GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

POLITICAL SCIENCE/PUAD107

Course Title:	POLITICAL SCIENCE
Credits	3	ECTS	5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

English

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet SAHIN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/mehmetsahin

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

kemahan@yahoo.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

get familiar with concepts and theories of political sciences
gets familiar with approaches to study of politics
gains ability to use political concepts and approaches in analysing political issues
gains ability to build an argument about current political behaviour
improves an understanding of political institutions and their functions
improves an understanding of the relation among political institutions, society and economy

-- 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	Theories of the State
2. Week	Theories of the State
3. Week	Nations and Nationalism
4. Week	Nations and Nationalism
5. Week	Global Politics
6. Week	Subnational Politics
7. Week	Society and Economy
8. Week	midterm exam
9. Week	Political Culture, Political Communication and Legitimacy
10. Week	Political Representation, Political Parties and Party Systems
11. Week	Political Representation, Political Parties and Party Systems
12. Week	Groups, Interests and Movements
13. Week	Parlamentarian and Presidential Systems
14. Week	Parlamentarian and Presidential Systems
15. Week	Political Structure of Turkey
16. Week	general evaluation

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Andrew Heywood, Politics

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- 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	15	2	30
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	15	1	15
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	20	20
Final and Studying for Final	1	15	15
Other		2	0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			125
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5
ECTS:			5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international law				X
2	Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competence				X
3	Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledge					X
4	Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relations			X
5	Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectives					X
6	Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspective		X
7	Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international law			X
8	Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations system				X
9	Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analyses				X
10	Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these manners					X
11	Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literature					X
12	Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learning	X
13	Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinking				X

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