Course Language:
English
Course Coordinator:
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Discussion based lecture, 3: Case study, 4:Small group work, 5: Seminar, 6: Group work, 7: Research paper, 8: Oral presentation/exam, 9: Survey, 10: Panel, 11: Guest speaker, 12: Activities within a Student Body or Research Project.
Assessment Methods:
A: Exam, B: Homework, C: Presentation, D: Discussion
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes |
Program
Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Describing the party law mechanism and organization | 1,2 | 1 | A |
| Reolving the relations between political party’s mechanism and democracy | 1,2 | 1,2 | A,D |
| Realization of political party’s shortcomings | 10 | 1 | A |
| Finding solutions about the relations between political party’s shortcomings and democracy | 10 | 2 | A,D |
| Comparing political parties in different terms | 3,10 | 1,2 | A |
| Discussion about the current political parties and political developments | 10 | 1,2 | A,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Meeting and introduction of the course. Describing political parties. | |
| 2 | Headquarters organisation of political parties,central discipline council,head of party, the central executive body. | |
| 3 | Rules, Congresses, elections, organisations of the political parties. | |
| 4 | Political party’s establihment a group in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Group’s General Assembly,President,Discipline rules. | |
| 5 | Participation to elections, determination of candidates, mechanism of elections. | |
| 6 | Discipline Rules in political parties | |
| 7 | Mid-Term exam | |
| 8 | Incomes, resources, financial affairs of political parties. Supervising of political parties by the Constitutional Court. | |
| 9 | The main prohibitions about the political parties’ aims and actions. | |
| 10 | Political organizations in the last period of Ottoman Empire, Union and Progress and other parties. | |
| 11 | Armistice and Grand National Assembly period. | |
| 12 | Republican and Multi-party period (1946-1960) | |
| 13 | Political developments and political party periods in 1960,1971,1980 | |
| 14 | Political developments and political party periods in 1980-2001 | |
| 15 | Developments after 2001, political parties and current situations | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | Özbudun, Ergun, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemleri |
| Additional Resources |
Turkish Republic Constitution,
2820 Political Parties Laws, Yücel, Serhan, Türkiye’nin Siyasi Partileri, Sencer, Muaffer, Türkiye’de Siyasi Partilerin Sosyal Temelleri, Kabasakali Mehmet, Türkiye’de Siyasi Partilerin Sosyal Temelleri, Kahraman, H. Bülent, Sağ Türkiye ve Partileri, Duverger, M., Political Parties, Turgut, Hulusi, 12 Eylül Partileri, Tunaya, T. Zafer, Türkiye’de Siyasi Partiler 1-2-3, Şarkoğlu, A. (et. al), Siyasi Partilerde Reform. |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | Midterm and final essays taken in the classroom |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 20 |
| Final examination | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology. | X | |||||
| 2 | Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary. | X | |||||
| 3 | Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems. | X | |||||
| 4 | Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations. | X | |||||
| 5 | Students will demonsrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods. | X | |||||
| 6 | Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development. | X | |||||
| 7 | Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly. | X | |||||
| 8 | Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings. | X | |||||
| 9 | Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline. | X | |||||
| 10 | Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia. | X | |||||
| 11 | Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own. | X | |||||
| 12 | Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences. | X | |||||
| 13 | Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students. | X | |||||
| 14 | Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms. | X | |||||
| 15 | Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship. | X | |||||
| 16 | Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 15 | 240 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final examination | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Work Load | 378 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 15.12 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 15 | ||