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Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
• Introduce the content of the syllabus.
• Explain the relevance of the course books and its authors.
• List the course topics.
• Explain the grading system evaluation methods.
• Explain the method of using extra reading materials
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Review the Syllabus.
Read the assigned readings for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 1-18.
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| 2) |
• Identify how political philosophy is connected with political science.
• Discuss the purpose of political philosophy.
• Contrast normative arguments with descriptive ones.
• Recognize the pluralism of political philosophy.
• Evaluate the importance of knowledge about political history in the study of political ideas.
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Read the assigned readings for next class session.
Plato, The Defense of Socrates & Crito, 2010.
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| 3) |
• Explain the characteristics of the Greek “polis” and Athenian direct democracy
• State how Plato and Socrates are connected.
• Discuss how and why Socrates defines wisdom.
• Interpret Socrates’ argument on the social function of philosopher.
• Show why Socrates’ defense can be interpreted as an act of resistance
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Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 32-46.
Plato, Republic, Book I-IV.
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| 4) |
• Show what “Platonic dialogue” is and define the dialectical method.
• Discuss the Sophist school’s relativism as opposed to Socrates’ absolutism.
• Summarize the different definitions of justice as found in the Republic.
• Describe the just society as explained by Plato.
• Explain why “the myth of the metals” is formulated in the ideal state. |
Read the assigned reading for next class session:
Plato, Republic, Book V-VII.
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| 5) |
• Interpret the meaning of shadows in the allegory of the cave.
• Summarize the doctrine of forms and Plato’s epistemology.
• Describe the position of the philosopher king in the Republic.
• Explain the characteristics of the ideal state as described by Plato.
• List the types of governments which are the degenerate forms of the ideal state.
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Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 46-60.
Aristotle, Politics, Book I-III.
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| 6) |
• Describe how Aristotle ideas on human nature.
• Explain what telos and teleological approach mean.
• Differentiate the ideas of Aristotle and Plato.
• List the types of governments according to Aristotle.
• Illustrate the Golden Mean principle in ethics. |
Read the assigned reading for next class session:
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 105-126.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Prince.
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| 7) |
• Describe the context of Italian city-states and the Renaissance.
• State the aim of Machiavelli’s in his book The Prince.
• Contrast Machiavelli’s secular thought with the tradtional medieval political theory.
• Describe human nature according to Machiavelli.
• Define “virtue” and “fortune” according to Machiavelli.
• List the qualities of a good governor according to the Prince. |
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| 8) |
Midterm exam evaluates the students’ capacity to
• define the fundamental concepts of political philosophy.
• compare the thoughts of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle.
• contrast the ideal governments for Plato and Aristotle.
• discuss the link between ethics and politics in ancient political philosophy
• compare Machiavelli’s view on ethics with that of the ancient Greek philosophers.
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Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 150-166.
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan.
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| 9) |
• Explain the importance of the category of individual in Hobbes’ method.
• Depict human nature according to Hobbes.
• List the causes of the emergence of the social contract.
• List the characteristics of the Leviathan as an absolute sovereign.
• Discuss why complete obedience to the sovereign is necessary according to Hobbes.
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Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 166-182.
John Locke, The First Treatise on Government.
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| 10) |
• Depict human nature according to Locke.
• Dicuss how Locke legitimates private property as a natural right.
• List the causes of the emergence of the social contract.
• Explain the duties of the government according to Locke.
• Define the concept of “separation of powers”.
• Discuss why and when revolt can be a right according to Locke. |
Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 182-203.
Jean Jacques Rousseau, Social Contract.
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| 11) |
• Depict human nature according to Rousseau and his views on “noble savage”.
• Discuss how and why Rousseau challenged the ideas of the Enlightenment.
• List the causes of the emergence of the social contract according to Rousseau.
• Analyze Rousseau’s argument about concept of “general will”.
• Explain how Rousseau defends the need for obediance to the general will.
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Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 228-245.
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty.
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| 12) |
• Define liberty according the Mill.
• Discuss the concept of the “tyranny of the majority”.
• Analyze Mill’s critique of utilitarianism.
• List the causes for the need for complete freedom of expression according to Mill.
• Differentiate negative and positive liberties. |
Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations.
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| 13) |
• Explain the characteristics of capitalism according to Adam Smith.
• Define the concept “division of labor” according to Adam Smith.
• State Smith’s main argument in his work “The Wealth of Nations”
• Discuss Smith’s contribution to liberalism.
• Analyze Smith’s ideas on the role of the government in economy. |
Read the assigned reading for next class session.
Tannenbaum, Inventors of Ideas, 2012, p. 245-266.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party.
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| 14) |
• Differentiate the materialist conception of history form the Hegelian version.
• Explain how Marx analyzes industrial capitalism in the 19th century..
• Discuss the meaning of the concept “class struggle” according to Marx.
• Differentiate different types of “alienation” in the capitalist system.
• Discuss the concept of revolutionary socialism. |
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| 15) |
Midterm exam evaluates the students’ capacity to
• define the fundamental concepts of political philosophy.
• recognize the works philosophers covered by the course.
• contrast Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft and Mill’s conception of “state of nature”.
• discuss different types of social contract theories in terms of the level of their justification of the status quo.
• compare Marx’s theories with the political ideas of liberal thinkers. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
1. Acquainting oneself with technologic developments which have effect on new media area.
2. Gaining the theoretical infrastructure controling the influence flow within social media, society and digital culture.
3. Implementing digital communication on productive and strategic projects by using the right applications.
4. Wining theoretical and factual infrastructure to use data which can reach the right information in an ethical way. |
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| 2) |
1.Designing, strategizing and managing related processes as an active actor of the new media at the center of all transformations and changes, especially production, marketing, journalism, social relations.
2.Being able to comprehend the interdisciplinary structure of the new media and the tendency to work with traditional media such as newspapers, radio and TV, and to produce interactive content in this direction.
3.Generating a new generation of news in the context of news gathering and writing transformations; to be a new media correspondent, editor or producer in newspapers, radio or TV institutions carrying publishing activities on the Internet and mobile media.
4.Designing, producing and implementing content for public and private organizations with disciplines as public relations, trade, advertising for effective reach to target audience, productivity and competitive advantage.
5. Solving the crisis based new media at the institutions and to produce parallel strategies to the new situation.
6.Portal management, learning and implementation of stages in web design areas. |
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| 3) |
1.Entrepreneurship that to be able to present thoughts and creativity in all new media platforms like web, newspaper, blog, e-commerce.
2.Informative, entertaining content production based on social existence, sharing and interaction in social media.
3.To be able to perform the profession as a team member and fulfill the responsibilities, while remaining committed to ethical values.
4.Paying attention to the fair representation of the views of all parties within the framework of accountability, equal approach to the parties and not misleading. |
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| 4) |
1. Comprehension of media literacy skills in the process of news gathering.
2. Learning how to effectively use and develop new media platforms.
3. Comprehension of conceptual connections between media and politics
4. To be able to understand and question the basic principles of mass communication and the place and importance of mass communication.
5. Developing a perspective of being able to analyze and tired of economic politics, social, political and cultural influences of mass communication. |
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| 5) |
1. communicating with digital agencies about new media projects in order to be a part of the solution.
2. Sharing the solution suggestions on communication area using qualitative and quantitative research.
3. Organizing and implementing projects and events for one'ssocial environment using the digital communication formats in a creative way. |
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| 6) |
1. Understanding the basic principles and doctrines of communication and foprming a point of view.
2. Understanding and evaluating theoritical approach on communication.
3. Comprehension of criticism on media theories.
4. In Turkey and in the world assessing industry 4.0 strategies, Making the analysis of the practices.
5. Solving possible crises in the institutions by evaluating all technological, political and economic developments that will affect the new media field and producing parallel strategies to the new situation |
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