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OSD FAKÜLTESİ / OSDULS 301 - ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ

Code: OSDULS 301 Course Title: INTERNATIONAL CURRENT ISSUES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERDAR ÇAKMAK (serdarcakmak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SERDAR ÇAKMAK,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To examine the main problems framing the international relations and discuss solution alternatives

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Further improve their comprehension and familiarity with various issues on the agenda of international relations to develop multi-perspectival as well as global approach to IR studies PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
LO-2 Examine those issues from a critical and analytical point of view in order to grasp their complex and multi-causal nature PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
LO-3 Develop the skill to make critical and reasoned argument PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Fundamental Problems of International Relations
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Security and Cooperation in the South Caucasus Lecture, question-answer, discussion
2 International Energy Sector Lecture, question-answer, discussion
3 Latin American Politics I Lecture, question-answer, discussion
4 Latin American Politics II Lecture, question-answer, discussion
5 Middle Eastern Politics and Security Issues I Lecture, question-answer, discussion
6 Middle Eastern Politics and Security Issues II Lecture, question-answer, discussion
7 Military Coups and Democratic Transformation Processes in Africa Lecture, question-answer, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 South China Sea Problem Lecture, question-answer, discussion
10 China, Russia and Central Asia Relations Lecture, question-answer, discussion
11 United Nations Security Council and Reform Discussions Lecture, question-answer, discussion
12 Anatomy of Globalization Lecture, question-answer, discussion
13 Modern State Transformation Arguments Lecture, question-answer, discussion
14 International Terrorism Lecture, question-answer, discussion
15 The Future of the European Union Lecture, question-answer, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLERDE GÜNCEL SORUNLAR-MEHMET SEYFETTİN EROL-MUHARREM EKŞİ
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture note, book, article

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 6 12
       c) Performance Project 2 10 20
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90