Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
This course aims to help students to establish a framework of intellectual thought from Ottoman Empire period to modern days.
Course Content:
The principal intellectual thoughts of Ottoman and Republican periods will be examined in detail starting from their historical background.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussions
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Exam, B: Experiment, C: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Students can define the basic concepts of political science and correlate between them. | 1,3,4 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students can recognize basic political idioms. | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students can comment on political developments accordingly to certain terms and concepts | 1,2,7 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Identify the basic ideological and political approaches | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students can classify the political developments. | 1,2 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Associate the developments around the world that seem unrelated. | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students examine and question daily speeches of political leaders. | 1,2,3,7 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students can understand and explain the reason behind the developments in Turkey and other places and can relate between them | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
| Students can assess the current developments better | 1,2,3,7,9 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | |||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Introduction | ||
| 2 | Niyazi Berkes | Niyazi Berkes, The Development of Secularism in Turkey, (Montreal: McGill University Press, 1960) | |
| 3 | Şerif Mardin | Şerif Mardin, Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri, (İstanbul: İletişim, 2008)Ali Erkul. "Prens Sabahattin," Emre Kongar (der.), Türk Toplumbilimcileri I, (Istanbul: Remzi, 1982) | |
| 4 | Prens Sabahattin | Ali Erkul. "Prens Sabahattin," Emre Kongar (der.), Türk Toplumbilimcileri I, (Istanbul: Remzi, 1982) | |
| 5 | Yusuf Akçura | Yusuf Akçura, Üç Tarz-ı Siyaset, (Ankara: Kilit Yayınları, 2011) | |
| 6 | Ziya Gökalp | Ziya Gökalp, Türkçülüğün Esasları, (Ankara: Salkımsöğüt, 2010) | |
| 7 | Review | ||
| 8 | Bernard Lewis- Feroz Ahmad-Erik J. Zürcher |
Bernard Lewis The Emergence of Modern Turkey, London: Oxford University Press, 1963)
Zürcher Eric J., Turkey: A Modern History, (London: I.B. Tauris, 2001) |
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| 9 | Ahmet Emin Yalman | Ahmet Emin Yalman, Yakın Tarihimizde Gördüklerim ve Geçirdiklerim I, II, III, IV, (İstanbul: Yenilik Basımevi, 1970) | |
| 10 | Necip Fazıl Kısakürek | Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Batı Tefekkürü ve İslam Tasavvufu, (İstanbul: Büyük Doğu Yayınları, 2011) | |
| 11 | Doğan Avcıoğlu | Doğan Avcıoğlu, Türkiye’nin Düzeni I, (İstanbul: Tekin Yayınevi, 1998) | |
| 12 | İdris Küçükömer | İdris Küçükömer, Batılılaşma ve Düzenin Yabancılaşması, (İstanbul: Profil Yayıncılık, 2009) | |
| 13 | Review | ||
Recommended Sources
| SOURCES | |
| Textbook | Modern Türkiye’de Siyasi Düşünce Serisi – İletişim Yayınları |
| Additional Resources | Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey (London and New York: Routledge, 1993) |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | Sources are available in university library. |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | Exams will be held in the classroom. |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Midterm / Final | 1 | 30 |
| Quiz | ||
| Homework | ||
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution Of Final Examination To Overall Grade | 70 | |
| Contribution Of In-Term Studies To Overall Grade | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology. | X | |||||
| 2 | Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary. | X | |||||
| 3 | Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems. | X | |||||
| 4 | Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations. | X | |||||
| 5 | Students will demonstrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods. | X | |||||
| 6 | Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development. | X | |||||
| 7 | Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly. | X | |||||
| 8 | Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings. | X | |||||
| 9 | Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline. | X | |||||
| 10 | Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia. | X | |||||
| 11 | Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own. | X | |||||
| 12 | Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences. | ||||||
| 13 | Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students. | X | |||||
| 14 | Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms. | X | |||||
| 15 | Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship. | X | |||||
| 16 | Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Midterm | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | |||
| Homework | |||
| Final examination | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Work Load | 125 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
None