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  Course Description
Course Name : Political History II

Course Code : UİY 734

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Establishes a relationship between these developments.
Analyzes critically the social and political developments that shaped the period after the First World War.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : This course examines international political and diplomatic developments between 1789, from the French Revolution, to 1989, the destruction of the Berlin Wall. This covers a period of two centuries during which the diplomatic scene and map of Europe was transformed drastically.

Course Contents : Age of Nationalism and Imperialism 1850-1914, World War I and the Russian Revolution, Twentieth Century Culture/The Depression Dictatorships and World War II, Recovery and Conflict and the Recent Past.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Interwar Period(1919-1930) None Lecture
2 Interwar Period(1930-1939) Reading assignment Lecture, discussion
3 The beginning of Second World War Reading assignment Lecture, discussion
4 The evolution and the end of Second World War Reading assignment, homework Lecture, discussion
5 The beginning of Cold War (1945-1947) Reading assignment Lecture, discussion
6 Division between East and West (1945-1948) Reading assignment Lecture, discussion
7 Division between East and West (1945-1948) Reading assignment, homework Lecture, discussion
8 Mid term exam Studying for the exam -
9 Crisis and changes (1953-1963) Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
10 Crisis and changes (1963-1971) Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
11 Crisis and changes (1972-1980) Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
12 Conflicts in the 80´s Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
13 The end of communism Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
14 Developments after Cold War Reading assignment, preparing a presentation Presentation, discussion
15 General Discussion - Discussion
16/17 Final exam Studying for the exam -


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Oral Sander (2000) Siyasi Tarih, İmge Kitabevi.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Has sufficient knowledge about basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. 3
2 Analyzes interdisciplinary the interaction in the field of social sciences. 3
3 Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. 4
4 Collects, reviews and analyzes the data obtained which necessary for modelling applications in the Social Science. 2
5 Develops critical thinking skills. 5
6 In recognition of the need for lifelong learning, follows the latest developments in the field and improves himself/herself. 5
7 Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods; and develops and applies new study methods if necessary. 3
8 Recognizes and implements social, scientific and professional ethical values. 4
9 Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 4
10 Uses the collected data to explain social phenomena. 2
11 Individually and/or in a team, takes responsibility, leadership, and works effectively. 4
12 Gains the ability to use different resources in an area of non- investigating within the framework of academic rules, to provide and efficient synthesis of the information obtained. 5
13 Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 10 30
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 5 5
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 129
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.16
ECTS Credit: 5