Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190400308113DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTSElective484
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To stress the contribution of the democracy to common cultural infrastructure, to show that humans have the basic liberties in only democracy, to show that human right, children right and consumer right are applied in only democracy, to show that humanly live is possible with democracy.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Ahmet ATEŞ
Learning Outcomes
1To gain allowance culture
2To stress that benefit, justice and liberty emerged from the democracy
3To evaluate that human rights (ethnic group, language and religious) are the same for each person
4To learn that liberties are used in only democracy
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Definition and history of human right and democracy, the concept of democracy, liberty and equality, different democracy approaches, democratic culture, democracy in school and family, democratic civic, benefits and liberties, children and women right, national and international arrangements related to human right (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention of Human Right, Convention of Children Rights, etc) , basic problems encountered in human rights, human rights and democracy.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic Literature About Field Human Rights and Democracy's Definitionnonenone
2Democracy and Human Rights Historical Development in the World and Turkeynonenone
3Revealed of Equality and Liberty Conceptsnonenone
4Different Democracy Understanding its Revealed and Developmentsnonenone
5Democracy's Development at Family and Schoolnonenone
6Human Rights International Adventure The Universal Declaration of Human Rigths Before and Afternonenone
7Human Rights National Development Before Republic and Afternonenone
8Protected and Developed of Human Rights by Governmentnonenone
9Midtermnonenone
10Organization, Reports and Agreement About Human Rights. United Nations and Elementsnonenone
11Europe Council and Volunteer Organizationnonenone
12Basic Document About Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rigths. Europe Human Rights Agreementnonenone
13Child Rigths Agreement. Child Rigths and Turkey AGIK Copenhag Agreement. Kopenhang Criterionsnonenone
14National Arrangement About Human Rights. Constitution Judgment. Human Rights Coordination Committenonenone
15Finalnonenone
Recommended or Required Reading
Çifci,A, 2008; Vatandaşlık Bilgisi,Ankara Doğan, İ, 2002 ;Vatandaşlık, Demokrası ve İnsan Hakları,Ankara,2: Kahveci,N,1999; İnsan Hakları ve İslam, Ankara Kepenekçi,Y.K, 2000; İnsan Hakları Eğitimi, Ankara
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination140
Attending Lectures160
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures13339
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8540
Individual Study for Final Examination5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
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