1	Course Title:	POLITICAL SCIENCE
2	Course Code:	IYZ2101
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	X
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. MELİH ENGİN
16	Course Lecturers:	X
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	icanbol@hotmail.com - 0224 2941060 Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü 16059 Görükle-BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to obtain information to students about the definition of politics; the importance of the political science; the basic concepts in the political science; classification of political theories; classification of political institutions; types of political behavior; formation of politics; the relationship between political regime and state management; contemporary state systems; the importance of government and opposition in politics; political participation, good governance and electoral systems
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to compare the definitions of politics and evaluate the reason of existence of the Science of Politics; 2 To be able to classify the political theories; 3 To be able to participate in discussions about politics ; 4 To be able to classify the political institutions; 5 To be able to analyze the types of political behavior; 6 To be able to analyze the factors which are important for the formation of politics; 7 To be able to determine the place of government and opposition in politics; 8 To be able to analyze the importance of good governance;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The importance of the Political Science
2	The nature of Political Science and the definition of politics
3	The basic concepts of Political Science
4	Classification of political theories
5	Research methods in political science
6	Classification of political institutions and analysis of types of political behavior
7	The importance of public opinion and interest groups in politics
8	The political participation and types of it
9	Electoral systems
10	The importance of political regime for good governance
11	The process of determination of politics
12	Relationship between state and society
13	The place of government and opposition in parliamentary system
14	The importance of good governance

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Relevant Essays
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	30	30
Total WorkLoad			148
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,93
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 LO4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 LO7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 LO8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High