PSIR212 COMPARATIVE POLITICS
| Course Code: | 3540212 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HANDE SÖZER, Assist.Prof.Dr HURİYE GÖKTEN DOĞANGÜN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
First and foremost, this course aims to form the foundation for a broad theoretical and empirical knowledge of the concerns of the field of comparative politics. At the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the relationships between individuals, actors, and processes across different political systems both historical and contemporary. A core objective in this course is to facilitate and/or cultivate a sense of critical awareness of the World beyond our own. In our everyday lives, we generally seek to make sense of the world immediately around us.
Course Content
This course is designed to introduce students to the range and scope of comparative analysis and the various ways and means in which comparative research is conducted. We shall investigate, for example, the nature of the state; how if at all its powers are separated; the nature of social and economic power and its impact on state decision-making; the relationship between capitalism and the state; non-capitalist economic alternatives, the effects of tradition and political culture, and so on. Students are expected to gain crucial investigative skills and insights to undertake meaningful case study analysis in the follow-up course PSIR 211 Comparative Government.
Course Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the students are expected:
- To develop an understanding of the comparative system of inquiry
- To gain a broad knowledge of the major theoretical approaches in comparative politics
- To develop critical and analytical thinking skills
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Having academic knowledge in Political Science and International relations disciplines | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Developing an interdisciplinary perspective incorporating other areas of the social sciences as well | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Being capable of evaluating political, economic and social matters at local, national and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Being capable of making sense of, follow and analyze political, economic and social events | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being sensitive to global, environmental and social problems | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Developing a critical mind capable of making constructive criticisms, open to lifelong learning, researching, inquiring, questioning and problems solving | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being capable of individual work, entrepreneur, good time management and able to actively take part in group work for common purposes | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having effective communication skills in Turkish and English languages | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Being capable of using communication technologies in reaching to information and organizing and presenting this information in a systematic way | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution