Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE II	Third cycle	F-SKY110		2	4.00	4.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	-
Language of instruction	English
Coordinator	Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi
Lecturer(s)	Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Lecture
Course objective	The aim of the course is to educate the students having the abilities of abstracting, conceptualizing and comparing the political events.
Course description	The subject of political science, the development of political science, the different approaches and theorotical frameworks in political science, classification of political systems, subjects of political action, policy making, political participation, political penetration, political culture, political ideologies, debates on autonomy and dependency of politics

Course contents

Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Having the knowledge about the subject and functions of politics.
2	Be able to evaluate different approaches in political science comparatively
3	Raising awareness about the importance of political realm
4	Having knowledge on bureuracy, public opinion, forms of government
5	Comprehend the relation between different concepttialization of public opinion models and political culture
6	Having knowledge on different theories of state
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	2	28
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	15	15
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			102
ECTS			4.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Politics, Andrew Haywood 2006, Palgrave
Additional references	None

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