School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
Course Code | HUK 568 | ||||
Course Title in English | Introduction to Political Science | ||||
Course Title in Turkish | Siyaset Bilimine Giriş | ||||
Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
Semester | Fall | ||||
Contact Hours per Week |
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Estimated Student Workload | 140 hours per semester | ||||
Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | none | ||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||
Registration Restrictions | Graduate Students Only | ||||
Overall Educational Objective | To provide information about the basic concepts of the field of political science and to create familiarity. | ||||
Course Description | Political science is a discipline closely connected to public law branches. This feature of political science renders the acquisistion of its basic concepts a necessary asset for public law students. This course is designed to inform law students aiming masters degree on the content of research questions and theories of political science. | ||||
Course Description in Turkish | Siyaset bilimi kamu hukukunun yakın ilişki içinde olduğu bir bilim disiplinidir. Bu özelliği nedeniyle siyaset biliminin temel kavramlarının ve araştırma alanlarının kamu hukuku eğitiminde de bilinir olması önemlidir. Bu ders, kamu hukuku alanında yüksek lisans yapan öğrencilerin siyaset bilimine ilişkin bilgi dağarcıklarını oluşturmayı hedefliyor. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Mastering the basic concepts of political science 2) Using political science concepts accurately in the field of public law 3) Applying political science methods in the field of public law 4) To examine and define the relationship between public law theories and concepts and political regimes. |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | ||||
2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | ||||
3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | ||||
4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | ||||
5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | ||||
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | ||||
7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | ||||
8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | N | |
2) | Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | N | |
3) | Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | N | |
4) | Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | N | |
5) | Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | N | |
6) | Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | N | |
7) | Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | N | |
8) | Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. | N |
Prepared by and Date | ZEYNEP ÖZEN , February 2024 |
Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
Semester | Fall |
Name of Instructor |
Week | Subject |
1) | Introduction and introduction of course content |
2) | Introducing the basic concepts of political science |
3) | concept of power |
4) | The problem of limiting power in democratic regimes |
5) | Public law tools for limiting power |
6) | Democratic ways of control |
7) | Horizontal and vertical separation of powers |
7) | Horizontal and vertical separation of powers |
7) | Horizontal and vertical separation of powers |
8) | Determining homework topics |
9) | Homework tracking |
10) | Discussing homework plans |
11) | Homework tracking |
12) | Homework tracking |
13) | Homework tracking |
14) | presentation |
15) | Presentation |
16) | Presentation |
Required/Recommended Readings | A reading list of recommended books will be given at the beginning of the semester. | ||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Lectures, homework preparation and presentation | ||||||||||||
Homework and Projects | end of semester homework | ||||||||||||
Laboratory Work | none | ||||||||||||
Computer Use | none | ||||||||||||
Other Activities | none | ||||||||||||
Assessment Methods |
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Course Administration |
erozdeno@mef.edu.tr |
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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
Homework Assignments | 1 | 40 | 40 | ||||
Total Workload | 140 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 5.6 | ||||||
ECTS | 6 |