Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110030112HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY Elective233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
In this course, students; human, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention of Human Rights, philosophical foundations of human rights and democracy, social contract, collective life, process of transforming the principle of human rights and democracy into behavior, forms of behavior necessary for human rights and democracy in terms of input, process and output in primary education system It is intended to provide information about
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Learning Outcomes
1Uses basic concepts related to citizenship, democracy and human rights.
2It makes it a habit to respect democracy and human rights.
3They uses her constitutional rights.
4Respects the rights and freedoms of others.
5Compares the management system in our country with the management systems in other countries.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
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Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Basic concepts of human rights, knowledge of basic concepts related to human rights, citizenship and democracy, understanding the historical development of human rights, understanding the transition process of human rights to the international arena, understanding how human rights are protected at national and international level, understanding of human rights and citizenship education. understanding of its importance.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts of human rights and democracy, philosophical foundations of human rights and democracy thought.
2Historical development of human rights and democracy I- Legal and Political Developments
3Historical development of human rights and democracy II- Contribution of Thinkers
4Democracy approaches
5The development of human rights and democracy in our country
6National and international legal regulations on human rights
7National and international legal regulations on human rights
8National and international institutions and organizations operating in the protection and development of human rights and their activities
9Fundamental issues of human rights and democracy
Recommended or Required Reading
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2008). Eğitimciler için İnsan Hakları ve Vatandaşlık. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınevi. Uygun, Oktay. (2014). Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar. (2. Baskı). İstanbul: On İki Levha Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
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
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Observation5420
Report Preparation5315
Report Presentation3412
Individual Study for Final Examination5420
Reading5315
Performance326
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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