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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI373

Course Name:

Law,Politics and Society

Semester:

Spring
Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. İŞTAR GÖZAYDIN

Course Lecturer(s):

Prof. Dr. İştar Gözaydın

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of the Law, Politics and Society course is to provide participants with basic knowledge and skills in the interactions of state, modernity, law and society. This course focuses on the general knowledge necessary to provide students with an awareness of political and social relations in the world in which they live and in the organization of the country, regardless of their undergraduate studies.

Course Content:

This course includes basic information about the concepts of law, state, politics and society and the relations between them.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explains the relationship between law, state and society and related concepts.
2) Have knowledge about the historical processes related to law, state and society.
3) Interpret the effects of law and politics on society in the process of modernity.
4) Understands the position of the individual in the framework of law and politics.
5) 5. Explains the changing roles of law, state and society and the individual.
6) 6. can read the differentiations in world and national politics with the concepts of law.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is Modernity?
2)	What is Law? What is Politics? What are Rights?
3)	Governments, Systems and Regimes
4)	Democracy
5)	The State
6)	Nations and nation state; nationalism
7)	Global politics and law
8)	mid-term
9)	Representation and elections
10)	Constitutions
11)	Judicial power
12)	Legislative power
13)	Executive power
14)	Bureaucracies

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Andrew Heywood (2002). Politics (second edition) palgrave (pdf available) http://www.mim.ac.mw/books/Andrew%20Heywood%20-%20Politics%202nd%20edition.pdf
References:	course notes

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Have the knowledge of the scope, history, applications, problems, methods of mathematics and knowledge that will be beneficial to humanity as both scientific and intellectual discipline.
2) Have the ability to establish a relationship between mathematics and other disciplines and develop mathematical models for interdisciplinary problems.
3) Have the ability to define, formulate and analyze real life problems with statistical and mathematical techniques.
4) Have the ability to think analytically and use the time effectively in the process of deduction.
5) Have the ability to search the literature, understand and interpret scientific articles.
6) Have the knowledge of basic software to be able to work in the related fields of computer science and have the ability to use information technologies at an advanced level of the European Computer Driving License.
7) Have the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary teams.
8) Have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form, write effective reports and comprehend the written reports, make effective presentations.
9) Have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and acting ethically; have the knowledge about academic standards.
10) Have the ability to use a foreign language at least at B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
11) Are aware of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to constantly renew themselves.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Have the knowledge of the scope, history, applications, problems, methods of mathematics and knowledge that will be beneficial to humanity as both scientific and intellectual discipline.
2)	Have the ability to establish a relationship between mathematics and other disciplines and develop mathematical models for interdisciplinary problems.
3)	Have the ability to define, formulate and analyze real life problems with statistical and mathematical techniques.
4)	Have the ability to think analytically and use the time effectively in the process of deduction.
5)	Have the ability to search the literature, understand and interpret scientific articles.
6)	Have the knowledge of basic software to be able to work in the related fields of computer science and have the ability to use information technologies at an advanced level of the European Computer Driving License.
7)	Have the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary teams.
8)	Have the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form, write effective reports and comprehend the written reports, make effective presentations.
9)	Have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and acting ethically; have the knowledge about academic standards.
10)	Have the ability to use a foreign language at least at B1 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
11)	Are aware of the necessity of lifelong learning; have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to constantly renew themselves.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	15	45
Homework Assignments	3	9
Midterms	8	26
Final	7	35
Total Workload		115