Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5POLS 305Comparative Politics I3+0+03503.01.2022

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Comparative politics is one of the main fields of political science. The topical coverage of the course generally covers the examination of various political issues and subjects like the state, democracy, democratic institutions and mechanisms, various regime types, political parties and party systems, elections and on on and so forth. The course places emphasis on the political institutions, values, beliefs and attitudes within their place in political culture, political processes and affairs of different political regimes. It helps clarify the political behavior of individuals, groups, organizations, and the state in our world.
Course Content State, Democracy, Legislature, Executive, Political Parties, Electoral Systems, Authoritarian Regimes, Interest Groups, Federal and Unitary States
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Hakan Köni
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources NA
Course Notes Daniele Caramani (ed.) Comparative Politics (Fourth Ed.), (New York, N. Y: Oxford University Press, 2017).

Steven Orvis and Carol Ann Drogus, Introducing Comparative Politics: The Essentials, (Thousand Oaks, California and London, U. K.: CQ Press and Sage, 2019).

O. Fiona Yap and Ryan Gibb (ed.) Comparative Politics (31st Ed.), (Boston, U.S.: Mc Graw Hill, 2011)

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
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Attendance 1 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 14 14
Project 1 20 20
Final examination 1 20 20
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5,06666666666667 152

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Student knows the theoretical and ampirical collection of knowledge about the nation-states, democracy, political regimes, democratic political institutions.
2 The student can compare and contrast the political systems of various countries with particular attention to their historical, political, economic, geographical, and moral context.
3 The student can use the comparative method to analyze contemporary political issues.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The Relevance of Comparative Politics
2 Approaches and Methods in Comparative Politics
3 The Nation State
4 Democracies
5 Authoritarian Regimes
6 Legislatures
7 Governments and Bureaucracies
8 Midterm Exam
9 Constitutions, Rights and Judicial Power
10 Elections and Referandums
11 Federal and Unitary States
12 Political Parties
13 Party Systems
14 Interest Groups
15 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
C1 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
C2 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
C3 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4

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