ECTS - Studio for Public Reason II
Studio for Public Reason II (KAM142) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Studio for Public Reason II | KAM142 | 2 | 2 | 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, Problem Solving, Brain Storming, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the KAM 142 Studio of Public Reason II is to help students who have started to study in the disciplines of political science and public administration acquire a critical attitude. In this context, short texts of authors such as Mill, de Tocqueville, Maalouf, Orwell, Platon, La Boétie will be examined and various discussions will be made on these texts. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Political science; political parties; political finance; party programs; elections; political powers. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Syllabus |
| 2 | On Freedom of Thought and Discussion | John Stuart Mill, Düşünce ve Tartışma Özgürlüğü Üzerine, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). |
| 3 | Problems of Democratic Regimes | Alexis de Tocqueville, Demokratik Zorbalık, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). |
| 4 | Voluntary Servitude | Etienne de La Boétie, Gönüllü Kulluk Üzerine Söylev, (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 2018), s. 17-62. |
| 5 | What is Enlightenment? | Immanuel Kant, “Aydınlanma Nedir?” |
| 6 | On the Origins of Intersocial Conflict | Sigmund Freud, Savaş ve Ölüm Üzerine, (İstanbul: Oda Yayınları, 2018). |
| 7 | Midterm Examination | The topics of first six weeks |
| 8 | In Praise of Idleness | Bertrand Russell, Aylaklığa Övgü, (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2018), s. 9-24. |
| 9 | Deadly Identities | Amin Maalouf, Ölümcül Kimlikler, (İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2000). |
| 10 | The Issue of Modernization | Fyodor Mihayloviç Dostoyevski, Yaz İzlenimleri Üzerine Kış Notları, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2015). |
| 11 | "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton | George Orwell, Hayvan Çiftliği, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2001). |
| 12 | On the Citizen | Platon, Kriton ya da Görev Üstüne, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). |
| 13 | General Discussion | |
| 14 | Conclusion | Completion of the course with a review. |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Immanuel Kant, “Aydınlanma Nedir?” |
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| 2. - John Stuart Mill, Düşünce ve Tartışma Özgürlüğü Üzerine, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). | |
| 3. Alexis de Tocqueville, Demokratik Zorbalık, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). | |
| 4. Etienne de La Boétie, Gönüllü Kulluk Üzerine Söylev, (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 2018). | |
| 5. Sigmund Freud, Savaş ve Ölüm Üzerine, (İstanbul: Oda Yayınları, 2018). | |
| 6. Bertrand Russell, Aylaklığa Övgü, (İstanbul: Cem Yayınevi, 2018). | |
| 7. Amin Maalouf, Ölümcül Kimlikler, (İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2000). | |
| 8. Fyodor Mihayloviç Dostoyevski, Yaz İzlenimleri Üzerine Kış Notları, (İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2015). | |
| 9. George Orwell, Hayvan Çiftliği, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2001). | |
| 10. Platon, Kriton ya da Görev Üstüne, (İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2019). |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||