Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | İLHAN ARAS (ilhanaras@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | İLHAN ARAS, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To understand and discuss history of US, historical evolution of US Foreign Policy, political system in US and change and continuity in US Foreign Policy | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can explain the changes in US foreign policy. |
PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | can evaluate the US foreign policy making theoretically. |
PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-6 To be able to identify their own learning needs and direct the learning. PO-9 To be able to have the awareness concerning the universality of social rights, social justice, and conservation of cultural values. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | can explain current developments and new trends in US foreign policy. |
PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-6 To be able to identify their own learning needs and direct the learning. PO-11 To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Internal and external dynamics of the US Foreign Policy | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | US Foreign Policy Overview | Lecturing |
| 2 | US Foreign Policy and Society | Lecturing |
| 3 | US Foreign Policy Culture- I | Lecturing |
| 4 | US Foreign Policy Culture- II | Lecturing |
| 5 | The Process of Decolonization and Independence | Lecturing |
| 6 | Second World War and US Foreign Policy | Lecturing |
| 7 | Developments During the Cold War | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Presidents During the Cold War | Lecturing |
| 10 | War in Vietnam | Lecturing |
| 11 | Foreign Policy Theories | Lecturing |
| 12 | Bush Periods -Clinton period | Lecturing |
| 13 | September 11 | Lecturing |
| 14 | Obama Period | Lecturing |
| 15 | Biden-Trump Dönemleri | Lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Steven W. Hook , John Spanier, Amerikan Dış Politikası | |
| 2 | American Foreign Policy and Its Thinkers, Perry Anderson, Verso, 2017. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Course book | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 151 | ||