General Public Law (KMH606) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
General Public Law KMH606 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Teaching the nature and meaning of relations among the concepts State, democracy and opposition and related problems; improving skills with regard to suggestions and possible contributions for solving major problems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learn the meaning and importance of the relations among State, democracy and opposition.
  • Gaining ability to analyse major problems derived from both conceptual and empirical issues.
  • Be able to implement the outcomes on professional field whether private or public sector in terms of management strategies.
Course Content Conceptual analysis of the terms State, democracy and opposition on the context of their relationships; determining the major obstacles before an effective relation, and developing suggestions to override problems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Which State? Origin and meaning. Above mentioned sources.
2 Which State? Origin and meaning. Above mentioned sources
3 Which State? Aim and functions Above mentioned sources
4 Which democracy? Origin and meaning. Above mentioned sources
5 Which democracy? Principle and values. Above mentioned sources
6 Political opposition, meaning and main classification Above mentioned sources
7 Midterm exam
8 Parliamentary opposition Above mentioned sources
9 Parliamentary opposition, functions. Above mentioned sources
10 Parliamentary opposition and democracy. Above mentioned sources
11 Conceptual analysis of the relations among opposition, democracy and State Above mentioned sources
12 Empirical factors influencing the relations among democracy, opposition and State Above mentioned sources
13 Above mentioned sources Above mentioned sources
14 Dilemmas with regard to relations among State, democracy and opposition. Above mentioned sources
15 Suggestions with regard to dilemmas. Above mentioned sources
16 Final exam Above mentioned sources

Sources

Course Book 1. Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut: Siyasal Muhalefet: Batı Demokrasileri- Sosyalist Ülkeler-Türkiye, İmaj: Yayınevi, Ankara 2014
2. Nükhet Yılmaz Turgut:Çevre Politikası ve Hukuku, Gözden geçirilmiş ve kısmen yenilenmiş ikinci baskı. İmaj Yayınevi. Ankara 2014 (kitaptaki Batı Demokrasileri bölümü).
3. Robert Dahl: Demokrasi ve Eleştirileri (çev. Levent Köker), Yetkin Basımevi. Ankara 1993 (169-245)

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 10 1
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 13 91
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Improves the knowledge of concepts, institutions and methods in the field of Public Law at the level of expertise. X
2 Makes original definitions and qualifications about legal concepts and methods. X
3 To analyze and evaluate the problems of public law relations by using the information obtained, reaches new and original results and thoughts. X
4 Evaluates an existing or a new concept or institution in the field of Public Law with a new thought, approach and method. X
5 Have the ability to understand and process the national and international dimensions of law by following court jurisprudence and practices. X
6 Have the ability to diagnose and solve public law problems. X
7 Gains original perspective in the field of public law. X
8 Has the ability to conduct research in the field of Public Law and to produce an original scientific work. X
9 Gains the ability to make oral and written presentations in accordance with academic and ethical rules. X
10 Establishes an effective communication in defending his / her original views and showing his competence in the field of public law issues. X
11 Has the ability to solve current legal problems within the framework of contemporary legal approaches. X
12 It contributes to the establishment and implementation of legal and academic ethical rules. X
13 It contributes to the establishment of the awareness of law and justice in the society and the process of sustaining it. X
14 Students will have the ability to interact effectively by using strategic decision-making processes in solving problems arising from legal theory and practice and affecting social life. X
15 It contributes to the theory and practice of law by publishing at least one scientific article in the field of Public Law in national or international refereed and / or reputable journals. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 120