Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / 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 | İLHAN ARAS (ilhanaras@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Learn about culture and politics of one of the largest integrated society: Europe | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | can explain the EU institutions, their functioning and decision making procedures. |
PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches. 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. |
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| LO-2 | can explain Member States - EU relations |
PO-1 Has knowledge of basic research methods and principles in Social Sciences at a level to conduct independent research. PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches. PO-10 Has a command of the basic conceptual and theoretical framework in the field of International Relations at a level to make analysis. |
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| LO-3 | can learn EU history |
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-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. |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| First of all, the historical process of European political integration, its actors and the problems that emerged during the course will be explained. Then, the institutional structure of the European Union, integration theories and decision-making processes will be discussed. Finally, the integration capacities of the candidate countries and the deepening dimensions in enlargement will be examined. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction, European integration and the Treaty of the EU | Lecturing |
| 2 | EU Institutions | Lecturing |
| 3 | Functioning and decision making process in the EU | Lecturing |
| 4 | EU Regional Policy | Lecturing |
| 5 | EU Foreign Policy | Lecturing |
| 6 | EU citizenship | Lecturing |
| 7 | Important leaders in the EU | Lecturing |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Problems of Intergration | Lecturing |
| 10 | Western Balkans region | Lecturing |
| 11 | Future of the EU | Lecturing |
| 12 | German-French influence on EU integration | Lecturing |
| 13 | EU budget | Lecturing |
| 14 | EU's crises | Lecturing |
| 15 | General Evaluation | Lecturing |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Europe Recast: A History of European Union, Desmond Dinan | |
| 2 | Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction, John McCormick | |
| 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 | 8 | 16 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Total work load; | 90 | ||