UİY709 Comparative Politics

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code UİY709
Name Comparative Politics
Term 2023-2024 Academic Year
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. YÜKSEL ALPER ECEVİT


Course Goal / Objective

Students of this course are expected to generate knowledge on how different cases in politics occur in different contexts and evaluate the variation in their outcome of interest accordingly.

Course Content

Focuses on the various political systems in the world and the necessary techniques and methods to make comparative analysis of these cases.

Course Precondition

Elective course.

Resources

Yilmaz, Feyzullah. "Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Teorisi." (2022).

Notes

Yilmaz, Feyzullah. "Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Teorisi." (2022).


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Students of this course will learn domestic political systems.
LO02 Students will be trained on the comparative methods in investigating domestic politics
LO03 Students of this course will be following politics across the world very closely.
LO04 Understands the voting behaviour
LO05 Evaluates the role of political culture.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has sufficient knowledge about basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. 4
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the collected data to explain social phenomena.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Analyzes the interactions between concepts, phenomena and events in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns taking responsibility, leading and working effectively individually and/or in a team. 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Being aware of the significance of lifelong learning, follows current developments in their field and improves herself/himself.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Gains the ability to benefit from various sources within the framework of academic rules in a field of study, to synthesize the information he/she has obtained, and to effectively present it.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and applies social, scientific and ethical values. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops critical thinking skills. 5
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The Evolution of Comparative Politics Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
2 Comparative method Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
3 Democracy and Democratization Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösteri
4 Electoral Systems Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
5 Voting Behaviour Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
6 Political Parties Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösteri
7 Political Party Systems Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
9 Candidate Nomination Procedures Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösteri
10 Political Culture Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
11 Modernization Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
12 Authoritarian Systems Reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Case Study: UK Presentation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösteri
14 Case Study: Germany Presentation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
15 Case Study: Iran Presentation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
16 Term Exams Presentation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
17 Term Exams Presentation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS

Update Time: 11.05.2023 09:33