RTS112 Political Science

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION
RADIO, TELEVISION AND CINEMA PR.
Code RTS112
Name Political Science
Term 2021-2022 Academic Year
Semester 2. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label C Compulsory
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. ÇİĞDEM AKSU ÇAM
Course Instructor Öğr. Gör. ÇİĞDEM AKSU ÇAM (Bahar) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

This course aims to explain content of political science. Topics that will be covered in the course include authoritiy, political parties, ideologies, legitimacy, elections.

Course Content

The content, concepts and terms of political science, authority, government, political systems, election systems, the state, sovereignty, democracy.

Course Precondition

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Resources

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 To be able to define the main concepts of political science
LO02 To be able to explain the orgins and functions of state
LO03 To be able to understand the political systems, goverments systems and their basic principles
LO04 To be able to explain the political parties, pressure groups, NGOs, and media as a political actors


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 - Graduates gain critical thinking and interpretation skills in the field of radio, television and cinema 5
PLO02 - Graduates have the knowledge of thinking in different disciplines of social sciences and adapting them to their own specialization through applications and doing research when needed 4
PLO03 - Graduates have knowledge about different areas of communication at the entry level. 2
PLO04 - Graduates have knowledge of art, aesthetics, legal framework and culture in general and understand connections among them 2
PLO05 - Graduates produce audio-visual content with the academic formation gained and can control the production stages 4
PLO06 - Graduates gain knowledge of program production and management for broadcasting in terrestrial and web environments 0
PLO07 - Graduates develop the ability to express his/her feelings and thoughts by creating “written, oral and visual texts” 1
PLO08 - Graduates analyze and interpret social problems at national and international level 3
PLO09 - Graduates gain skills in writing various forms of scripts and producing programs for cinema, television and radio. 0
PLO10 - Graduates gain the ability to use communication technologies, to follow technological developments and to improve himself/herself accordingly 0
PLO11 - Graduates gain the ability to plan and organize all kinds of content for audio-visual activities from design to editing and disseminating. 0
PLO12 - Graduates can carry out interdisciplinary work processes the activities expected from him as a team member 2
PLO13 - Graduates can perform effective work individually and as a team member in the production process and provide coordination the field of radio, television and cinema 2
PLO14 - Graduates can prepare audio-visual necessities, decors and stages of studio area. 0
PLO15 - Graduates have know-how and skills about production and broadcast technologies 0
PLO16 - Graduates have knowledge of the information and communication technologies, and the computer softwares required by the field 0
PLO17 - Graduates are able to analyze a film, a script or a television program technically, aesthetically and ideologically. 4
PLO18 - Graduates can express written or visual ideas in a creative way by transforming them into a radio, television or cinema project. 0
PLO19 - Graduates take responsibility for planning, designing and executing pre-production processes of radio, television and cinema. 4
PLO20 - Graduates have the skills and competence to communicate effectively against discrimination and free from prejudices 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The contents of political concept: authority, power and legitimacy
2 methods, theoretical approaches Reading
3 The state; origin of the state and types of the state. Reading
4 The basic concepts of political science; Political power, the nature of political power, authority and sovereignty Reading
5 Basic structures that make up political life, infrastructural factors, demographic factors, economic factors Reading
6 Superstructural factors within political life; Institutional factors, cultural factors, Reading
7 Legitimacy foundation of political power; theories of legitimacy Reading
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Socio-political problems of legitimacy Reading
10 Social stratification and power; Marxist concept of class Reading
11 Social stratification dimensions Reading
12 Political Life dimensions; society Reading
13 Political Participation;dimensions, the level Reading
14 Political Power; Political parties, the structure of the party, political party systems Reading
15 Political pressure groups Reading
16 Term Exams
17 Term Exams


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 109
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,36
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 28.04.2025 01:52