GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION/SBÖ406
Course Title: HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
He/She gains knowledge of the basic concepts such as Human Rights, Equality, Freedom and Democracy.
He/She learns the historical background of human rights.
He/She has an idea about European centered development of democracy.
He/She gets knowledge regarding the emergence of the contemporary world order and its structure.
He/She develops behaviors in accordance with democratic order as a member of modern society and gives value to human rights.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition of human rights and democracy and historical development
2. Week  The experience of living together as a social and human value.
3. Week  The democracy, freedom and equality concepts.
4. Week  Different democracy understanding
5. Week  The importance of democracy for a person and society.
6. Week  The meaning and importance of the thought of rights.
7. Week  Midterm Exams
8. Week  Rights and freedoms, children and woman rights
9. Week  Having knowledge about human rights.
10. Week  International regulations concerning human rights
11. Week  Basic problems experienced in the area of human rights
12. Week  Human rights and democracy education.
13. Week  The importance of human rights thought for the modern world.
14. Week  The Structure of Contemporary World Order
15. Week  The Value of Human Rights
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
4
4
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
3
15
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates get basic knowledge related to Social Sciences diciplines.X
2Graduates gain concepts, skills and values related to Social Sciences diciplinesX
3Graduates design and conclude a research problem in the field of Social Studies Education in accordance with research techniques.X
4Graduates comprehend the aim, content, method and assessment dimensions of social studies program.X
5Graduates follow recent developments and applications in the field of Social Studies Education.X
6Graduates gain an interdisciplinary perspective in Social Studies field which is integrated area.X
7Graduates can organize the teaching and learning atmosphere in accordance with students’ personal development properties (physical, affective, cognitive and psycho-motor).X
8Graduates determine and use the printed, visual and technological materials appropriate to the acquisitions in Social Studies curriculum, effectively.X
9Graduates select problems that prepare student to real life and offer alternatives about their effective solution.X
10Social Studies teacher candidates have the equipment that shall train their student who can take responsibility, can work independently within a project.X
11Graduates plan and implement teaching-learning process according to the characteristics of gains of Social Studies Education.X
12Graduates take into consideration for ethical values in the professional and cultural sense as a Social Studies teacher.X
13Graduates acquire critical thinking and empathy skills open to interpretation issues in Social Studies.X
14Graduates have knowledge and skills about planning of the teaching process.X
15Graduates can collaborate effectively with school, family and community.X
16Graduates can associate the topics covered in social studies education with Ataturks Principles and ReformsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assis. Prof. Dr. Osman SABANCI)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/osmansabanci)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (osmansabanci@gazi.edu.tr)