ECTS - Diplomacy: Past and Present
Diplomacy: Past and Present (UI503) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Diplomacy: Past and Present | UI503 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The course aims to provide students with factual data about the sources and outcomes of major political developments in international relations of 19th and 20th centuries and enable them to understand the roots of many contemporary issues, problems, institutions and the patterns of behaviour among states. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The political developments and the main ideological movements in Europe and the reformist movement in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century; Ottoman-European diplomatic relations prior to the First World War and the developments leading to the First World War. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | General political situation in Europe after the War | Palmer, pp. 777-799 |
| 3 | Europe at the end of the First World War | Palmer, pp. 805-822 |
| 4 | Germany and Europe from chaos to stability | Sander, pp.16-32 |
| 5 | The Locarno Period: Relative stability | Sander, pp. 32-39 |
| 6 | Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s | Sander pp. 40-110 |
| 7 | Hitler’s foreign policy aims | Sander pp. 40-110 |
| 8 | Mid-term | |
| 9 | Major events on the road to the Second World War | Palmer, pp. 777-799 |
| 10 | Second World War | Palmer, pp. 834-860 |
| 11 | Wartime conferences and arrangements | Sander, pp. 111-189 |
| 12 | Beginning of the Cold War | Palmer, pp. 867-914 |
| 13 | Cold War crises | Palmer, pp. 968- 1035 |
| 14 | Détente period | Palmer, pp. 968- 1035 |
| 15 | End of the Cold War | Palmer, pp. 1035-1045 |
| 16 | Review Week |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Palmer, Colton, and Kramer, A History of the Modern World, McGraw-Hill Education, 2013 |
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| 2. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İmge Kitabevi, 2000 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating | |||||
| 2 | Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies | |||||
| 3 | Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process | |||||
| 4 | Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics | |||||
| 5 | Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation | |||||
| 6 | Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently | |||||
| 7 | Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills | |||||
| 8 | Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development | |||||
| 9 | Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation | |||||
| 10 | Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications. | |||||
| 11 | Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary world | |||||
| 12 | Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies | |||||
| 13 | Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 55 | 55 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||