ECTS - Theories of the State
Theories of the State (LAW423) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Theories of the State | LAW423 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| 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, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course examines the concepts and categories, theoretical and methodological perspectives developed throughout human history to analyze, understand, justify and crticize historical forms of political institutions and the modern state |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Ancient Greek and Roman political thought, medieval perspectives on power and authority, the Renaissance and Reformation, the notions of the state as developed by social contract theorists and the rise of the Enlightenment, the formation of modern political ideologies. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek Thought: Birth of Philosophy and the Pre-Socratics | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011.Karl Doehring, Genel Devlet Teorisi, 2002. |
| 2 | Plato | Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 3 | Aristotle | Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 4 | Polybios and Cicero | Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 5 | Stoics and The Empire | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 6 | Notions of Power and Authority in Early Medieaval Era | Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 7 | Mid-Term Exam | |
| 8 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 9 | The Renaissance and Machiavelli | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 10 | Protestantism and Politics | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 11 | Sovereignty and the State: Bodin | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 12 | Theories of Social Conrtact: Hobbes and Locke | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 13 | Theories of Social Conrtact: Rousseau and Kant | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 14 | Enlightenment and the formation of themodern state | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 15 | Future of modern state | Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Christopher Pierson, Modern Devlet, Çeviren Neşet Kutluğ – Burcu Erdoğan, İstanbul, 2011. |
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| 2. Mehmet Akad – Bihterin Vural Dinçkol, Genel Kamu Hukuku, İstanbul, 2011. | |
| Other Sources | 3. Karl Doehring, Genel Devlet Teorisi, 2002. |
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 | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | X | ||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||