ECTS - Politicial and Social Structure of Turkey

Politicial and Social Structure of Turkey (PR440) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Politicial and Social Structure of Turkey	PR440	General Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilgar Seyidov
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	This course presents an introduction to and a broad survey of the social structure in Turkey. We examine a series of provocative attempts by various scholars to make sense of some important political and social issues that the peoples of Turkey have grappled with during the Republican era.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; To become familiar with a selection of concepts related to Turkish social structure To gain an understanding of the basic dynamics in Turkish society To gain knowledge of the basic presuppositions underlying the political and social processes in Turkey To learn about the history of politics and governments in Turkey To develop a general knowledge base and perspective about the subject
Course Content	This course will focus on the controversial and salient areas of Turkey's social structure. Accordingly the course will start with the basics of social structure in general. Then our focus will shift to the societal and political forces at work in Turkey. After that we will concentrate on various interrelated concepts of Turkish politics and societ

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction to the course.
2	The Legacy of Twentieth Century	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 1
3	Political Crises and Management	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 3 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 3
4	Nationalism	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 4 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 4
5	Political Islam	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 5 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 5
6	Politics of Fascism	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 6 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 6
7	Socialist and Communist Movement in Turkey	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 7 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 7
8	Midterm
9	Discourses on Democracy	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 8 The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 8
10	Discourses on Democracy	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 8
11	Turkey and the EU	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 9
12	The Cyprus Problem	The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 10
13	Welfare Regime in Turkey	The Ravages of Neo-Liberalism: Economy, Society and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Neşecan Balkan and Sungur Savran, Chapter 5
14	The Working Class and Unionism in Turkey
15	Conclusion

Sources

Course Book	1. The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, Ideology and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Nesecan Balkan and Sungur Savran. Huntington, New York: Nova Science Publishers.
	2. The Ravages of Neo-Liberalism: Economy, Society and State in Turkey, 2002, edited by Neşecan Balkan and Sungur Savran. Huntington, New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	1	20
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	4	110

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Ability to determine, identify, formulate and solve the problems in the field of aviation management; for this purpose, ability to select and apply appropriate methods of analyzing and modelling
2	Adequate knowledge in the areas of business, management, and aviation management; ability to apply to identify and solve the problems encountered in the field of air transport operations and theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas.
3	Ability to design to meet the specific requirements of complex system or process related to aviation management, under realistic constraints and conditions; for this purpose, ability to apply modern design methods.( Realistic constraints and conditions, depending on the nature of the design, contain items as economics, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health, safety, social and political problems.)
4	The ability to select, use and develop of modern techniques and tools that are needed for the applications needed in aviation management;the ability to use information technologies effectively.
5	To examine the problem of aviation management experimental design, conducting experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpreting the results skills.
6	The ability to work effectively in the disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7	Effective verbal and written communication skills in English; follow the information and developments in the field and be able to share with other people, use it in the B1 level of European Language Portfolio, knowing at least one foreign language.
8	Aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, ability to access to information, follow developments in science and technology and continuous self-renewal ability.		X
9	Information about business applications such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development.
10	Information about the effects of aviation management applications on health, environment and safety in the universal and social dimensions and be aware of the legal consequences of the applications to be performed.
11	To possess conscious about the effects of management and workplace applications of aviation management enterprises on occupational and environmental safety and the health of employees, as well as awareness about legal consequences of these applications.
12	To possess conscious about responsibility of professional and ethics.

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
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	15	15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			83