Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2SBU590Introduction to Politcal Science0+0+00822.07.2022
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and International Relations (With Thesis)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to enable students who are going to graduate school but who have graduated from non-field departments to understand the analytical approaches related to politics and many practical and contemporary uses of politics. This will enable students to understand, for example, the logic behind international security issues or ideologies such as individualist conservatism and classical liberalism. The main features of the course aim to strike a balance between the following two topics: (a) Covering the maximum area by giving an overview of topics falling within the spectrum of Political Science (b) Limiting the length of the topics to be covered in the course in accordance with the allocated time.
Course Content During the course, first of all, the development of political science as a discipline in the historical process will be discussed. Key concepts of political science analysis such as elections, political parties and transnational issues will be covered. During the course, while examining politics, it will be emphasized in which ethical framework the ideas put forward by thinkers such as Socrates, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Madison, Millian and Nietzche can be examined. Within the framework of the following topics, students will be introduced to the theoretical framework of ideologies such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, feminism, environmentalism and postmodernism.
After the students have learned the basic concepts and ideologies until the midterm exam, in the second half until the final exam, the students will be provided to understand comparative politics issues, comparative electoral systems, political parties and interest groups, legislative, executive and judicial institutions and their strategies within the framework of democratic and non-democratic analytics. Afterwards, the course will be completed with the students learning the analysis models.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Ahmet Keser
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Munroe, Trevor, (2002), An Introduction to Politics, Canoe Press 1A Aqueduct Flats Mona, Third Edition
Heywood, Andrew, (2007), Siyaset, Editör: Buğra Kalkan, Adres Yayınları.
Course Notes Ders anlatım
Tartışma
Örnek Olay
Küçük Grup Çalışması
Grup Çalışması
Bir Öğrenci Teşkilatı veya Kulübü içinde çalışma

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 1,5 45

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 They know the basic theories and concepts of politics. (PC1: Basic concepts and theories, PC3: Keeping up to date)
2 To be aware of the basic approaches when evaluating different political approaches. To explore topics such as Political Science and Scientific Method and to know the basic concepts of Political science, political theory, political ideologies and comparative politics. (PC1: Basic concepts and theories, PC3: Being up-to-date, PC5: Being able to work independently)
3 To recognize and distinguish different theories. To understand and establish the typology of political ideologies. To know the working methods of Political Science in detail. To be able to discuss ideas within a group by taking responsibility and respecting other ideas and cultures (PC1: Basic concepts and rules, PC3: Being up-to-date, PC5: Being able to work independently, PC6: Taking responsibility, PC7: Social communication, PC8: Being able to establish intercultural relations.
4 To discover and recognize the basic concepts of comparative politics. Distinguish between democracy and non-democratic regimes. (PC1: Basic concepts and theories, PC7: Social communication, PC8: Being able to establish intercultural relationships)
5 Evaluate different applications of democratic and non-democratic analytical frameworks and achieve competence in applying basic approaches in this regard. To be able to analyze the characteristics of legislative, executive and judicial organs. (PC1: Basic concepts and theories, PC7: Social communication, PC8: Being able to establish intercultural relations)
6 To be able to recognize and distinguish different models of analysis and different contemporary ideologies. To know and apply the typology of alternative analysis models and ethical standards (RA1: Basic concepts and theories, RA2: Research Methods, RA3: Being up-to-date, RA4: Interdisciplinary work, RA5: Being able to work independently, RA6: Taking responsibility, RA10: Ethics).

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction (Analysis of Politics, Introduction to Political Science, Basic Concepts) Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 1-11 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):1-14
2 Introduction (What is traditionalism and its field of study? Behaviorism and what is its focus? Post-Behaviorism and what is its focus?) Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 1-11
3 Scientific Methods used in Political Science and Political Studies (Hypothesis formation, Operationalization, Dependent and independent variable, Measurement, Causality and relationship, Development of scientific theories, Epistemology, Methodology, Empiricism, Case study, Survey research, Experiment, Quasi-experiment, Quantitative research) Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 12-41
4 Basic Concepts in Political Science (Power and types of power, State, Nation, Sovereignty, Legitimacy, Culture). Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 42-73 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):123-180
5 Political Theory: Ethical Foundations of Politics (What should the power of states serve? Should the power of the state be limited or maximized? and What is the role of ethics in the decision-making process of the state?) Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 74-94
6 Political Ideologies I: Liberalism Conservatism Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 95-123 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):57-94
7 Political Ideologies I: Socialism Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 95-123 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):57-94
8 Mid Term
9 Political Ideologies II Fascism Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 124-139 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):57-94
10 Political Ideologies III Feminism, Environmentalism, Modernism and Postmodernism Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 140-161 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):57-94
11 Comparative Politics I Systems of Government: Democratic and Non-Democratic Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 162-190 Munroe, Trevor, (2002): 35-53 Heywood, Andrew, (2007):95-122
12 Comparative Politics II Interest Groups, political parties and Elections Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 191-227Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 191-227
13 Comparative Politics II Interest Groups, political parties and Elections Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 191-227
14 Comparative Politics III Powers of democracy: Legislative, Executive, Judgment Grigsby, Ellen, (2014): 228-247 Munroe, Trevor, (2002): 105-106

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5
C1 5 5
C2 5 5 5
C3 5 5
C4 5 5
C5 5 5
C6 5 5 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant