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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / IR106 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Code: IR106 Course Title: POLITICAL HISTORY-II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ABDULLAH ÖZDAĞ (abdullahozdag@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ABDULLAH ÖZDAĞ,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To teach to students what is political history and differences from other disciplines of history. To provide to develop a different perspective about current events. To win the skills to assess the political history as holistic and comprehensive

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 main concepts can be argued PO-1 Has knowledge of basic research methods and principles in Social Sciences at a level to conduct independent research.
PO-2 Has sufficient knowledge and awareness about globalization and intercultural communication, human rights, social justice and respect for differences.
PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system.
PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 To analyze current political events. PO-1 Has knowledge of basic research methods and principles in Social Sciences at a level to conduct independent research.
PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Comparing current events with historical events. PO-9 Has acquired the skills to examine Turkey's position in world politics in a historical perspective and to define current problems.
PO-10 Has a command of the basic conceptual and theoretical framework in the field of International Relations at a level to make analysis.
PO-11 Can determine needs for learning and direct the learning process by critically evaluating the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of International Relations.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Background of recent events with historical perspective, its evaluation and effects
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of the course Face to face, verbal expression
2 The process leading up to World War I, the causes of war, the general state of the world before the war Face to face, verbal expression
3 The start of World War I, the parties of the war, process and destruction of the war, and the end of war Face to face, verbal expression
4 Wilson and Lenin, arrangements of the post-war peace treaties, and weaknesses of the treatie Face to face, verbal expression
5 Mandate system, Turkish war of independence and similar examples, the post-war situation in Europe, USA, Japan, China and Russia Face to face, verbal expression
6 Communism, Fascism and Nazism, the state of Capitalism, the economic crisis of in 1929 , Hitlers rise to power in Germany, and other crises in the interwar period Face to face, verbal expression
7 The process leading up to World War II, causes of war, the similarities and differences with World War I, the situation of the non-western before Second World War Face to face, verbal expression
8 mid-term exam
9 Conferences and Agreements during the war, the end of the War and the establishment of the UN Face to face, verbal expression
10 End of war regulations, the start of the cold war, the Soviet Union, NATO and Warsaw Pact, invasions of the Soviet Union and its containment Face to face, verbal expression
11 Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Arab-Israeli wars and other crises and wars of the cold war era Face to face, verbal expression
12 Armaments and disarmament, of nuclear weapons, and the space race during the Cold War Face to face, verbal expression
13 The ending of the Cold War, the new Russia, the American century, the debates of End of History. Face to face, verbal expression
14 Post-Cold War crises, the events of September 11, Human rights and democracy agenda, the legitimacy problem of the UN Face to face, verbal expression
15 General Assessment Face to face, verbal expression
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Jonathan Holslog, A Political History of the World, Pelican Book.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook

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 3 10 30
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 2 4 8
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 3 6 18
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 5 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 150