COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 1002 POLITICAL SCIENCE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN DUMAN

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to explain the main concepts of political science, psychological, social and economic grounds of politics to the teacher candidates, and to inform them about political institutions, government and state, contemporary political systems and regimes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explains main concepts, topics and methods of political science
2   Explains psychological, social and economic grounds of politics
3   Explains political institutions, government and state, political systems and regimes.
4   Explains the concepts such as political participation, public opinion, political parties, pressure and interest groups
5   Uses the gains he/she obtains from introduction to political science course in personal life and in his/her profession as a teacher

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meaning and characteristics of politics
2 Development and theme of political science
3 State in the context of political science
4 Types of power and political power
5 Legitimacy grounds of political power
6 Classification of political power in means of legitimacy grounds
7 Political participation
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Various political regimes and political participation
10 Public Opinion, effective factors on formation of the public opinion
11 Political parties
12 Party systems
13 Party systems
14 Pressure groups Types of pressure groups
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Martin Harrop, Rod Hague (2016). Siyaset Bilimi, Karşılaştırmalı Bir Giriş. Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.

Atılgan Gökhan, Aytekin E. Attila (2015). Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Ideolojiler, Disiplinler Arası Ilişkiler. Istanbul: Yordam Kitap.

Kapani, Münci (2010). Politika Bilimine Giriş. Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi.

Kışlalı, Ahmet Taner (2011). Siyaset Bilimi. Ankara: Imge Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogan.duman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday 11:45-12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
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) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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