| 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) | Instructor Ahmet Zeki Bulunç
|
| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will develop and strengthen their awareness of human rights, and conditions will be created to spread the responsibility to respect human rights.
2) strengthen every person's obligation to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.
3) will strengthen the thought and practice of not discriminating due to gender, race, religion and language differences.
|
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No recommended optional programme components. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In the course of human rights, information will be given about the history of human rights and the development of thought, some basic concepts of human rights and problems related to human rights, and discussion topics will be emphasized. In the context of human rights, the concepts of human, humanity heritage of thought, literature and science heritage will be emphasized; The formation and universality of the common heritage, the importance of contributing to and benefiting from the common heritage will be evaluated. Within the scope of the development process of the idea of human rights, in the process of developments in the thought of Human Rights in the 20th century, Returning from the Individual Human Rights Concept to the Social Human Rights Thought; General information will be given about the Development of the Idea of Going from the Individual and Social Dimension to the Universal and International Dimension, the Conventions on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
|---|
| 1st Week | Philosophical Foundations and Early International Efforts Human Rights Standards | | 2nd Week | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | | 3rd Week | Global Application of Universal Norms: A Liberal Theory of Human Rights | | 4th Week | Western and Non-Western Conceptions: Cross-cultural Comparisons | | 5th Week | Group Rights: Cultural Rights | | 6th Week | Rights, Restrictions, Discrimination | | 7th Week | The Human Rights Regime and Regional Variation in Norms | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Democracy and Development: Transnational Corporations | | 10th Week | Human Rights and Foreign Policy | | 11th Week | International Intervention (Genocide/ International Courts/ Truth Commissions) | | 12th Week | Globalization and Human Rights | | 13th Week | Simulation I | | 14th Week | Simulation II |
|
| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Jack Donnelly. 2003. Universal Human Rights: In Theory & Practice
|
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
|---|
| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
|
| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 35 | 35 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Total Workload | | | 152 |
|---|
| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,06 |
|---|
| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
|---|
|
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
| | |
