Political Behaviour

Course Code:

PA 307

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Meral Sağır Öztoprak

Course Objectives:

The aim of course, to give an insight about the determinants of political behavior, specifically the behavior of voting with samples from Turkey and the world.

Course Content:

The course provides the necessary component to answer the question of What is political psychology and includes extreme political behavior and nationalism in the international area.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Exam, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching & Learning Methods	Assessments Methods
To be more knowledgeable about studies on the field of political psychology, the definition of the field, and methodologies.	1,3,4,7	1,2,3	A
To be familiar with the factors of political behavior, social awareness, social effects, and social relations.	4,7	1,2,3	A
Examine numerous groups involved in political psychology.	4,7	1,2,3	A
To investigate the political psychology of race and ethnic issues.	7	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Meeting and Introduction
2	Political Behavior: An interdisciplinary study
3	Deteminants of political behavior
4	The Influence of genetics on political orientation and behavior
5	The conservative and liberal debate, political tradition
6	Political socialisation
7	Childhood period, teenhood period, adulthood period
8	Midterm
9	Re-socialisation The development of political behavior
10	Institutions of political socialisation: Family, school, mass communication,friends, community
11	Community and voting, party identification
12	The individual rationality, framework spatial model, valence issues models, reward-punishment model,issue priority model, economic evaluation models
13	Race, ethnicity and political behavior, age and political behavior
14	Review
15	Final Exam

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

İlter Turan, SİYASAL SİSTEM VE SİYASAL DAVRANIŞ, İ.Ü. İktisat Fakültesi, İstanbul, 1977-

S.Martin Lipset, SİYASAL iNSAN, Çev.Mete Tunçay, Teori Yay.,Ankara,1986

A. Taner Kışlalı, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge Yay. 1992

Additionnal Resources

Oya Morova, Chicago Okulu, Pragmatik Sosyal Teoride İletişimin Keşfi, Doruk Yay.,2013
-John C. Harsanyi, Rational-Choice Models of Political Behavior and Conformist Theories, World Politics, Vol.21, No.4.(Jul.,1969), pp.513-538

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments		Students are expected to have read the course materials and they have to join a survey which it will be done at the classroom.
Exams		Midterm and Final Exams

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Final	1	50
Attendance	1	10
Total		100
Contribution of final exam to overall grade		50
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	To know the state theories and universal principles of public administration		X
2	To know the legal structure of Turkish public administration	X
3	Competence of analyzing the current administrative and political issues in the light of Turkey's socio-political history			X
4	Acquiring communication and leadership skills for the public, NGO, and private sectors					X
5	To have the qualifications to develop and implement public policies at the local and national level		X
6	Effective use of technology in public and private sectors	X
7	An ability to analyze global and regional developments					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; 16* Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Homework	14	1	14
Quiz
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			116
Total Workload / 25 (h)			4.64
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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