The importance of the culture of democracy not only in social and political life but also in both individual and business life is indispensable; to create awareness of the student's contribution to the future of democracy as well as the professional teaching received during the undergraduate program; to discuss the impact of democratic thought and behavior systems on both economic infrastructure and creativity; as a result, it is aimed that the student
1) will be able to gain a culture of the spirit of democracy and to manage and enrich his individual and social life correctly with this gain.
2) will have knowledge about the historical development of modern democracy and the processes through which the freedoms it provides to today's life,
3) learn about the social and political instruments of democratic life,
4) will be able to analyze with an awareness of social values such as human rights, freedom of expression and the rule of law.
5) will be able to look comparatively at the welfare and social problems created by globalization that drive the whole world.
6) will be aware of ecosystem problems such as the use of energy resources, global warming and pollution.
7) as individuals, they will acquire the ability to protect themselves from the daily barrage of perceptions and opinions.
8) will gain intellectual skills in evaluating the relationships between the business world and social life,
9) will develop the capacity to be an individual who has professional and ethical responsibilities, has the power to make the right decision, and can recognize his/her age.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Lecturer İlker Sarıer
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Wednesday, 17:00-18:50 Basın Ekspres K. Base Z-03
Thursday, 15:00-16:50 Basın Ekspres K. Base Z-01
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday, 16:30-17:00 Basın Ekspres K. Base Z-03
Thursday, 14:30-15:00 Basın Ekspres K. Base Z-01
Teaching Methods and Techniques
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Principle Sources
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Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Born of democracy in the Antique Age
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
2. Week
Construction of Republic of Rome and its effects on the globe
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
3. Week
The kings, the curch and the first parliements in the Medium Age
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
4. Week
Passing contemporary democracies and French Revolution
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
5. Week
Construction of German Union, authoritarian democracy and empire constitutional law
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
6. Week
Appearence of separation of powers rule, great political reform
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
7. Week
The action of American independence , its place in the development of the world democracy, the first democratic constitutional law
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
8. Week
Rising of American liberalism and its effect on the globe
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
9. Week
The decadence of Ottoman Empire through First World War, raising of anti-democratic regimes in Europe
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
10. Week
The political parties in modern democracies as the fundamental tools, election laws, constitutional laws, interactions of parliements
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
11. Week
The dialectic of globalization, increasing common wealth, contradicting social problems
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
12. Week
Global capital structures, their characteristics, individual prosperity and social problems
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
13. Week
Effects of economical and political globalization on the local economies and democracies
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
14. Week
Approach of neoliberal economy to the energy resources and its effects on the earth as an ecosystem
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
15. Week
Projections for the future of democracuy culture
Oral presentation, historical and up to date case studies, intertactive communication, discussion on historical and recent examples of democracy culture and development, question and answer, short readings.
