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

ASSISTANT 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 Scope and Methods of political science.
3 Approaches used in political science.
4 Central concepts of political science: State
5 Central concepts of political science: Power and Sovereignty
6 Central concepts of political science: Authority and Legitimacy
7 Central concepts of political science: Ideology
8 Midterm
9 Midterm
10 Classical Liberalism
11 Conservatism
12 Socialism and Marxism
13 Watching documentary about the lecture
14 Political parties

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:
ATILGAN, Gökhan ve AYTEKIN, A. Attila; Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Ideolojiler, Disiplinler Arası Ilişkiler, Yordam Kitap, Istanbul: 2014.
TAŞKIN, Yüksel; Siyaset: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Süreçler, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul: 2016.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyaset, Adres Yayınları, Ankara: 2017.
HEYWOOD, Andrew; Siyasi Ideolojiler, BB101 Yayınları, Ankara: 2016.
ÇAM, Esat; Siyaset Bilimine Giriş. Der Yay.,Istanbul:2005.
KAPANI, Münci;Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yay., Istanbul:1996

Subsidiary Sources:
KIŞLALI, Ahmet Taner; Siyaset Bilimi, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara: 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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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)

Address:DEU IIBF Dokuzçeşmeler Buca 35169 Izmir-TR
Tel:+90(232) 420 41 80/ 10364
E-mail: nazmi.uste@deu.edu.tr
Personel Website: http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/nazmi.uste/

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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CONTACT INFORMATION
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