| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have knowledge about different political systems.
2) Carry out comparative analysis in political science.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims at providing the students with an academic foundation on the political systems of the selected European countries. In doing so, the course highlights the diversity of political systems within the EU and the potential hurdles and resources it creates for furthering the European integration process. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Basic Concepts, Approaches and Themes in Comparative Politics | | 2nd Week | The Rules of the Political : Constitutional Structure and Institutions | | 3rd Week | Democratization and Studies on Democratization | | 4th Week | Understanding Globalization | | 5th Week | An Unliberal Democratization in the Age of Globalization? | | 6th Week | Discussion on Essential Superiority: Fukuyama's and Huntington's Theses | | 7th Week | British Parliamentary Model | | 8th Week | Parliamentary - Presidential System: French Model | | 9th Week | Federal Model: Germany | | 10th Week | Italy: Catholic Stability? | | 11th Week | Spain: A State of Autonomous Units? | | 12th Week | Greece | | 13th Week | Iran | | 14th Week | Presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger, William A. Joseph (der.), Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas (Boston-New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002).
Mark Kesselman, Joel Krieger vd. (der.), European Politics in Transition (USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002).
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Assignment | 1 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 30 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | | | | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 4 | 56 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | | | | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Project | 1 | 100 | 100 | | Total Workload | | | 299,5 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,98 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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