Dijital Diplomacy (IR522) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Dijital Diplomacy	IR522	Area Elective	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies	.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Gözde Yılmaz
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues
Course Content	The course focuses on the fundamentals and importance of digital diplomacy in globalized and digitalized world.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	None
2	The Pillars of Digital Diplomacy	Sandre (2019) Chp 1
3	Digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 2
4	Digital diplomacy and international change management	Bjola (2015) Chp 1
5	Social media and public diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp
6	Twitter diplomacy	Sandre (2019) Chp 7
7	Midterm	None
8	The case of American digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 7
9	The case of British digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 6
10	The case of Canadian digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 6
11	The case of Swedish digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 9
12	Using technology in network diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 8
13	New meanings, and the methods for understanding digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 10
14	The future of digital diplomacy	Bjola (2015) Chp 10
15	Discussion on the final exam	None
16	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Book	1. Bjola, C., & Holmes, M. (2015). Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
	2. Sandre, A., Bisogniero, C., & Bergant, A. B. (2019). Digital Diplomacy: Conversations on Innovation in foreign policy. Rowman & Littlefield.

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	50
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	2	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations.
2	Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level.
3	Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events.
4	Acquiring different perspectives on international relations.
5	Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors.
6	Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas.
7	To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area.
8	To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area.
9	To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills.
10	Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning.
11	Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments.
12	Understanding importance of lifelong learning

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	2	16	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	25	25
Total Workload			125