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CLASS 4

Lesson plan / INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

Lesson Information

Course Credit	3.0
Course ECTS Credit	5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction	İngilizce
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?	Z
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Instructor (s)
Course Assistant	HAZAR VURAL, PhD

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	Learn basic concepts and understand fundamental issues of political science
Course Content	Basic concepts and issues of political science

Learning Outcomes

Comprehend the political science theories and practices.
Comprehend the theories and practices of international relations.
Identify the basic principles and concepts of management science.
Use basic legal knowledge within the discipline of political science and international relations.
Use general knowledge of economics and green economics within the discipline of political science and international relations.
Comprehend the political history of Turkey and of the world.
Relate the discipline of political science and international relations with sociology.
Analyze the structure and functioning of international organizations.
Analyze global and international issues.
Analyze the State structure of Turkey.
Prepare reports according to academic and professional expectations.
Relate the concepts of political science and international relations with the concepts of other disciplines.
Prepare a proper report within the discipline.
Prepare structured plans within the discipline.
Develop strategical solutions within the discipline.
Respond with an environmental conscience to the issues relating to the discipline.
Make time management in the issues relating to the discipline.
Take initiative in the problem solving.
Use the potential and competence of leadership.
Establish a causality between events and facts.
Follow the new theoretical approaches in the discipline.
Access to sources on the discipline.
Support the knowledge on the discipline with a lifelong learning competence.
Communicate in mother tongue and at least one foreign language.
Engage in teamwork and division of labor.
Apply scientific and social ethical values.
Use scientific research methods in an efficient manner and with respect to academic norms.
Apply statistical knowledge within software packages.
Use the methods of diplomatic correspondence.
Analyze the global and international environmental problems.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	Introduction: What is Politics?
2	Political Ideas and Ideologies
3	Politics and the State
4	Democracy and Legitimacy
5	Nations and Nationalism
6	QUIZ EXAM Political Culture and the Media
7	Representation, Elections, and Voting
8	Parties and Party Systems
9	MIDTERM EXAM
10	Governments, Systems, and Regimes
11	Political Executives and Leadership
12	Assemblies
13	Constitutions, Law, and Judges
14	Public Policy and the Bureaucracy

Resources

Course Book: Andrew Heywood, Politics, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
Recommended Books: Michael Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros, and Walter S. Jones, Political Science: An Introduction, (14th Edition) (Boston: Pearson, 2016)
Aristoteles, Politika, (İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2020)
Münci Kapani, Politika Bilimine Giriş, (Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi, 2010)

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