GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
POLITICAL SCIENCE/HİT-151
Course Title: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Tuğba ASRAK HASDEMİR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ahtuba
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  tubahasdemir@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will be able to develop ideas concerning political issues such as the political, economical and ideological processes of modern state.
Students will be able to adopt an understanding towards poitical and systematical approaches.
Students will be able to interpret daily changes and events using this understanding.
Students will be able to build a relational analysis between the main schools and names of the field and recent developments.





 -- 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  General insight towards the course and related concepts.
2. Week  Variations on the meanings of politics.
3. Week  Different approaches - development of modern politics.
4. Week  Political science and traditional approaches
5. Week  Political science and critical approaches
6. Week  The principals of political power-sovereignty-legitimacy.
7. Week  Various aspects of the relationship between political and social.
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Political parties and non-governmental organisations.
10. Week  Political participation and elections.
11. Week  Public sphere and the emergence of public.
12. Week  public and mass communication.
13. Week  Several political problems and recent discussions of Turkey
14. Week  Several political problems and recent discussions of the World.
15. Week  General discussion
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Kapani, Münci (2010), Politika Bilimine Giriş, 25. Bas., Ankara:Bilgi Yayınevi. Saybaşılı, Kemali (haz.)(1985), Siyaset Biliminde Temel Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul:Birey ve Toplum Yayınları. Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali (der.) (2011), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler, İstanbul:İletişim Yayınları. Machiavelli, Niccolo (2011), Prens, K. Atakay (çev.), 4. Bas., İstanbul:Can Yayınları.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Q&A
 -- 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
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
1
14
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
109
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.36
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Explains theories, methods, concepts and interconceptual relationships in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.X
2Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in Public Relations and Advertising.X
3Expresses the theoretical and practice-based knowledge in Public Relations and Advertising.X
4Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunication.X
5Develops the skills required for an efficient use of modern technique and tools necessary for communicational practices.X
6Analyzes media texts from a critical perspective.X
7Uses information and communication technologies effectively .X
8Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences in order to use it in the area of expertise.X
9Carries out studies in the field of public relations by taking responsibility in both individual and in team works.X
10Find ways to access information in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.X
11Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of Public Relations.X
12Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions on problems to relevant people or institutions by fostering these ideas and suggestions with qualitative and quantitative data.X
13Acts with social responsibility and carries out works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of Public Relations and ADvertising.X
14Uses the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of Public Relations and Advertising competentlyX