Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / IR217 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Code: IR217 Course Title: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
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 understand and assess economic and political developments of 19th and 20th centuries

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To comprehend and analyze the Ottoman political life and social structure. PO-1 Has knowledge of basic research methods and principles in Social Sciences at a level to conduct independent research.
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 Analyzing Ottoman history and comprehending the historical functioning of the international system. PO-6 Has the skills to analyse theoretical knowledge about International Relations and its sub-branches (international economy, international politics, international law, international organizations, international security, history of diplomacy, foreign policy, etc.) and to evaluate their global and regional reflections, to define problems and to offer solutions.
PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches.
PO-9 Has acquired the skills to examine Turkey's position in world politics in a historical perspective and to define current problems.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 To evaluate current international relations in the context of Ottoman political and social life. PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches.
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.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course focus on the political and economic changes seen From the classical period (15th And 16th century) to the early 20th century and their effects of the Ottoman State.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of the course Face to face, verbal expression
2 Concepts of Ottoman political and social life Face to face, verbal expression
3 Classical Period of Ottoman History Face to face, verbal expression
4 Political and social causes of the Ottoman Decline Period Face to face, verbal expression
5 18th century Ottoman political life (Ahmed III, Mahmud I and Abdulhamid I) Face to face, verbal expression
6 18th century Ottoman political life (I. Abdulhamit and III. Selim) Face to face, verbal expression
7 Ottoman politics in the first half of the 19th century (Selim III, Mahmut II and Abdülmecit) Face to face, verbal expression
8 mid-term exam
9 Ottoman political life in the second half of the 19th century (Abdulaziz and Abdulhamit II) Face to face, verbal expression
10 20th century Ottoman political life (1900-1922) Face to face, verbal expression
11 18th century Ottoman social life and reform activities (Tulip Era) Face to face, verbal expression
12 Social and economic effects of 18th century reform activities Face to face, verbal expression
13 The political and social effects of the 19th century Ottoman reform movements Face to face, verbal expression
14 Analyzing 19th and 20th century Ottoman reform movements Face to face, verbal expression
15 General Assessment Face to face, verbal expression
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İsmail Hakkı Uzun Çarşılı, Osmanlı Tarihi I-VI
2 Halil İnalcık, Devlet-i Aliyye
3 İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı
4 Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye'nin Doğuşu
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 2 5 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 5 10
       c) Performance Project 3 10 30
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 6 6
       e) Term paper/Project 3 10 30
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