GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS/4930041
Course Title: PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Kazim SARIKAVAK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kazims
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kazims@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will learn about the basic concepts of politics
By thinking through these concepts in the current political life, more knowledgeable and gain the ability to act consciously.
 -- 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 properties of Political Philosophy
2. Week  The basic concepts of Political Philosophy
3. Week  Law and social control
4. Week  Law and social control
5. Week  State and analyzing of state
6. Week  Economic and organic state theory
7. Week  Mid-term exam
8. Week  Authority
9. Week  Political principles and political philosophy( individualism, pluralism, utilitarianism)
10. Week  Justice: meaning and types, Rawls’ justice theory
11. Week  Equity principles and types
12. Week  Freedom and types, Mill and The value of freedom
13. Week  Rights, welfare and welfare state
14. Week  Public utility and democracy
15. Week  evaluation
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1.Norman P. Barry, Modern Siyaset Teorisi (çev.Mustafa Erdoğan-Yusuf Şahin), Liberte Yayınları, Ankara 2003.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- 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
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
4
3
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
8
5
40
 Presentation
14
3
42
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
189
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.56
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X