TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) acquire a general perspective about East Asian-Pacific regions' political, economic and international relations in regional and global scales. 2) understand the characteristics of the global and regional actors' policies. 3) be able to interpret the cooperation mechanisms and regionalization approaches in the region. 4) learn the dynamics of the economic relations and competition among the actors and be able to predict about the future of regional stability.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	Developments in the world have been displayed that mono-polarity is in decline after the Cold war period. The economic and political rise of the People's Republic of China is one of the substantial improvements. Besides, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia are taking the lead in the rising Asia-Pacific region. The goal of this course is teaching to the students of Political Science and International Relations dynamics of the world in the case of Asia-Pacific.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Informing the students about the scope of the course, sources used in the course and evaluation. General Introduction to the Course; Geopolitics of the Eastern Asia-Pacific region 2nd Week Geopolitics of the Eastern Asia-Pacific region 3rd Week Historical Background of the Eastern Asia-Pacific International Relations 4th Week USA-Japan Relations and the Security Dilemma in Eastern Asia-Pacific 5th Week Strategy of China 6th Week A Look into Japan's Policies 7th Week Power Balance in Eastern Asia-Pacific 8th Week Regional Organizations in Eastern Asia-Pacific: Cooperation and Competition 9th Week Regional Organizations in Eastern Asia-Pacific: Cooperation and Competition 10th Week Major Powers and Economic Relations in Pacific 11th Week USA-Japan Economic Relations and Competition 12th Week China-Usa Economic Relations, Mutual Dependence and Predictions about Future. Mini Exam. (Written exam including the course topics) 13th Week Handing over the Projects and Presentations 14th Week General Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Brzezinski Zbigniew, Büyük Satranç Tahtası: Amerika'nın küresel üstünlüğü ve bunun jeopolitik gereklilikleri, Çev. Yelda Türedi, İnkılap yayınları, İstanbul, 2005. Ikenberry G. John, Mastanduno Michael, (Eds), International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific, Columbia University Press, USA, 2003. Kang David C., China Rising: Peace, Power and Order in East Asia, Columbia University Press, USA, 2007. Lacoste Yves, Büyük Oyunu Anlamak: Jeopolitik, Bugünün Uzun Tarihi, Çev. İsmet Akça, 2. Baskı, NTV Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008. Website APEC website, http://www.apec.org/ ASEAN website, http://www.aseansec.org/ SCO website, http://www.sectsco.org/EN/
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 2 25 Quiz 1 25 Project 1 40 Presentation of Article 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 2 15 30 Presentation (including preperation) 1 15 15 Project 1 30 30 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No