Course Details

DATA & DIGITALIZATION IN POLITICS

POLS112

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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
2POLS112DATA & DIGITALIZATION IN POLITICS3+0+035

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The course examines the impact of digital media on politics in international comparison. Digital media play an increasingly important role in politics. Be it political communication, the coverage of politics in the news, campaigning, public discourse, or collective action, various political fields are changing due to digital media. This makes it paramount to identify, assess, and understand the role of digital media in politics. Over the course, students will be introduced to important approaches in conceptualizing and measuring the effects of digital media on politics.
Course Content The course examines the impact of digital media on politics in international comparison. Digital media play an increasingly important role in politics. Be it political communication, the coverage of politics in the news, campaigning, public discourse, or collective action, various political fields are changing due to digital media. This makes it paramount to identify, assess, and understand the role of digital media in politics. Over the course, students will be introduced to important approaches in conceptualizing and measuring the effects of digital media on politics.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. MURAT İNAN murat.inan@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. MURAT İNAN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 15 % 30
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
17
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Kritik 15 1 15
Tartışma 15 1 15
Ev Ödevi 15 1 15
Sunum için Hazırlık 1 10 10
Soru Çözümü 15 1 15
Okuma 15 2 30
Araştırma 15 1 15
Yüz Yüze Ders 15 1 15
Derse Devam 15 1 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 145

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Statistical Analysis
2 Presentation Skills
3 Data Analysis


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Chapter 1, Stats Starts Here Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
2 Chapter 2. What is statistics? Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
3 Chapter 3. Displaying and Describing Data Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
4 Chapter 4. Relationships Between Categorical Variables - Contingency Tables Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
5 Chapter 5. Understanding and Comparing Distributions Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
6 Chapter 6. The Standard Deviation as a Ruler and the Normal Model Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
7 Chaptet 7. Scatterplots, Association and Correlation Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
8 Chapter 8. Lineer Regression Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the home works.
9 Chapter 9. Regression Wishdom Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the home works.
10 Chapter 10. Multiple Regression Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the home works.
11 Chapter 11. Sample Surveys Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the home works.
12 Chapter 12. Experiments and Observational Studies Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
13 Chapter 13. From Randomness to Probability Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.
14 Chapter 14. Sampling Distribution Models and Confidence Intervals for Proportions Intro to Stats, Global Edition, Reading the related chapter and doing the homeworks.


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1
C2
C3

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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