ECTS - History of Political Thought
History of Political Thought (IR216) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History of Political Thought | IR216 | 4. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The course readings tackle a number of fundamental questions: Who are we and how shall we live? What is justice, freedom, and equality? What is a just regime? Why should we obey the state? How should we envision the relationship between morality and politics? What is the relationship between philosophy, poetry, truth and power? What is the relationship between order, authority and freedom? How should we deal with questions of difference? |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Political theory; the meaning of the ?political?; the delving ?underneath? the surface of political practice; the meaning of politics. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | None |
| 2 | States, Social Movement Challengers and Elite Reformers | Markoff, Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Eighteenth Century Revolution, Nineteenth Century Eddies | Markoff, Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Twentieth Century Pendulum Swings | Markoff, Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Semi-democracy, Pseudo-Democracy, Democracy. | Markoff, Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Democracy’s Future | Markoff, Chapter 6 |
| 7 | The Classical Theory | Green, Part II |
| 8 | Representative Government | Green, Part III |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | None |
| 10 | The Theory of Democratic Elitism | Green, Part IV |
| 11 | The Critique of Democratic Elitism | Green, Part V |
| 12 | The Problem of Inequality | Green, Part VI |
| 13 | Radical Democracy | Green, Part VII |
| 14 | Democratic Rights | Green, Part VIII |
| 15 | Student presentations | None |
| 16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. John Markoff, Waves of Democracy: Social Movements and Political Change, (London: Pine Forge Press), 1996. |
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| 2. Philip Green (ed.), Democracy, (New Jersey: Humanities Press), 1993. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 2 | 30 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | X | ||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | X | ||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | X | ||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||