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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
HUMAN RIGHTS PSIR447 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Ahmet Zeki Bulunç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Human rights awareness will develop and be strengthened, and conditions will be created to spread the responsibility to respect human rights.
2) It will strengthen the obligation of every person to respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.
3) It will strengthen the thought and practice of non-discrimination due to gender, race, religion and language differences.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course
COURSE DEFINITIONIn 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
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Common Heritage of Humanity: Concepts
2nd Week History and Concept of Human Rights
3rd Week Human Rights as Universal Principles
4th Week Ethics and Human Rights
5th Week Basic Rights and Liberties
6th Week The Role of the State in the Functionalization of Human Rights
7th Week State, Democracy, Constitution, Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Citizenship Rights
10th Week The Responsibility of Being a Citizen
11th Week Protection of Human Rights
12th Week Problems Encountered in the Protection of Human Rights
13th Week The Role of Human Rights Education in the Functionalization of Human Rights Protection
14th Week International Human Rights Law
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGMandatory Resources
A. Kadir Çüçen İnsan Hakları, 2.B., Sentez Yayıncılık, Ankara 2013.
Yücel Acer, İbrahim Kaya, Uluslararası Hukuk Temel Ders Kitabı, USAK Yayınları:48, 1.B., Ankara, Ekim 2010.
Cemal Bali Akal, Ozan Erözden, Olgun Akbulut, Emre Zeybekoğlu, İnsan Haklarının Tarihsel Gelişimi, 1.B., Mısırlı-ATRA Matbaacılık A.Ş., Nisan 2003
Adem Çelik, Adil Yargılama Hakkı, Adalet Yayınevi, Ankara, Eylül 2007
Münci Kapani, İnsan Haklarının Uluslararası Boyutları, B.4., Bilgi Yayınevi, Mayıs 2015.
Zafer Gören, Temel Hak Genel Teorisi, Gözden Geçirilmiş B. 2, Cumhuriyet Mabaası, (s. 5-36).

Additional Resources
Nuri Yavuz, Tayyip Duman, Necmettin Karakaya, İnsan Hakları ve Demokrasi-Vatandaşlık Bilgisi, 3.B., Pegem Akademi.
Ahmet Çiftçi, Vatandaşlık Bilgisi Demokrasi ve İnsan Hakları, 4. B., Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara, Şubat 2015.
Funda Keskin Ata, Avrupa Birliği ve İnsan Hakları, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, Ocak 2013.
Rona Aybay, İnsan Hakları Hukuku, 3. B., İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, Eylül 2017.
Mustafa Erdoğan, İnsan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, 2.B., Orion Kitabevi,nAnkara, Mart 2011.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Toplum Sözleşmesi
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Assignment115
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14228
Preparation for Final exam13535
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam13030
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework11515
Total Workload152
Total Workload / 305,06
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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