Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ULUSLARARASI GÜVENLİK VE TERÖRİZM ANABİLİM DALI | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | CEREN GÜRSELER (cerengurseler@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | CEREN GÜRSELER, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The purpose of this course is to learn importance and place of psychology and specially political psychology in terms of terrorism, political violence and power relations. Examples on theory and pratice of political psychology regarding international conflicts and international cooperation are teached. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can relate political psychology with security |
PO-1 comprehends the place, the role and the effects of security in international relations. PO-2 comprehends the aims, objectives, types, causes, dynamics, financing of terrorism and its role in international power struggles. PO-3 reanalyzes all time the concept of security, which can gain new meanings within the changing international system, in the spheres of global power struggles. PO-4 develops policies on the methods, techniques and strategies of effective fight against local and global terrorism. PO-5 predicts new security needs that may arise in the direction of global developments and predicts the possible effects of these needs on international relations. PO-6 follows national and international developments on security and terrorism. PO-7 introduces critical approaches to political studies in national and international level abaout the fields of security and terrorism. PO-8 fulfills the various roles that it can take in the pre-service and in-service training activities for the security professionals. PO-9 performs scientific studies on international security and terrorism. |
Examination Oral Examination Presentation Term Paper |
| LO-2 | can comprehend the role of political psychology of dynamics of terrorism and political violence and power struggles. |
PO-1 comprehends the place, the role and the effects of security in international relations. PO-2 comprehends the aims, objectives, types, causes, dynamics, financing of terrorism and its role in international power struggles. PO-3 reanalyzes all time the concept of security, which can gain new meanings within the changing international system, in the spheres of global power struggles. PO-4 develops policies on the methods, techniques and strategies of effective fight against local and global terrorism. PO-6 follows national and international developments on security and terrorism. PO-7 introduces critical approaches to political studies in national and international level abaout the fields of security and terrorism. PO-9 performs scientific studies on international security and terrorism. |
Examination Oral Examination Presentation Term Paper |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Elaboration of identitiy, group acts, leadership, voting behaviours,medai effect, ethnic conflict, nationalism, social movements, political violence, international security and conflict resolution. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | General Introduction to the Course | Question-Answer Lecture Case Analysis Method |
| 2 | Political Psychology: Introduction and General Elaboration | Case Analysis Method Problem Resolution Method Lecture |
| 3 | Personality and Politcs | Brainstorming Question-Answer Lecture |
| 4 | Social Identity, Emotions and Attitudes | Question-Answer Lecture Case Analysis Method |
| 5 | Political Psychology of Groups | Brainstorming Question-Answer LEcture |
| 6 | Analysis of Political Leaders in terms of Political Psychology | Article Analysis Book Analysis Literature Review Lecture |
| 7 | Political Psychology of Media | Brainstorming Question-Answer Lecture Quiz |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Race/Identity Factor in Political Psychology | Question-Answer Lecture Case Analysis |
| 10 | Social Movements Political Psychology | Article Analysis Book Analysis Literature Review Lecture |
| 11 | Ethnic Conflict and Political Psychology | Article Analysis Book Analysis Literature Review Lecture Brainstorming |
| 12 | Political Psychology of Nationalism | Article Analysis Book Analysis Literature Review Lecture Brainstorming |
| 13 | Political Psychology of Terrorism | Brainstorming Question-Answer Lecture Literature Review |
| 14 | Political Psychology of International Security and Conflict Modes | Brainstorming Question-Answer Lecture Literature Review |
| 15 | Resolution of Conflicts and Reconciliation | Brainstorming Question-Answer Lecture Literature Review |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Martha L. Cottam, Elena Mastors, Thomas Preston, Beth Dietz-Ohler, Introduction to Political Psychology. New York: Routledge, 2010. | |
| 2 | Abdülkadir Çevik, Politik Psikoloji, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 2010. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Text book and related written sources, projection | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 30 | |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | 7 | 5 | |
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | 9 | 5 | |
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | 10 | 10 | |
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 13 | 50 | |
| 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 | 3 | 11 | 33 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 180 | ||