Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : SOS152 |
| Course Type | : Non Departmental Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 2 |
In this course we will be investigating basic concepts of political science. Main objective of the course is to grasp main concepts of political science, the relationship between organizations and the main tasks of certain political institutions.
In this course we shall consider the concept of politics, the main methodology of political science, political systems governments and regimes, democracy, state, power, political parties, political representation, political culture and finally bureaucracy. In this course, we will focus on the definitions and functions of some important concepts and institutions such as state, government, types of governments, regimes and regime types, constitution, legal systems, ideology, political parties, democracy and nation state.
| 1. | To enable students to conceptually define important political institutions such as the state, political parties, bureaucracy, pressure groups. |
| 2. | To contribute to the knowledge of students by examining current social and political conditions with a historical perspective. |
| 3. | Students' knowledge of electoral systems, concepts such as ideology, power, authority and legitimacy. |
| 4. | To enable students to understand and explain daily political debates and events. |
| 5. | To develop a scientific approach to the field. |
| 1. | Davut Dursun (2002) Siyaset Bilimi, Beta Yayıncılık, İstanbul. |
| 2. | Esat Çam (2002) Siyaset Bilimi, (8. Baskı), Der Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 3. | Ersin Kalaycıoğlu ve A. Yaşar Sarıbay, Türkiye de Siyaset : Süreklilik ve Değişim, Der Yayınları, Ist. |
| 4. | Barrie Axford, Gary K. Browning ve Diğer., (2002) Politics: An Introduction, Routledge, London |
| 5. | Marsh A, 1990 Political Action in Europe and the USA (Macmillan Press, Hong Kong) |
| 6. | Marsh D and Stoker G, 1995 Theory and Methods in Political Science (Macmillan Press) |
| 7. | Milbrath L W and Goel M L, 1977 Political Participation (Rand McNally College Publishing Company, Chicago) |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 54 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 2 | |||||||||
OÇ-2 | 3 | |||||||||
OÇ-3 | 2 | |||||||||
OÇ-4 | 1 | |||||||||
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