| 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 Yevgeniya Coşgun
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) analyze the connection among the origins of the phenomenon and values, reality and political practice.
2) analyze the relationship between ethics and politics.
3) analzye the relationship between thought and action, theory and practice.
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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 | The basic aim of this course is the moderate conceptual analysis of some crucial themes in political philosophy, such as equality, utilitarianism, libertarianism, and others. The course describes these themes and allows students to think deeper about the basics of political philosophy. This, in turn, encourages to synthesize students? own understandings of the notions and the processes discussed in class. As a result, such comprehensive understanding helps to classify political theories and processes with ease, and operate with them successfully. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introductory meeting. Basic aims of the course. How to score well in this course? Explaining the reading material | | 2nd Week | What is political philosophy? Why should we study political philosophy? Setting the pace | | 3rd Week | Utilitarianism | | 4th Week | Utilitarianism | | 5th Week | Liberal equality | | 6th Week | Liberal equality | | 7th Week | Libertarianism | | 8th Week | Mid-term exam | | 9th Week | Libertarianism continued. | | 10th Week | Marxism | | 11th Week | Commutarianism | | 12th Week | Citizenship theory | | 13th Week | Multiculturalism | | 14th Week | Feminism |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Kymlicka, W. (2002). Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Rawls, J. (2007). Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard
University Press. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| 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 | 25 | 25 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Project | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Total Workload | | | 152 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,06 |
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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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