| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Law | ||||
| Course Code | LAW 104 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Public Law | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Public Law | ||||
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| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 94 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 4 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Enabling the students to gain basic knowledge about public law, modern and post-modern political thinking. This knowledge will provide them a solid basis for their understanding of public law and political institutions as well as theoretical basis of modern state. | ||||
| Course Description | The course in designed in two parts. In the first part basic concepts of modern political theory such as legitimacy, civil society, social contract and sovereignty are presented through the works of philosophers that contributed to frame these concepts. The second part elaborates the works of some theoreticians that lay cornerstones of anti or post modernism. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Ders iki ana bölümde tasarlanmıştır. Birinci bölümde modern siyaset kuramının temel kavramları olan meşruiyet, egemenlik, sivil toplum ve toplumsal sözleşme, bu kavramların içeriğini belirleyen önemli katkılar sunan düşünürlerin eserleri üzerinden incelenecektir. İkinci bölümde ise, modern siyasi düşüncenin temellerini eleştiren kuramlar ele alıcaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Dersi başarıyla tamamlayan öğrencinin aşağıdaki becerileri kazanması beklenmektedir: edindiği bilgileri ulusal ve uluslararası kamu hukuku meselelerini tartışmak ve yorumlamak için argümantatif bir arka plan olarak kullanabilmesi |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | |
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | |
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | |
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | |
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | |
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | |
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | |
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | |
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | |
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | |
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | |
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | |
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. HAVVA KARAGÖZ |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction and presentation of the course content |
| 2) | Medieval political order, scholasticism and the political philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 3) | At the dawn of modern political thinking: Machiavelli and politics without legitimization |
| 4) | Marsilius of Padua and “civil society” as understood in the modernity |
| 4) | Marsilius of Padua and “civil society” as understood in the modernity |
| 5) | Jean Bodin and the theory of sovereignty |
| 6) | A Flawless Description of Modern State: The Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes |
| 7) | Critiques of modernity: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the “noble savage” |
| 8) | Spinoza and the idea of “multitude” |
| 9) | Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Dialectical and Historical Materialism |
| 10) | Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis and Origins of Human Society |
| 10) | Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis and Origins of Human Society |
| 11) | Michel Foucault: The power of discipline |
| 12) | Feminist Theory |
| 13) | Summing up |
| 14) | Summing up |
| Required/Recommended Readings | All course materials will be provided by the lecturer. The students don't need to buy and books etc. For the research on the internet the students should be equipped with a laptop or tablet each lesson. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped classroom | ||||||||||||
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 56 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 94 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 3.8 | ||||||
| ECTS | 4 | ||||||