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Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Identifying Main Issues in Eurasian Politics |
None |
| 2) |
Dissolution of the Soviet Union |
*Stephen F. Cohen, “Was the Soviet System Reformable?”, Slavic Review, Vol. 63, No. 3, 2004, pp. 459-488
*Astrid S. Tuminez, “Nationalism, Ethnic Pressures, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union”, Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 5, No. 4, Fall 2003, pp. 81-136
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| 3) |
Political Transformation Process of the Russian Federation and the Newly Independent States |
Brown, 2001, ss. 17-96 |
| 4) |
Economic Transformation Process of the Russian Federation and the Newly Independent States |
* Anders Aslund, “Why Has Russia’s Economic Transformation Been So Arduous?”, Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, 1999.
* Sergei Guriev & Andrei Rachinsky, “The Role of Oligarchs in Russian Capitalism,” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2005, pp. 131-150
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| 5) |
Economic and Political Developments in Russia During Putin Terms |
* Angela E. Stent, “Restoration and Revolution in Putin’s Foreign Policy”, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol.63, No. 6, 2008, pp. 1089-1106
* Natalia Morozova, “Geopolitics, Eurasianism and Russian Foreign Policy under Putin”, Geopolitics, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2009, pp.667-686
* Andrei Tsygankov, “Vladimir Putin’s Vision of Russia as a Normal Great Power”, Post-Soviet Affairs, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2005, pp. 132-158
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| 6) |
Dynamics of the Color Revolutions in Post-Soviet Space |
* David Lane, “‘Colored Revolution’ as a Political Phenomenon,” Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Vol. 25, No. 2-3, 2009, pp. 113-135.
* Donnacha Ó Beacháin, “Roses and Tulips: Dynamics of Regime Change in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan,” Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, Vol. 2, No. 2-3, 2009, pp. 199-226.
* Paul D’Anieri, “What Has Changed in Ukrainian Politics?: Assessing the Implications of the Orange Revolution”, Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 52, No. 5, 2005, pp. 82-91
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| 7) |
Midterm Exam |
None |
| 8) |
Politics, Conflicts, and ‘Frozen’ Conflicts in Eurasia |
* Stephen Blank, “Russia and Black Sea’s Frozen Conflicts in Strategic Perspective”, Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 23-54
* Stefan Wolf, “A Resolvable Frozen Conflict? Designing a Settlement for Transnistria”, Nationality Papers, Vol. 39, No. 6, 2001, pp. 863-870
* William H. Hill, “Reflections on Negotiation and Mediation: The Frozen Conflicts and European Security”, Demokratizatsiya, Vol. 18, No. 3, (Summer 2010, pp. 219-227
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| 9) |
Integration Policies of the International Actors Toward Post-Soviet Space |
* Mark Kramer, “Russian Foreign Policy Toward the Commonwealth of Independent States: Recent Trends and Future Prospects”, Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 55, No. 6, 2008, pp. 3-19
* Marcin Lapczynski, “The European Union’s Eastern Partnership: Chances and Perspectives”, Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2009, pp. 143-155
* George Christou, “European Union Security Logics to the East: The European Neighborhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership”, European Security, Vol. 19, No. 3, 2010, pp. 413-430
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| 10) |
The Evolution of the Russia-NATO Relations Since 1991 |
* Dmitry Polikanov, “NATO-Russia Relations: Present and Future”, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2004, pp. 479-497
* Oksana Antonenko & Bastian Giegerich, “Rebooting NATO-Russia Relations”, Survival, Vol. 51, No. 2, 2009, pp. 13-21
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| 11) |
Russia-EU Relations in the Context of Eurasia |
* Hiski Haukkala, “From Cooperative to Contested Europe? The Conflict in Ukraine as a Culmination of a Long-Term Crisis in EU–Russia Relations”, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2015, pp. 25-40
* Fyodor Lukyanov, “Russia–EU: The Partnership That Went Astray”, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol.60, No. 6, 2008, pp. 1107-1119
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| 12) |
Energy Politics in the Eurasia: Energy as a Foreign Policy Tool |
* F. Stephen Larrabee, “Russia, Ukraine, and Central Europe: The Return of Geopolitics”, Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2010, pp. 33-52
* Dmitri Trenin, “The Ukraine Crisis and the Resumption of Great-Power Rivalry”, Carnegie Moscow Center, 2014.
* David A. Deese, “Energy: Economics, Politics, and Security”, International Security, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 140-153
* Bertil Nygren, “Putin’s Use of Natural Gas to Reintegrate the CIS Region,” Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 55, July/August 2008, pp. 3-15
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| 13) |
Turkey-Russia Relations after the Cold War |
* Şener Aktürk, Turkis-Russian relations after the Cold War (1992-2002), Turkish Studies, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2006, pp. 337-364
* Ziya Öniş and Şuhnaz Yılmaz, “Turkey and Russia in a Shifting Global Order: Co-operation, Conflict and Asymmetric Interdependence in a Turbulent Region”, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2016, pp. 71-95
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| 14) |
Overall Assessment of Eurasian Politics |
None |
| 15) |
Final Exam |
None |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; and the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. |
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| 2) |
The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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| 3) |
The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.) |
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| 4) |
Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. |
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| 5) |
Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results to examine engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. |
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| 6) |
The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill. |
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| 7) |
Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge; ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. |
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| 8) |
Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal. |
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| 9) |
Conform to ethical principles, and standards of professional and ethical responsibility; be informed about the standards used in engineering applications. |
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| 10) |
Awareness of applications in business, such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, and innovation; information about sustainable development. |
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| 11) |
Information about the universal and social health, environmental and safety effects of engineering applications and the ways in which contemporary problems are reflected in the engineering field; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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| 12) |
Knowledge on advanced calculus, including differential equations applicable to automotive engineering; familiarity with statistics and linear algebra; knowledge on chemistry, calculus-based physics, dynamics, structural mechanics, structure and properties of materials, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, manufacturing processes, electronics and control, design of vehicle elements, vehicle dynamics, vehicle power train systems, automotive related regulations and vehicle validation/verification tests; ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to solve multidisciplinary automotive problems; ability to apply theoretical, experimental and simulation methods and, computer aided design techniques in the field of automotive engineering; ability to work in the field of vehicle design and manufacturing. |
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