At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will develop awareness about the importance and roles of the mass communication within the main concepts and topics of political science. 2) Will analyze the relation between Political Science and Communication Sciences. 3) Will learn the concepts, subjects and approaches in Political Science.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of this course is to discuss the main concepts, developments and approaches in politics and political science, and to explain its main actors and application areas from a mainstream and critical perspective. In this way, this course, which is designed to provide communication science students with political science formation, aims to provide students with the basic conceptual knowledge that they can analyze by interpreting the society-politics relations.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction
2nd Week
What is Politics? What is political Science?
3rd Week
What is Power? Political Power in the Scope of Sovereignty and Legitimacy Debates
4th Week
The Concept of State, The Roles of State
5th Week
Social Stratification, The Discrimination between Ruler and Ruled, The Concept of Class
6th Week
The Concept of Ideology, Hegemony and Political Ideologies
7th Week
Political Ideologies
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Political Participation I: Institutional, Non-İnstitutional and Institiutionalized İllegal (Regimes, Government Systems, Political Parties Election Systems, Pressure Groups)
10th Week
Political Participation II: Institutional, Non-İnstitutional and Institiutionalized İllegal (Public Opinion, Civil Society, Social Movements)
11th Week
Political Participation III: Institutional, Non-İnstitutional and Institiutionalized İllegal (Rebel Groups, Mafia and Terrorism)
12th Week
Constitution, Law and Justice
13th Week
Democracy
14th Week
The Relationship between Media and Politics as a Symptom, Poison and Cure of/for Democracy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Kapani, Münci, Politika Bilimine giriş, Bilgi Yayınevi, Ankara Kışlalı, Ahmet Taner, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara Heywood, Andrew, Politics-second edition, Palgrave and Macmillan, china, 2002
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, Tartışma
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
35
Attendance
1
20
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
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
5
70
Preparation for Final exam
1
16
16
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
14
14
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
Total Workload
146
Total Workload / 30
4,86
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
