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İLF223

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

Course Code
İLF223
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Will develop awareness about the importance and roles of the mass communication within the main concepts and topics of political science.
  2. Will analyze the relation between Political Science and Communication Sciences.
  3. Will learn the concepts, subjects and approaches in Political Science.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to discuss the main concepts, developments and approaches in politics and political science, and to explain its main actors and application areas from a mainstream and critical perspective. In this way, this course, which is designed to provide communication science students with political science formation, aims to provide students with the basic conceptual knowledge that they can analyze by interpreting the society-politics relations.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introducing the Course
2nd Week What is Politics and Political Science?
3rd Week What is Power? Political Power in the Context of Sovereignty and Legitimacy Debates
4th Week The Birth of the Concept of State, Types and Roles
5th Week Social Stratification - Ruler-Managed Distinction-Class
6th Week Political Ideologies
7th Week Political Ideologies
8th Week Political Participation 1: Governments, Systems and Regimes- Political Parties and Party Systems, Representation, Elections and Voting, Pressure Groups)
9th Week Political Participation 1: Governments, Systems and Regimes- Political Parties and Party Systems, Representation, Elections and Voting, Pressure Groups)
10th Week Political Participation 2: Non-Institutional (Public Opinion-Civil Society-Social Movements)
11th Week Mafia Political Participation 3: Institutionalised Illicit Political Participation (Insurgent Groups, Mafia and Terrorism)
12th Week Constitution, Law and Judiciary
13th Week Democracy
14th Week Media and Politics as a Symptom, Poison or Medicine of Democracy
Recommended or Required ReadingKapani, Münci, Politika Bilimine giriş, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara
Kışlalı, Ahmet Taner, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara
Heywood, Andrew, Politics-second edition, Palgrave and Macmillan, china, 2002
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Attendance 1 20
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 5 70
Preparation for Final exam 1 16 16
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load146
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.86
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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