ECTS - History of Political Thoughts I
History of Political Thoughts I (KAM203) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History of Political Thoughts I | KAM203 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NONE |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | In the course, information is given about the intellectual origins and historical developments of the decisive phenomena in terms of modern political dynamics such as the inviolability of fundamental rights and freedoms, obedience to the state authority and the limits of this obedience, the ideal form of relations between the individual and the community, civil society, and public interest. In this way, it is aimed that students have theoretical knowledge about the foundations of modern political phenomena. In addition, it is aimed that students will be able to develop a knowledge-based, critical and analytical perspective on current political phenomena and issues. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Sophists; Ancient Greece; Roman thought; Christian thought; Islamical political thought. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Description and Introduction to the Course | |
| 2 | Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece: | Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150) |
| 3 | Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece: | Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150) |
| 4 | Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece | Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150) |
| 5 | Political Thought in the Hellenistic Period | Epikür ve Stoa (Ders Kitabı s.153-164) |
| 6 | Political Thought in Rome | Cicero ve Seneca (Ders Kitabı s. 164-195) |
| 7 | Political Thought in the Middle Ages: Politics and Religion | St. Augustine, ve St. Thomas Aquinas. (Ders Kitabı s. 197-262) |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | |
| 9 | The Emergence of Secular Power and Towards Reform | Dante, Padovalı Marsilius. (Ders Kitabı s.263-288) |
| 10 | State Appropriate for Reform or "True Religion" | Luther, Münzer, Calvin. (Ders Kitabı s. 289-318) |
| 11 | Transition to Modernity: Machiavelli | (Ders Kitabı s. 319-344) |
| 12 | Questioning State Power | Ütopyacılar + La Boétie (Ders Kitabı s. 359-400) |
| 13 | Sovereign: State | Hobbes (Ders Kitabı s. 401-455) |
| 14 | General Evaluation, Short summary of the course, question and answer. |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013). |
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| Other Sources | 2. - Şenel, A. (2019) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları |
| 3. - Tunçay, M. (2021) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar, 1, 2. ve 3. Ciltler. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |
| 4. - Uslu, A. (2021) Siyasal Düşüncelerin Toplumsal Tarihi. Yordam Kitap. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations. | |||||
| 2 | Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration. | |||||
| 3 | Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. | X | ||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly. | |||||
| 6 | Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas. | |||||
| 7 | Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
| 8 | Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||