Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | ALİ FUAT BİROL (afuatbirol@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | İLHAN ARAS, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The main objective of the course is to teach the emergence, development and impacts of political thought. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | The students who succeeded in this course can gain knowledge on basic principles of the ancient Greece and Rome political thought |
PO-1 To be able to explain the concepts/theories of International Relations. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | The students who succeeded in this course gain knowledge about political thought and understand the historicity of political thought |
PO-1 To be able to explain the concepts/theories of International Relations. PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | The students who succeeded in this course can gain knowledge about the philosophical foundations of political concepts and be able to to make comparisons between different political ideas |
PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | The students who succeeded in this course gain knowledge on changes of the political thought in the age of Enlightenment and Modernity |
PO-1 To be able to explain the concepts/theories of International Relations. PO-2 To be able to discuss the political, social and economic causes and results of the transformations experienced in a society or a government. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. |
Examination |
| LO-5 | The students who succeeded in this course gain knowledge on the relations between state and society and political thought |
PO-1 To be able to explain the concepts/theories of International Relations. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| The Scope of the History of Political Thought, Ancient Political Thought, Medieval Political Thought, Modern Political Thought. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to the Course: Transition to a settled life, Social Life and Politics | Lecturing |
| 2 | Introduction to Ancient Greek Political Thought | Lecturing |
| 3 | Development of Political Thought in Ancient Greece-I | Lecturing |
| 4 | Development of Political Thought in Ancient Greece-II | Lecturing |
| 5 | Political Thought in Rome | Lecturing |
| 6 | Political Thought in Medieval Europe | Lecturing |
| 7 | Political Thought in Islamic world | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Political and Religious Transformation in the Modern Period: Macchiavelli, Luther, and Calvin. | Lecturing |
| 10 | Scientific Transformation in the Modern Period: Kopernicus, Bacon, Descartes and Newton | Lecturing |
| 11 | Social Contract Theories: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau | Lecturing |
| 12 | History, The Problem of Poverty and Alienation (Hegel and Marx) | Lecturing |
| 13 | Freedom, State and International Peace (Kant) | Lecturing |
| 14 | Contemporary Political Thought | Lecturing |
| 15 | General Evaluation | Lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Alaeddin Şenel, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları | |
| 2 | Donald Tannenbaum ve David Schultz, Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Adres Yayınları | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 120 | ||