Course Description:
This course provides a concise summary of the main features of the curriculum and the expected learning outcomes for students to achieve, demonstrating whether they have maximized the benefit from the available learning opportunities. It must be linked to the program description.
1. Educational Institution: Al-Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq University - Faculty of Arts
2. Academic Department / Center: Department of History
3. Course Name / Code: Human Rights
4. Programs: Bachelor's Degree
5. Available Attendance Forms: Mandatory
6. Semester / Year: Annual
7. Total Study Hours: 60
8. Date of Preparation of this Description: September 2022
Course Objectives:
- Introduce students to the history of Turkey and Iran, familiarizing them with the most significant historical events that have influenced the political, economic, social, and military situations in both countries.
- Familiarize students with the major historical transformations of both countries and their impact on the regional context.
- Introduce students to the nature of the political system transformations in Turkey and Iran.
- Enable students to acquire knowledge in line with the quality standards in higher education.
- Empower students to acquire scientific knowledge to effectively contribute to the job market.
Learning Outcomes and Teaching/Learning/Evaluation Methods:
A. Knowledge and Understanding:
1. Familiarize students with the sources of human rights studies.
2. Prepare students scientifically to be able to acquire and apply scientific knowledge in the teaching process.
3. Enable students to intellectually comprehend the scientific curriculum.
4. Enable students to write scientific research and reports using the correct scientific method.
5. Familiarize students with research methods and scientific thinking.
B. Subject-Specific Skills:
1. Organize and strengthen students' experiences by providing them with knowledge.
2. Enable students to acquire extensive scientific knowledge about the history of human rights.
3. Enable students to participate in group discussions.
4. Enable students to comprehend the curriculum.
Teaching and Learning Methods:
- Use various teaching methods such as problem posing during lectures and discussing them with students using scientific dialogue, using illustrative means such as maps and the board, and books.
Evaluation Methods:
- Written and oral examinations, dialogue, discussions, daily reports, and research.
C. Thinking Skills:
1. Enable students to comprehend the scientific curriculum.
2. Enable students to engage in scientific thinking, inference, analysis, and criticism.
3. Enable students to interpret historical events and derive conclusions from them.
4. Ability to describe the prescribed curriculum.
Teaching and Learning Methods:
- Increase acquired knowledge and the speed and breadth of learning by developing strategies that activate students' memory through thinking, analysis, inference, planning, and self-organization.
Evaluation Methods:
- Discuss scientific topics that stimulate deep thinking to develop thinking skills and discussions.
D. General and Transferable Skills:
1. Classroom leadership skills.
2. Planning skills.
3. Evaluation skills, emphasizing individual differences among students.
Infrastructure:
Required Readings:
- Basic texts
- Course books
- Others: Ibrahim Khalil Ahmed et al., "Human Rights"; Kamal Mazhar Ahmed, "Democracy"; Graham Robert, "Political Economy and Democracy."
Special Requirements:
- Conduct discussions among students on specific topics and research related topics in the university library and governmental offices.
Social Services:
- Lectures, seminars, and external conferences, scientific consultations, hosting researchers.