| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Nazlı Şenses Özcan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) have knowledge about the political systems of various different countries.
2) further develop the capacity for carrying out comparative analysis in political science.
3) draw links between historical processes and the current political systems.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No recommended optional programme components. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Throughout the course, various countries and their political, economic, and social structures will be analyzed. The countries are selected on the basis of their different political systems, levels of democracy and their roles and positions within the state system. The historical backgrounds, state institutions, political economy, and political culture will be under scrutiny. At the end of the course the students will be endowed with knowledge about different countries and the political processes in those countries. Besides, they will be capable of tracing the changes, developments and their repercussions at the global level. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Britain | | 2nd Week | Britain; France | | 3rd Week | France | | 4th Week | Germany | | 5th Week | Germany; Japan | | 6th Week | Japan | | 7th Week | Mid-Term Exam | | 8th Week | Russia | | 9th Week | Russia; China | | 10th Week | China | | 11th Week | Mexico | | 12th Week | Brazil | | 13th Week | Brazil; Nigeria | | 14th Week | South Africa |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Sodaro, Michael J., Comparative Politics: A Global Introduction, New York: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2008, 3rd ed.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 3 | 15 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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