COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 1011 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET NAZMI ÜSTE

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach political science with its fundamental concepts and to form a base for the conception process in further courses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain political and social life in terms of science
2   Being able to form new perspectives about life and current problems
3   Being able to analyse Turkey and world politics related to basic principles and theories of
4   Being able to analyse social developments understanding political and social structures
5   Being able to define basic notions of political science

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of politics, meaning of political science, qualifications and historical progress.
2 Contemporary developments and scope in political science.
3 Methods in political science.
4 Approaches in political science.
5 State in terms of political science.
6 Hegemony and Authority.
7 Political power, legitimacy of power.
8 Midterm
9 Midterm
10 Political public sphere, political control.
11 Concept of ideology and its sources.
12 Types of Ideology.
13 Political Communication, political language, propaganda and public opinion.
14 Press groups, political parties and civil society.

Recomended or Required Reading

ÇAM, Esat; Siyaset Bilimine Giriş. Der Yay.,Istanbul:2005.
DAVER, Bülent; Siyasal Bilimine Giriş, Siyasal kit., Ankara:1993.
KAPANI, Münci;Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yay., Istanbul:1996
KIŞLALI, Ahmet Taner; Siyaset Bilimi, Imge Kit., Ankara:2001

Subsidiary Books:
MACHIEVELLI, Nichole;Prens, Anahtar Kit., Istanbul:2004
ROUSSEAU, Jean Jacques; Toplum Sözleşmesi, Adam Yayıncılık Istanbul: 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Explanation.
Discussion during and at the end of class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

t.ozuerman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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