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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:

INR103

Course Name:

Introduction to Political Science

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

Course Level:

Bachelor

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

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN
Öğr. Gör. STAFF 1
Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT
Doç. Dr. EFE CAN GÜRCAN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The course will introduce students to political science. Students will finish with basic knowledge on the sources of political conflict, cooperation, and decision-making. They will have acquired critical thinking skills and a broad range of analytical tools for examining politics and political interactions.
Course Content:	Politics, political regimes and ideologies, state theory, democracy and models of democracy, nationalism, representation and election, political parties, groups, interests and social movements.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students learn how to make rules governing our common life.
2) Students determine who decides what the rules are and how they are applied, and how they are justified.
3) Students interpret who has a say in deciding how the world's resources will be allocated.
4) Students will be introduced to key political-science theories
5) Students will learn ways of reading more deeply into these theories through structured discussions and documentary excerpts.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Politics and Political Science
2)	Political Theories	Documentary: The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (Part 1) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 1
3)	Political Ideologies	Documentary: The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (Part 2) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 2
4)	No class
5)	States	Documentary: The Square (Part 1) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 3
6)	Political Regimes	Documentary: The Square (Part 2) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 5
7)	Democracy and Elections	Documentary: Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk? Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 11
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Collective Action and Politics	Documentary: Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas (Part 1) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 9
10)	Political Cultures	Documentary: Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas (Part 2) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 6
11)	Political Communication	Documentary: Our Brand Is Crisis Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 8
12)	Political Economy	Documentary: Capitalism: A Love Story Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 15
13)	Political Violence	Documentary: Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 16
14)	International Relations	Documentary: Superpower (2008) Required Readings: Roskin et al., Chapter 17
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Roskin et al., Political Science: An Introduction, 12th Edition, Longman, 2012.
References:	Andrew Heywood, Politics, Macmillan, 2019

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.	1	2	3	1	2
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.	1	2	3	1	2
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).	1	2	3	2	3
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.	2	2	1	3	3
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.	1	2	2	2	1
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.	1	2	3	1	2
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.	1	2	2	1	3
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.	1	2
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.			3	3	1
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.	1	1	1	2	3
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.	1	2	3	1	2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.	3
2)	Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level.	3
3)	Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy).	3
4)	Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework.	3
5)	Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.
6)	Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork.	2
7)	Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques.	3
8)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired.	3
9)	Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.	2
10)	Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.	3
11)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 15
Homework Assignments	1	% 35
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 25
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 75
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 25
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	65
Study Hours Out of Class	13	32
Presentations / Seminar	3	4
Homework Assignments	5	12
Midterms	7	15
Final	10	22
Total Workload		150