COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE WORLD AND TURKEY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

History

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to give information to students about human being, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, philosophical foundations of human rights and democracy, social contract, collective life, the process of transforming the principle of human rights and democracy into behavior, the necessary forms of behavior for human rights and democracy in input, process and output dimensions in primary education system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have a comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts of human rights.
2   To be able to achieve an awareness of human rights
3   To be able to interpret the provisions relating to fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
4   To be able to examine the developments in human rights
5   To be able to explain the elements of international human rights law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Description, Scope and Basic Concepts (Türer, 2017; Çeçen, 1995, ss. 17-53)
2 Historical Evolution of Human Rights (Daban, 2018; Hekimoğlu, 2003)
3 Democracy and Human Rights (Gül, 2013; Can, 2018; Çeçen, 1995, ss. 55-90)
4 Age of Enlightenment and Natural Rights (Çavuşoğlu, 2019; Türe, 2014)
5 Human Rights I (Turhan, 2013; Yeşilçayır, 2020)
6 Human Rights II (Boyar, 2019; Çokbildik, 2019)
7 Human Rights III (Ulutaş, 2020)
8 Mıd-term
9 Historical and Legal Development of Human Rights in Turkey I (Altıntaş, 2019, ss. 47-77; Gökburun, 2019, ss. 68-88)
10 Historical and Legal Development of Human Rights in Turkey II (Altıntaş, 2019, ss. 78-93)
11 Human Rights Violations I: Migration (Kılınç, 2018; Ulutaş, 2021)
12 Human Rights Violations II: Immigrants Belgesel: Mülteci
13 Human Rights Violations III: Internet (Fırat, 2015; Atlı, 2020)
14 N Human Rights Report on Turkey Gülmez, 2018)
15 General Evaluations
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Erdoğan, Mustafa (2007), Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Ankara: Orion Kitabevi.
Şahin, Adil (2005), Türkiye'de Insan Hakları, Istanbul: Beta Yayınları.
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2008). Eğitimciler için Insan Hakları ve Vatandaşlık. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınevi.
Uygun, Oktay. (2014). Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar. (2. Baskı). Istanbul: On Iki Levha Yayıncılık.
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2000). Insan Hakları Eğitimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Aybay, Rona. (2015). Insan Hakları Hukuku. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Gülmez, Mesut. (2001). Insan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi: Egemenlik Insanındır. Ankara: TODAIE Yayınları.
Aybay, Rona. (2010). Insan hakları- Seçilmiş makaleler (s. 134-144). Istanbul: Pencere Yayınları.
Kuçuradi, Ioanna. (2011). Insan hakları: Kavramları ve sorunları. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Text Reading
3. Theoritical Discussions
4. Presentations


Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Whether the student has knowledge about the topics covered in the course, the ability to evaluate and discuss on the topics will be evaluated by midterm and final exams. Students' ability to follow, analyze and discuss current developments will be measured by the homework they prepare.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the midterm examination
2. LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance final examination.
3. LO 1-5 will be assessed with term homework or presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses.
2. Presentations and homeworks prepared within the scope of the course must comply with scientific ethics and institute rules.
3. Absence from the class will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Reading 14 6 84
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 276

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.13
LO.233
LO.34
LO.44
LO.55