COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 2016 DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 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 purpose of this course is to explain the historical foundations and the development of the culture of democracy in Turkey and in the world and the crisis that were confronted.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehends social, economic and cultural foundations of the culture of democracy
2   Understands in what kind of climate culture of democracy can be developed and sustained.
3   Understands the causes that endangers the democratic life
4   Explains the historical background and the development of democratic culture in turkey.
5   Analyzes the conditions for the development of democratic culture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and Types of Democracy
2 Cultural, Economic and Philosophical Foundations of Democracy
3 Application Forms of Democracy
4 Historical Development of Democracy in Western Europe
5 Problems Faced by Democracy Between the First and Second World Wars.
6 Economic, Cultural and Philosophical Foundations of Democracy in Turkey
7 Economic Cultural and Philosophical Foundations of Democracy in Turkey
8 Midterm Exam
9 Developments in the Socio-Economic Structure in Turkey in the 21st century and the efforts of creating a National bourgeoisie
10 Trials of Multi-Party System in the Early Republican Era
11 The Rise of Democracy in Turkey after the Second World War
12 1945 transition to a multiparty system in Turkey. The Democratic Party Period and Economic Developments
13 The Crisis of Democracy in Turkey and in the World in the 1960s
14 The Crisis of Democracy in Turkey and in the World in the 1970s. The spread of classical democracy and the reflections on Turkey starting from the 1990s
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

ÇAVDAR, Tevfik, Türkiye'de Demokrasi 1839-1950 Ankara 1995, Imge Kitapevi
ÇAVDAR, Tevfik, Türkiye'de Demokrasi 1950 den Günümüze Ankara 2008, Imge Kitapevi
KARPAT, Kemal, Türk Demokrasi Tarihi Istanbul 2010 Timaş Yayınları
DEU .Sempozyum, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Demokrasi Kültürünün Gelişmesi , Izmir 1990 DEÜ
DOĞAN, Ismail, Modern Toplumda Demokrasi ve Insan Hakları, Ankara 2004, PegemA yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

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

None

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.13
LO.2
LO.31
LO.42
LO.5

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