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn basic concepts of political science
2   To learn foundamental political ideologies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of political science
2 Basic concepts of political science
3 Basic concepts of political science
4 Basic concepts of political science
5 Basic concepts of political science
6 Liberalism
7 Conservatism
8 Marxism
9 Anarchism
10 Social Democracy
11 Nationalism
12 Fascism
13 Feminism
14 Enviromentalizm

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
ATILGAN, Gökhan ve AYTEKIN, A. Attila; Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Ideolojiler, Disiplinler Arası Ilişkiler, Yordam Kitap, Istanbul: 2014.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyaset, Adres Yayınları, Ankara: 2017.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyasi Ideolojiler, BB101 Yayınları, Ankara: 2016.


Subsidiary Sources:
TAŞKIN, Yüksel; Siyaset: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul: 2016.
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 QUZ QUIZ
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE QUZ * 0.25 + MTE * 0.75
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 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


Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mail: merve.kayaduvar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 16.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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