ECTS - World History from the French Revolution to the Present

World History from the French Revolution to the Present (HUM102) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
World History from the French Revolution to the Present HUM102 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To teach the students the important events in the world in 19th and the 20th centuries within a historical perspective. To make them acquire the necessary competence to understand the current events within this perspective.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course; -Know causes and effects of the First and Second World Wars, -Know the significant events of the Cold War, -Know polarised world order during the Cold War period, -Know the pacts with NATO that were created in the Balkans and the Middle East during the Cold War period, -Know the new world order in the aftermath of the Cold War period, -Know the course of events in the Balkans, the Middle East and Middle Asia in the aftermath of the Cold War period.
Course Content The important events in the world in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially during the First and Second World Wars and Cold War.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 French Revolution. 1815 Wien Congress. 1830 and 1948 Revolutions.
2 The First World War Period. (Establishment of national unity in Germany and Italy, the beginning of the First World War and its progress, the entry of the Ottoman State to the war, Paris Conference and Peace Agreements.)
3 -Temporary Peace Period (1919-1929) (Locarno Agreements, the non-aggression and non-intervention policy of the Soviets, the rise to power of the Fascism in Italy, the USA’s reclusion, the attempts at disarmament.)
4 - The Period of Crises (1929-1939). (Japanese attack on Manchuria and China, the coming to power of the National Socialists in Germany, Italy’s attack on Ethiopia and Albania, Spanish Civil War, annexation of Austria and Chekoslavakia by Germany.)
5 -The Second World War Period. (Causes of the Second World War, the German superiority in Europe, establishing the balance in the War, the victory of Allies, Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, Turkey in the Second World War.)
6 The Cold War Period (1945-1960): The superiority of the Soviets in Europe. (The Soviet threat to Turkey and Iran, Greek Civil War, the forming of the Cominform.)
7 Midterm
8 The Cold War Period (1945-1960): The attempts of the Western Europe to keep balance (Truman doctrine, Marshall Aid, the founding of NATO)
9 The Cold War Period (1945-1960): The progress of events in the Middle East in 1955-1960 Period. (Foundation of the State of Israel, 1948-1949 Arab-Israel War, the Suez Crisis, 1957 Syria Crisis, 1958 Iraq Revolution.)
10 The Cold War Period (1945-1960): The progress of events in the Far East in 1950-1954 Period. (Korean and Indo-China Wars, the founding of SEATO.) -The progress of events in the Eastern Block (Chekoslavakia, East Berlin, Poland and Hungary uprisings.)
11 The changes in the Eastern Block. (Soviet-China conflict, occupation of Chekoslavakia, Chinese Revolution.) -Changes in the Western Block. (1958 Berlin Crisis, Cuba Crisis, French dissent from NATO.)
12 -The softening between the Blocks. (The Association of the Non-aligned, disarmament agreement, the security in Europe and cooperation, Helsinki Declaration.)
13 -The progress of events in Asia in the aftermath of the Second World War. -The Middle East in 1960-1980 Period. (Arab-Israel Wars in 1967 and 1973, 1973 Oil Crisis, Israel-Egypt Peace, Iran Revolution.)
14 -Occupation of Afghanistan. -The progress of events in the Middle East in 1980-1990 Period. (Iran-Iraq War, Arab-Israel relations, Gulf Crisis.) -Chine Opening policy to the West.
15 -The end of the Eastern Block. (Gorbachov Period, nationalist movements in Soviet Republics, the 1989 Revolutions in Europe, the Union of Germany, the foundation of the Middle Asia Republics.) -New world order.
16 Final Exam The questions prepared by the course instructor.

Sources

Course Book 1. 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi Cilt-1 (1914-1980), Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 1992.
2. 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi Cilt-2 (1980-1990), Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 1994.
3. Siyasi Tarih Cilt-1, Oral Sander, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 2011.
4. Siyasi Tarih Cilt-2, Oral Sander, İmge Kitapevi, Ankara, 1989.
5. Siyasi Tarih, Rıfat Üçok, Der Yayınları, İstanbul, 2015.
6. Büyük Güçlerin Yükseliş ve Çöküşleri, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, 1994.
7. Siyasal Tarih, Toktamış Ateş, Der Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.

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
1 2 3 4 5
1 To have basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics.
2 To be able to understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories in the field of child development, to associate them with current life, national and international developments.
3 To be able to use sciences such as health, education, and psychology along with the basic knowledge and skills of the discipline of child development.
4 To be able to identify the problems encountered and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development.
5 To be able to independently carry out the necessary work as an individual and as a team member, and take responsibility in the practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions
6 To be able to have the necessary basic knowledge for applications in preschool education institution, private education institution and health institutions related to child development education.
7 To be able to determine the learning needs associated to lifelong learning related to child development and education and to make the necessary guidance.
8 To be able to act in accordance with professional ethics and social-responsibility-understanding in all field practices and social relations of the profession
9 To be able to carry out studies on child development to raise awareness of society and other professional groups .
10 To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a universal foreign language.
11 To be able to do resource research for the purpose of accessing information, to use databases, numerical values and other information sources.
12 To be able to communicate effectively with the family and the child in accordance with the cultural structure, and to work in cooperation in child development studies.
13 To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of child development.
14 To be able to show sensitivity to the universality of social rights in the field of child development, protection of quality cultural values, occupational health and safety.
15 To be able to evaluate and prepare the materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game material) and to use them for educational purposes.
16 To be able to determine the developmental differences of 0-18 year old children at an early stage, to prepare and implement appropriate education programs.

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 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 100