GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TURKISH POLITICAL LIFE/PUAD415
Course Title: TURKISH POLITICAL LIFE
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Gonca Bayraktar Durgun
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gonca
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gbdurgun@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Student learns the patterns of transformations within the Turkish political life throughout the modernisation process
Knows the position of the state in the Turkish political life
Learns several political movements
Knows the essential historical events within Turkish political history
Gains analytical capacity about the general patterns of Turkish politics.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction
2. Week  Historical roots of statist core
3. Week  Turkish legacy in the conception of Ottoman Administration
4. Week  The basic components of the Ottoman Ideology and Official Ottoman Statism
5. Week  Change in the classical Ottoman statism and modernization movements in the Otoman period
6. Week  The concept of modernization in the Republican period and perspectives of change in the Turkish political Life
7. Week  The concept of modernization in the Republican period and perspectives of change in the Turkish political Life
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  The media in terms of democratization I
10. Week  The media in terms of democratization II
11. Week  “Music” as a problematic form of art in Turkish modernization
12. Week  “Music” as a problematic form of art in Turkish modernization
13. Week  “Music” as a problematic form of art in Turkish modernization
14. Week  The problem of democratic politics and bureaucracy I
15. Week  The problem of democratic politics and bureaucracy II
16. Week  General Evaluation
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Şenol Durgun: Türk Siyasal Hayatı: Ders Notları. 2. Şenol Durgun: Türkiye’de Devletçi Gelenek ve Müzik, 2. Baskı, A Kitap, Ankara, 2010 3. Feroz Ahmad: The Making of Modern Turkey, Routledge, New York, 1993 4. Şenol Durgun: Modernleşme ve Siyaset, A Kitap, Ankara 2010
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
30
30
 Final and Studying for Final
1
35
35
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of organization and management, political science, sociology, law, urbanization and environmental politics.X
2Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as district governor, the administrative judge, inspector or assistant specialist in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations.X
3Having knowledge about other disciplines such as economics, management, accounting, international relations and law related to public administration.X
4Having the ability to act in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the fields of public administration and apply the gained knowledge and the skills to social and working life.X
5Having skills about foreign language, information systems and basic computer programs related to the field in academic and working life.X
6Learning the basic concepts, historical and current developments in terms of global, national, regional levels and Turkey in particular.X
7Having the ability to access, analyze and interpret the written and visual sources concerning public administration.X
8Having knowledge and information about public administration to be included in teamwork in the national and international projects.X
9Having knowledge and skills about understanding and interpreting the events that shape or influence Turkish political, social and economic structure.X
10Analyzing the management structures and the developments in management systems of different countries.X
11Having information about the basic features and development of public and private law and the Turkish judicial system.X
12Having the ability to analyze the political events in the world and in Turkey.X
13Having the ability to learn the basic concepts, scientific methods, research techniques and new approaches in sociology and to interpret the social events in general and Turkey in particular.X