Studio for Public Reason IV (KAM244) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Studio for Public Reason IV	KAM244		2	2	0	3	3

Pre-requisite Course(s)
NONE

Course Language	Turkish
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, Drill and Practice, Field Trip, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Asuman Özgür Keysan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The purpose of the KAM 244 course, which is a continuation of the KAM 243 course taught in the fall semester, is to support students to gain experience in preparing a research project. This course will enable students to transform their research ideas developed within the scope of KAM 243 into a research project by forming groups. Applications can be made to the Atılım University Undergraduate Research Projects LAP Program with 1 project determined through predefined evaluation criteria.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Designs a group project at the end of the semester by gaining experience in preparing a research project. Develops the ability to verbally express the knowledge and skills acquired in the course by using different presentation techniques.
Course Content	Local governments.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Course Introduction
2	Introduction of Purpose and Content of LAP Projects
3	What is the project? Project Cycle Management
4	Purposes and Objectives of a Project
5	Importance, Purpose and Scope of the Project Subject
6	Project Research Method and CV Preparation for Project Application
7	Expected Outputs of the Project
8	Widespread Impact
9	Project Work Plan and Implementation Plan
10	Project Risk Table and Budget
11	Group Presentations
12	Group Presentations
13	Group Presentations
14	Evaluation and Termination of the Term

Sources

Course Book	1. Eastwood, M. & Norton, M. (2010). Writing better fundraising applications. London, UK: Directory of Social Change.
	2. Kaya, S. (2012). Proje Nasıl Hazırlanır ? İstanbul: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	1	30
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	2	40

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	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.
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.					X
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.					X
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
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
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	4	4
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	4	4	16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			76