Studio for Public Reason IV (KAM244) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Studio for Public Reason IV	KAM244	4. Semester	2	2	0	3	3

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Field Trip, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Asuman Özgür Keysan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The purpose of the KAM 244 course, which is a continuation of the KAM 243 course taught in the fall semester, is to support students to gain experience in preparing a research project. This course will enable students to transform their research ideas developed within the scope of KAM 243 into a research project by forming groups. Applications can be made to the Atılım University Undergraduate Research Projects LAP Program with 1 project determined through predefined evaluation criteria.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Designs a group project at the end of the semester by gaining experience in preparing a research project. Develops the ability to verbally express the knowledge and skills acquired in the course by using different presentation techniques.
Course Content	Local governments.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Course Introduction
2	Introduction of Purpose and Content of LAP Projects
3	What is the project? Project Cycle Management
4	Purposes and Objectives of a Project
5	Importance, Purpose and Scope of the Project Subject
6	Project Research Method and CV Preparation for Project Application
7	Expected Outputs of the Project
8	Widespread Impact
9	Project Work Plan and Implementation Plan
10	Project Risk Table and Budget
11	Group Presentations
12	Group Presentations
13	Group Presentations
14	Evaluation and Termination of the Term

Sources

Course Book	1. Eastwood, M. & Norton, M. (2010). Writing better fundraising applications. London, UK: Directory of Social Change.
	2. Kaya, S. (2012). Proje Nasıl Hazırlanır ? İstanbul: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	1	30
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	2	40

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2	It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3	It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4	Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.					X
5	By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6	To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.					X
7	Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8	The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9	To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	2	28
Laboratory
Application	14	2	28
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	4	4
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	4	4	16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			76