Course Details

HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT

POLS211

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Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3POLS211HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT3+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 1- Familiarising students with the main principles of law
2- Familiaraising students with the Turkish Legal System
Course Content The basic principles of law, principles of legal understanding and principles of
law, general principles of law, concepts of justice and equality, sources of law,
emergence of law, function, regulatory character, legitimacy of law, concept
of social order constitute the subject of the beginning of law. The course is
supported by an introduction to the basic principles of legal methodology
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Asist Prof.Dr. MEHMET CELİL ÇELEBİ mehmet.celebi@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources

Course Category
Field %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
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 4 % 30
Ödev 1 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Kısa Sınav 4 1 4
Okuma 14 3 42
Kişisel Çalışma 14 7 98
Ders Dışı Ara Sınav 1 2 2
Final Sınavı 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 148

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The student is aware of the central texts, authors and topics of political philosophy.
2 The student can analyze difficult texts and compare them.
3 The student can identify and explain main points of difficult texts
4 The student is able to interpret political argument in their historical and social context.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 Socrates
3 Plato
4 Aristotle
5 Machiavelli
6 Midterm
7 Hobbes
8 Locke
9 Rousseau
10 Active Learning Week
11 Kant
12 J. S. Mill
13 Marx
14 Wrap up


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1
C2
C3
C4

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


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