COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CIVICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 2010 CIVICS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HASAN TÜRKER

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain human and society, rules that organizes the social life, democratic life in family, school and around, state and types of state, evolution of understanding of sovereignity, fundamental rights and duties, the constitution, the constitutional institutions, the constitutional life, Turkish state tradition and Fundamental characteristics of and structure of the Turkish Republic

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehends democratic life in family, school and environment
2   Comprehends main features of types of states
3   Explains the relations between human rights and responsibilities
4   Explains the relat,ons of constitutional institutions
5   Suggests on the problems about fundamental rights and responsibilites

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of Citizenship Education as a Course
2 Human and society. rules that regulates the social life.
3 Democratic life in family, school and environment
4 State and types of state
5 The understanding of sovereignity in the historical process and evolution of understanding of sovereignity in Turkey
6 Concepts of native land and nation since the Ottomans and unerstanding of citizenship
7 Concepts of native land and nation since the Ottomans and unerstanding of citizenship
8 Midterm Exam
9 Fundamental characteristics of the Turkish Republic and Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
10 Fundamental rights and freedoms. Social and economical rights, Political rights and duties
11 Fundamental rights and freedoms. Social and economical rights, Political rights and duties
12 Constitutional institutions. Legislative body. Formation and duties.
13 Legislative body. Formation and duties.
14 Executive organs, formations and functions Judicial bodies, formations and functions
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

ALTUNYA, Niyazi.(2003). Vatandaşlık Bilgisi.Ankara:Nobel Yayıncılık.
GÖZÜBÜYÜK, Şeref-Kili, Suna (2004) Türk Anayasa Metinler Ankara 1985, Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
GÜNDÜZ, M. ,F.GÜNDÜZ( 2002). Vatandaşlık Bilinc, Ankara Anı Yayıncılık.
ÜSTEL, Füsun, Makbul Vatandaşın Peşinde, Istanbul 2004. iletişim yayıncılık
KINCAL, Remzi. Y, Vatandaşlık Bilgisi Ankara 2004, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multiple choice test, written exam (long and short answers)

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hturker@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.125
LO.223
LO.325
LO.425
LO.5251