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 | Area 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 | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of European studies. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of analyzing the European Integration from a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent EU events. | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring different perspectives on the relations among the EU member-states as well as these states and the EU institutions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Improving the ability to make analyses about the relations between the global and regional actors and the EU. | X | ||||
| 6 | To analyze the relations of the EU member-states with the non-member states. | X | ||||
| 7 | Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas. | X | ||||
| 8 | To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 9 | To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 10 | To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills. | X | ||||
| 11 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning. | X | ||||
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 | ||