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Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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Political Sciences (ing) | SBF219 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Prof. Dr. Adem ÇAYLAK
Prof. Dr. Tuba KANCI DOĞAN
Associate Prof. Dr. Demokaan DEMİREL
Associate Prof. Dr. Erkan DOĞAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mehmet Refik BÜRÜNGÜZ
1) Describe important concepts and theories in the discipline.
2) Define the boundaries of the field of Political Science.
3) Introduce the main differences between democratic and nondemocratic regimes, and between different models of democratic government.
4) Explain how political preferences are formed.
5) Explain how political institutions work.
6) Explain how political behavior and institutions shape policy outcomes.
7) Develop a research design and data collection plan for studying a political problem.
8) Evaluate and synthesize research conducted by others.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
1 | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
2 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
3 | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
4 | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | |
5 | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | |
6 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | |
7 | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | |
8 | Low | Middle | Low | Low | Low | Middle | Low | Middle |
Face to Face
None
Not Required
In this course we will study the major questions that political scientists ask and the ways that they go about finding out the answers, revolving around the problem of how to improve the character of democracy in contemporary countries. The course is divided into two parts: In the first part, we will begin the semester by examining the major themes and issues within political science. In the second part, we will shift to focus on the tools political scientists use. In this stage, you will learn about methods for collecting observations for study, including experiments, surveys, text analysis, and online data collection.
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
English
Not Required