Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
| Course Code | Course Name | Year | Period | Semester | T+A+L | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83811121 | Human Rights and Public Freedoms | 1 | Autumn | 1 | 3+0+0 | 7,5 | 7,5 |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Cycle | Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7) |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Methods and Techniques | - |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Prerequisites | - |
| Coordinator | - |
| Instructor(s) | - |
| Instructor Assistant(s) | - |
Course Content
Historical, political, legal and philosophical foundations of human rights and freedoms, human rights law and its basic principles, efforts in the United Nations (UN) and Europe on human rights, UN declarations and European Conventions on human rights, public freedoms, protection of human rights problem, national and international human rights defense mechanisms, the way human rights are regulated in domestic law, the mechanisms established for their protection and the problems in their limitation, the historical development of human rights and public freedoms in Turkey.
Objectives of the Course
To ensure that students comprehend the historical, political, legal and philosophical foundations of human rights and freedoms, recognize public freedoms with their diversity, and reach a level where they can discuss the relationship between each other.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
| Basic Vocational Courses | |
| Specialization / Field Courses | |
| Support Courses | X |
| Transferable Skills Courses | |
| Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses |
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|
| P7 | Defending and promoting human rights and social and economic justice | 4 |
| P9 | Developing strategies, policies, plans and programs related to social service areas | 5 |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Learning Outcomes | Outcome Relationship | Measurement Method ** |
| O1 | Advocates for human rights. | P.7.1 | 1 |
| O2 | Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice. | P.7.3 | 1 |
| O3 | Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts. | P.7.4 | 1 |
| ** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7 | |||
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Getting acquainted, general information about the course of the course, distribution of assignments and presentations, introduction to the course and basic concepts |
| 2 | Intellectual and historical origins of human rights -1: The birth and development of the idea of human rights, the development of the Magna Carta Libertatum (1215) (Edict of Great Freedoms), the idea of innate equality and the same rights: Niccolo Machieveli, Hugo Grotius, Thomas Hobbes, John Discussing the views of Locke, Montesquieu and Jean Jacques Rousseau |
| 3 | Intellectual and historical origins of human rights -2: The birth and development of the idea of human rights, the development of the Magna Carta Libertatum (1215) (Edict of Great Freedoms), the idea of innate equality and having the same rights: Niccolo Machieveli, Hugo Grotius, Thomas Hobbes, John Discussing the views of Locke, Montesquieu and Jean Jacques Rousseau |
| 4 | The process of establishment and spread of human rights and public liberties in the United States of America (USA), the Virginia Declaration of Rights and its importance as the basis of the US constitution |
| 5 | The French Revolution and the Declaration of Human and Citizen Rights (1789), its place and importance in the history of human rights, its distinctive features, Immanuel Kant's definition of freedom, 19th century Constitutional movements |
| 6 | I. and II. in the 20th century. International applications of human rights in the context of developments during and after the World Wars -1: Efforts in the United Nations (UN) and Europe on human rights, UN declarations and European Conventions on human rights |
| 7 | I. and II. in the 20th century. International applications of human rights in the context of developments during and after the World Wars -2: Efforts in the United Nations (UN) and Europe on human rights, UN declarations and European Conventions on human rights |
| 8 | Midterm |
| 9 | I. and II. in the 20th century. International practices of human rights in the context of developments during and after the World Wars -3: Efforts in the United Nations (UN) and Europe on human rights, UN declarations on human rights and European Conventions |
| 10 | The way human rights and public freedoms are regulated in domestic law, the mechanisms established for their protection and the problems in limiting them, examples from the USA and Germany |
| 11 | Types of public freedoms, essential qualities of freedoms and the constitutional context, Political freedoms, freedom of education and training related to personal life, economic and social freedoms and the rules to be followed in limiting these freedoms |
| 12 | Historical development of human rights and public freedoms in Turkey, what Tanzimat and Islahat Edicts brought, the preparation process and general structure of the Basic Law, the expansion of the powers of the Parliament, the achievements of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, 1921, 1924 and Preparation processes of 1961 laws, their structure and public freedoms in their content, 1980 military intervention and subsequent developments |
| 13 | Student presentations -1 |
| 14 | Student presentations -2, overall evaluation of the course |
Textbook or Material
| Resources | Güner, R.O. (2022). İnsan hakları paradoksu: Özne ve siyaset. İstanbul: Zoe Kitap |
| Güner, R.O. (2022). İnsan hakları paradoksu: Özne ve siyaset. İstanbul: Zoe Kitap |
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
| In-Term Studies | Quantity | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Homework | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 (%) |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 (%) |
| Total | 100 (%) | |
ECTS / Working Load Table
| Quantity | Duration | Total Work Load | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Week Number and Time | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation/Seminar Preparation | 2 | 24 | 48 |
| Fieldwork | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Other | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Total Work Load: | 226 | ||
| Total Work Load / 30 | 7,53 | ||
| Course ECTS Credits: | 8 | ||
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Learning Outcomes | P7 |
|---|---|---|
| O1 | Advocates for human rights. | 5 |
| O2 | Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice. | 4 |
| O3 | Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts. | 5 |