Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | İLHAN GÜLLÜ (igullu@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| This course will provide a conceptual introduction to gender issues in areas such as cultural, political, and social life. Issues such as inequality, patriarchy, representation in political life will be discussed in different frameworks. With a historical analysis, how gender differences emerged and evolved will be analyzed. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Students learn the basic concepts of gender and politics |
PO-2 To be able to discuss the political, social and economic causes and results of the transformations experienced in a society or a government. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. PO-13 To be able to abide by social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values regarding the collection, interpretation and propagation of data related to international relations. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Students can discuss how and why politics is gendered |
PO-2 To be able to discuss the political, social and economic causes and results of the transformations experienced in a society or a government. PO-6 To be able to identify their own learning needs and direct the learning. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Become familiar with policies in increasing representation and participation of women in social and political life |
PO-2 To be able to discuss the political, social and economic causes and results of the transformations experienced in a society or a government. PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. 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 | ||
| The course deals with examining the connection points between the discipline of International Relations and Gender Politics. The general content of the course consists of the expansions of the concept of gender, which is not considered within the scope of the established theoretical perspectives in the discipline of International Relations, as a variable that cuts across the national, regional and international planes, in terms of international politics, and the policy recommendations pointed out by these expansions. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction – course content; learning goals and responsibilities | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 2 | Feminist Theories and Epistemologies | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 3 | International Relations Theories and Gender Approaches | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 4 | The Nation-State as a Gendered Structure | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 5 | War and Peace from a Gender Perspective | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 6 | State and Gender | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 7 | Violence Against Women and Its Types Literary Work Analysis | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Feminist Movement | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 10 | Gender and Family Relations | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 11 | Feminist Struggle Practices: The Case of the Turkish Women's Movement | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 12 | Decision-Making Mechanisms and Women in International Relations | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 13 | Terrorism and Women | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 14 | Political Conflicts, Social Problems and Women in the Middle East | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 15 | Developments for Women on the Basis of the EU, Their Rights and Representation of Women in EU Mechanisms | Discussion Method Lecture Team work Brainstorming |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| 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 | 14 | 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 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 11 | 33 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 150 | ||