| 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 Süleyman Sezgin Mercan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) discuss the events and phenomena shaping the contemporary world of international relations.
2) learn how to reach the generalizable knowledge instead of speculations and political propaganda.
3) compare and evaluate theoretical and historical bases of international relations, and current developments in international relations.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course examines the developments in the international system after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. Globalization debates and the factual dimensions of these debates are also within the scope of this course. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction | | 2nd Week | Can We Understand International Relations? | | 3rd Week | From Westphalia to Wikileaks: The Transformation of the World System | | 4th Week | What do States Do? Realist Approach and ıts Critics | | 5th Week | Globalization: From Billard Ball to Cobweb; From Cobweb to Turbulance | | 6th Week | Identity: Social Stuctures | | 7th Week | Midterm Exam | | 8th Week | Is A New World Possible? | | 9th Week | Development: Political and Economical Development | | 10th Week | War-Rebellion-Consensus: New World, New Wars | | 11th Week | Presentations | | 12th Week | Presentations | | 13th Week | Presentations | | 14th Week | Presentations. Review Session |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Ernst Hans Gombrich. 2004. Gençler İçin Kısa Bir Dünya Tarihi. İstanbul: İnkılap
Pascal Boniface. 2000. Güçsüzlük İsteği. İstanbul: YKY
Stephan Walt. 1998. One World Many Theories. Foreign Affairs. No:110
Immanuel Wallerstein.2010. Avrupa Evrenselciliği. İstanbul: BGST
Fareed Zakaria.2005. İlliberal Demokrasi. İstanbul: Kırmızı
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,5 | 1,5 | | Homework | 1 | 24 | 24 | | Total Workload | | | 152 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,06 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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