ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | UIS102 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | International Relations | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi GÖKÇE BALABAN | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. ZEYNEP ALEMDAR |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course is to examine the basic theories and concepts of world politics. It aims to make students familiar to the concepts of international relations. |
| Course Content: | Basic Concepts of International Relations; Power; Sovereignty; Nation-states; National Security, Geopolitics and Diplomacy; Level of Analysis in IR; Historical Development of the Modern States; Realism and Neo-Realism; Liberalism and Democratic Peace Theory; Structuralism and Dependency Theory; Armament and Disarmament; International Migration; The concepts of “Weak State” and “Failed State”; Environmental Issues. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | • Review the syllabus • Identify the course expectations • Review the weekly topics • Review the flow of the course | Review the syllabus Log onto the OLB system to get familiarized with the course content and materials. |
| 2) | IR: Introduction, Actors and Processes | • Okuma: Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 1 s. 8-19 |
| 3) | World political history in 20th century | Okuma: Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 1, s. 65-84 |
| 4) | Theory: definition, the realist theory in IR | Okuma Godlstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 2 |
| 5) | Liberalism and the role of institutions, democratic-peace theory, Marxism and global inequalities, gender and IR | Okuma Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 5 ve 6. |
| 7) | International organizations and human rights | |
| 8) | The concept of conflict in IR and to explore the role of military force | |
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| 10) | Foreign policy analysis and diplomacy | |
| 11) | Political economy, globalization and capitalism | Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 8 |
| 12) | Environmental politics Sustainable development Natural resources Population | Okuma Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 11 |
| 13) | Inequalities, North-Souıth gap, Imperialism | Okuma Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 12 |
| 14) | Development models and policies | Okuma Goldstein and Pevehouse. 2013. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Bölüm 13 |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Martin Griffiths, Terry O’Callaghan ve Steven C. Roach. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Temel Kavramlar (2013) (İkinci Basımdan Çeviri). Nobel Yayıncılık Farul Sönmezoğlu, Hakan Güneş ve Erhan Keleşoğlu Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş (2013). Der Yayınları. William R. Keylor. The Twentieth Century World and Beyond 6th edition (2011). Oxford University Press ISBN-10: 0199736340 |
| References: | Martin Griffiths, Terry O’Callaghan ve Steven C. Roach. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Temel Kavramlar (2013) (İkinci Basımdan Çeviri). Nobel Yayıncılık Farul Sönmezoğlu, Hakan Güneş ve Erhan Keleşoğlu Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş (2013). Der Yayınları. William R. Keylor. The Twentieth Century World and Beyond 6th edition (2011). Oxford University Press ISBN-10: 0199736340 Goldstein, Joshua S., and Pevehouse, Jon C.W. 2015. Uluslararası İlişkiler. İstanbul: BB101 |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | ||||||||||
| 2) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | ||||||||||
| 3) Ability to communicate effectively i Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language. | ||||||||||
| 4) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | ||||||||||
| 5) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety isuues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.) | ||||||||||
| 6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | ||||||||||
| 7) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
| 8) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
| 9) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | ||||||||||
| 10) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | ||||||||||
| 11) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. | ||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | |
| 2) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | |
| 3) | Ability to communicate effectively i Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language. | |
| 4) | Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
| 5) | Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety isuues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.) | |
| 6) | Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | |
| 7) | Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. | |
| 8) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose. | |
| 9) | Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |
| 10) | Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | |
| 11) | Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
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Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
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Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 15 | 45 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 60 |
| Homework Assignments | 15 | 15 |
| Midterms | 14 | 42 |
| Final | 15 | 45 |
| Total Workload | 207 | |