| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbying | HIT448 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa YILMAZ
Research Assistant Dr. Deniz KEBA EKİNCİ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Define the basic concepts of lobbying.
2) Explain the change in the process of historical development and lobbying.
3) Comment on formats and the basic methods of lobbying.
4) Analyze in lobbying practices.
5) Evaluate instances of lobbying queries as a part of oublic relations application field.
6) Evaluate communication strategies and applications in lobbying.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | Middle | No relation | Middle | Middle | Low | High | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | No relation | |
| 5 | Middle | No relation | Low | No relation | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | No relation | |
| 6 | Low | Low | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
International Relations, International Public Relations
Course Contents
Lobbying activities, types, methods, lobbying national and international scale.
Weekly Schedule
1) Lesson plans and studies to be conducted in the course introduction.2) General Definitions: Pressure Groups, Interest Groups, Lobbying.
3) Historical Development: Development process and the beginning of the activities of the lobby lobbying Development in Turkey, today's applications
4) Lobbying and Ethics: Ethical Legal regulations queries: Examples of scandals in the United States
5) Lobbying Forms
6) Lobbying Methods
7) Application in Public Relations Lobbying: Corporate lobbying practices
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Lobbying tools: the strategic use of interactive media environments
10) Lobbying Activities in Turkey
11) Poje studies and presentations: Environmental lobbies
12) Project work and presentations: Industry lobbies
13) The project work and presentations: Ethnic Lobbies
14) The project work and presentations:Cultural Lobbies
15) Perspectives on lobbying practices in Turkey
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- ARI Tayyar, Amerika’da Siyasal Yapı: Lobiler ve Dış Politika, MKM yayıncılık, Bursa: 2009.
2- CANÖZ Kadir, Halkla İlişkiler Uygulaması olarak Lobicilik, Nüve Kültür Merkezi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
3- ASLAN Seyfettin, Siyasal İktidarı Etkileme Yöntemlerinden biri olarak Lobicilik, Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi,23, 2009
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required