KAY754 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COMPARATIVE POLITICS | KAY754 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Prequisites | None | |||||
Course language | Turkish | |||||
Course type | Must | |||||
Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
Course objective | This course aims to teach the students how they can benefit from comparative method in the analysis of political facts and concepts by providing comparative analysis of political institutions on counrty scale. | |||||
Learning outcomes |
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Course Content | Theory, institution and comparative politics, methods for comparative analysis, nation-state, electoral systems, legislative-executive relations, bureaucracy, courts, voter, political parties and participation, interest groups, political leadership. | |||||
References | Almond, G. A. (1992) Comparative Politics Today. New York: Harper Collins. |
Course outline weekly
Weeks | Topics |
---|---|
Week 1 | Introduction |
Week 2 | Theory, Institutions and Comparative Politics |
Week 3 | Methodologies for Comparative Analysis |
Week 4 | Institutions: Nation-State and Nationalism |
Week 5 | Institutions: Electoral Systems |
Week 6 | Midterm I |
Week 7 | Institutions: Legislative-Executive Relations |
Week 8 | Institutions: Bureaucracy |
Week 9 | Institutions: Courts |
Week 10 | Institutions: Territory and Sovereignty |
Week 11 | Midterm II |
Week 12 | Actors: Voters, Political Parties and Participation |
Week 13 | Actors: Interest Groups |
Week 14 | Actors: Political Leaders |
Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
Course activities | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Attendance | 14 | 10 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 |
Field activities | 0 | 0 |
Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
Assignments | 0 | 0 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 2 | 40 |
Final exam | 1 | 50 |
Total | 100 | |
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
Total | 100 |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
---|---|---|---|
Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 19 | 228 |
Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 29 | 42 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. | X | ||||
4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods. | X | ||||
5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. Masters a foreign language and effectively uses information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms. | X | ||||
6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest