GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-I/TAR- 423
Course Title: HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-I
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Prof. İhsan Şerif Kaymaz
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ikaymaz/contact
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ikaymaz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Being able to tell theoretical approaches about fundamentals of political thought.
Being able to explain the emergence of ideologies on state and power.
Being able to analyze the development of political thought from Ancient times to the end of the Medieval times.
Being able to discuss the approaches of prominent political philosophers.
Being able to remark the political and socio-economic features of principal thinkers.
 -- 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 to political thought
2. Week  Introduction to political thought
3. Week  Political-social-organizational structure in ancient Greece, methods and Theory
4. Week  Political-social-organizational structure in ancient Greece, methods and Theory
5. Week  Ancient Greek political philosophy: the Sophists and Socrates, Materialist and İdealist philosopy
6. Week  Ancient Greek political philosophy: the Sophists and Socrates, Materialist and İdealist philosopy
7. Week  Ancient Greek political philosophy: Materialist and İdealist philosophy, Plato and Aristotle
8. Week  Mid-term
9. Week  In Rome, the Political-social-organizational structure, methods and Theory
10. Week  In Rome, the Political-social-organizational structure, methods and Theory
11. Week  The Roman Political Thought: Polybius, Cicero and Seneka
12. Week  The Roman Political Thought: Polybius, Cicero and Seneka
13. Week  Political-social-organizational structure in the middle ages, methods and Theory
14. Week  Political-social-organizational structure in the middle ages, methods and Theory
15. Week  Overall
16. Week  FINAL
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1)Donald Tannenbaum ve David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi: Filozoflar ve Fikirleri, Çev. Fatih Demirci, Ankara: Adres Yayınları, 2010. 2) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, Kent Devletinden İmparatorluğa, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2000. 3) Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları, Levent Köker, İmparatorluktan Tanrı Devletine, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 1998. 4) Mete Tunçay, Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları,2010.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- 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
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
3
15
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
101
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.04
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The graduate of this program, has a grasp of the basic concepts, knowledge and literature of his/her fieldX
2is able to assess historical events from different perspectives and can conclude original consequential connectionsX
3is able to utilise his/her knowledge in accordance with the history methodology and is in possession of the necessary methods and toolsX
4is able to utilise his/her knowledge at resolving/analysing current issuesX
5has a grasp of the communication and computation technologies which are related to the field of historyX
6gives importance to have a multidisciplinary approachX
7is in possession of a high academic confidence and has the ability to discuss his/her knowledge in various platformsX
8is able to conduct research on and discuss historical events and social developments. He/she also has the ability to analyse events in their own capacity, as well as to write academic papers and rapportsX
9is able to follow and update the recent findings in his/her field as well as related fieldsX
10is able to define and criticise historical events, as well as asking questions, and making interpretationsX
11is always considerate of his ethical principles and social responsibilitiesX
12is able to perform in a single or multidisciplinary working environment, as well as actively communicating with othersX